assembler

quality assurance inspector

inventory control specialist

custodian

regulatory specialist

Century Arms, Inc.

Anything you can imagine happens here. HR can not help anyone without higher approval. Managers lie to get you to do your work faster and faster. When issues with the firearms arise they are swept under the rug. I was and still am blackballed for speaking up about an issue in Sept. of 2018 with a new line to be released in Oct. of 2018. The issue was ignored and now they have destroyed their reputation even further with these VSKA rifles. They refuse to extend the same courtesy and respect to me that they give their favorites. They still refuse to sell me a single firearm without reason while selling to everyone else. I ask what I'm doing wrong and HR1 tells me I'm "not doing anything wrong. Maybe HR2 knows something I don't." I ask HR2 and get "your not doing anything wrong. Maybe ask HR1."
That is the way everything in the place works.
 They claim to be ISO 9000 certified. I came from an aerospace
Manufacturing plant that was ISO 9000 and 9001 certified and let me tell you, they are in no way ISO certified. Maybe on paper but it's a fraud.


STAY AWAY.

This company says they want to be world class but do nothing to achieve that. They treat the employees like dirt and pay them pennies. Management didn't care about fixing issues, their answer to solving problems is either sweeping them under the rug or firing the employees that speak up about how to make the place more compliant or better. Safety is nonexistent and people are constantly put in positions to overexert themselves or put in harms way. For a company who manufactures firearms, safety should be the top priority but clearly comes last. The culture and moral of everyone there is very cut throat and people only look out for themselves and will throw you under the bus the first chance they get. Be wary of this employer and standing up for what is right and recommending solutions to problems.

A typical day starts are 7Am-3:30pm. You are pushed to constantly produce more than you did the day before, even if the things needed to do the job may not be readily available.  Training is a little hit and miss (you have to figure out how to do things yourself) Supervisors give little assistance. The jobs are dirty and little effort is made on housekeeping. My co-workers were very good and extremely curtious and helpful.  Management is more concerned with the bottom line alot of cost cutting with material, and tools, while hiring many unneeded  Managers (Top heavy with out and real value added).
The most enjoyable part of my job was making a quality product and interacting with my co-workers.

I worked there from December till the COVID-19 pandemic where I got sick could not work then they let me go. The HR is very rude will not help you in any way and seems to run the show over the supervisors, she had her own grandson hired when he had no experience and was fired for being unsafe 2 weeks after. They lied to me said I will be making $16.00 a hr then a raise after 90 days that did not happen. For a place that makes so much money they could pay and treat the people that make them the money better. I liked the other machine operators and assemblers but management and HR are a joke I don’t recommend working there. 

Lots of turnover in employees because supervisors won’t deal with poor performers. Good workers end up doing more work while everyone is being paid the same.  Supervisors aren’t supportive of helping their employees learn new skills. $15 starting wage and they never give pay raises.  People who have been loyal workers here for many years are still making $15. Three weeks paid time off (PTO) per year and that has to cover sick days and vacation. 

Middle level managers are unqualified and inexperienced. There is a club like mentality of managers that have worked there a long time. Not a terribly complicated product(s) but the management and engineering teams cannot seem to get out of there own way. The place is about 20 years behind the times. New ideas and new professional people with extensive experience outside the walls of Century Arms are squashed like bugs so the old boys keep things the way they are and will never change. Avoid Century Arms in Fairfax Vermont like the plague. 

Great team to work with. Actual super and close management was fantastic but it stopped there. No loyalty or care about individual employee, no advancement though its told there is, 90 day review never occurred for me, went two years without an increase while being told I was an absolute asset. Century has unbelievable potential. But it is clear that pay will never be competitive with the rest of the industry or even livable and you are expected to do 3-8 different jobs at no benefit to you.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The people are amazing. It makes coming to work fun! The products being made now adays are something special. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
It's growing so fast it can be stressful sometimes

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Fast paced, but if you're willing to work, you will be noticed!

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
New challenges everyday, but it keeps it interesting!

My coworkers and I got along decently.  Immediate departmental supervisors were knowledgeable, willing to pass along their experience.  In a fair and honest fashion, they did their jobs assuring you were doing your job.  Work flow was at times erratic, many times at the last minute.  The "Powers That Be" at times would act like a plugged in, activated toaster thrown into a bathtub full of water.

High pressure environment. Always pressure to do more. Successes not recognized or celebrated. focus always on the one thing that wasn't perfect. I learned a lot about people and how employees should be treated. Best part of the job was my staff and co workers. Hardest was trying to please ownership.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Assembler 4 salaries reported	$19.50 per hour
Quality assurance inspector 2 salaries reported	$23.25 per hour
Inventory control specialist 2 salaries reported	$20.00 per hour
Custodian 1 salary reported	$18.00 per hour
Regulatory specialist 6 salaries reported	$82,500 per year

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