Newell Rubbermaid Employer Reviews

Rubbermaid is a good places to work the people are nice the companys great

Company of great, well known brands. NR is in growth mode driven by the desire to unlock trapped capacity for growth. Environment currently unstable due to planned restructuring activity and high unplanned turnover.

the most enjoyable part of Sanford is staying so busy. It makes the time go by that much faster in between breaks. I learned time management skills, consistency, and that I could push myself further than I thought I could.

Irwin Tools a division of Rubbermaid Mt. Comfort road warehouse. Company works you to death.. Mandatory overtime 10 hour days and work weekends on top of that.

As part of the Phoenix Program within the company, I was able to work closely with a group of wonderful peers, and also create discipline that would serve me later in my career. The work was very self-guided, but close management was always extremely supportive and provided wonderful insight and goals.

Long shifts but a good place to work. Learned how to make different products and learned to work as a team.

HARD WORK FROM START TO FINISH. I LEARNED TO MAKE USE OF THE TIME ALLOWED TO COMPLETE JOB REQUIREMENTS. LOVED MY CO-WORKERS, I WORK WELL WITH OTHERS. THE HARDEST PART OF THE JOB IS THE HEAT IN THE SUMMER AND THE COLD IN THE WINTER. THE PEOPLE ARE WHAT I ENJOYED THE MOST ABOUT MY JOB.

Newell Rubbermaid is great, they helped me launch my sales career!

There were no supervision, no determined rules, and if you did not do your job right, without training then you were punished.

Allowed me to use my educational experience and turned it into hands on experience.

Rubbermaid was a great spring board for a young employee. They hire, and promote aggressively. They implement change quickly, and put faith in all there workers. They struggle with losing employees to other companies because of there reputation of Leader development.
Management changes hands rapidly making it vital to have a rounded, educated workforce. – more... They sell, brand, and produce a Quality Product. Shareholder value is embraced in all aspects of there operation. – less

DO to time again election time company get afraid and start lay-offs.I saw so many ppl. who had worked for years and getting older and close to retire and forced them to to leave. They would put them on jobs that a young person would have trouble doing day after day i have seen this many times they do this to break them so they will leave and not get – more... there retirement that they worked for so many years. – less

After being laid off from a plant closing, I look back and see things that went on that could have been improved. The training program they had for set-up techs was practically non-existent. After repeated requests and inquiries about further training, my supervisor at the time told me that Rubbermaid does not offer training. I had to learn almost everything – more... from my co-workers. There was a so-called training program and several skill levels associated with my position that I could attain, but the materials/skills they had were old and obsolete and did not apply to the machines we used. Tests were used to qualify for the next skill level (after study of some current and some obsolete data) and some employees had copies of these tests with the answers. I want to be worth what I'm paid and did not want to advance my position and pay by cheating. I enjoyed adjusting machines to make a better product or doing what I could to make others' jobs easier. – less

a typical day at work is very busy
what you learned -new skills
management - good
your co-workers awesome
the hardest part of the job - nothing
the most enjoyable part of the job everything

Had a good time working there. Management is young in age and at heart so having fun is as important as doing the job. Facility manager is very creative and is always looking for ways to add cool gatherings and events for team building. He also makes it a priority to communicate milestones and any other important relevant news to the entire work population – more... through quarterly meetings and others as needed. Safety is a priority so strict safety policies and measures are in place and are monitored on a daily basis. Floor associates are great people who take pride in what they do but are not satisfied with company benefits and some management decisions. Upper management needs to do a better job addressing the issues to improve morale and avoid the gossiping that comes from people venting out their frustrations, promoting an undesirable work environment on the floor. – less

I worked 12 hour shifts packing things. Management seemed a little mean, but they knew what they were doing. My co-workers were generally nice, but the majority of them were foreign, and I did not understand them. The hardest part was being on my feet for that long.

Awesome place to work, the management worked with you and there was always plenty of overtime to go around.

Engaging and challanging place to work. I have spent 10 years with Newell and was given opportunities to advance as far as my ambition would allow. We are a very seasonal company that is high speed high stress and high reward.

Operation was 24-7 so there was no typical day although hours were 0630-1800 most days
Learned how to manage distribution and transportation operation alongside a manufacturing operation specifically resource and asset allocations
Management was driven and visible
Co-workers were well trained and understood roles very well,
Hardest part of job was life/work – more... balance
Most enjoyed training and developing subordinates and associates – less

ok..just didnt have any benefits.................................................