assembler

material handler

production coordinator

hvac technician

press brake operator

Daikin-Applied

I knew when I first started this was going to be a huge adjustment, as the position I was hired to do doesn't exist anywhere else and was a concept to the company (as told by rm). Trying was just about non-existent, could only shadow the person who did scheduling, ap/ar, and a bunch of other stuff a while playing catch up from the past year or so from previous employees that were no longer there. It was also coming up on their end of fiscal year, so you can imagine how busy my "trainer" was. I was given about a week or so before I began to "schedule" or assign jobs to technicians. I do have previous dispatching and scheduling for technicians, however not in the hvac industry. I was told that I didn't really need to know anything about hvac and that I would be fine. I would absolutely previous hvac knowledge for such a position as technicians will ask you what systems they are working with or if customers have questions as well. I was here all of 2 months; could barely ask questions, since everyone was so busy or needed to focus on what they were doing. After about a couple weeks of being there, I was left out of meetings, conversations, anything that had anything to do with sending a technician out to, or monthly stats about how the month is looking. Expectation was to communicate with all customers that were due to be serviced that month; which is fine and dandy until they ask for dates and updates every 2 days, again which is fine, they want to know when. However i also need to communicate and ask 2 managers when we can go out to every single customer and for all 9 technicians, which also is a little bit of a pain. What made it difficult would be meetings I was unaware of for either myself or all of the technicians; I would find out when I ask if I could schedule a customer and they would tell me "no" because there is meeting, or they have a big job set for that day/week. Anything I would try to do would be cancelled out by something i should have been told about. 
What also made it difficult was the fact that the only system they have with customer information is not updated with correct connect info for the correct person, so again i have to ask someone "is this the correct person/number" half the time it wasn't so they would have to send me the correct person and contact info. They need to figure out how to properly train someone for dispatching, shadowing someone is not enough.

I came to Daikin Applied genuinely excited about the work and the team. The individual contributors I worked with were, by and large, talented, collaborative, and invested in doing good work. That part of the experience was real.

Unfortunately, the management layer told a different story. Communication from leadership was inconsistent and often absent when it mattered most. My manager showed little visible investment in the growth or day-to-day experience of their direct reports. And over time it became clear that the contract-to-hire arrangement was not being pursued in good faith, which was frustrating both professionally and personally.

During my time there, the IT organization underwent a rebranding and restructuring into what they called the "Digital" team. In my observation, the changes did not translate into meaningful improvements for the people doing the work. It felt more like a repositioning exercise than a genuine investment in the team or its culture.

What stuck with me most was the gap between Daikin's stated values and what I observed in practice. The company promotes people-centered management and collaboration, but several managers and directors I encountered treated their teams more as interchangeable resources than as people. Collaboration across departments was sometimes actively avoided, with problems outside a manager's immediate scope dismissed as someone else's concern rather than a shared challenge worth solving together.

The disconnect between the culture the company describes and the culture I experienced felt significant. It also seemed like the qualities being rewarded and promoted were not always the ones that made the individual contributors so good to work with.

If you're considering a role here, I'd encourage you to ask pointed questions about management philosophy, conversion timelines, and how cross-functional collaboration actually works in practice, not just what the values page says.

What is the best part of working at the company?
They have a nice presentation up front.  I was excited to be there.  Then realization sets the stage.  They are lacking in Floor leadership and development in my case.  There on the ground communication doesn’t seem to be productive.  Random talks during probation said ” there’s a lot to learn, don’t worry”  “you’re doing fine”.  But those talks didn’t line up with HR and Sup. During termination reasons.  I think it could be a nice place, very clean environment, but there are retention, communication, process, accountability, and training issues that will require a very new attitude to correct.  These on the floor problems don’t seem to be noticed above supervisor level, or just ignored.  Also the position I was in was very technical and safety intense.  I may not have had all of what they wanted but my impression was it was a trainable position and they were willing to, but in the end it didn’t seem like they wanted to put in the promised support. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Safety intense.  High voltage components.  Never got all safety equipment.  That hindered progression in training.  Trying to assure quality assembly before testing took excessive time. ( should have been verified before test cell induction.). Too many possible assembly errors to learn before testing of multiple units. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Clean environment, comfortable.  Long way to break/restrooms.  Didn’t notice any people problems overall.  Peers doing the training ? 2 of the 3 ok.  Learned a lot.  3rd and last training person, not so well.  Self serving!  Lacked in personality and people skills.  Seemed to know a lot but unfriendly.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Good overall.  Very intense.  Was looking forward to work under promised circumstances and assistance, but they couldn’t deliver.

A typical day at Daikin is show up, do your job but do not do more work than others because that will paint a target on your back and it will NOT get you anywhere within the company. You have to suck up to the right people.

I learned nothing from Daikin. By far the worst training program I've ever been through. They don't train. They lie and are extremely misleading with how long your lack of training will take.

The most dishonest and disingenuous management staff I've ever had the displeasure of meeting. Along with one of the most corrupted HR staff. I know HR is for the company but they take it a whole new level. Management is not management at all. Paper pushers with agenda to make themselves look good. Extremely incompetent, disrespectful, and they don't even know what they're supposed to be doing. The so called general manager is just as bad.

Workplace culture is toxic. There's a reason they hire x30 people a month and only 1-4 end up staying to the 90 day mark. Favoritism, disrespect, little to no communication (even when it involves you directly), just a number, lack of transparency in policies, they pick and choose when they want to implement policies, poor quality of working materials, and poor quality of product. They don't care if it's a barely functional unit as long it gets out and they get paid.

The hardest part of the job is the dishonest and disingenuous management and HR, lack of training, lack of any kind of transparency, toxic workplace (whether employees or management), and favoritism.

The only enjoyable part of the job was weekly pay. That's it.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Simply put, the high wages are probably the best part of working here, but that is not to take away from the overall experience. This is a great place to work. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The only difficult part of working here was the short breaks. My station was on the far side of the plant from the break room and there was simply not enough time to cross the plant, have a snack, and return in time to resume work. Most workers in my department simply brought lunch and stayed in the work site for breaks. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The climate was very welcoming and co-workers were very helpful with patient training and assistance. Everyone seemed to want new employees to succeed and that was reflected in the conduct of both the workers and the supervisors. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
You would ideally arrive a little early for group stretching exercises and then be assigned to a particular job area for the day. the supervisor would then read announcements, including reporting on injuries that occured with reminders about safety requirements. The workers would decide which task each person would start on. We would then rotate to other tasks as the day progressed.

From the start of the interview process, they lie to you about hours worked and weekends. Mandatory weekends every other weekend, then on the weeks that your not working the weekends, they make you work 10 hr days, with less than 24 hr notice. 
Most inefficient factory you could imagine. Spend rough half your day on average everyday, sitting around without work to do, or lately when there is work to do, Management tells you not to do it, so the other shift  has work. Upper management constantly forgets or fails to order base materials, so we just sit for days on end sometimes with nothing to do. But even with no work to do, they are gonna make you work the weekend anyway.
The management and union are constantly at battle, causing chaos and making it feel like a fight to get anything, including job promotions, training, or even questions answered by your supervisor/managers without them getting smart with you.
Be warned, this company does not care about you, your time, your family, your health, or your life. You are there to be their robots, or the closest thing to them you can be, since currently robots cant do this job. You deserve better, EVERYONE deserves better than this.

Work life balance would be worse if the company had it their way.  Union shop, roughly every other weekend is guaranteed off due to the contract.  10 hour days are nice, and give you three day weekends on those weeks with no overtime, but 50-60 hour weeks are pretty common.  Pay is decent, many jobs require very little education or experience.  Job security is pretty good because of the union.  Employees can switch departments fairly easily.  Advancement is possible, but due to the harsh divide between union and management, few people would want to "advance".  Safety is not taken seriously.  Multiple complaints fell on deaf ears.  Management is stuck in the 80's, injuries are to be expected.  Their solution for almost every injury is to inform people about what happened, rather than finding the root cause and working to eliminate the risk.  If you just desperately need money, take a job here, the money is OK.  If you're looking for a new long term home or looking to advance your career, forget it!

Positive Work Environment: Employee and intern reviews frequently describe the atmosphere as hospitable and kind. Management is often cited as being knowledgeable and willing to take time to train new employees.

Strong Benefits Package: The company offers a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401K retirement plan with an employer match, paid time off, and paid holidays. Some positions also offer tuition reimbursement, a referral bonus program, and a four-day work week.

Focus on Training and Development: Daikin places a high value on employee growth. The company provides on-the-job training and has a specific "Dojo Training" program for factory team members to learn fundamentals in welding, brazing, and other essential skills. This is a significant resource for career advancement.

Competitive Pay: While average salaries vary, job postings for roles like assemblers show starting wages above the regional average, often with a shift differential for second shift. Higher-level positions, such as the Director of Operations, can command a very high salary.

For starters Daikin is a Japanese ran company. They pay and work you like a sweat shop .They put you through a few days of training which mainly consists of doing timed tasks against the other new trainees. Fun if you like competing.Based off how well you timed is based off where they put you. Can’t move up or change lines until after 90 days. Once on the floor they send you to wolves. Spend 8-12 hours a day doing the same tedious task. When not moving fast enough team leaders come in and belittle you. Half the staff wears mask the other half not. The pay is horrible roughly mandatory overtime on Saturday’s . You get a 15 and a 30 minute break , which you’ll spend half of that making your way out of the plant to the cafeteria or what not. The other half of your break is walking back to plant to your line. Turn over rate is terrible . They basically hire to push they product out without caring who stays who leaves or anyone’s well being. For it to be factory that makes A/C units good luck working in the heat. 

A typical day starts with a quick clean up of critical issues from the previous night, followed by responding to customer service tickets that have been prioritized.
I have learned the basics of IT service desk operations, the troubleshooting steps and repair of enterprise software.
The management of the IT department here is very good and allows us to work at our own pace and with little interference. The job expectations are great with the support of a factory as well as 250 users for my position.
The co-workers are an easy bunch to work with in time, though they are critical until they know and are comfortable with the skills.
The hardest part of the job is the unceasing demands and reprioritizing of tickets due to the number of requests that come into my office.
The most enjoyable part is the chance to effect efficiency with technology and the development of processes and software integration.

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