sales representative

driver

industrial mechanic

lead hand

industrial electrician

Covered Bridge Potato Chips

What is the best part of working at the company?
Friendly helpful staff and management doesn't bother you on nights and weekends

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Management on your back on day shift through the week

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
We are a very driven group of individuals who take pride in our work. We love to see new faces come in and learn just like we did one day.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
In my experience at the company my days can be very easy or a little extra stressfull. some days i go and take care of seasoning the chips a very important and sometimes overlooked job in the factory. for this reason i cover the position a couple shifts a week. When I'm not on seasoning I'm either filling the position of line support or fryer opperator. Line support is a little more hectic than cooking. it requires loading the chips onto the correct trailers filling out load sheets restocking boxes and helping organize with the shunt drives on shift to keep the plant running at optimal speeds. Fryer operator days are a little more relaxed I stir the chips making sure that they don't clump together toping of the oil in the fryers and changing the cuter heads every 2 hours.

It'is just an okay job. Management is not supportive and the main office is difficult to work with. Management and office compete with one another, very little direction.
Your sales route is to large to service all your customers. You have about 15 plus stores to do daily plus the office wants you to seek out new customers and it becomes impossible do to your large sales area and your daily route list. Covered Bridge also sales Mrs. Freshly's pastrys and Popshoppe  beverages. You have to sell chips, pop and pastrys and some customers just take chips and others pastrys or popshoppe. When you do your orders and your order arrives you are always shorted but the office stills wants you to seek out new customers when you always get shorted product.
The pay is very little. Your get paid a base rate of 80$ plus 9% commission. And you really only make money at Sobeys store when they are on sale.

In the mornings everyone said "good-morning" to each-other or shared a smile and we would carry on to our designated work stations.  In the short amount of time I was there, I learned the in's and outs of their accounting software and even achieved a first-name basis with some of their customers.  Management was very understanding and helpful and did not just lock themselves in their office, they were very involved with the rest of the staff.  My co-workers were always friendly and loved to share a good laugh, which helped the day and work go by quicker.  I actually enjoyed going to work!  I left my position to seek a new adventure on the other side of the country.  I would recommend working at Covered Bridge Potato Chip Company to anyone!

A typical day would consist of prepping the plant for operations. This would include receiving potatoes. heating the fryers. conducting a plant sanitation pre-op inspection and test for potential bacterial issues. next would be starting equipment and equipment set up. The crew would get their assignments and workstations ready. Goals and products would be set as well as all production documents. labeling would be printed and verified. Product would be produced with quality checks completed and verified throughout the shift. Paperwork would be closed and turn over to next team for continuous production needs.

Management does not care about employees or their well-being. Reluctant to help resolve any issues. Job itself is stressful and not fun. Having customers constantly watching you work in the factory is uncomfortable. Many abusive customers and management is never on the employees side. If you’re looking for a job steer clear of this place. Being front line you get to deal with all the things the office doesn’t want to/won’t deal with. No one stays at this job very long so the turn over rate is ridiculous. 

I worked maintenance. They have a good crew of good guys and the manager was easy going, good to get along with and helpful. They were willing to order parts, work with me and take my suggestions. 

I enjoyed my time here, working as an electrician. They’re growing pretty fast and there’s opportunity to grow with the company as well.

My stint was only a few months as I got offered an opportunity closer to home but I enjoyed my time working here and would recommend it. It’s an easy going environment with some good people. 

A typical day of work at covered bridge sometimes involved long hours to get orders out. I learned to work well as a team is easier to get work done then going against each other. The hardest part of the job was long hours and sometimes not organized very well. They had incentive program for attendance everyone that did not miss any time for the month names went in a draw for $50 gift card. The most enjoyable part of the job was the tours,seeing all the different cultures of people. It is a good place to work with supportive management.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The people you work with . My hours were flexible. Pay was good for my position. Was able to take more training. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Some of management wasn't willing to work with Quality control. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Sometime toxic depending on what shift was working. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Very busy for the most part but enjoyable.

This is a terrible company to work for. The work is unsafe and the management is horrible. You have supervisors who do nothing but play on their phones and cause drama out of enjoyment. The pay is horrible and every night is a guessing game as to what time youre going to start work. Oh ya did i mention that in the winter its a toss up wether or not theres going to be propane for heat? Funny thing is they fill the propane on sight.

From the start to finish of my day I am helping our customers, co-workers with any issues that may arise.  If you work with people they generally respond better to the issue at hand.  Management is very helpful and willing to jump in whenever needed.  Love my work family.  Not often but on occasion I deal with nasty customers.  It give me great pleasure to help people.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Sales representative 5 salaries reported	$750 per week
Driver 5 salaries reported	$22.37 per hour
Industrial mechanic 2 salaries reported	$31.55 per hour
Lead hand 3 salaries reported	$20.10 per hour
Industrial electrician 2 salaries reported	$31.55 per hour

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