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If you're a skilled, hard-working professional - I DO NOT recommend working at Chromalox-- especially not the cable department. Despite what they say in the interview, there are no real incentives here. You’ll regularly put in over 40 hours a week, and there’s no recognition for the extra effort.
Forget about regular merit raises — the only increase you’re likely to see is a cost-of-living adjustment. Promotions? Not happening unless someone quits or gets fired, and even then, the most you’ll get is maybe a dollar or two more MAX. Managers won' give you a raise or promotion until they need to fill in a position after someone's quit. If you decline their request to assist-- they'll find anything you've "done wrong" to blackmail you into it without expecting any sort of wage increase. The facility is outdated and constantly short-staffed. When someone leaves, their workload just gets dumped on whoever’s left. Most people are already doing 10-hour days Monday through Friday, plus every other Saturday. Still, no extra pay, no bonuses, nothing. 
Management? Basically useless. Most of them got their roles because they’re friends with the PM. Not because they’re qualified. Don’t expect any support; if you’re not part of the old crowd, you're on your own. You're either stuck dealing with a broken system or you're looking for another job. 
It feels more like high school than a workplace. Departments act like cliques, not teams. New hires, ESPECIALLY TEMPS, often get thrown under the bus instead of being trained or supported and are likely to get fired/let go. Management turns a blind eye to the drama, so nothing changes. As long as the drones do their jobs so the ones working in the offices can get their bonuses. The more seasoned employees tend to sabotage the work of others, especially new ones. No one is held accountable for their actions, or lack thereof-- UNLESS if it's affecting management's reputation and pay.
Most of the machinery is ancient, and there’s a big gap between leadership and the people actually doing the work. Supervisors are inexperienced and constantly tied up in meetings that don’t lead to any real improvements. The only meetings that involve the REAL workers are butt-kissing rituals set up by management to introduce ANOTHER CEO, Director, or whatever. They have a lot to say about how work should be done, but have NO IDEA how it's done, what it takes to get it done, and how llong it takes. Training is TERRIBLE-- but that's because employees DON'T GET PAID TO TRAIN. The attitude of most employees is "I don't get paid enough to .."-- but you can't blame them. 
Starting pay in the cable department is under $40k/year. You’ll probably be told you’ll get a raise every six months — don’t count on it. Job duties are vague, and they’ll tack on more without any extra pay. There’s no formal job description — just an offer letter. Benefits are basic: 4% 401k match, 10 PTO hours every 30 days, and only 8 hours of sick time. 6-point system is back in place, and each occurrence rolls off after every 90 days.

I can only speak to the Ogden, Utah facility.  This company is just a manufacturing facility where they build all the heating elements heaters, and other heating systems.

85% of their plant is a sweat shop. . . literally (heaters, remember?)  Low lighting, loud, hot in summer, decent in winter.  

Pay is low, borderline anorexic. This is because they have to figure out how to compete with cut throat business that build similar products outside of the US.

Local leadership is very limited in what choices they can make, they are held on VERY short leash by the upper management in Pittsburgh, PA - who also have a very high turn over rate, they show up at the Ogden facility occasionally to crack the whip. As if yelling louder will somehow scare more money out of the already strained system.

Ogden has a humble & submissive engineering group that uses only AutoCad. If you are looking for a job here, try the product development group, they actually use SolidWorks and are allowed to think. 

The engineering group has a moderate turnover rate because there is no room to grow, pay is low, morale is worse.  Everyone in this plant has only one mode: Turn the crank!  Day after day, after day, after day - same duties, same work, same problems, no variance.  Remember, it's a production facility - and that's all.

Maybe, if you are patient and wait for others to quit you can probably go over and turn their crank instead of yours.

Chromalox used to have a great project management team in place, to initiate major projects for customers. Over the years, the project management has dwindled to almost nothing. it's like one day we are told that production  has a month or so to complete a project and next we are told we have to have the product done in four days. This to me is not how you project manage a company. I believe in having ample time to complete projects in a timely manner with maybe a day or two to look the project over and get it out the door. With Chromalox it is like the rush and catch up game which is very stressful on the floor people because we have to always work 10 to 12 hour days during the week and 5-8 hours on Saturdays, which makes employees irritable and stressed. At Chromalox there are some really great people that work here and they are great people to be around. Working at Chromalox I have learned a great deal, I have learned to work as a team and to work with others even though they can get on your nerves, but it is a job and it is important to act professional.

I worked at Chromalox Ogden for almost 2.5 years which was 1.5 too long it was impossible to excel in anything except what you're required to work in, i went in trying to get a forklift certification and or some shipping and receiving skills or work in areas i could get useful skills for other job opportunities only to to told "Sorry to hear that" and never to be brought up or helped. If you're looking for an ok paying job for a few months working with toxic coworkers who have worked the same position for years and still don't know how to do their job, with Day and Night-shift rivalry where some manager/leads look down on you or straight up not believing you when you have a jenuwine complaint about other coworkers or machines your working on, just to be given the cold shoulder, a snarky comment, or a "well what ya gonna do" and a brush off that meant 
"your so below me your not worth talking to" just for working a different shift. 

The culture at chromalox is a mess and will never be changed. The ones that make and control such a terrible culture will stay in management and directors keeping bad things to happen to good people. 
The place has no place for good people or good workers. If you are lazy and like to attempt to get more money which you will train people making more than you, this is the place for you. 
Some management has been there for over 35 years and still don't know how to do their jobs correctly. Corporate comes down and dictates everything and says do this and that without knowing what the variables are. Stupidity thrives here so if your smart your going to have an uphill battle. You will see billions of dollars handed to children to play with. 

A typical day at Chromalox is when you come in its not an overall miserable feeling as though you have just come to work. The people are for the most part fun and enjoyable and are willing to lend a hand if possible. I had great co workers which ultimately led me to getting hired on full time rather than continuing to be a temp. I got my Forklift certification from Chromalox which was a plus in my case. The management team do not hassle in a manner that it makes you feel like you're being fussed at. The hardest part of the job only comes when you have rush orders to go out and you spend more time pushing out orders but when its not an all out rush the best part becomes the laid back work day.

Work-life balance
The work us easy and laid back but they don't show appreciation to their employees also the management is a buddy system and don't listen to problems and complaints. No room for growth if your not a friend of the management team.

Pay & benefits
No bonus no raises no room to grow

Management
It's a buddy system. You have to know the higher up people grow

Culture
They are not considerable to the employees that have kids.

Overall
It the company would appreciate their employees more and do more for their employees they could probably keep people. Also they show favoritism to their friends but the employees that go above and beyond get more work load added instead of them making all employees work equally.

Typical day was getting blue prints, setting up machines, getting parts and start stamping or bending. I learned to read on more of a metric level and how to use certain tools I had know clue how to work prior to my job. Management was always the friendliest people to deal with. Co-workers were awesome, we worked together as a team and helped transfer heavy and long parts to bend or stamp. Hardest part of the job would be working in a real hot environment near the furnaces. Most enjoyable was the fact we try to keep our sense a humor about us to make the day go by quicker.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Steady work, pay is decent, free lunch once a month.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I believe stress is a choice as long as you do your job to the best of your ability.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Easy going atmosphere not your regular production type facility where repetive tasks usually dominate. Chromalox is different in that your job isn't gonna burn you out.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Building shipping containers and boxes for product to be shipped

What is the best part of working at the company?
Nothing at all. The pay was okay management was horrible and some of the people are not people you want to be around because they are out to get anyone in trouble even if that means making up stories

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Management and not knowing if your job is safe from one day to the next

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Hostile work environment. A lot of immature people causing problems instead of focusing on work

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Very stressful. Always worrying about what someone might say to get you in trouble

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