production operator

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systems administrator

electrical engineer

production assembler

Day & Zimmermann

I did my first 6 months internship at Day&Zimmerman. A typical day at work would involve monitoring corporate and remote sites' nodes. Maintaining optimized utilization of networking hardware and if any issues arose, I opened appropriate tickets with the ISP to insure high availability. 

During this position, I got hands-on experience supporting, maintaining, and configuring Cisco switches, routers, and firewalls. In addition, I worked very closely with senior network admin. Therefore, shadowing him configure and set up advance network equipment such as nexus and F5 load balancer was a plus. I also put my previous technical skills into use while troubleshooting, creating Visio charts, and providing excellent over the phone assistance. I was also given the opportunity to configure conferencing equipment and monitor them over Solarwinds to ensure their status. 

I also provided telephony administrative support. This included troubleshooting phone related issues, configuring/supporting Nortel phones, and setting up voicemail for new hire. In addition, I also provided support for a variety of conferencing equipment this included assisting the desktop team on solving video/audio related problems. 

The company had very structural management programs. This included mandatory weekly one-on-one meetings. This allows management to understand how their team is doing as far as the project goes. And, it also evaluated individual performance.

A typical day at works begins at 6:30 AM and end at 6:00 PM.  I attend numerous production/program management/staff meetings through the day/week.  There are always open action items generated from the meetings which consume a good portion of the day organizing and generating responses.

I have learned to be flexible and adaptable in varying environments with different tasks, responsibilities and people.  The part of management I like the best is in managing my direct reports.  I make sure they have what they need to accomplish their assignments and make sure my door is always open should they need guidance.

My co-workers are supportive, intelligent, and sensitive to our customers requirements.  We make sure "we do what we say" and keep a company log of our customer contacts, concerns, meetings and  requests.

The hardest part of the job is not having adequate staffing.  In a production environment when funding gets cut the overhead people are the first to go making it difficult for the remaining staff to pick up the work load.  When working with Government Defense Contracts, funding is always closely monitored.

The people are the most enjoyable part of the job.  I have a saying about people...people are like good books just waiting to be read.  People are the most valuable asset a company can have - take care of them and they will take care of you.

The immediate supervisors you deal with are fine by themselves but anyone above them are selfish and believe they know everything about everything. Nothing is ever their fault and they will find some way to blame it on you. They say safety first but cut corners as much as possible, retaliation if you don’t comply happens very often. They will tell you to break SOP to get things done faster just to write you up for breaking the SOP. Absolutely no job security, had a layoff scare recently (05/2025) and honestly still up in the air whether or not they’ll stay running. When we are running they will randomly schedule mandatory overtime and then the next week you will be sweeping all day long. It’s really not worth the pay in the long run but it’s good if you really need a job. There is no room to move up and if you do then you’ve become a favorite, but if you’re a favorite then you’re expected to do everything asked of you even if it’s not your job/ unsafe for you to do. Pay raises 90¢ a year, it will change every week for some reason. Every job in the same department gets paid the same regardless of difficulty.

D&Z is a body shop. They place people in jobs. You are the product. No matter what position you are in the company - you're just 8-10 manhours per day on some spreadsheet. 

I think that I would like to own D&Z or I would hire them if I were a customer. They make a lot of money and they keep their clients happy. However, you - the employee - are nothing more than a piece of meat to be sold or discarded. 

There are dozens of causality who have been discarded with D&Z was done using them. Very sad to see so many good, dedicated, hard-working people get cast aside because the work slowed down or they said the wrong thing to an executive. 

I have heard, first-hand from executives say "Find a reason to fire that guy." For very trivial reasons. To be clear you'd get fired for the something like a bad performance review. But the real reason is that you didn't give your personal friend's private phone number to an executive. (Yeah, that happened.) 

You're a commodity. The work is demanding. Benefits suck. There's no stability. But the pay was pretty good. (Although, I did see management revise the bonus program when they were going to make big bonus payments. "You're not going to make more than your boss.")

Day & Zimmermann is a truly special place to work. The company has been around for 125 years, and once you join, you quickly understand why. People genuinely take care of one another, look out for each other, and take pride in doing things the right way.

The culture, especially within the HR team, is unlike anything I have experienced in my 15-year corporate career. There is a real sense of teamwork, support, and connection that makes the work meaningful and enjoyable.

Day & Zimmermann also offers amazing growth opportunities. The company often looks internally before externally when opportunities arise, and there are fantastic training and development programs led by our People & Culture and training teams. It is clear that employee growth is a priority here.

The stability of the company, combined with its people-first culture, makes Day & Zimmermann a great place to build a career. Our CEO truly cares about employees, and that is evident when you have the opportunity to sit down and speak with him directly, which actually happens here.

I am proud to work for a company with such a strong history, strong values, and a culture where people truly matter.

The group I worked with was very helpful and productive. My supervisor instructed me on all aspects of job and was very helpful and encouraging. Most of what I learned and was required to do was new to me. I learned quickly and was a productive part of the team.

The job involved an outage at the power plant. It was very fast paced at the beginning of the outage and at the end as workers had to be processed in and out. I was responsible for completing the forms for the incoming workers as well as helping a bit with payroll, filing, and checking workers in and out which was important because of safety issues at the plant.

I found it very interesting learning systems that were a bit different from the normal medical secretarial work I was involved with previously.

I wasn't at the job long enough to receive benefits or job advancement since I was working only for the outage which lasted about two months.

I would gladly return to the job if needed and was told I would be called back if they needed an assistant for the outage another time.

I thoroughly Enjoy working for Day & Zimmermann, I work in the Condenser division so as far as Physical work I know all about it. I love this line of work but it requires 8 to 10 months on the road so as you can imagine I have very little time for myself or my Family back home. Its not exactly a job where you can have a personal life or go home to your family every day. Traveling does not bother me but as far as only seeing my family for maybe two months outta the year does not suit me very well. This is a Multi-million dollar company that provides many jobs for people all over the u.s. and also over seas. The division I am in is almost all Mechanical which I very much enjoy. We deal with all Tools from small Hand sockets, wrenches to large impacts, welding and walker hydraulics. Im am desperate to find work in my hometown so I can have a personal life and still maintain a Great job simply because minimum wage does not pay the bills or feed your family.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Meeting people from other states and sharing information and experiences with anyone helps you  grow and them grow for now and the future.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Like any job, trying to get others to listen to what you have to say from experience before they make a decision. Communication is the key to everyone being successful.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The people are good to work with in the craft. But the management side needs too learn how to place the right people in  positions that make the job successful.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Superintendents meeting with management first, then meeting with the craft supervisors to address the daily work scope and safety issues if any. Than schedule for the man power and material needs. Taking head count;  afterwards meeting with engineering and planning on design changes and material schedule. Than checking on progress for the day and sending out a daily report.

Every day at Day & Zimmermann is busy, some may even say hectic, however, the key to its success is its people and its management. Its workplace culture is grounded in its core value; Safety, Diversity, Integrity & Success. Over 24 years with the company, I had held many different support and supervisory positions.  The biggest thing that I learned during my time with D&Z is that when you treat people with respect, challenge them, support them, give them a path and  the tools that they need to succeed, they will do whatever is necessary to meet and exceed the needs of the colleagues and customers they serve.  This is what made going to work at D&Z enjoyable for me for more than two decades.  The biggest challenge in my corporate support roles was implementing process changes as internal and external challenges arose.  While change can happen more slowly than needed, D&Z has repeatedly demonstrated a willingness and commitment to adjust course, remaining a leader in the industries they serve.

Safety Meetings every morning and talked about what we had in our daily schedule,the work inviroment was calm 30 percent of the time the rest was fast paced work so we can get the plant going then we could continue our daily schedule,I did everything from boilermaker,maitnance,labor,warehousing,being a helper in all departments,loading,warehouse,i&e,millwrights,welding and getting certified for the backhoe,lull,forklift,trackmobil,boom lift,scissor lift,and cpr,the worst part of the job was the acid side of the plant being it was down for 13 years and always had acid leaks the best part of the job was that we turn everything back to the operators as quickly as possible and way before the time frame that was given to us and the plant itself would either take us out to eat or give us something in apreciation but most important was we get the job done and safe So we can come home to our families

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Production operator 2 salaries reported	$21.94 per hour
Recruiter 1 salary reported	$35.00 per hour
Systems administrator 3 salaries reported	$158,000 per year
Electrical engineer 1 salary reported	$18.75 per hour
Production assembler 1 salary reported	$20.99 per hour

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