production supervisor

manufacturing engineer

industrial mechanic

engineer

technician

Argon Medical Devices

I started off feeling very optimistic and excited however over time and a short period of time. I have become disillusioned with this company. Management “talks” a great game of we are all in this together. We are a “team”. This is what, I thought, I was buying into as a company culture and value system. What you quickly realize it’s all buzzwords and propaganda to keep a workers churning out their products and making bonuses for management and profit for the company. Management only cares about themselves.  There is rampant favoritism which is great if you’re in the click that is in “power” or favor at the moment.

Behind the scenes in the trenches there is inter department “in fighting” and finger pointing over who or what department is at fault for plunging production and efficiency. 

There are many fine and kind hard working people there. Who most really do care.

Management is terrible and out of touch. The front line supervisors and “lead people” typically only look out for themselves. 

I personally have cussed and treated like a dog.
Lied to directly to my face. Had a supervisor purposefully sabotage my transfers to get out of their department.


this place is great to work at. but terrible terrible management. the training?? haha what training?? you won’t even get proper training for what you gotta do and they start complain how you ain’t doing your job right.(i worked in the warehouse department and the other departments is just as worse in management. the higher ups don’t even know what they want. it’s ridiculous how this company works. they always pointing fingers at each other and no one wants to take the blame 
i stayed 16hrs almost straight week or even more just to catch up on my work cause the lack of training i got. the company will still complain bout my work. even tho they know i have no training what so ever. it’s not worth the stress in this place. and it’s too bad because i did enjoy the job we had to do. clean environment, temperature controlled breaks are good. but these guys really don’t know what they wanna do for their company better yet not even care.
too mad i got let go lol they rather lose someone that actually gave a dang bout 
their company then to hear out what the warehouse team needed for help. i wouldn’t recommend this place. but only good thing about this place is the job easy(when u finally learn how to do the jobs.) and it’s a very clean environment 

Toxic, hostile work environment. The company operates in a fear-based, military like manner. No discussions allowed. It's tough to do good quality work when rushed and somebody is breathing down your neck, micromanaging you and making new assignments & demands almost daily.

Was given architectures and systems that didn't work properly. When I provided solutions, they were ignored. Requested help on multiple occasions and was ignored. Set up for failure. 

Deadlines for projects are imposed without any chance to do any analysis or scope out what needs to be done. New projects and deadlines constantly added to your plate without any consideration for what you are currently working on or already over worked.

Projects were deliberately sabotaged. Promises were made and not kept. Unable to get timely responses from managers.  Not a safe productive environment.

Was held responsible and blamed for problems caused by other teams.
Hands down the most toxic environment I've ever worked at.

Had vacation planned fand approved for mid Oct. Was told it could be rescinded.

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What is the best part of working at the company?
There was no positive aspect to my experience. I was misled with false promises that I would work eight-hour shifts and occasional Saturdays. The compensation is inadequate, and there is a competitive environment among departments that undermines product integrity, leading to damage and loss. It is perhaps the most problematic workplace in Athens, as the company shows little regard for its employees and their families. Instead, they prioritize product output, which is causing employees to lose motivation and deliver their worst efforts.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Everyone is so tired and frustrated with management, with each other, and with the wear and tear on our own bodies because we are sleep-deprived and working for pennies.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Negative and backstabbing!  Every day you worry about your job and your bills because there are too many control issues and less focus on productivity. You just can't work and mind your own business.

A typical working day during the time that I has been in Argon Medical Devices Inc. was one full of new challenges and looking for new improvements at work. During my days in packaging Department I develop a new way to include more products in the same skid, promoting a cost reduction in sterilization expenses and paper works. I was rewarded for this idea. During my days as a biopsy gun assembler ( with over 50 different component) I made  enough improvements to get the company goals, increasing the guns production. A letter from one of our customer was received recognizing our product Quality. As a center less grinder operator I was expose to a totally new field for me during more than four years. Argon Medical Devices was a good place to work as a team with a good relation with supervisors and co-workers. Probably my hardest part of my job was that some times I was demanding more from my self that my own supervisor.

Working in the warehouse is easy and manageable, but the hours can be overbearing. Many days you're expected to work 12 hours, sometimes more. Most people in the management positions don't really care about your hardships or issues outside work, or even at work. I've seen people train for less than 2 hours to be just thrown in their position and expected to know everything. If the new hire would have any issues or questions, management would just complain and find someone else to figure the issue out. 

Also the pay is just awful. They give you plenty of overtime, but the base pay is horrendous. If you aren't bringing home 50+ hours a week, then it's simply not worth it. 

Workloads are very inconsistent. One month you can get more overtime than you are prepared to handle, then the next month you can barely make your 40 hours for the week (and 40 hours a week is not enough money to take home on their given salary).

Overall I give it an ok rating for a first or second job, but you don't want to be stuck here too long.

Argon Medical operates with a very traditional, top-down culture that can feel outdated. The company’s biggest asset is its medical device license and market position, but employees often seem secondary to production and profit goals.
Ideas and different perspectives are not always welcomed unless they match leadership’s views. At many levels, the expectation is to follow direction rather than challenge decisions or suggest improvements.
It can be a good fit for someone seeking stability in a structured environment. However, people who value innovation, collaboration, employee development, and open communication may find the culture frustrating.
Problems are often addressed only when they become major issues. Once resolved, the focus quickly shifts back to production and profit instead of long-term prevention and continuous improvement.

I can't say enough about the incredibly supportive and collaborative team I had the privilege of working with at Argon. From day one, the culture was one of mutual respect, open communication, and a shared dedication to our goals. The dynamic made every challenge feel manageable and every success a shared victory.
What made this team exceptional was not just the talent, but the willingness to help each other grow. Seniors were always approachable, willing to mentor, and provided constructive feedback that truly made a difference in my professional development. We celebrated each other's wins and stepped up when someone needed assistance, without a hint of ego or office politics.
This is the kind of environment where you feel valued, motivated, and excited to come to work every day. It genuinely sets a high bar for team culture, and I am grateful for the experience and the lasting connections made. Highly recommend this company and the people who make it great!

If you were hired by the new management group you could get away with murder, if you weren't hired by them then.. they held you accountable for the poor performance of the individuals they hired. It started at the Top with the plant manager and engineering manager then it worked its way down into all other managers. Production supervisors who were hitting their numbers were being yelled at to do better, while other production supervisors hired by the new regime were missing the mark but all their failures were swept under the rug like nothing happened. If you enjoy being under constant pressure with poor management this is the place for you. They will pull you off of one project to work on another project but then yell at you for not getting the previous project done while management pulled you off of it and told you it wasn't critical. 

This place did not any common since. For management they would just pull someone from another department that has no clue about the area, and didn't get trained for that area. The new people that get hired only get like a one day training, and if they didn't figure it out by then, they send you off to another area, and do it again. You'll work alot of over time anywhere from 5days 10-12hr shifts or mostly 6 10-12hr shifts and makes it draining(you will never and I mean NEVER be caught up). You'll get cross trained but never get a pay raise for it. And HR is a joke, if you have a major issue, they'll tell you either they need the person having the issue to talk to them, need more than one person to talk to them, or just tell you there's nothing they can do (won't do).

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