HK Kolmar Canada Employee Reviews

It's all about one thing- "Management..." My rating is 1/10 for that.Another issue is Lag in everything, irresponsible people, etc...Literally, nothing here is for employee happiness.

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Not a great place to work

Set-up Technician (Former Employee) - Barrie, ON - 4 August 2023

supervisors don’t know how to speak and are manner less don’t care about the people working there. No proper training. Everyone telling you how to do the job which is very confusing.

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Insights into HK Kolmar Canada

Based on 28 survey responses

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Fair pay for job
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Overall satisfaction

Worst place to work

Assembler (Current Employee) - Barrie, ON - 31 March 2023

They just care about the production and don’t care about the people working their specially the supervisors don’t know how to speak and are mannerless

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HK Kolmar Canada is a great place to work that I really enjoyed working with.

Buyer (Former Employee) - Barrie, ON - 28 March 2023

I have worked in purchasing department since 2021 and enjoyed every day that I came to work. The flexible hours were a great bonus for me. At HK Kolmar Canada there is always room to grow, and the management is very open to it. HR department at the heart of the company has great friendly team that I found very professional, dedicated, and respectful, with the open door policy which was driven from the director of HR. I had great experience with the higher management. Directors of Operations, Director of Finance and IT and Director of HR, all treated me with respect, trust and encouragements.

Pros

I cannot list them all. The most important one for me is working in a friendly and happy environment

Cons

The challenges in Supply chain are universal that affect all businesses not just HK Kolmar

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Assembly

Production Assembler (Current Employee) - Barrie, ON - 5 October 2022

I love my job n those I work with, best ever kind positive coworkers, know judging we are likea big family teamwork is great, I enjoy going to work looking forward to seeing everyone

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Assembler (Former Employee) - Barrie, ON - 4 October 2022

Toxic environment people yelling at you on your first day. No proper training. Everyone telling you how to do the job which is very confusing. HR doesn’t return your phone calls.

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Stay away from here

Set-up Technician (Former Employee) - Barrie, ON - 20 September 2022

Dirty and unorganized, full of unskilled people 4 HR, management is don't appreciate employees. No bonuses No raises, they hiring everything with hands.

Pros

Paid breaks

Cons

Hr, Management

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Dead end job. Management does not care.

Supervisor (Current Employee) - Barrie, ON - 8 August 2022

President refuses communicate to teams.They will not promote within.Do not believe in performance reviews or employee development. Good place to work if you do not want a promotion or personal growth. No accountability.

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Could be a great place if HR and Management cared about their employees.

IT Support (Former Employee) - Barrie, ON - 2 August 2022

There are a lot of great people that work there but leadership is lacking and there is no organization. There is no clear definition of positions. HR needs to do a lot more to keep their employees, maybe listen to their needs and actually follow up. Do some team building activities as everyone is so disconnected and worked to the max. When you speak to HR, it doesn't feel like they are on your side. There is high turnover, departments are a mess. No leadership or direction from Management or a lack of Management in some departments. A lot of extra responsibilities above your position title is pushed on you without the pay or recognition. The job itself was enjoyable and challenging but when you realize they don't do enough to keep the good employees and they leave, you know this isn't the place for you.

Pros

Many great employees to work with and in my case, the actual job was challenging and enjoyable.

Cons

You can work extra hard and take on more responsibility but don't expect to get recognition for it.

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Bad quality decisions

QC TECHNICIAN (Current Employee) - Barrie, ON - 14 May 2022

Better quality decisions need to be made based on the product quality. Better employees and equipment require investments and training. Communication from management leaves a lot to be desired…

Pros

Nice people to work with

Cons

Lack of support and supplies

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It’s okay if you need something bad

Technician (Former Employee) - Barrie, ON - 4 May 2022

I wound not recommend working here unless you are in a pinch and need a job asap. The production scheduling is terrible, training is horrible, and lots of people clearly don’t like working here.

Pros

Paid brakes

Cons

Long hours, bad training, poor management, low wages

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Awful company to work for

Assembler (Former Employee) - Barrie, ON - 3 May 2022

You get very limited training but are expected to know how to do everything and keep the pace; a lot of people get hurt from repetition. Some people's lives revolve around CSR and if you're not part of their click and they don't like you they will try to get you fired and/or get you to quit. Management doesn't care about their employees and treat them badly; the only interest of the company is profit. The wages are way below average and there are no incentives. If you're looking for some sort of experience in a fast paced environment and you can tolerate being underpaid and badly treated it may be a company to start with but get out as soon as possible afterwards. CSR is not a company to grow with.

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Highly stressful environment

General Labourer (Former Employee) - Barrie, ON - 2 May 2022

Some of the employees are really nice to work with but as whole it is an extremely negative environment to work in people are constantly trying to expose peoples mistakes in order to make themselves look better, some supervisors are power hungry and have absolutely zero interest in helping other employees , met some really nice genuine people here but over I would not recommend.

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Worker (Former Employee) - Barrie, ON - 7 April 2022

Worst place to work in Barrie .Pays very poorly Training sucks Days are long - no organization what’s so ever so it’s all a mess at all times. Mangers/office staff do not care No raises at allNo bonusesThey say the company is losing money but yet give raises to office staff and HR . It’s a joke

Pros

Nothing

Cons

Cheap company, management does not support their employees. No one takes ownership of their mistakes, no organization at all. Forget to pay people

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Worst place ever

Manager (Current Employee) - 149 victoria st - 17 March 2022

Terrible culture they don’t care about their employees or the company for that matter. Employee turnover is unbelievable. So none knows what they are doing. No proper training.

Pros

None

Cons

Lots

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Worst work place :)

Product Specialist (Former Employee) - Barrie, ON - 4 February 2022

Honestly didn’t like this place at all we have 10 and 30 min lunches for 10 hours! Even if u did something by a mistake everyone would yell at you instead of helping you out. Don’t work here I regret it I did it for the cash and still wasn’t good.

Pros

Nothing

Cons

Everything

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Bad money and work just boring

Line/Line Service/ Sanitization (Current Employee) - Barrie, ON - 24 January 2022

Has a bad pay for the workload, expected to do more then they train you too and many of the employees are rude and tell you how to do things differently there is no “correct way”

Pros

nothing

Cons

Boring in certain positions

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Fast paced work environment. Really enjoyed my time here.

Factory Line Worker (Former Employee) - Barrie, ON - 5 January 2022

Fast paced work environment. Good pay. Friendly staff and co workers. Really enjoyed my time here. Would not have left if I did not have to move away.

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Fast paced work but good for beginners

General Labourer (Current Employee) - Barrie, ON - 4 January 2022

This job doesn't require any qualification so it is a perfect fit for people who are looking for a job first time in their life. The job is fast paced but once you adapt to the work then it is easy. We are provided with short breaks.

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Poor

Assembly Line Worker (Former Employee) - Barrie, ON - 15 December 2021

Very toxic environment. Grown people talking behind each others backs. Breaks are really short, inconsiderate co workers, low pay, poor management, fast paced

Pros

None

Cons

Everything

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Good place work

Team Lead (Current Employee) - Creams - 26 October 2021

Worked here for 4 years, it's a fast paced company that pays above minimum wage and usually give annual raises. Most people are good to work with and supervisors are good to for for.