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Dawn Foods

As one of two cleaner/custodians in a football field size warehouse filled to the brim with foodstuffs, I too arose to the challenge helping to contribute to being a safe, clean and hygienic food store and workplace for all. Very well managed with level headed, fair , friendly and helpful although sometimes strict overseers , bosses and fellow employees. Not too surprising since the company, Dawn Foods, is over 100 years old and world wide.The most enjoyable part of the job, apart from my job being at the bottom of the totem pole and treated as an equal and with respect was the many many varied tasks that entailed the work at hand. The independence of logistics , non stop almost athletic activity or so it sometimes seemed provided the near perfect physical exercise while all the decisions for what to do and that provided the mental. Oftentimes the shift went by before I knew it. I would of stayed longer than a year if the Company didn't have to relocate and downsize a bit due to competition and the times.  I would recommend Dawn Foods to anyone for anything , anytime!

A typical work day at Dawn Foods was mostly consisting of order entry, inventory control, responding to both sales rep and customer inbound calls and insuring all orders for the day were shipped promptly. I learned the value of a efficient customer service department. In my opinion it is the back bone of almost any company. Management was exceptional, a family type environment was created mostly due to management's approach to their respective departments.  My co-workers were great, I had developed friendships with most in my department.  The hardest part of the job would have to of been dealing with mistakes that you weren't responsible for.  Often times shipments were late or wrongly packed due to a mistake either in the shipping department or the logistics company required to deliver the order. Ironically enough the most enjoyable part of the job was rectifying those very issues.

The management would not listen to the employees when we gave suggestions about how to improve the job tasks/ergonomics. Ingredients would run out constantly causing lots of shutdowns. The workers were very cooperative and would always help each other, it was a good team environment. Hardest part was that they said we had to lift up to 50 pounds and it would always be around waist high or higher but lots of times we had to pick up nearly 80 pounds off the ground. Best part of the job was when we did not have to dump heavy products off the ground

Mornings started very busy preparing bank deposit once completed, applying payments and answering incoming calls setting up accounts for sales rep along with covering receptions break and lunch. I learned mostly time management while in this position. Management were very accomindating and professional, we had an open door policy relationship with our manager. The hardest part of the job was tending to all the customers needs at once but by the end of the day everyone was taken care of. Most enjoyable part of my job was my co-workers we worked as a team.

Since the lot of equipment used in the production Bakery Product production process is old and floor work force are resistive to the change to new process techniques that was the challenge to the management and in turn it causes more stress on the maintenance and technical team to keep up the old type equipment to meet the production targets.
For start up guys it may be good place for learning food and bakery process plant typically how it works traditionally.
But any how it is not applicable for the ware house because i believe Down food closed their production process in GTA area and only maintaining the ware house..

All busy in times of many orders,I learned many things about baking cakes,muffins and coffee cakes.The management is quite good.
My co workers have different attitudes,there are some who are not hard working,but mostly,are hard workers,we always work as ateam.
The hardest part f the job is when we were working,there are times that we're running out some of our stuffs in the production.
The most enjoyable part was that if we finished early and well done with our peoduction.

Getting promoted was great. The culture was good when it was enforced. My managers were helpful and fair. It was a busy environment and a lot of long hours. 
I continued learning how to lead and appreciate working with teams. How to let things go to achieve success for the greater good.

I appreciate all who came into my sphere, because they make me a better person and someone who accepts what I have.

Seeing your customers on a daily and weekly basis.  Showing them knew product, taking orders. You learn from your customers and listen to what they do for a living and ask questions, they love to tell you what they do nd are very proud.  The shortest are hard to deal with, one head office is in Calgary and that's along way to Toefield.  Enjoyable part again is seeing the customers.  Love to cold call.

A typical day included mixing the batters, pumping the batter into the pans and then baking. Learned safety proceedures in the work place, unfortunately the plant was poorly managed. The hardest part of the job was dealing with the quality control personnel who insisted we record everything, which made it difficult to do our other jobs properly.

This was without a doubt the best company I ever worked for in my life.
Management was supportive and listened to concerns. Encouraged to think of better or more efficient ways to complete tasks, bonuses if they were adopted. Better benefits than most unionized companies. Many people had worked there for their entire career, great coworkers.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Sanitation worker 1 salary reported	$27.45 per hour
Production operator 1 salary reported	$36.60 per hour
Order picker 1 salary reported	$21.18 per hour
Electrician 1 salary reported	$41.54 per hour
Cashier/receptionist 1 salary reported	$23.15 per hour

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