manufacturing specialist

machine operator

quality assurance inspector

logistics associate

Aisin Automotive Casting

A typical day at work was fun at AAC. I would inspect parts and make sure they were ready to ship out the door to the customer.
 I learned a lot at AAC about how to work with my team leaders and my supervisors. I had awesome team leaders and supervisors to work with who were willing to work with me to make the best product for the customer.
Management was always helpful and always there when I needed them especially the head of HR. 
My co-workers were the best. I made a lot of friends because I am a people person. I had a lot of fun because we always worked toward the same goal of making good product for the customer. My co-workers would show me things I didn't know how to do and vice-versa. 
The hardest part of the job by far was being away from my daughter and my son so much. After 19 straight days of work when you got your 2 days off you just wanted to sleep, instead of spending time with your family. I have no complaints though, a job had to be done.
The most enjoyable part of my job was when we would have meetings and I would see the progress we were making at AAC.

I worked here as a team member and I worked in the finishing department plant one second shift. I went in at 5:00 pm and got off at 1:30 am if no overtime was need, but if over time was needed then I got off at 5:00 am. That's a 12 hour shift.
I loved working with my co-workers, i enjoyed the job I was doing I was the pin checker machine operator. I enjoyed the people that worked on the line with me because I knew I could trust them to do their job. 
I hated that I was overly often expected to do my job plus the jobs of at least two other people, I was expected to train new employees and   keep an eye on them and help them when need plus do my job and still get the required number of parts needed for that days shipments.
My team-leader and supervisor were sometime very hard to deal with, I know that there will be days that people are in a bad mood and  can be difficult to work with but it seemed that management had more of those days than anyone else. 
I learned that in a company like this its all about who you know and that they like push-overs and suck-ups. I'm the kind of person that will treat you with respect, and in return I expect that same treatment. I believe that you should treat others the way you would like to be treated. I know i was not being treated the way I should have been treated by this company.

The work itself is not the worst - typical, dirty & exhausting. What makes this a terrible place to work is the culture and management (both people & practice). Working 12-hour shifts is not a deal-breaker, but being forced to work 12-hour shifts seven days a week for low pay... No way is that worth it. They complain about not being able to keep temps, then make the position as miserable as they possibly can for those temps. Management allows petty anger to get the better of them, releasing temps that make them angry instead of moving the temp to another department. It is shocking how vindictive the supervisors and team leaders are and how they foster these attitudes in full-time employees. Very few full-time employees & almost all of the temps were wonderful to work with, but the good in no way outweighs the bad. They also have multiple OSHA violations, some potentially deadly - why people do not report them is a bizarre mystery. How does this corporation expect to perform as well as possible when they allow management to mess everything up? Kaizen? Maybe in other plants within the US, but definitely not in this plant in rural Kentucky.

Typical warehouse setting. Coworkers are friendly team leads and supervisors are okay. Management seems to be trying to better company and the workers but have no real intent with implementing anything for long term. Die cast is one of the rougher departments to work in mandated overyime required often work 7 days a weeks for weeks on end. Upper management implemented 1 day off a week for anyone in die cast. Machining is one of the better departments coworkers are pretty friendly and helpful for the most part. Have to start with jobshop which pay is $10 a hour no healthcare or benifits of any kind until hired in by the company itself. Typical work day will start with team communication meeting lasting from 10 to 15 mintues. Then going to work area filling out proper paperwork. Work for two hours then a 15 minute break. Lunch is at 11am which is 30 mintues. Machines are stopped at 4 30pm or am depending on shift. Then finishing paperwork cleaning lockout and tagout. Diecast cleaning is rather tedious then other work areas. After cleaning is done your free to go and clock out.

I was in the tooling department, called Die Maintenance at this facility. The only plus working for Aisin is that you get 8 years of experience in 4 years, and that’s not an exaggeration. The schedule in the shop is 12 days on, 12 hour shifts, then you get 2 days off and start again. That’s 84 hours the first week, 60 hours the second, then 2 days off and start again. Their pay structure doesn’t compete with other die casting facilities. However, since it’s located in London, Kentucy, people feel like they’re making good money. There’s zero work/life balance. They don’t care about you, all they care about is their castings. I’m grateful for the training I received there, as it allowed me to go elsewhere and make a decent living. Management sucks. Plain and simple. They let you know at every turn that you’re replaceable. I wouldn’t recommend working here unless you know it’s only temporary to get some experience to go elsewhere. Be sure to bring your patience with you when you go. Leadership from the top down will let you know that you don’t matter. Be prepared if you decide to go here. You’ll have zero life. Aisin will be your life. 

Busy job, definitely going to be there for more than eight hours. I gained a lot of experience here, not just with tools and car parts and machinery, but also from people. I enjoyed learning about the machinery and how things worked. I found that bit to very easy, and a nice experience. Factory women are real gossips and you have to join a clique or be left in the dust, managers don't care at all. As long as you get your parts out, it doesn't matter if others call you names, bump your shoulder, or whatever, you have to agree with the group idea or be done. That makes Aisin a very difficult place to work. If people just let you do your job, then you're gold and no worries. Share no personal information or ideas about life, you'll get black listed, easy. 

If they ask you to do something against regulation or code, DON'T DO IT, and they will ask.

It's a factory job so that means for the most part there isn't any climate control. The pay is decent and the benefits are great. They have their own on site health clinic that offers free generic prescriptions on most non-narcotics/controlled substances. However depending on the department you get put into you may end up working months without a day off. There is no compassion at all for giving employees time with their family and they will terminate with no prior offenses. Lots of hours can make for good paychecks, but also means less time at home. I would take this into consideration before applying.

It's a great place to work if your single without small children because of the long hours and most of the time 6 and 7 days a week. If you like fast pace production and that's all your interested in doing then you'll do just fine if you can keep up and keep the machines running without a lot of operators mistakes then Aisin is a great company for you.. the worst part about working there is the Heat in the summer be prepared it's so hot and your still expected to run as u normally would under normal circumstances. There are a lot of really great ppl that work at this company and will help u in anyway they can buy just like anywhere else you will run into those bad apples at times I can honestly say I loved working at Aisin just became burnt out on all the time I spent there..

This job works you 12 hrs a day Monday through Friday. The whole time I was there I only got 1 Saturday off. You will work so much and the vacation days are based on who asks first so you have to put in for those days months ahead of time and even then you may not get them. You are forced to work overtime because they use outdated molds and do not have enough stations to make the amount of parts they need to push out. Instead they make you work every weekend just about. And if you ask them is there anyway you can have less hours their only solution is for you to cut your benefits and move to a part time position. The pay is nice and the benefits are nice but they have no respect for their employees having any time outside of work for their families or lives. 

The only good thing about working at Aisin was the people that i worked with. The management was not very resourceful or dependable. If you wanted to get in touch with you management team you had to talk to your team leader and they would half to go talk to the management because the management didnt want to come out on the production floor to communicate with there employees. They didnt even want you to come into there office where they were at to communicate with them to solve your problems. It seamed like they didnt even care that you had a problem and wasnt interested in helping you solve your problem or even get you in touch with the right people to solve your problems.

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