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Brose may be a top employer in Detroit but they need to work on their other locations. At the Duncan, SC plant the support staff, Supervisors and Managers are expected to work 12+ hours per day and weekends. Just recently the operators were told they would be working 10 hour shifts but they haven't worked less than 12 hours per day since they rolled out the new schedule. Turnover has been high at this location due to all the demands to work overtime. Employees are walking off the job early or not coming in and management does not address it - they just require those who do show up to work the overtime which is unfair to the dedicated employees. They made some changes to the leadership team and in the last month it seems as though all standards have been thrown out the window. Offensive music is played loudly on the production floor causing temporary employees to quit, the attendance policy is not being enforced in an effort to decrease the turnover rate, the dress code is no longer enforced and now you have to walk through a cloud of smoke when you walk in because they let employees smoke wherever they want now. It seems like the managers are more concerned with being liked by the employees than actually managing the location - creating a "party-like" atmosphere and letting the employees do whatever they want in order to not create any tension or be disliked by anyone. This may work for some employees but it doesn't work for those of us who are dedicated employees and appreciate a professional environment where we don't have to try to ignore Eminem blasting in the background while we are on conference calls. I'm glad my stay at the Duncan location was temporary.

Clean auto supplier. Pretty nice people except the managers. People also tend to try to get in your business. Don't let them. There is definitely nepotism occurring each and everyday.You would think working with a bunch of people who speak English who encourage them to speak it as well. I am no longer going to try to have an intelligent conversation with someone who doesn't even speak a bit of English. It is extremely frustrating working with people will not even TRY to speak English. How safe is it to be in an environment where a great deal of people don't even know the basic emergency words!!!! It's completely unsafe for people who don't even know the basics of English because they can't be counted on in an emergency. Plus they are extremely rude. And I'm not backing down from anyone.
A typical day takes a while to get going since the supervisors are just talking with each other, about non-working issues. The hardest part of the job is dealing with people who don't speak English and dealing with not having enough parts. The best thing about the job is leaving after shift.The company loves to say they have a flexible-work schedule and they are very family-oriented. In no way have I ever seen either of those statements mean anything. I had a pretty bad situation occur and could NOT leave to take care of things. Just remember not to volunteer for anything. I have asked for things for my job and told they didn't have any. It's very frustrating. No HR support unless they decide on it. But again, decide for yourself. If you boss doesn't like you, transfer as soon as possible or you will lose your job. They are not considerate by any means. But the benefits are good and the plant is clean.

What is the best part of working at the company?
There is no best part working at this company they say that you're going to work this many hours a week but you don't because they're always running out of racks and parts so you never really get a full paycheck if you're tempted to hire in the beginning you get a paycheck every week once you're hired in it turns to every two weeks who wants to be paid like that!? it's all a bunch of lies in the beginning I hated it there if you're not fast enough you will not be hired in within the first week and that's a shame because everybody doesn't work the same Pace I wouldn't recommend this job to anybody!!

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Trying to keep up with the fast-paced work it's not hard really but it's hard when you have a supervisor grinding you about hurry hurry hurry it's not worth it the hours and the pay don't add up!!

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment is not okay if you are not a hiring they treat you really bad they don't let you get comfortable with the work that's put in front of you and they don't let you try to at least show your ability to catch on to the job it's either you have it or you don't which is unfair they don't give you a chance at this company to evolve into something great!

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It depends on if we have any work to do usually there's no work when we come in on Sundays and all during the week we get sent home extra early so there's only about 5 hours of work a day if we're lucky!

This is a good job once you get your foot in the door and start building a relationship with your supervisor. If you don’t make the relationships with your supervisor or other employees, then they will try to get you fired over the littlest thing depends on how you act and work. It’s a lot of favoritism at this job, and the person who is liked the most is most likely going to get hired in, while a person who’s not liked might not even get hired in. The best advice is to go in every day and give your best and try to learn everything on the line you are assigned when you can. This will help you in the long run, and the company will love you for being able to cover somebody else if they don’t come. You will automatically start building that relationship with your supervisor, and then you’ll see that the job is pretty easy, and you won’t think about it at all.  You have to get in good with your TI cause they tell your supervisor how you are doing or if they should let you go or not. If your TI like you, then you won’t have to worry that much, and this really applies to Temps. They don’t play about attendance and there is no grace period so you have to clock in by the time your supposed to come in. Anything after your time is considered late and they don’t care if your 1 min late because in their mind late is late. Also, this should be a no-brainer but don’t go to sleep during orientation, or you will get kicked out during or at the end of it. 

Your day starts out with a team meeting in your department. Same thing is said everyday. Your manager tells you about the previous days production and nothing is ever good enough... I didn't learn anything working here. They don't train you and then expect you to train someone else a few weeks later... The management and TI's are all very unprofessional... The hardest part about the job is biting your tongue everyday at the smart comments that management/leads like to make. My coworkers were nice but that's it... They constantly send you home and claim that their out of parts or racks but then turn around and have you work the weekend. I don't want to spend 7 days a week at work just to end up with 3-5 hours of overtime... The best part about the place is, they do have good food in the break room. That's literally the only highlight to working here. I wouldn't recommend working here to anyone 

Been at Brose for a couple years. The job is fast paced and can be fun if in the right department and with coworkers that have a good work ethic. Alot of times you have to do the work of others and nothing is ever done about it. Most (but not all) team leaders are lazy and have been with the company for years and have gotten away with doing little to nothing to support their department. Team leaders lack leadership and production managers lack management skills. If you can keep to yourself and ignore what's going on around you then you'll be fine. Just do your job and go home. That's what I do! The benefits are great, especially the insurance. BCBS and if really affordable. That's the only reason I'm still here. OH AND STAY AWAY FROM C SHIFT! NO REAL SUPERVISION AT ALL. THEY NEED THE HIRER UPS THERE OVERNIGHT TO WATCH WHATS GOING ON! 

The job was easy, and the people I worked with were great! Super supportive and helpful. Such nice people. The pay wasn’t too bad  for the work you do and when ur thinking about it from an hourly wage perspective. But you realize it’s hardly even worth it when you have to work 7 days with absolutely no incentives.  And it’s contract work so you are working every single day, no sick days, no PTO, no health insurance. Literally NOTHING lol. There was no work life balance. They say if your numbers are high and you work good you’ll be hired in after 90 days. Well my numbers were always high, I never called off. And still wasn’t hired in. And it never matters how hard u work when your a temp. Because the chance you get hired in is almost non existent. Especially not in 90 days like they always say  So I quit. 

A typical day at work starts off with our morning meetings. It consists of all the quality defects we have had and how we can make things better. As soon as you start working for this company they thoroughly train you for 2 weeks on the station you are going to be working, once you have maintained at making production, quality, and safety then you are able to train at other stations in your free time, if you are willing. I know all of door line, pre assembly, sub assembly and all of CFM production. The co workers are absolutely a blast to work with and I call them my family, however, the management struggles to follow procedures. Choosing their picks on who has to follow them and who doesn't is the main reason why I want an opportunity to move forward with my life. I'm looking for a career not just a job.

Start of the shift I check my area to make sure I have everything that I need to start my shift and that my area is well stocked,I check to make sure that there are no quality alerts on any of my parts,next I do my poky yo check...now I'm ready to run my parts.I learn how to do my first off,how to check for bad parts,and what to do if I find bad parts.                                                                                            Management in my area I feel is not stricked enough because people get away with not doing their job which causes us not to hit numbers when we'er suppose to,although I do feel that workplace culture is fine.The hardest part of my job is getting other people to do their part,and the most enjoyable part of my job learning new areas.

Nice job to have while waiting on something better. Hard work. No AC in the summer. Long HOT days. Mandatory OT. My line is a great line to work at. We all work hard and hit our quota daily but still get griped at by supervisors and upper management for the silliest things. Lots and lots of "DOWNTIME". They are either out of parts, machines broken down or some other nuisance. Downtime can be 8 minutes or 8 hours. Sometimes they send you home but most of the time they want you to at least "Look busy" while on downtime even if it means cleaning your station and sweeping for 8 hours straight. no phones no music no nothing. Just a boring long hot job with demanding, ungrateful management and supervisors. You are sore before during and after work. Pay is ok and good health insurance but thats about it

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