Was once an amazing company... until Tredegar took over - Anonymous employee Terphane Employee Review

3.0
27 May 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I am reviewing what used to be Terphane - a truly amazing company to work for before they were acquired by Tredegar. There were many pros about working for Terphane. The benefits were outstanding. The dynamic throughout the entire company in terms of inter-personal relationships and team work was something I had never witnessed in any other company. The safety program was not only extremely thorough, but it was lived by the leadership team and by all employees. Work/life balance was great - if you were in the offices. But the rotating swing shift for manufacturing also gave those employees 7 days in a row off each month! Imagine a 7-day paid vacation every month?! Long, irregular hours for them, but lots of time off to balance that schedule.

Cons

As with most companies, employees aren't overly satisfied with salary. I felt my salary was adequate, but I also know the production dept., would have liked to be able to make more money faster. It was a pay for skills program and the time it took to learn each machine center fully was sometimes lengthy.

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Terphane Response
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So sorry you had this experience while working here, it's definitely not representative of how we want our family of employees to feel. When Tredegar Corporation purchased us back in 2012, we worked through a lot of growing pains and knew that improvements needed to be made to keep our team feeling happy and valued. In 2016, our structure changed to give more independence to the Business Unit, meaning we're now back to operating from a local level. Operators' pay has increased significantly over the past few years, and we offer a competitive total rewards package. Since our updated structure has been implemented, we've also been recognized as a "Best Company to Work for in NYS" in 2018 and 2019 and a “Great Place to Work” in our Brazil Facility in 2018.

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