machine operator

customer service representative

network engineer

machinist

packer

Apex Tool Group

I was hired for a Warehouse position, moving orders with a forklift. The position was to be contract to full-time position. What was not disclosed until after I was hired, was that 80% or more of the warehouse positions have been contract 3+ years. It is borderline impossible to get a full-time position and benefits. Meanwhile, you will have to meet production level qoutas for order pulls. Management was by far the worse at enforcing this, you will be constantly harassed every day, throughout your shift. Even when you have excellent numbers that exceed the quota, you will be told it's not enough. Coupled with the disrespect you will feel, you will also feel complete disregard for any complaint or concern you may need to bring up about the work. Even if you fix mistakes you find, you will be harassed for not also being productive. There is no incentive to work as a team. The warehouse staff works poorly together because they have to worry about their individual quotas. Warehouse morale was extremely low the entire time I worked there.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The company seemed very team oriented and very employee supportive initially. However, I learned that if you have health problems along the way, they will ensure your position is eliminated before you have the opportunity to utilize STD or LTD. Further they provide poor benefit choices. Overall, I cannot recommend them  because my experience was that manager spoke out of both sides of her mouth, and ended up being disingenuous in her actions and in her leadership.. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Ambiguous targets and goals without actual real sustained support to reach the goals. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Fake. They talk up their teams and environment as a family and supportive, but if you have any health issues that may impact your assigned deliverables and goals, there is no support whatsoever. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It is an 8 to 5 schedule with occasional overtime work required. It is mostly responding to emails and attending meeting, as well as attending or delivering some internal training.

Apex I would say go thru to many changes. If your area his work, management expect you to stay until the job is complete. Apex does pay well, but there's a lot of BS that comes along with it that good pay. The starting pay at Lexington SC is 17.75hour. That's the lowest. The temps make 14$ a hour. Management is very unstable! They always calling meeting informing employees of up coming changes. If you don't like changes this definitely is not the place you want to be. You will always have a job if you come to work and don't be late. Management just go thru to many changes. I mean a lot of changes constantly!! Whether they changes the work shift, change your hours, make employees work mandatory 12 hours shifts. Nothing is stable in this company. Again you will always have a job long as you come to work and be there on time. The pay is very good. You can make 20$ a hour fairly easy. The employees are very noisy! Keep your business to yourself if you don't want the hole place knowing about it. A lot of employees like to watch others and run and tattletale.

You are expected to work long shifts with minimum break times and no lunch , also constantly worked like a dog and way underpaid for what the company's making. The managers are very mean and the second they find an issue they'll use it against you. They make you work alone most the time especially even if its a job requiring more then one person. They even say they do a lot when most of the time they’re on a computer or just watching others thats not tough at all even I could do that. If you come from a temp agency good luck, one issue even for not cleaning from any supervisor there will get you fired. It’s like you'd have to hide at that job if you never wanted to cause an issue. Not even a fast food job is this bad, to make it better my mother pasted a few weeks ago so of course i was not ok and didn't want to be around but i did my job well with no complaints but of course they fired me for the cleaning thing from a supervisor that wasn't even looking over my department. DON’T WORK HERE !

This is a place for people that just want a great paying job without all the hard work. Management is very demeaning and disrespectful, and will do anything to get the job done. ANYTHING. They don't operate by handbook, just rules and polices that are made up as you go along. And depending on the day or mood they may or may not follow their own rules. Hopefully you'll be a favorite or else you'll be cast out with the rest of them. There are no opportunities for growth with this company, they strictly work off the Buddy system, so make lots of friends with the right ones or else you'll be stuck in the same position forever. Everyone's in your business and makes it a point to make it topic of discussion. Management and salary are not excluded from this behavior, even HR can not be trusted, and their idea of an open door policy is a bunch of offices that stay vacant (from avoidance) with the doors open.

I would not recommend my employer because the work environment lacks organization, communication, and fair recognition of effort. Management often fails to provide clear direction, which creates confusion and unnecessary stress among employees. Promises about advancement or pay increases are rarely fulfilled, and feedback is often ignored. Many workers feel overworked and undervalued because the workload is heavy while compensation and support remain low. The company focuses on short-term productivity rather than building a healthy team culture, leading to high turnover and low morale. Scheduling is inconsistent, and there is little regard for employees’ personal time or well-being. Training for new hires is minimal, leaving many to figure things out alone. Overall, this job feels like a temporary stop rather than a place to grow or build a future. I would not recommend it to anyone seeking stability, fairness, or professional development.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The best part of working at ATG was it was a huge company, but still had old company and family values. You weren't just someone filling a seat, you were valued as an individual and a part of a great team. I thoroughly loved my time at ATG. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful time was during a phase out of a specific brand. We literally got back to back calls 6 days a week. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
When I worked at ATG, there were still people there that had been there for the long haul. We're talking 29, 39, 49 plus years. It was those employees that made being there a joy, everyday. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A typical day was challenging, fun, and filled with joy being able to help new customers and lifeling customers. The team I worked with was the most amazing ever.

Very poor leadership/management the worst I believe I have ever experienced. I endured a lot at the Jonesboro plant hired as a welder and cross trained to the point it was like I had a identity crisis. There was weeks I didn’t know where I’d be in the plant. I remember one morning I was standing waiting to find out where I was going and I expressed to the floor man and his shadow I would prefer to run a bead and they blow up and was extra rude saying I don’t care what you want and demanding I go to where they said or leave “crazy” I never even refused to go to the position. I confronted them on how rude they where being then went where they said , and after working for awhile his shadow came to where I was and brought me to the office and they lied on me to the production manager.  So if your considering this place I recommend you don’t.

If you’re hired, don’t get comfortable you could be fired anytime, especially if you’re through a temp agency. The turnover is bad. Young workers only stay because they have other plans, while older ones stick around, even with the terrible pay. They pay just enough to cover bills, so you can’t afford to miss a day, or your paycheck will look bad. Management is trash, and HR is only there to protect the company, not you. The work is exhausting with no sick days, while office staff gets them. You’ll be working the day before and after Thanksgiving and Christmas, while others enjoy the week off.
The building floods when it rains, and the whole ground is a hazard from chemicals poured years ago. Management’s idea of appreciation is snacks and water. Honestly, stay away.

	Tested and processed torque, sound, horsepower, life tests, & vibration to ensure quality standards were met.
	Used ISO standards for completing CE certification documentation & risk assessments for tools such as grinders, nut-runners, screwdrivers, impact wrenches, & sanders.
	Modified an existing tool component for a solution to an issue Boeing was having, that design modification became a part of the manufacturing process for that model of nut-runner.
	Made an excel spreadsheet to graphically keep track of the progress of completed and remaining tests.
	Applied six sigma techniques after altering the torque data for tools by replacing springs within the clutch, thus showing which made the tool of higher quality and accuracy.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Machine operator 4 salaries reported	$19.71 per hour
Customer service representative 4 salaries reported	$46,900 per year
Network engineer 3 salaries reported	$88,000 per year
Machinist 1 salary reported	$32.00 per hour
Packer 1 salary reported	$25.01 per hour

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