senior machinist

mechanic

senior welder

senior mechanic

quality assurance inspector

Chromalloy

Supervisors and management do not take employees seriously they will steal your ideas and take them for their own they are not honest with you they tried to keep you in the position you are in they do not want you to move up in the company because if you do then you will be making more money and they do not want that they will lie straight to your face about being there for you and how if you need anything to come to them before going to HR or anybody else they do this for their benefit only because they need to know what you are going to tell HR or higher up management I have been working at this company for 4 years almost in from the day I started I took pride in everything I did everything they have asked of me I have done they lied on my reviews they created false write-ups in order to keep me from getting my raise they do not give good raises they do not treat their employees with respect their pay scale is incorrect employees complain daily about temporary employees coming on and being able to learn new things above them even if you are an employee if you tell your supervisor you would like to learn new things they do not take you seriously they will say you are too valuable in the position you are in I am sorry but we cannot move you but temporary employees will get all the benefits if you are an employee and you train people the people that you have trained will be making more than you starting off and they will get the opportunity to learn new things you will not the environment is not a good environment to work in employees working here do not like it they do not care for the people they care about how they are going to save their next dollar everyone here is replaceable in their eyes they can get somebody to come in and fill somebody else's position in the snap of a finger supervisors do not understand their positions that they are in they do not know what the employees do they never done most of the positions they are supervising they've never even touched some of the pieces that they are supervising overall bad company to work for they will take your time and give you nothing in return and kick you right out the front door I am being paid $15 an hour and I know 3 positions at this company I know people who are starting off at $16 to $17 an hour for doing less than I do I only respect this company in one way for teaching me multiple positions and the only reason they have put me in multiple positions is because they needed me at the time in that position I also know other things but I in certified in masking clean line and chemicals strip line these are three positions that I am certified to stamp off but I also know grip blast water flush I know how to do powder inventory DyMax tank maintenance in plating area and I am in the process of learning CNC mill

What is the best part of working at the company?
Incredibly talented and committed colleagues who sorely need Lean leadership made Chromalloy a fun place to work. I was able to quickly build successful relationships, teach and coach my workmates in Lean principles, and "move the needle" for the important objectives in the New York Division.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Highly variable revenue dependent on airline business.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Culture is make-it-happen, soldier on, do what it takes, flex and adapt daily, reprioritize constantly...in other words, the company is a disaster from a Lean/TPS perspective. So naturally, the bankers who own the place fired all the Lean leaders and left everyone high and dry. I hope they survive; they're good people.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Start at 0730, make sure my team is headed in the right direction, lead the daily meeting at 0800, head out onto the floor at 0900. Check on our PDCA experiments, say hello to the supervisors and maintenance team, get status updates on downtime and requested tasks. Move to met lab and check in with Quality (different function, but I keep tabs on their work in case they need support). Meetings often scheduled and rescheduled between 1000 and 1500. Plant stops for lunch at 1200. Afternoon is often spent either (a) in a kaizen, (b) working with Maintenance on improvement actions, or (c) designing/building modular structures. First shift goes home at 1500. My staff leaves ~1600. I usually stay until 1800-1900 to finish something I need for tomorrow, or a design, or any needed management communications. Some days I stay to work with 2nd shift until 2000 or 2100. Occasionally come in for 3rd shift (usually about 0530). Working with people on 2nd and 3rd shift earns many brownie points. Home at 2000, grab some dinner, call home to say goodnight to my children, fall asleep and wake up at 0530 to attack tomorrow.

NOTE: This review is for the Phoenix, AZ location. 

I will state the highs and lows of working here. Understand that I have nothing to gain from either a negative nor positive review. 

From what I've seen from working here is that the Management/Supervisors know very little when it comes to the actual operations. It is clear that those hired from outside or promoted from within the company where chosen based on their micro-managing skills, not for their knowledge of the varying processes. Not to mention their nit-picking of minor instances, they seem to focus more on finding people's wrongdoings than tackling the real issues. 

All three shifts (including the Supervisors) are out for themselves. The best way to explain it would be controlled chaos. It's a finger pointing game amongst shifts, where no one seems to be on the same page as far as what needs to be done. The Employees, especially the Temporary Hires are the driving force behind the jobs being pushed through, not the Supervisors. Though they'd like to think so.

Co-workers and their respective Supervisor would rather find problems instead of solving them on their own. The working atmosphere is depressing, stressful. The Supervisors are unprofessional in their pre-shift meetings, calling out people by name or making it obvious that you were the one who made a mistake. 

Mostly everyone worries about what everyone else is doing, instead of focusing on their own work. If you have a great work ethic, the guy next to you probably will not, and excuses are made for them. 

Good benefits, the Overtime is available if you want it. No bonuses when you hit your numbers, if you even do. You won't know what you're walking into one day from the next. If you don't have to work here, don't imprison yourself. You will not be acknowledged for a job well done, they don't treat their employees with respect, though the Supervisors expect it themselves.

A typical day at work involved doing a lot of technical writing. I documented the current machining procedures of the operators and put them on paper, describing the operation with great detail. This improved quality of the parts in production due to less error from the operators, and allowed me to familiarize myself with the reverse engineering process that was performed at Chromalloy as well as mechanical engineering involving various machinery.

I correlated all of my findings to the 3D model of the turbine components to make sure the dimensions and the process flow of the product were all correct.

I also learned how to operate and program the Coordinate Measurement Machine (CMM) to precisely measure outgoing production to fine tune parts for quality assurance. I also learned how to perform first article inspections (FAI) with the CMM to properly calibrate the Electric Discharge Machines (EDM) and the CNC Machines to make the production part perfect.

This job allowed me to obtain a wide variety of all different types of engineering including industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, product design engineering, engineering management, machine engineering, and reverse engineering.

My managers and co-workers were very beneficial to my learning curve, which allowed me to adapt quickly and get my work done in a more effective manner. The hardest part of the job was getting everyone on the same page by agreeing on a specific way to do things in order to stay organized and correct. This involved scheduling several meetings and giving thorough project timeline forecasts.

Chromalloy Casting established a new state of the art casting plant in Brandon florida; the old casting facility was located on Anderson road in Tampa. I was hired because of my background and was requested to establish a quality team to support the growth direction the company had planned. I accomplished this task as noted in my resume. For me, this was an opportunity of a lifetime to apply everything I have learned and accomplished in my 34 years as a quality professional and apply it to a facility with with a clean piece of paper! I am person that truly believes no company can be successful unless the work force is supportive and a part of the the company successes and failures. I approach Quality as a collective effort of training and accountability for a common objective, not a policing action. In my openion; the harmony at Chromalloy started to erode when we starting loosing revenue and the corporate V/P came in and started running the facility. This gentleman had no allegiance to anyone and was over the top with expectations! It became very difficult to get up and go to work in the morning which i must say is the opposite from what we had experienced. I feel as well as many of my past coworkers the corporate management team did not provide proper direction and support with respect to managing the business. I am not against stress providing it is manageable and provides a positive conclusion.

This is the worst job I've ever had by far. I worked in the maintenance department in Carson City Nevada. As a maintenance tech you are not able to properly do your job because of a lack of parts inventory control, and poor oversight. Maintenance is by far the worst department in the entire plant. Parts do not get ordered once submitted. Their are no parts in stock or inventory. Maintenance parts and inventory is out of control. Their are more broken parts then new ones. Parts can be found in about 10 different locations. You spend the majority of your day looking for parts then actually working on machines.  their are no company uniforms, they give you napkins instead of rags to clean oil and grease messes. The badges for the vending machines that dispense PPE and small parts do not work. One of the senior maintenance guys is incredibly rude and has chased off several good employees. Their is no training. Your just thrown into the mix and expected to figure it out. Safety is almost non existent. Everyone knows that the maintenance department has the most issues in the plant and it has become the new normal and absolutely nothing is being done to correct any of these issues. They do not provide you with the tools and parts to do your job. They have been through several maintenance managers over the years because eventually they can't take the poor infrastructure anymore. Stay away from this place! 

Got in during the height of covid so that was a good thing. After that the work got so easy so quick that pushing myself to teach myself new stuff while constantly having to train new people with little to practically no experience became the daily norm. Management most of the time had no clue what to do besides emphasizing daily order priorities. The engineering department was of little to no help either. Little bit of spite, jealousy, intimidation in various areas of the place? Felt like I was leading pretty much everybody and I wasn't even a leadman? Very odd at times but I enjoyed my personal learning and growing for my own benefit. The compensation for the work ruined everything in the end. Management gave frivolous reasons to neglect skillful worthy employees for whatever reason we'll never know. Moving on. The young ones will need to step it up now and learn to grow and then eventually move on themselves. I'll miss a few of the guys in the machine shop. I forgot to mention how old most of the equipment is. Like a machine shop museum from the early 20's century in a way. 

Too bad the HR department is a pile of complete incompetence and purposely works to create a negative environment for employees and their needs. 

Disappointing that what used to be a great place to work is now a Shell of its former self with corporate drones sucking the life out of employees. Chromalloy is a company that compensates poor wages and hostile work environments with longhorn steak house photo ops of employees enjoying a meal in a break room.

A clown show where the least useful and knowledgeable "managers" like HR and planners work every day to justify their job by bullying and condescending the actual employees that get things done on the floor. The only ones who actually did care, shift supervisors, had their authority severely dimished by the HR department for daring to care about their employees.

Run away from this place! It's not a family, they absolutely do not care about you, and the moment you affect their circus of an excuse "plans" you will be gone regardless of what you bring to the table. It doesn't matter if you've been with the company +20 years or just 1. If you are the only one who can do a procedure or how many times you've sacrificed your own time to help out the Chromalloy "family". The moment one lf the higher ups decided to use you as an outlet for their need to flex and justify their parasitic job title they will make your experience horrible.

This company is not what it once was.

My responsibilities included checking all the laser systems in the morning to make sure they are operating properly. Then I would coordinate the daily projects of the operators, preparing and optimizing the machines for the incoming shift of workers. During the course of the day I provide help and maintenance of the equipment and deal with various technical problems as they arise.
I have learned how to work in a dynamic teamwork-oriented environment by assisting the operators of the machines in order to meet the customer deadlines and requirements. I have been exposed to and learned to work with the latest machines and CNC programs in the industry, constantly increasing my knowledge of the laser cutting and welding processes by attending various courses. The management and co-workers all worked towards the company set goals.
The hardest part of the job was the constant very high pressure of production environment close to the deadline period. The most enjoyable part is being able to work with the latest technologies in the field and being able to learn from my co-workers as well as train others on the equipment.

It's always been a bad company to work for but since the buy out a few years ago it's gotten worse. A lot of the lay offs you can read about were to employees without degrees. They were constantly sending out emails asking who had degrees and who didn't and who was in school and who wasn't. Didn't matter how good of an employee you were or how long you worked there, you were out. I saw employees that made mistake after mistake and had no clue how to do their job but because they had that degree they were allowed to stay. Because of situations like this before and after the buy out there was a huge turnover rate there. HR does nothing to help. They are there for the company, not the employees. My department received a new Manager and just after he started, evaluations were due. My supervisor and director gave me good scores. I was good at my job. This new Manager made them re do it until it basically was a horrible evaluation. He had no idea what my job was, had to ask and had never spoken to me yet supposedly knew all about my work. I went to HR and they said he was in the right. Really?!?! I got laid off not long after. I should have sued because I did have a legit suit but was so glad to be out of that place I didn't.

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