forklift operator

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quality control lab technician

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shipping and receiving clerk

Staff Management | SMX

A typical day at work would be like being able to stand for 10-11 hrs/day to do stowing work. I was recently employed as an Amazonian temp stower. I had to go through a horrendous exit check point. I get the fact that they have quite high value items such as electronic devices:  high premium cell phones, computers, etc. But, come on... Am I at the Airport/ at a warehouse? Every time I needed to pick up my personal belonging such as a sanitary pad (I sometime forget to take one out and put it in my pocket), I had to go through the stupid checkout, lunch, break 2, and going home...WOW!
Co-workers were nice and friendly, management on the other hand, hahaha what a joke! I was supposed to sign an employment agreement, but they claimed that "it got lost" Am I kidding? Okay there... The orientation day was extremely hillarious as the management indicated that if you do this wrong, you are fired, if you do this, you are K. O!...Ouch...
Point system with Amazon... that is even hilarious, if you are late x point will be put on your file, if you are suddenly sick... oh, oh, another point in my file... if I have an exam... oh, oh, another point in my file... if the bus breaks down, oh, oh... another point in my file.. literally every single thing was a bad point... Furthermore, a problem solver guy acted like he was the manager and CAN write me up for something that I was not sure that I did wrong... WOW!
oh.. oh... another big bomb points in my file... I AM out! GLAD that I DID! Point based system--- hmmm... am I applying for an immigration here? CANNOT have a stable life balance... LOOKED too good to be true!! If I had to choose working there/my education, I would choose my education, which is what I CHOSE (my education)!

my job as a coach for smx was to identify and coach associates in process paths in order to improve their performance. On a daily basis i would speak to warehouse associates about their performance as well as recieve feedback to communicate back to my supervisor and amazonian management.

My co-workers were very friendly and easy going.
Amazonian management at the warehouse can be pretty friendly but they can also be very unforgiving.

What i liked about the job was seeing the associates that i coached on a daily basis improve. It was never a dull moment as every day was unpredictable, anything could've happened.

The hours are 4 10 hour shifts, with 3 days off for R&R. Overtime as a coach was completely voluntary unlike warehouse associates who at times had to do mandatory overtime up to 60 hours a week.

In terms of job security this job is seasonal, if you were working on night shift, chances are once the christmas season was over your position would end. On day shift you might still keep your position due to the amount of people left after peak season.

Overall i enjoyed my employment with SMX and may hopefully return one day.

I was with Staff Management for 5 months at Amazon YVR3. The managers treated me extremely well along with the Performance Coaches. Amazon is a great job if you want to work really hard and you genuinely care. I was converted after five months and I'm satisfied with SMX. The hardest part about working with SMX at Amazon is you have to perform and make your rate. You have to excel and you have to give it your all. They won't necessarily fire you right there on the spot unless you have a crazy amount of quality errors, but if you work with them and your managers at Amazon, you'll be able to learn how to improve your rate. If you show improvement, they'll fight for you and continue working with you until you get to where you need to be. It's really all about YOU there. There's no if and's or buts.

Each day starts with a safety meeting that includes all employees. Employees then go to their stations and inspect their work area and make note of any defects, and report them when necessary.
Once the line is ready, all employees must keep a reasonable pace to reach specified quotas for each quarter of the shift. 
I learned how to spot defects in glass, and how to lead and coordinate up to 4-5 employees on days when our line was not running.
Communicating with co-workers is difficult give the conditions of work, but when the opportunity did arise I found it very easy to get along and get assistance from co-workers. 
The hardest part of the job was saying good-bye. Aside from that, the job was easy to learn.
Most enjoyable part of the job was that they are willing to train you on any and all jobs available in the plant when the opportunity shows its self.

drive a forklift in shipping or receiving or loading lines.

I have gotten more practise on a forklift.

Management was very poor.

co-workers were good to work with. P.G.W. had a in house temp agency called Staff Management . So the P.G.W. workers made the Staff Management workers do there job as well. If you were Staff Management staff you would also be blamed if P.G.W. workers made a mistake. Very unprofessional.  It was not a nice place to work sorry to say.

The hardest part of the job was dealing with P.G.W. management and P.G.W. workers expecting me to do P.G.W. workers jobs as well as my own job. I had to prove myself innocent multiple times because of the P.G.W. lies. 

I liked driving my forklift it is a great job with high responsibility,

working in this position require employees to work over night shifts and is very fast pace, working in the summer is really difficult because the really high and low temperatures in the working environment. Management  did little to nothing when it came to the employees, their main priority was customer service which made it really hard for many people to commit as a associate, if i must say the job posting and the actual job itself did not match up and  made it impossible for some to stay on to grow in that environment.

They work you like a robot, SUPER BORING. You do the same thing over and over again for 10hours. (I was a stower. The same tedious work applies to pickers, recievers, and packers.) Some days, usually at the end of the week you get to do labor share where you help out other tasks. There are two 30min breaks, one paid, one not. No cellphones on task, cannot socialize. Only one person per aisle. And you have to make rate %100 by the end of the week or else you get a written warning. same for quality. Four writtens and youre fired. Staff dont really do anything about the barriers preventing you from doing your job efficiently, but you pay the price for it.

typically the day starts with review with day shift supervisor and discuss production needs for the night. We have a diverse workforce so sometime patience is key. We have an excellent team of supervisors. The hardest part of the job is when our suppliers fall short of our needs and we have to send people home giving them a short work week when they all want the hours.
The most enjoyable part of the job is having an good production shift where all our customers needs are met

It's a fantastic place to work, especially because of the environment and the people. Everyone here is incredibly friendly and always willing to help. The management team is exceptional; they genuinely care about your concerns and are always ready to assist with anything you need

Cons: The company does not offer health, dental, or vision insurance, and the positions are contract-based with no permanent options

The smx agency here in oshawa are good people. Very understanding but the pay sucks.. and no job security . 
Management at delmonte treat you like a #.. I was a production associate working at delmonte. It was very cold and very wet.. I had no chance of getting hired on.. very  little job security. And not enough hours weekly. The pay was definitely not worth working here!!

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Forklift operator 3 salaries reported	$23.25 per hour
Laborer 1 salary reported	$18.00 per hour
Quality control lab technician 1 salary reported	$21.00 per hour
Packager 5 salaries reported	$18.00 per hour
Shipping and receiving clerk 3 salaries reported	$22.00 per hour

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