Ice Cream Specialties INC.
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2600 Concord Rd
Lafayette, IN 47909 - (765) 474-2989
Hours
Chamber Rating
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Rana Saab
Good lady at shipping office ! Only you just need to precool to negative ! 1 hour to load after backing up on door !
Jul 3rd, 2021 -
ê§GothicGen꧂
Which side for the loading?
Jul 20th, 2020 -
Ricky Lee Ableidinger
easy to deal with
Mar 1st, 2020 -
Jeremy Winchester
Awesome people management needs some guidance great place to work
Dec 10th, 2019 -
Jacob Family
The hours are kinda nice (8hrs), but the environment overall is not Management is often incompetent and cause their own problems for the company that end up coming back on the workers, especially when it comes to repairing the machines properly (which they never do) which means less product in the freezers which means more Saturdays and even more hours. Management also has a strange disdain for their workers, even the ones who don't stand up for themselves. Even so, there is favoritism, its blatant, and HR may acknowledge it when reported but will sweep it under the rug. Most of the other workers are actually quite nice, same with the line owners. There is, of course, the occasional bad egg but overall coworkers out on the floor are generally nice; even if there are ones who don't talk to English speakers because of language barriers. The work itself isn't all that difficult, but some tasks can be tedious and not worth the very low pay workers are given for working in a factory, especially compared to other food production plants. Turnover is high, and they don't train new employees very effectively, which can increase the workload and mistakes for more experienced employees, which again causes numbers to go down given how often it happens which can result in more forced OT. Things are usually done "unofficially" (not by the books) and the place is often very messy. But the lab and front office know when the auditors are coming so they put extra workload on the workers to tidy up before they come and they know what to show the auditors so they don't look in areas that would warrant a bad grade or even a shutdown (which trust me, sometimes is going on). Communication is pretty poor as there is a language barrier, though this could be true at most factories. The citizenship/residency of some of the employees specifically from Mexico are questionable at best and if you get stuck on a line with a person that doesn't know English, you're basically on your own and communication is almost impossible, causing more issues and waste of product which - once again - can affect whether or not they force more Saturdays because its so common. Overall, I wouldn't recommend working here if you don't like to deal with these sorts of things. I also wouldn't recommend the job for tall people, very hard on the knees and back as many of the machines seem designed either for shorter people (like under 5'8") or modified to aid shorter people. But if you can put up with it and don't mind the comparatively lower pay, more power to you. The hours are nice, when management does their job properly you can get a good amount of time off work on weekends to spend on your family/life. Just be wary of getting thrown under the bus if things go wrong for management. Pros:
Dec 8th, 2020
Contact Info
- (765) 474-2989
Questions & Answers
Q What is the phone number for Ice Cream Specialties INC.?
A The phone number for Ice Cream Specialties INC. is: (765) 474-2989.
Q Where is Ice Cream Specialties INC. located?
A Ice Cream Specialties INC. is located at 2600 Concord Rd, Lafayette, IN 47909
Q What is the internet address for Ice Cream Specialties INC.?
A The website (URL) for Ice Cream Specialties INC. is: http://www.prairiefarmsdairy.com
Q How big is Ice Cream Specialties INC.?
A Ice Cream Specialties INC. employs approximately 20+ people.
Q What days are Ice Cream Specialties INC. open?
A Ice Cream Specialties INC. is open:
Friday: 24 Hours
Saturday: 24 Hours
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 24 Hours
Tuesday: 24 Hours
Wednesday: 24 Hours
Thursday: 24 Hours
Q How is Ice Cream Specialties INC. rated?
A Ice Cream Specialties INC. has a 4.5 Star Rating from 10 reviewers.
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Ratings and Reviews
Ice Cream Specialties INC.
Overall Rating
Overall Rating
( 10 Reviews )Rana Saab on Google
Good lady at shipping office ! Only you just need to precool to negative ! 1 hour to load after backing up on door !
ê§GothicGen꧂ on Google
Which side for the loading?
Ricky Lee Ableidinger on Google
easy to deal with
Jeremy Winchester on Google
Awesome people management needs some guidance great place to work
Jacob Family on Google
The hours are kinda nice (8hrs), but the environment overall is not
Management is often incompetent and cause their own problems for the company that end up coming back on the workers, especially when it comes to repairing the machines properly (which they never do) which means less product in the freezers which means more Saturdays and even more hours. Management also has a strange disdain for their workers, even the ones who don't stand up for themselves. Even so, there is favoritism, its blatant, and HR may acknowledge it when reported but will sweep it under the rug.
Most of the other workers are actually quite nice, same with the line owners. There is, of course, the occasional bad egg but overall coworkers out on the floor are generally nice; even if there are ones who don't talk to English speakers because of language barriers.
The work itself isn't all that difficult, but some tasks can be tedious and not worth the very low pay workers are given for working in a factory, especially compared to other food production plants.
Turnover is high, and they don't train new employees very effectively, which can increase the workload and mistakes for more experienced employees, which again causes numbers to go down given how often it happens which can result in more forced OT.
Things are usually done "unofficially" (not by the books) and the place is often very messy. But the lab and front office know when the auditors are coming so they put extra workload on the workers to tidy up before they come and they know what to show the auditors so they don't look in areas that would warrant a bad grade or even a shutdown (which trust me, sometimes is going on).
Communication is pretty poor as there is a language barrier, though this could be true at most factories. The citizenship/residency of some of the employees specifically from Mexico are questionable at best and if you get stuck on a line with a person that doesn't know English, you're basically on your own and communication is almost impossible, causing more issues and waste of product which - once again - can affect whether or not they force more Saturdays because its so common.
Overall, I wouldn't recommend working here if you don't like to deal with these sorts of things. I also wouldn't recommend the job for tall people, very hard on the knees and back as many of the machines seem designed either for shorter people (like under 5'8") or modified to aid shorter people. But if you can put up with it and don't mind the comparatively lower pay, more power to you. The hours are nice, when management does their job properly you can get a good amount of time off work on weekends to spend on your family/life. Just be wary of getting thrown under the bus if things go wrong for management.
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