Dean Foods Company Employer Reviews

Great place to work with good benefits. with good benefits.

The most enjoyable part of the job was the people that I worked with.

We are always busy which makes the shift go by fast. The people are fun and friendly which makes going to work fun.

completing load-out departure times at a high fulfillment rate. We have a lot of incoming purchase for resale items that has to be reshipped to our customers. Lots of times the product is not available when shipping, so once it arrives it has to be tail-loaded on already loaded trucks. Lots of accountability put on the warehouse, more than any other – more... department. Union environment has a very difficult contract in place which allows employees to call-out with out penalty! – less

I worked 5 years for Berkeley Farms in Hayward California as a Class A Truck Driver. Berkeley Farms was the top milk company in Northern California for a long time. After Dean Foods bought the company in 1998 it started slowly declining. Now the company struggles to compete with every other milk company. Dean Foods/Berkeley Farms can not get their price – more... down to win bids on new accounts or keep their existing accounts. Since i was there only 5 years i witnessed them lose their 2 biggest accounts (7/11 and Walmart) which caused a massive lay off, amongst other smaller accounts have left, and they're struggling to keep their other large accounts. And yes efficient employees do NOT get rewarded by the company, the worst employees who should be fired for safety violations etc but make themselves useful to management by snitching on everyone are the only people who get rewarded. This company lays off a lot and is struggling to compete with cheaper milk companies. You've been advised – less

Ability to work independently to grow business, control pricing and secure business with independent restaurants, local chain restaurants, national chain operators.

Great employee workforce. The biggest challenge is simply due to the space that Deans operates in. Dairy consumption is generally flat to declining and, as a result, the company is frequently subject to significant cost cutting and restructuring initiatives. Job security is frequently uncertain.

I enjoyed very much the people I worked with. Each day began and ended in the same manner of cooperation from both management and other coworkers. My sadness in leaving was the lack of advancement opportunities. With raising a young family, the hours needed to make both a career and family run smoothly were not available. Had I been able to move to – more... day shift I would have loved to continue on. – less

Well paid, but, under staffed, almost no time off that works out for family. The people are great. We are all in it together.

this was a very good company to work for, I had always imagined I would retire from here, but Meijer decided to talk over the Ice Cream division and my job was dissolved

This was a good company with good hard working employees for the most part. But the management there is the worst I have ever seen. They love to say we are a family all the while screwing u over. No rises not even the cost of living one they use to give. They took away the little $50.00 Christmas bonus also but u best believe the managers and supervisors – more... get theirs. They just lost Walmart so now we are getting laid off. 38 good people but not one worthless management type. The same group that is actively running the company in the ground. You will neve get another raise or move up at the Braselton plant. – less

At Dean Foods we communicated early ,often and clear
You learn decision making with a supportive management group
keep employees motivated in time of breakdowns

a very bad place to work for, low pay, worst management I have seen in my entire life so far, no respect for hourly paid employees, you never know what your boss comes up with, no security whatsoever, 90% workers don't speak English,I never seen company like this in my life, all rules are made on the spot, every set of rules can be changed on daily – more... basis, whatever is written in the employee handbook does not count...don't expect to hear any truth from your bosses, all lies – less

a very bad place to work for, low pay, worst management I have seen in my entire life so far, no respect for hourly paid employees, you never know what your boss comes up with, no security whatsoever, 90% workers don't speak English,I never seen company like this in my life, all rules are made on the spot, every set of rules can be changed on daily – more... basis, whatever is written in the employee handbook does not count...don't expect to hear any truth from your bosses, all lies – less

I have learned several aspects related to distinct departments within the company.

I used to work at the Le Mars plant and overall it was a clean place, good pay and benefits. But they hire a bunch of people who cant read or do math and make mistakes. The lab lady at night will walk around and spy on people and report them to the boss. Alot of drama in the cooler with employees. Mangement will find any way to get rid of you if they – more... dont like you. Promotions go the favorites and not those fully qualified.

Co workers are ok allthough some are very lazy and will dump their work on you.

Upper management in Dallas is unstable so as far as the plant closing in the future who knows??? – less

There were many meetings throughout the day and expectations were off base because focus did not appear to be on the operation's floor, rather talking about changes that needed to be made. Senior management at Reiter Dairy was too busy micro managing to do an adequate job. Some departments were held to different standards than others. Some of the office – more... politics got in the way of doing the best job for all involved, but management seemed scared to change the culture due to the non union atmosphere changing to a union one. A majority of the people were great to work with. – less

Dean foods works alot of hours. I worked 65-70 hours a week,worked 6 days a week

Significant amount of ad hoc tasks, annual budget and monthly forecst responsibilities, daily interactions with cross-functional teams ( accounting, sales, distribution, manufacturing\conversion )

Americo was an awesome opportunity to get my feet in the IT field. It was my first experience in the roll of helpdesk agent. Management was great, I loved my co-workers. The hardest part of the job is dealing with people who think they already know about computers.