machine operator

technician

maintenance technician

molder

plan manager

Aludyne

I was told 90 days of training with 1st shift. I got 2 weeks then was pushed to 2nd shift by myself for the next 10 months. Had to fight tooth and nail to teach myself most things and keep up running and fixing the whole shop (20 CNC machines by myself). There was usually 2 or 3 maintenance techs on 1st and we on 2nd shift ran almost the same amount of machines but I was the only maintenance technician on 2nd. They like to play the blame game instead of educating and critiquing people to better others over mistakes or ignorance. I also was the lowest paid maintenance tech in the department by a good $5-$6 an hour short. Regardless if you have a doctor's note or not, if you call out sick your getting at least 0.5 points to 1.0 points against your attendance and at 8.0 points your fired. They'll tell you that they don't do much overtime but most weeks we work at least 6 days a week. Work life to outside life ratio is extremely poor because of this. The town and surrounding areas of this plant (Shelbyville TN) all know or know someone that knows of the bad reputation this plant has, and in doing so it's very hard to get anyone to hire on here. It is convenient, and not super strict on everything. The people aren't bad to work with either, but that's about the only good things going for this company, plant. 

The workmates there are cool and will help if able to. I cant count how many times ive had guys help me when i first started there, the comradery was beautiful between fellow workers. The leadership there garbage, in some cases almost abusive lots of favoritism cannot count how many times i would watch people not show up and go over there points and still have a job it was like nothing i had ever seen before. If you were a good worker they worked you to the bone even if your body couldnt handle it some days they showed zero care in some cases. They would tell you about incentives and once the blood was paid they on the normal would find and a reason they could find to not give it out dont to even lying and saying something like corporate still has in review or something like that. Very toxic environment almost everyday you dread walking through the doors of the shop your constantly feeling unappreciated and over worked. I take my hat off to my fellow molders and wish them the best.

Management is weak, except a few key performers.
Associates can be great takes time for them to warm up to new people.
HR is under qualified & have all the power.
High turn over, those who are key performers are overworked.
If looking to be EHS Manager here do know HR is very unstable and they will fire or suspended (without pay) associates with no official investigation! 
They don’t meet a lot of EHS regulatory standards and so they don’t have the grounds to fire or suspend and they still will. Meanwhile, they will not let EHS Manager help with investigations or disciplinary actions. 
HR seriously is highly toxic to that entire facility from management down to the associates! 
I left bc of lack of management in some ways but mainly bc HR has all the power. I was the only one to ever stand up to them. I searched for different career elsewhere and left on good terms. 
If you want to be depressed and love hating your job, this is the one for you. 
If you are a Yessir type who isn’t looking to make a different, this is your place. 




I was hired in with a pre existing condition, I was a previous employee. Right as my 6month mark hit where I’d qualify for my FMLA, I informed them I’d be using my FMLA to take my surgery for a spinal fusion. One week after stating my doctors wanted me to take the surgery, the management let me go stating I wasn’t meeting the company’s standards. Though I ran better production numbers and had the lowest scrap numbers. I was never late and only missed two days due to appointments that were excused. 
I was targeted by front office management for my medical condition. 

I do no recommend anyone to this company as they let me down and treated their temps like garbage, the training they give is poor to say the least and the trainers are always telling you to do something that goes against safety standards. 

I wouldn't  trade the experience and time I've had at Aludyne.My coworkers and supervisors never gave up on me.At times I'd feel overwhelmed with the changes being ,are, but deep down I knew it was all for the better. I still have hope that Aludyne will continue to strive for the best! I encourage those seeking a job or career , Aludyne is a great company to work for! Patience and trust is a major factor in believing this company in Clarksville, TN will be just as great as the Aludyne locations!

The company doesn’t care about you. They refuse to give anyone proper training. You may have someone with you for a few hours then they expect you to know what you’re doing.
They throw you to the wolves at Aludyne. 
The place is truly unprofessional. They will just throw anyone in the hardest area to work in just so they have an extra head and all 4 machines running. 
You’ll never get to speak to hr and the main person over everyone doesn’t care about you or your concerns in the work place. Only cares about the fact they’re in a high management position and it truly gets to their head. 
Save yourself the trouble and stress. Get a job else where and not here. 

Management is non-existent they do whatever they won't with no accountability for anything with miss leading information with holding information, an then act like they have no idea about whats going on. They have a tendency to push the accountability on to the employees. Meaning if the company buys bad tooling equipment or not enough of somthing it's because the employees are over using or not doing there job accordingly which is leading to an over consmption of what ever it maybe. Seniority that's a joke.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The best part of working with Aludyne, would be the people. I feel more like they are my family and loved working with them.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Working with a HR Manager that was very condesending  and treated employee's like they were bothering her. She would always talk down to you or over you. Very disrespectful

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It was ok for the setting that you where in. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Long days. Always trying to help people . Which is the best part.

When I started at Aludyne it was ok because I just came out of a really bad job situation. Now I'm starting to get burnt out. Except from November - January you essentially work 8-12 hours a day 7 days a week. They pay you for the overtime, but working that much burns you out really fast. Also if you have a family you had better not plan on seeing them much except on holidays and near the end of the year. Even on holidays you just feel like sleeping because you are so over worked.

Compensation/benefits were good and the schedule was good compared to similar jobs I’ve looked at — 8-hour shifts and available overtime. Many departments had mandatory overtime, which I would not have enjoyed as much. However, middle management is basically a roadblock for anyone trying to make their department more effective or efficient. Upper management is aware of the problem, but makes no strides toward resolving it. It’s a dead end. I recommend working here if you need a job fast, but keep looking for a better job and move on when you can.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Machine operator 1 salary reported	$16.00 per hour
Technician 1 salary reported	$26.00 per hour
Maintenance technician 4 salaries reported	$29.13 per hour
Molder 6 salaries reported	$19.55 per hour
Plan manager 1 salary reported	$125,000 per year

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