KeHE Distributors Employer Reviews

Typical Day:
show up at work, earlier arrivals gets the "better/faster" machine. But wastes about 5min of unpaid time to get machine, get pallet, before you get to actually time in since the clock-in machine is out of the way. Rest of the day is to pick orders by sticking labels onto product, stack them onto pallet, hand-wrap pallet, put them away, – more... then starts all over again. Time is calculated according to an unrealistic formula ... very hard to meet 100% without sacrificing accuracy/safety.

What I Learned:
Some things never change. Management always strive for speed, and hustles you to work faster... until an accident happens. Then they give a spiel about safety/order accuracy. Many pickers skips their breaks to try to increase their numbers. Unsteady work hours, often becomes longer 11-12 hour day. Dangerous environment, I had instances of high reach or cherry pickers drop boxes or or entire broken pallet very close to where I was picking ... so be very careful. Accidents tends to happen later into the shift, often due to lack of rest and loss of concentration from the longer than anticipated shift. My advice for anyone working here is to take your breaks, don't rush to meet the numbers, because chances are you won't make the numbers even if you do skip your breaks and you'll end up working an 12-hour shift anyways.

Management:
Can't say if it has improved or not. It has been awhile since I left the company.

Co-workers:
For the most part, the co-workers are friendly to get along with. There are an variety of ethnic groups, but predominantly Spanish speaking Latinos. They work hard to support their family ... but high turnover rates here, mainly people leaving to seek better opportunities. (90% of new workers will leave within 1-year)

Hardest Part of Job:
Exercising your best judgement. You will need to work fast enough to keep your job and to please the supervisor. Basically, 65% or better with minimal mispicks. If you work slower, then you risk getting canned. The job itself is quite easy, the hardest part is to stay focused towards the end of your shift. Also, your speed will decrease dramatically if you're unlucky enough to get multi-pallet and/or full pallet orders.

Most Enjoyable Part of Job:
Probably knowing that you have a job and that there are people in worse situations. I mean, you could be making a lot less flipping burgers.

Job Security:
If you're willing to keep working here, does an average job, then the company will keep you around.

Advancement Opportunities:
Almost none existent. It's just an warehouse here in Breningsville, PA. Most better positions are out in Illinois the company HQ. I've applied to positions that I had experience in there, it's an automated online application system, and I've never heard back from them. – less

KeHE took over our company, every thing we were told was promising, but then we got notice that most of us that came over to the new company had to reapply for our jobs and most of us got laid off.

There was no typical day at work. Long hours, and difficult staff.

You never know if your job is secure or not. They don't care about their warehouse employees, they claim that kehe is family but what they mean is that they want you to work there all day and night and they don't care about your real family at home or what happens to them, they only care that you show up to work no matter what. No matter the hours, – more... they will push for production numbers that a machine can barely make. While they have so many mis picks so many broken products because they have no organization they just want you to hurry no matter the cost. They have to get their numbers even if the customer doesn't get the right product, or if you are hurt, or sick, just get the production out. The new managers don't have any warehouse experience they don't know the job, they aren't capable to understand how a big warehouse works and don't make the right decisions. They throw away all product that is broken even though half of it is still perfectly good. Example..a 12pk of soda box rips so they throw away all the soda even though 10 of the cans or bottles are still good. They change your hours at the last minute and make you work 14-15 hours, the 401k sucks! the vacations hours suck! They play favoritism, they play with peoples jobs and lives and could care less. This place was a horrible experience. I liked one or two supervisors there but they were let go...how sad – less

Remodeling stores,chnanging aisles,traveling, physically and mentally worth it [gaining new distro. for manufacturers and your company]. I learned and earned respect from store management. I think our management was good, but our distro. to store was not productive. I enjoyed being in the ditches with my co-workers I knew we always gave our all. I believe – more... the hardest part of our job was when the store was open for business and no one from store to assist the customers they took it out on us. I know the most enjoyment out of my job was the finished look, new items, excellent presentation, store management very pleased with you, and knowing you made money for the company. – less

Had an out side sale position, was always out in the field, didn't spend anytime in the office. Learned to manage all my accounts, best part of my job was the satisfaction after an account was completed,

This company is without a doubt, the worst place i have ever worked! They start off promising you the world and give you nothing. The new manager of the warehouse pretends to be your friend and try's to get in good with you only to think of every way he can to hamstring you. The supervisors are all lazy, anything you ask them about the answer is always – more... i don't know. All they want to do is sit in there office and eat, bum ciggs, and think of different ways to fire people. The hours are horrible, it's always the extreme with this place either you don't get enough hours or they want you to work 13 to 14 hours a day. They are a production warehouse, no problem right? Wrong, the numbers they want you to hit in certain depts are stupid and they always find a way to mess you out of your incentive. In other words if you need a job go there but keep looking while working because if they don't like you they will find a way to fire you weather or not your doing your job!! Oh yea one more thing they max you out at 14 an hour they don't tell you that. – less

not a very good place to work managers do not seem to have a grip on there routes they cram the loads on drivers and they seem to target only the ethnic groups.

Our environment is always changing. Fast paced and always exciting.

A typical work day starts at 7 am and ends around 7 pm. You are on the job alone and you don't have any part time help or support from your manager. This job did how ever help me with my customer service skills.

Made stops at some of my salesmen accounts. Also made sales calls & account calls to grow the sales.
Always inspect what you expect
Immediate management was good, If you did your job you were left alone.
Co-workers overall were a joy to work with
Having to let someone go because they under performed, you felt you did not help them enough
Having a salesman – more... you trained & mentored get promoted. – less

Company doesn't value their employees. Management would show up every couple of months and just complain and then disappear for another extended period.

I was hired for a job, but the job never came to be. They kept me around for a year under utilizing my skills while the company continues to see sales decline.

Average 10 hr shifts, Good co-workers and management. I got along with everyone

.typical day do your deleveries on time. dispatch doesnt bother you.management style sometimes to much drama .coworkers drivers good,hardest part of job dealing with managment traffic department dispatch.most enjoyable part of job doing deliveries and getting job done in efficent and safe manner.

Once KeHe purchased Tree of Life basically dismantled the company. Major accounts were lost. Management was demoted or forced out.

Employee loyalty and past work history carried no weight in determining territories, promotion, etc.

Started a 1 until the work was done . I learned how to drive a palletjack . The hardest part was stacking the pallets .

the company cannot hold onto management,
before we signed on the company told us that they had a terminal that was going to be downsizing and that we would be getting some of their tractors to replace all of the NFI trucks that we were corrently using.
But we di not get any of them, instead we recieved all of the rotten equipment that PA. didnt want – more... and they recieved the new ones .

start in Worcester Ma. hook up drive to Beinigsville PA. drop and hook . drive back to Worcester Ma

dont really see any of the co-workers because of my starting time. – less

A typical day is me cycle counting and working with numerous reports and stocking receiving.
Learned something all the time, I learn a lot about other departments.
I enjoy the co-workers I work with
I have to be there at 5:00 a.m, I would say just getting up at 3:30 a.m. everyday to get there on time. I do make it on time.
The people are the most enjoyable – more... part the job. – less

It was nice to work for most days were fast pace and long but my co-workers helped make things better. So time's management had cook out's for us and give away gifts.