Dairy Farmers of America Employee Reviews
Out of 212 Dairy Farmers of America employee reviews, 59% were positive. The remaining 41% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Dairy Farmers of America improve their work culture. The Product team, with 74% positive reviews, reports the best experience at Dairy Farmers of America compared to all other departments at the company. The Operations team offered the most constructive feedback, with 38% of that department's reviews constructive in nature.
What does the leadership team need to get better at?
Stop rushing so much. I understand supply chain issues in light of the world's current circumstances, but the stress from the higher ups rolls down hill. If we are behind on production, stop rushing CIPs, blends, first-off samples etc. because you are ultimately making it worse and easier for error.
Protecting their employees and keeping them safe
Schedule a 3 shifts that work 8 hours with at least 1 day off. Would be a start. Then fire ALL current supervisors. They are just doing enough paper work to get by.
Understand roles and clear communication
Communicate and hire enough help to handle the work load they take on
Review from Operations Dept
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
Better investment options maybe have broker handling plan to add money market account to 401k plan
Health Insurance is very poor for such a large company. High Premiums and still required to pay too much out of pocket compared to others in the industry. up to 20k a year for a family
Pay scale incentive. Seniority pay scale needed
Add more money to the pay
Raise the current pay rate to $25 an hour. Higher temporary workers at $18 an hour. With 5 yearly progression raises.
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
Drive to make the place better
The supervisor is allowing workplace violence.
More help would be a start. Working the same people 12 hours every day cost you more money in injuries & broken equipment.
We have employees that have been there for 2 months that are training new hires, are trainers were trained by newbies, and our equipment and Dairys reflected it. They pay somebody off the street $2 less than somebody that's been there for 30 years, very sad. What incentive is there to stay.
Fueling and cleaning trucks, communicating milk levels, mechanical issues, road impediments and closures and everyone being willing to help not just a small few.
What needs to change to make the company culture better?
Supervisors who care about us
8 hour work shifts. More people to cover sick employees & vacation leaves.
There is no culture currently
They are running people in the ground at the Frederick location people are tired underpaid and well over worked
Review from Operations Dept
New management we got bad
What would you improve about your company's interview process?
Need to hire employees 21 & over for plant jobs only. Must have at least 1 child. Need to have some kind of work experience of 1 year in any industry fast food, shipping, or delivery.
I believe they expect to much for what they pay
Review from Operations Dept
Make sure who you are hiring can actually shift a truck but maybe it's not a big thing throwing in clutches because your new hires don't know how to drive
During interview offered a higher paying job. Then said we never said that. Lies.
Review from Product Dept
Small town, don't have known drug dealers doing management interviews
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
You can ask HR to protect their employees
Inbound delivery is on delay to be unloaded. Outbound shipping is on delay because of broken equipment that does not have spare parts. This causes shipping supply shortages.
Have milk haulers that respect equipment and their dairies and the dairies locations property
No work on the week ends we work some time 6 days no time with family
Payment terms and getting vendors paid is a very cumbersome process
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