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Gros Salary Survey

September 23, 2004 Qualifier Pre-Question US employees only.

1a. Are you currently employed in the plastics and/or packaging industries? Yes  No (If Yes, they go to Question 1) (If No, they go to a thank you page and do not take survey) Questionnaire 1. Age 21-34  35-44  45-54  55-64  65+ 2. Sex M  F 3. Company size (Total number of employees) Less than 10 10--25 26--99 100--249 250--499 500--999 1000--2499 2500--4999 5000 plus 4. Education level High School Diploma Some College Associates Degree Bachelor’s Degree Post Graduate Degree 5. Where are you based?       6. Which of the following titles best describes your current position? Executive Management Chief Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer President General Manager Chief Information Officer Chief Financial Officer Operations Director or Manager Engineering Director or Manager Quality Director Manufacturing Manufacturing VP, Manager, or Director Plant Manager Production Manager or Supervisor Shift Manager or Supervisor Process Engineer Manufacturing Engineering Manager Manufacturing Engineer Mold Technician Planner or Scheduler Sales, Marketing, Customer Technical Support Sales and Marketing VP or Director Sales Manager Marketing Manager Account Manager or Territory Sales Advertising or Marketing Specialist Inside Sales Product Manager or Product Specialist Technical Support Manager Technical Support or Applications Engineer, in the office Technical Support or Applications Engineer, in the field Program Manager Finance and Supply Chain VP or Director of Finance VP or Director of Supply Chain Purchasing Director or Manager Purchasing Agent Accounts Payable/Receivable Controller Plant Engineering and Maintenance Plant or building Manager Plant or building Engineer Maintenance Manager, process machinery Maintenance Specialist, process machinery Plant Layout Engineer or Industrial Engineer Design and Development: products, machines or materials Engineering or Research & Development VP or Manager, product development Research & Development Engineer, mechanical Research & Development Engineer, chemicals, resins, additives Machine Designer Packaging Engineer Product Designer or Engineer Color Specialist Materials Engineer Lab Technician Tooling Toolroom Manager Project Engineer, Tooling Mold Designer Die Designer Moldmaker Diemaker Quality Quality Manager Quality Engineer Quality Technician 7. Number of years with that title >1  1-3  4-6  7-10  11+ 8. How many individual plant locations are you responsible for? 1 2-3 4-5 6-9 10-14 15+ 9. Please Select your current Base Salary (do not include any additional benefits or bonus) Less than $25,000 $25,000 – $27,499 $27,500 – $29,999 $30,000 – $32,499 $32,500 – $34,999 $35,000 – $37,499 $37,500 – $39,999 $40,000 – $42,499 $42,500 – $44,999 $45,000 – $47,499 $47,500 – $49,999 $50,000 – $52,499 $52,500 – $54,999 $55,000 – $57,499 $57,500 – $59,999 $60,000 – $62,499 $62,500 – $64,999 $65,000 – $67,499 $67,500 – $69,999 $70,000 – $72,499 $72,500 – $74,999 $75,000 – $77,499 $77,500 – $79,999 $80,000 – $84,499 $85,000 – $89,999 $90,000 – $94,499 $95,000 – $99,999 $100,000 – $104,999 $105,000 – $109,999 $110,000 – $114,999 $115,000 – $119,999 $120,000 – $129,999 $130,000 – $139,999 $140,000 – $149,999 $150,000 – $159,999 $160,000 – $169,999 $170,000 – $179,999 $180,000 – $189,999 $190,000 – $199,999 $200,000 – $219,999 $220,000 – $239,999 $240,000 – $259,999 $260,000 – $279,999 $280,000 – $299,999 $300,000 – $349,999 $350,000 – $399,499 $400,000 – $449,999 $450,000 – $499,999 $500,000+ 10. What bonus percentage did you receive in 2003 (last year)? 0% 1--3% 4–6% 7--10% 11–15% 16--20% 21--30% 31--40% 41--50% 50%+ 11. What bonus do you expect to receive in 2004 (current year)? 0% 1--3% 4–6% 7--10% 11–15% 16--20% 21--30% 31--40% 41--50% 50%+ 12. What bonus do you expect to receive in 2005 (next year)? 0% 1--3% 4–6% 7--10% 11–15% 16--20% 21--30% 31--40% 41--50% 50%+ 13. If you did receive a bonus last year, how much was based on performance? 100% based on company performance About 75% based on company performance, 25% based on your performance About half based on company performance and half based on your performance About 25% based on company performance, 75% based on your performance 100% based on your performance I did not receive a bonus last year 14. What percentage of your Healthcare is covered by your employer? 100% About 75% About 50% About 25% About 10% None 15. Is that greater than, equal to, or lesser than 2003? Greater Less than Equal 16. How many people do you manage (direct reports), not including manufacturer’s reps or temporary workers? Less than 10 10-25 26—99 100—249 250—499 500—999 1000—2499 2500—4999 5000 plus 17. Your job includes responsibility in which countries? (Multiple selections OK) USA Canada Mexico Central America South America Europe China India Japan Korea Other Pacific Rim countries Other Asian or Middle Eastern countries Russia Australia Africa Other 18. How confident are you that your current job will exist in 12 months? Very Confident Somewhat Confident Not Very Confident Not Confident 19. How happy are you with your current job? Extremely Happy Mostly Happy Somewhat Happy Mostly Unhappy Extremely Unhappy 20. What is the likelihood that you will actively look for a new job in the next 12 months? Not likely Somewhat likely Likely Very Definitely I am actively seeking a new job now 21. How many hours per week do you work on average? Less than 35 hours 36-39 hours 40 hours 41-45 hours 46-50 hours 51+ hours 20. What is your company’s primary manufacturing process? Blow Molding durable products Blow Molding disposable products Calendering Color Concentrates Compounding Compression Molding Contract Packaging Decorating Design Services Extrusion, profiles Extrusion, cast film or sheet Fabrication Fill and Seal Film, blown Foam processing Injection Molding Machinery or Auxiliary Equipment Materials or Resins, virgin Materials or Resins, distribution Materials or Resins, recycling Mold, Tool, or Diemaking Packaging of food Packaging of non-food Prototyping Pultrusion or other Reinforced Plastic process Rotational Molding Thermoforming or Vacuumforming, heavy gauge Thermoforming for packaging Other 21. What industry does your company sell to? (Multiple selections OK) Aerospace/Defense Agricultural/Lawn & Garden Appliances Automotive Computers/Business Machines Construction/Building Materials Consumer Products, durable Consumer Products, disposable Cosmetics Electrical/Electronic components Furniture Housewares Industrial Machines or Hand Tools Medical (Disposables) Medical (Durables) Pharmaceutical Recreational Vehicles Resins, Materials, Chemicals Shipping or dunnage Telecommunications Tooling Toys