Human Resource Policies

Our Team Members' accomplishments, successes, and cooperation are the most important factors in our continued growth and success. It is our objective to provide a relationship of mutual trust and respect which will allow people to attain personal satisfaction from their work and contribute to our company's growth.

Accordingly, it is our goal:

To provide fair employment, wages, salaries, and benefits... by maintaining equal opportunity employment, and by annually reviewing salaries and benefits in an effort to keep our programs competitive and fair.
To attempt to promote from within... by providing opportunities for qualified Team Members to fill open positions whenever possible.
To provide job security... by improving productivity and managing ever changing business conditions so as to minimize layoffs and adverse effects on our Team Members, while maintaining the growth and stability of the company in our highly competitive marketplace.
To encourage an individual's self-development... by providing educational programs, training and other opportunities for skill development and advancement.
To keep you informed... by providing a full program of communications of significant developments within the company.
To provide safe working conditions... by maintaining an orderly, hazard free workplace and developing and adhering to policies and practices that promote the safety and health of our people.
To encourage open discussion... by inviting ideas, suggestions, problems, and matters of concern among Team Members & Shift Supervisors.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the policy of Freedom Plastics, Inc. to provide equal opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, handicap, veteran status, or any characteristic protected by state or federal law. We are strongly committed to this policy, and believe in the concept and spirit of the law. Freedom Plastics, Inc. is committed to assuring that:

All recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, and other employment related programs are provided fairly to all persons on an equal opportunity basis without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, handicap, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law;
Employment decisions are based on the principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action, and;
All personnel actions such as compensation, benefits, transfers, training, and participation in social and recreational programs are administered without regard to race, creed, color, sex, age, national origin, handicap, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Freedom Plastics, Inc. believes in and practices equal opportunity employment. The Human Resource Manager serves as the Equal Opportunity Coordinator for Freedom Plastics, Inc., and has overall responsibility for assuring compliance with this policy. All team members are responsible for supporting the concept of equal opportunity and assisting Freedom Plastics, Inc. in meeting its objectives.

Right to Work/Immigration Reform

It is the policy of Freedom Plastics, Inc. not to employ persons who are not legally eligible to work in the United States. All Freedom Plastics Team Members hired after November 6, 1986 are required to sign a verification (I-9) form and furnish both proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States.

Sexual Harassment Policy

We at Freedom Plastics, Inc. share a common belief that each of us should be able to work in an environment free from any form of sexual harassment. To ensure that all of us enjoy a harassment- free workplace, Freedom Plastics, Inc. prohibits any offensive, physical, written, or spoken conduct of a sexual nature. Anyone engaging in sexual harassment will be subject to discipline, up to and including discharge. Prohibited conduct may include:

Unwelcome requests or demands for sexual favors. This includes subtle or blatant expectations in sexual relations and pressures for dates.
Verbal abuse or unwelcome kidding of a sexual nature, such as "dirty jokes" and comments about body parts, appearance or clothing, where such comments go beyond mere courtesy.
Unwelcome or unwanted sexual advances, such as patting, pinching, brushing up against, hugging, cornering, kissing, fondling, or any other similar contact.
Creating a work environment that is intimidating, hostile, abusive or offensive of the display or circulation of offensive written materials, unwelcome conversations, suggestions, requests, demands, or physical contact which are sexually oriented.

The very nature of harassment makes it difficult to detect unless the problem is reported. Team Members experiencing harassment, therefore, are strongly encouraged to file complaints. Complaints should be directed to either the Human Resource Manager, the team member's Shift Supervisor, or any other member of management the team member feels comfortable with.

Complaints will be treated as confidentially as possible in light of the company's need to fully investigate the matter and take appropriate corrective action. In all cases, great care will be taken to preserve the dignity and privacy of the persons involved. Team Members who report harassment will not be subject to retaliation or reprisals of any kind.

Complaints will be promptly and thoroughly investigated. Depending on the nature of the alleged harassment, interim measures may be taken. These measures might include: temporary reassignment or separating the alleged harasser and complaining team member. If the investigation reveals that a team member has engaged in sexual harassment, that team member will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including discharge.

All managers and shift supervisors are responsible for the implementation of this policy and for ensuring that team members know and understand this policy. All team members will be responsible and accountable for avoiding or eliminating prohibited conduct.

Questions regarding this policy should be addressed directly to the Human Resource Manager, who has overall responsibility for investigating and resolving complaints at Freedom Plastics, Inc.