Pros
- Design driven company
- Work with top brands, creative agencies and local companies to make cool packaging
- Great local and national reputation
- Manufacturing everything on-site in Rhode Island (100% domestic manufacturing)
- Skilled/talented coworkers, many of whom have been with the company 15+ years
- Award winning for rigid paperboard packaging
- Great company leadership--- kept us afloat through the recession, is always buying new machinery and updating the factory to keep us competitive, regularly does fun stuff to keep things cheery, provides education/training for engaged employees, have a Suggestion Box for anonymous recommendations, ISO certification.... really great leadership!
- Annual summer party and holiday party with awesome prizes for all employees
- 401k program with annual contribution for all full-time employees and bonuses when year is good
- Health care (BCBSRI) with flex card with Company match for all full time employees
- Paid holidays for all full time employees
- Unlimited sick leave for all full time employees
Cons
- Periodic chaos when things are busy (sometimes we need to hire temps who aren't trained box makers, but for the most part everyone is a full time packaging employee)
- Demanding clientele (but thats also a plus because they are high quality).
- Difficult work (every job is custom, so each project is its own challenge).