Q&A With WestRock Employees

In manufacturing plants, normal work week is 50 hours give or take, plus being on call. So getting time off when needed is not usually difficult.

Most manufacturing staff works 45+ hours a week, so getting time off is not normally a problem unless there is a major need for you to be on site.

It's a mix.

Outside my area of expertise.

Most are just coworker. Basically we work alone in various areas of a large facility. However if someone needs a help we are quick to pitch in.

Our department is more than just coworkers, but we are not extremely close friends.

2. Most of our team has 25+ years seniority. During a recent hiring phase we hired 1 woman and 1 man. In our most recent hiring phase, no women applied.

2 of 8 are women. Don't get many women applicants.

They say they encourage switching rolls, but my department is very specialized and the average seniority is 20 years.

Our facility is in a rural community and many people feel there isn't enough to do in the area. There is quite a lot to do, but you have to look for it. However, you are not going to decide at lunchtime you want to go to the ballet and find one local to attend.

Extremely hard to find applicants. We are in a very rural area.

In my department 3 to 1.

6 men / 2 women.

Our local Engineering Team is and has always been very helpful to team members and our customers. That's what we do, help.

That depends on the location you work. Most of the manufacturing facilities are in rural locations, enjoying a quieter life would be a plus. Working from corporate engineering will require travel to those rural locations, so enjoying travel would be a plus. Corporate engineering does more design. Facility engineering does more optimization.

Those willing to work long hours and move from position to position.

Many production facilities are in rural locations. There are many things to do, but they don't happen every night or weekend and you do have to look for them.

For salary - pretty flexible with time off. For hourly - best pay in the area.

I'm sure it depends on the location. Most production facilities talk about wanting employee engagement.

Lacking

It's as diverse as the community the supplies the labor pool.

13 holidays, 5 weeks vacation.

It has its goods and bads.

Disengaged

I would suggest smart casual.

Describe your strengths/weaknesses. What is your best/most disappointing accomplishment. When have gone out of your way to be helpful/withhold help? Plus the generic who are you, who do you want to be?

Normally there are one or more panel interviews, sometimes accompanied with mill tours and possibly lunch with a supervisor or manager. It depends on the position.

Each individual interview lasts about an hour. There might be more than one scheduled back to back.

Little to no compensation for working an extremely long week.