electrical technician

design engineer

project manager

commissioning engineer

project engineer

Bastian Solutions

I found BSCA on indeed during a vacation in October, I applied and got a call the very next day.  I went through five different interviews both over the phone and in person.  After 4 weeks, I gave up I had the it wasn't meant to be attitude. I finally received another email, with an offer. I was to to start December 13.  They sent me links, to video training to watch at home, ( hours ) . 
On my first day I learned that my trainer, was leaving for for a month and a half for vacation. I had nearly two days to learn, at bear min. the key parts to the processes. ( i did it, and it wasn't hot mess)

About 3-5 months in I finally met my actual leader or "supervisor".  I got along wonderfully .  We agreed on myself furthering my education, however anytime i brought it up, he had forgot.  I would notice things that needed approved or changed and he didn't want to deal with it or was afraid to take it any further than a conversation. 
Other management, like those over production or the plant.  They spend their time yelling at each other, or making team members feel stupid by talking down to them like they are all animals.

After being there 2yrs I learned the target on my back was from the upper managers that had sat in on my interviews felt I was not doing my job. ( hello you were there too, no?) In return I asked for my job description, it took months for them to "make" it? Those managers thought I was hired to only look and audit parts. Not according this paper you gave me.  

The hardest part of the job for me was just dumbing myself down.  I knew my capabilities and where I held myself.  Its hard to continue to do that when the drawings you receive are not even complete, or the manufacturing team is over funny business too, so they just don't care either. When I continue to bring quality issues up. I get told I need to step back, I am making myself look bad.  Just don't care as much.  ( right, who needs quality checks )

BSCA=QUANTITY/QUALITY


Although this industry has quite a steep learning curve, this company's method of onboarding you is to throw you into the deep end with no mentorship or guidance from senior developers and see if you sink or swim. This is incredibly detrimental as most newly hired developers are fresh out of college with little professional coding experience and almost certainly no logistics software experience. Contrast this with my first position at a different company where pair programming was the norm and new developers were assigned mentors when they started their employment. 

Tight deadlines lead to burnout and substandard coding practices. Very repetitive boiler plate type development with no room for creativity or innovation. 

Toxic "blame culture" where if you don't kill yourself to meet the aforementioned ridiculous deadlines, you're in deep trouble and it feels like your job is on the line. 

Pay is pretty mediocre for software developers in this day and age. Very little room for advancement, the only consideration for promotions is years in the logistics industry, NOT years as a developer. 

No transparency in which team you are going to be placed on, I only met my manager after I had already started at the company. This is important because if your manager is not the type to take any interest in your career development, good luck ever advancing. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Bastian creates some cool products that are moving the industry forward.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The executives sell more projects than they have employees to work on. The sales engineers also schedule project timelines that are aggressive at best. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Culture is nonexistent here. They changed the business structure so drastically that it feels like they don't even know who they are anymore. Diversity is not a priority here. Management only likes to recruit new employees from their alma maters, so there is really only a few types of people that work there. Since they sell more projects than they can complete, the different groups in the company are almost competing just to get their job done, instead of working with you to come up with solutions to make everyone else's job easier, no real teamwork. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Either management likes to micromanage you or you will never hear from them because they're too busy for you. So much time is wasted trying to communicate because people don't update their calendars and are double booked so you never know where they are.

Pros: The coworkers that I’ve had the pleasure of working with in production are great and always helpful when asking questions or helping with tasks for an assigned job. 

Cons: The culture is broken. Management is not accountable for what goes on in the building or on the production floor in any department, management will talk to you disrespectfully, there is not much room for advancement or opportunity due to management purposely keeping you stagnant, there are long hours and unattainable expectations especially when you don’t have the proper equipment or resources to complete a job, people get injuries that are work related because they are doing the same strenuous tasks without being rotated to other jobs and management does not report it or take it seriously. Continuous improvement is a huge joke. All in all this is company has a very stressful environment to work in and they do not value their employees. 

To say this is supposed to be a top workplace, this company definitely does not rise up to that title whatsoever. It’s all a show to make it seem like it’s so great and I would not recommend this company to anyone looking for a “top workplace” to grow their career. 

This place is a joke! Honestly, I had more manufacturing experience than all 3 of my bosses combined. They always thought they had all the right answers when you could tell they were in way over their heads! I was literally embarrassed by the complete and utter mismanagement of the day to day activities! The supervisor over my area was a young punk right out of the Navy who had a superiority complex and a bad attitude! This could be a good place to work and it probably is for the young fellas right out of collage, but for the working man who has years of experience, expect to dumb yourself down to survive here. I couldn’t lower myself to that so I quit as soon as I was offered a better job with a company that actually appreciated my skills and experience! 



Designing and building custom machines is pretty exciting. Many designs only get built once or twice before moving on to the next one, so everyone is always learning new things. It's like R&D, but the customer does need it to work at the end of the day. When something doesn't work perfectly the first time it can be stressful, but the team always pulls together a solution. Those situations usually end up being the best learning experiences. 

People aren't afraid to improve the standard way of doing things, so if you have an good idea and prove it out, that might become the new normal.

Bastian is a great place to work.  Even though it has grown so much in the last 10 years, it remains a family oriented company. I don't always agree with management decisions, but I can respect those decisions.  And that is hugely important to me. The days go by very fast.  It is a challenge to manage multiple priorities as they can change almost hourly.  Even on a bad day, it is good in that people pull together and really care about each other.  Everyone has their job descriptions but they aren't limited by them, they will help another person out as needed.   Bastian workplace is a challenging atmosphere in which I'm always growing, and I have the autonomy to accomplish what needs to be done.

Pros
* Pay is relatively good and you have opportunity for bonuses and commissions… even though the commission structure is incredibly confusing and not normally followed (per company policy)

Cons
* Incredibly "siloed" organization with inconsistent and unpredictable management
* Very poor communication and cooperation between the silos
* Was just acquired by Toyota Material Handling, so lots of uncertainty for future
* Sales engineer in the Memphis, TN office was incredibly difficult to deal with and was very unprofessional in front of clients
* Not family-friendly
* Lots of travel at the drop of a hat
* Tons of expectations of your time and being available at any time/shift with very little notice
* Definitely not a 8-5 position
* Lots of rejection
* A lot of work (months) will go into a project quote and nothing will come of it

My experience with Bastian Solutions was great. Not to mention a solid benefits package that will include comprehensive health insurance and a generous paid time off package, the company has your back both in business and in life.

The management staff at Bastian Solutions is great: supportive, approachable, open to feedback, and fostering a positive workplace culture where you feel valued and heard.

My team lead was very knowledgeable and skillful and, at the same time, very supportive. He made sure our team worked efficiently and harmoniously every day. No doubt, his leadership skills played an important role in making the work environment productive and enjoyable.

My co-workers were fantastic and cooperative, leading to very good collaboration. 

Expect to be forced to operate machinery that you are completely unfamiliar with. Zero safety training. Second shift supervisor got the job because he used to mow the plant managers grass. He has zero manufacturing experience and should’ve stuck to landscaping. Team leads have no experience either and can’t help with any questions. They mostly sit around, play on their phones, and make annoying noises all night. They have just instituted a “No talking policy” so be ready to be treated like a child. Just left to guess if you’re doing something right and hope you don’t cut your fingers off.

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