field service engineer

mechanical assembler

field applications scientist

manufacturing technician

senior material handler

BRUKER

Management has zero interest in customer support or the organic nature of sales gained through all the hard work service staff do to maintain and promote the company's image. No metrics at all to measure the impact service and applications staff have on future sales. No credit given to employees for all the hard work and customer service. Great products, but only made great through the hard work of old-school engineering and service staff and direct interactions with customers. GM is totally removed from the business and has zero idea about the product or customers. Only cares about selling more to keep the numbers good for their boss. Zero upward mobility, no recognition of on-the-job experience, and no mentorship.

Bruker Daltonics was a great learning curve for me. I was initially hired for Inventory Management, but soon after I got involved with Intermediate planning for sub assemblies and re-ordering parts for production as well as service. I loved the freedom that I had to make
department recommendations and improvements. Some of my improvements were cost effective such as the sourcing and procurement of a vertical storage retrieval system. Another significant
improvement came in the way of cost avoidance; by implementing a formal cycle count program, I was able to cut down on lost or misplaced parts which in turn saved money.

The individuals working in the Madison WI office are primarily very professional but also friendly. There are often groups of people participating in sporting events and other social outings. However, over the last few years the company is squeezing the employees tight. As part of merging with the corporate office, many benefits have been taken away, and continue to be taken away. Additionally several positions have been eliminated as people leave the company, and rather then replace them, upper management pushed the already busy employees to make it up. This is burning people out and taking the mood of the whole office down...

Today, worldwide more than 6,000 employees are working on this permanent challenge at over 90 locations on all continents. Bruker systems cover a broad spectrum of applications in all fields of research and development and are used in all industrial production processes for the purpose of ensuring quality and process reliability. Bruker continues to build upon its extensive range of products and solutions, its broad base of installed systems and a strong reputation among its customers. Being one of the world's leading analytical instrumentation companies, Bruker is strongly committed to further fully meet its customers’ needs as well as to continue to develop state-of-the-art technologies and innovative solutions for today's analytical questions.

The buzz runs up a peak ~ 11a, plan a post lunch review & question session where the experts join in, and a solution is cast.  I think that management is fairly even keel, but the real stress is making sure that my specific task is not going to delay a shipment.  Personally,
I enjoyed a deep focus upon difficult problems that sometimes arise, as most of the shakers are departed.  Sometimes co-workers will
bring by some cookies or such, just so they are not trashed.  Time for another cup of coffee.  It's an eye-opener and wonderful when the
problem (really - is a challenge) becomes an obvious solution.  It's     dark early, and flurries are beginning.

Lack of advancement opportunities. 
Incompetent Human Resources department. 
Company penalizes for not utilizing California SDI when needing leaves of absence. 
They refuse to pay STD benefits at their stated rate of 75%.
Will not tell you that you will be penalized for not using California SDI until after the fact, with a maximum payment of $25 a week if California SDI is not used.
High turnover rate in Human Resources department. 
Expects employees to do multiple different jobs, other than your current job position. 
Doesn’t adhere to safety, or OSHA protocols. 
Annual merit increases are laughable at best. 




Very fluid environment. Often times ended up working on new things or changing gears on projects with very little notice. FT-IR was a small division then so this was to be expected. Company was european family owned and managed so tended to be run more like a european company. 

Technical information from headquarters in Germany was frequently hard to get, frequently limited in utility, and the language difference definitely made documentation work very hard and stressfull.

Productive environment and talented personnel.

Most off the talent pool is German and very eager to help with keeping the company focused. Bonus plans and chances for advancement. Senior management is very good at providing employees with challenges and opportunities for growth.


Traveling to Europe to learn more of the German culture was wonderful and the company is over 1000 personnel strong.


The company uses SAP as the software for all departments and is well organized. Training is superior compared to other facilities.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Collaboration with a wide range of coworkers with a great learning opportunity.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
A micromanager with no people managing skills and always looking to promote his own agenda.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Nice coworkers overall but ones with bad manners and personal agendas can manipulate the environment easily.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Stressful. Wondering how to manage the situations with the boss.

Bruker Corporation is the global market and technology leader in analytical instruments including NMR, preclinical MRI and EPR. Its magnetic resonance division, Bruker BioSpin, delivers the world's most comprehensive range of magnetic NMR and EPR spectroscopy and preclinical MRI research tools. The Bruker BioSpin Group of companies develop, manufacture and supply technology to research establishments, commercial enterprises and multi-national corporations across countless industries and fields of expertise.

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