production

assembler

group leader

warehouse specialist

cnc operator

Airstream

My coworkers and even my direct boss were great. The pay is pretty good if you're young and depending on where you live.

Generally speaking, anyone who is part of Electrical Engineering staff for OEMs (probably upfitters in particular) is screwed to a certain extent. The notion of "it's just copy-and-paste" is prevalent, and if things take longer than expected, certain people don't understand why, and sometimes to the point of visible frustration.

That seems to be amplified at Airstream. If there is a problem out in the field that someone starts talking about on social media, upper management instantly starts panicking and expects Engineering to write service bulletins, derailing Engineering from new projects and model year updates.

Having talked to other people in the RV industry, they've told me that Airstream's Engineering is short-staffed. For all that is expected of Engineering at the spontaneity it is, they definitely are.

Something that has been killing places like Airstream is that my parents' generations' executives are not my grandparents' generations' executives. Instead of working in an industry for 35 years straight and having a clue as to their specific industry, people without a clue, but with MBAs are hired in, regardless of what they did at their previous employers. Seems a little like the good ole boy system.

They rip their employees off every day and don't pay them fairly. They lost a lawsuit because they didn't pay the employees their bonuses and pretended it was a computer error, but owed thousands of dollars in back pay. Everyone there stabs each other in the back every day and half of them are stoned and want to fight. They'll cut your hours down to 30 hours a week for a month and then the next month you'll be working 60 hours a week, but you won't get paid for all of it! They make you produce more and more and more and pay you less and less and less. The cater to the laziest and the winiest employees by making the hard workers pick up all the slack. For example, they'll take a job that requires one person to perform, and give that person and extra 5 people to help them because they complain, meanwhile making 1 other person do 5 jobs at once. EVERYONE makes the same money no matter how hard working or lazy you are. There is no incentive to do better. They used to pay well but not anymore. They are slipping behind their competition. Many employers are catching up with them and passing them up with competitive top out pay and better benefits and better hours.. Their products quality is terrible and every trailer made goes back to get services after it is purchased because something is wrong with it. They claim to be elite, but they'll hire any incompetent person with a big ego. This place sucks. 

Airstream is great for the first week of the month. After that you'll be lucky to see your family. They tell you when you interview that you will be working 40 hours a week and no overtime but that's a lie. the overtime gets ridiculous towards the end of the month. You get there at 6am and towards the end of the month there are days where you don't leave until almost midnight. Production is always way behind where it should be because there are so many issues with how the lines run. The supervisors and group leaders are awesome and do the best with what they have but the upper management honestly is not very good at their jobs. Human resources team is awesome, but all the big wigs are not.

Normal 9 hour days. Poor communication with all group leaders, material handlers, and management. A lot of good people work here, and they do have a nice breakfast with Santa in December. Actually Santa is also a Forklift Operator at Airstream. They have a nice summer weekend in August usually at Cedar Point. The most frustrating thing about being a material handler at Airstream is they Do Not!!! have enough tow motors for everyone. Someone is always waiting for one, and sometimes you may have to wait up to 2 hours in a 9 hour day to get one. The most enjoyable part of the job is the people I work for, and around.

Work started at 6AM, ended at 3:30PM. Great summer job but the factory could get really hot with the weather outside. I expanded my sewing skills while working in the sewing department and learned how to draft patterns. My co-workers were a fantastic bunch of older women who really made the job fun. Management was nice- some members would even come to have lunch or breakfast on special occasions. Hardest part was getting through the first 3 hours of the day in the early morning before 9AM break and having to get up 5 days in a row at 5AM- but it was manageable and adjusted to. Most enjoyable was the people I worked with and being able to do something that I enjoy doing in my free time as a job.

Reading some of the reviews on here makes me laugh. Airstream is a great place to work if you are willing to work. If you are lazy or unwilling to do the job, then it's not for you. In any company there will be departments, and people, that are not to your liking, but if you can act like an adult, treat people with respect and are willing to work, this is a great company to work for with a lot of opportunities and good benefits.

Your lied to a lot . The way group leaders and supervisors talk to you is very disrespectful and condescending. You’re expected to show up sick and doctors notes don’t count you will be pointed unless it’s Covid related. Asking to leave on time when over time is given literally the day of  with no notice and  for that day is usually a fight. Personal and vacation time  is denied a lot. The whole we are a family company doesn’t not pertain to those who work production or on the floor. You get told to work Saturday that Friday or Thursday so home work balance is almost non existent. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Nothing, a nasty work environment. Loud vulgar music played on speaker system. Vulgar and violent people. People not afraid to express their anti Christian views.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
As I have previously mentioned.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Negative and very aggressive. Hated to get to get up in the morning knowing that I had to go to work there.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Negative and tedious. Work was basic assembly but was made agonizing because of the environment.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The pay is the only good thing about AirStream.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The toxic environment and the fact upper management does not care 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Be prepared to do more than what you're assigned to do. It's toxic 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Stressful. Leadership doesn't listen and are hardly around.  they just rely on the workers that suck up and are toxic towards others to be Leadership.

They preach quality and safety above all....until you hit the floor. Workload is such that quality goes out the window,because when you HAVE to get to a certain number before you can leave.....guess what happens. I once pointed out a stack of sheet metal leaning against a rack to a member of upper management,he brought me a form to fill out. That metal is still there,as it is used as the normal storage space. Toxic work environment caused by stressed employees. They lure you in with promises of $1000 monthly bonuses...only to never get one over $400. Middle management is incompetent at best. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Production 3 salaries reported	$21.84 per hour
Assembler 4 salaries reported	$21.40 per hour
Group leader 3 salaries reported	$23.83 per hour
Warehouse specialist 1 salary reported	$17.00 per hour
Cnc operator 2 salaries reported	$27.12 per hour

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