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George Weston Foods

Like every company GWF has it's positives whether that be excellent personnel in certain positions etc. 

Not withstanding that for this role in particular Area Sales Manager Tip Top it has a lot of drawbacks. 

You will manage a team of merchandisers who commence work anywhere from 04:30-0600 who's point of contact is yourself who will start 0800 onwards. Expect 4/5 mornings to be woken up by one of these merchandisers. Note you will never be acknowledged either with time in leui or gratitude for fixing issues with your team .. expect to work a full 7.6 hours after.. 
There is absolutely no personal development , nil , nada, zilch 

You will however spend countless hours doing safety training... Over and over and over again. In leiu in most part for getting trained on anything. 
A classic response from will be they won apologise for wanting a safe environment ( which is fair) but it's so over the top. 


Field sales Managers are redundant and dont do anything sales like apart wrist slapping exercises for arbitrary box ticking . On whether you have a bin of whatever the random flavour of the week is regardless whether it sells or not in that store.. 

Targets aren't specific or rely on local knowledge. Rather scattergun approach to targeting.

George Weston Foods  ( Don smallgoods) 
I started work from 7.30am visiting a pre scheduled client customer base.
The client base consisted of both Foodservice and Retail, most clients would be under a group heading like Countrywide, NAFDA or CFA or completely independent. Retail, Metcash mainly consisted of 
Super IGA and Foodworks.
I learned that all the client base had something different and unique to offer and therefore their needs and wants were different. Understanding this made one thing stand out good listening skills.
The hardest part of the job was driving in all conditions and all areas from metro Melbourne to Country Vic.
The most enjoyable part of the job was a good solid foundation with my customer base, this resulted in good sales, good communication and trust with their business.

GWF was a great start to my career. I was able to gain valuable experience in many different roles. I was exposed to great people who i was able to learn from. 
GWF have really set me up for the future and helped me to walk into any other job which suits my skills and experience.
Sometimes the hardest part of the job was managing my work load and making sure i meet all required deadlines. But that is also the most enjoyable part of the job when you successfully complete tasks and your acknowledged.


Changing nature of operations needs consistent changes in forecasts , outlook to cater for varying situations. Inflationary changes in the market puts pressure on the business to find savings elsewhere as formulation changes and continuous improvements etc. Financially analysing this is the most enjoyable part. Change in priorities and focus are the hardest part of the job and the role.
Managing and working alongside people with different expectations is challenging but is very looked forward too.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The people you work with…and teamwork when things run well… general satisfaction in making displays look great!

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The bossing around and changing of work locations without notice and inability to take leave

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Negative environment with master slave mentality

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Great if none of the officworkers/managers call me!

Typical factory work. Early hours, repetitive, mundane tasks. But the HR and company culture is one of the worst I have encountered in any business. Promotions given to non-union members only, and anyone willing to “play the game” and throw their workmates under the bus. Management are wonderful at shifting blame, and the casual staff are considered as no-nothing inconveniences, so are inadequately trained.The only reason I worked there for as long as I did, is because it’s difficult to find full-time employment in my area.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Friendliest and most supportive team I've ever worked with. Everybody is willing to help you.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Supporting production operators who just don't try to be helpful.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Hot, noisy, but all in it together 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Clearly set work schedule, and remedial work if needed

What is the best part of working at the company?
Good pay and professional managers

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Volume of invoices to process, given 3 company account

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Fair  and no favoritism, pay level based on experience of the employees.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Quite busy and workers helped each other

I previously worked as an Administration Coordinator with George Western Foods. This role required me to create reports, coordinate program guidelines, update/chase/manage/locate invoices using SAP and Carbon Systems within the Health, Safety and Environment Department.

As I stated above it is sometimes a challenging environment to work in staff shortages and the expectancy to perform with little or no gratitude or reward. There is a diverse range of cultures which is one part of the company that is good although there is also the language barrier at times which is probably not addressed as well as it could be.

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Technician 1 salary reported	$41.18 per hour
Cleaner 2 salaries reported	$27.70 per hour

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