controls engineer

packer

engineer

ACCENT CONTROLS, INC

There is not a lot of daily engagement from management, which is great for someone who governs themselves well. However, those workers are not appreciated nearly enough. Management overloads those that want to perform well and allows those that do very little to continue to do so. Every minute of your time has to be accounted for on a daily timesheet. That becomes difficult when work is slow and there is nothing to charge your time to. You have to plead for charge codes or just figure it out. And work is slow often. The tool crib isn't stocked with enough tools for a full service shop. Good luck asking and receiving any tools you may need to complete a specific job. They don't want you to bring in your own tools and they don't want to supply you with what you need. Rumors of Reductions in Force (RIF) happen frequently and you receive actual RIF letters occasionally. Policies are frequently interpreted differently, then are implemented accordingly, just to revert back again. The main office is located in Missouri and you are not allowed to contact them directly. You must fill out an electronic form and send it via email. The form states they have several days to respond to you. Usually, you receive the wrong answer or no answer. Some is lost in translation as you can only provide so much context on the form. Not a great way to communicate with employees. The errors they make begin to pile up. Some employees had 401K contribution errors. Some employees didn't accrue the proper amount of PTO. Short-term and long-term disability issues, as well. It becomes quite frustrating. Make sure you are receiving the benefits you are supposed to be receiving. And if you don't know, ask your co-workers. It's difficult to get it corrected. The hardest part of the job is dealing or not dealing with management. There is sometimes work available to challenge your ability if you like that. And that is the most enjoyable part of the job.

The only thing good about this job is the pay that is slightly above average, management is awful, people never move up unless they kiss some behind or happen to be related to somebody higher up, almost everybody is related to each other and they prioritize their family members and buddies for promotions, hard work is never acknowledged nor appreciated, always changing rules in different departments for no apparent reason and almost everytime those changes mess with the concerned department, it is an ok job to have to make some money while looking for something more serious and better which shouldn’t be hard to find, attendance point system that management don’t know how to use so prepare yourself for write ups left and right and extra attendance points taken because ‘’system doesn't work right’’, 2 weeks in advance to request any form of day off even a day or two but that rule gets thrown away if you’re buddies with the managers and supervisors, and whoever dares to be sick or have an actual emergency on a Monday or Friday get ready to have your points taken I could go on for days,  an ok job to get decent money, really awful to try and build a career in it. 

● Work-life balance
They say its full time 8hrs a day but they will turn around and make Saturday mandatory and let you know Friday but if you call out because of previous obligations they write you up for it. They make it mandatory overtime during the week when there is no call for it.

● Pay & benefits
Pay is about the only thing good in this company. Health benefits are a joke. They want half of each paycheck for health insurance on the cheapest option.

● Job security and advancement
Unless you have family working there or are apart of the right group you will never be looked at for advancement. This company makes up jobs for people they like and treat everyone else who busts their butts working all hours of the day like dirt.

● Management
Management is a joke. They will go behind your back in an instant to benefit themselves. They don't care about any employees.

● Culture
if you dont have family that works there already you dont stand a chance.

● Overall
Its an ok job to get your foot in the door for working on base. Leave as soon as you find something else. You won't get ahead in this company, especially if you question any sort of leadership.

Have operated electric, diesel and gasoline powered forklifts capable of lifting as much as 20,000 lbs in the safe movement of loading, unloading, stacking and unstacking as well as moving shelters, conexes, crates and all kinds of palletized material in hangars and warehouses
as well as outside in all different weather elements. Have routinely been responsible for the safe and secure packaging of moved items to help production controllers gain an understanding of securing loads for transport.

Responsible for the safe and timely delivery of aircraft parts and support equipment to hangars, flightline and storage facilities to aid in the repair of military aircraft. Responsible for training and overseeing of new and inexperienced employees to do required tasks mentioned above.
Required to get licensed on different industrial equipment including forklifts, aircraft tow tractors and stake bed trucks in addition to training new and inexperienced employees on equipment as well.

The Good: Fast growing  company with a good reputation among its clientele. The engineering leadership is excellent, and will support you in every way possible. 

The Bad: This is not the place to start your automation and controls career, because the company is focused in one area, with one big client. You don't get to create anything from scratch as everything is already engineered. Most projects are very similar, it would just be in a different city. If you have more than an associate degree, this may not be the place for you.

The Ugly: Work-life balance doesn't exist here, and have seen co-workers end up with health issues and marital problems. Most engineers travel > 60% of the time, and work 11-12 hours, 7 days a week, weeks on an end. The company has no control over it, as this is mostly a customer need.

Annual performance evaluations only exist in paper, and its hard to get raises unless you are getting ready to quit. 
Ideally, this company would do a lot better under a new owner or ESOP.


The job has you doing a lot: jumping from job to job, traveling often (about 50% to 60% of the year for me as of 2021) and there are a lot of aspects of engineering to learn if you want to be good at it, but it's a sandbox of learning if you really love it and don't mind the travel.
I personally thought it was overbearing with all the tasks and deadlines, but I've learned since then that most engineering companies have these sort of cultures in their system. 
The managers are kind about sending you out so often and will understand if you cannot travel for good reasons, but traveling is kind of an expectation. 
Anyway, my coworkers who loved the field and didn't mind traveling (usually the ones without a family) did well. They compensate for it and recognize good engineering skills when it's there.
Not the job for me, but I know there are some sharp minds that would benefit from a job like this, especially in their early career.

the pay is great, but management is absolutely void of any relative accomplishment. The nepotism there is off the charts, husbands and wives working directly under each other, sons/daughters/cousins/etc. It's a very clique-oriented place to work; and if you're not family or friends of family you will never see a promotion. It doesn't matter how qualified you are, management will keep you at the lowest level to boost their families into higher positions. Be prepared to be threatened with your job on a regular basis, and by regular I mean weekly, sometimes daily threats of your employment. Management will also belittle you constantly, while using fear tactics to get you to go outside of your SOP, then write you up when you do what they asked. It's a horrible place to work, and I would advise to look elsewhere for employment...but hey, the money is good.

I was lied to during my interview about how much time would be spent traveling. I am expected to be up and ready to leave with little to no notice at all times. You WILL work holidays like Christmas and Thanksgiving. You will not ever know when you are scheduled to be in what state on what job or for how long more than a day or 2 ahead of time. I spend a majority of my time waiting for my manager to figure out how to use his computer and fixing all the mistakes they make due to their lack of ability with a computer or willingness to listen.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Proximity to my home.  Was a 25 minute drive.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The worst managers ever seen in my 38 years of working.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
If you’re in the good old boy club or besties with one of the terrible managers your good 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Work your butt off only to have the credit go to one of the garbage managers

● Work-life balance
Worst company ever, they don’t have a real Human Resource person, and it’s hard to get any thing you need from them.

● Job security and advancement
Worst company, no opportunity for growth.

● Management
Very bad leadership and management. Management does not know how to handle problems correctly or fairly.

● Overall
This company does not support their employees. They do not treat people fair and do no listen or care what the employees have to say. Their is too much favoritism and not enough training for management.

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