production associate

production assembler

journeyperson electrician

forklift operator

finance manager

Detroit-Manufacturing-Systems,-LLC

Pros

- The majority of staff at the non-management level are very supportive and positive people.

Cons

- A few extremely bad apples among the staff (including management) really ruin the bunch. Some individuals are known to be emotionally unhinged, and openly discuss personal politics as well as very personal aspects of their lifestyle that have made others around them uncomfortable. 

- The sales department is known to be a source of in-fighting between different departments within the company, due to individuals being habitually verbally combative and destructively negative, creating a very toxic work environment. It’s also disturbing when someone openly brags about her swinger lifestyle with others half her age.

- Management likes to explicitly tout treating their employees “like family”, yet will de-humanize and blackball you for superficial reasons. They will avoid talking to you and avoid making direct eye contact with you.

- Communication is far from being one of the company’s strong attributes, in part because the company was only started in 2012, and the rest because of the bullet points stated above.

- The company is not conducive to an effective or positive learning environment, and doesn’t exactly exercise best workplace practices.

- Nepotism is prevalent in the company at mid-level and executive management levels.

- The company is located in the middle of the most degraded/run-down part of Detroit (or of just about any metropolitan city). Make sure your vehicle always has gas in its tank and is properly maintained, as you don’t want to have to stop into a gas station or have a mechanical break-down within the city limits.

- The CEO appears to genuinely believe in taking care of her employee workforce; however, she’s not actively involved in the company’s day-to-day operations, as she owns and manages at least one other business, and therefore appears to be completely out of touch with the morale issues that plague the company.

One of the things that I liked it about DMs was I had a chance to get involved with different job functions in the plant learning more is good knowledge for the manufacturing system. Unfortunately had to leave because I was with a temp service and they pulled me away from DMS because I apply myself with the company to getting hired in the date of my drug screening my boss pulled me off of the job. I felt as though. That was very unfair and I could now still  be at DMS working
 I was doing sequencing / I was learning to do put in harness wiring.. bringing dashboards to the line/
Quality Inspection.. my boss was getting me ready to be successful at DMs and I feel as though it was truly unfair that the temp service that I was with pulled me out before I can get a chance. Detroit Manufacturing system never called me to go through with my drug test so I can get hired in a lady named Wanda Phillips talk with me told me that I would be informed but no one called.
Now I'm trying to do it one more time because I know I can get the job done if they consider bringing me a board they will not regret it just give a personal opportunity Detroit Manufacturing Systems I have send my resume and we shall see may God bless you all..

What is the best part of working at the company?
The operators and the authenticity of there personalities. And some of the other departments had some really nice and helpful team members.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Working for a management team that was clueless and based your job on if you were in their click.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Misleading, and no clear direction as to what the goal should be for the team. And again I have to reiterate the management team is very clickish.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Stressful not knowing when you’d be next because you weren’t with the click. When your counter part basically comes to work whenever they want and nothing is done about it. And when they have multiple complaints written on them and nothing is done. But the one’s that actually come to work and do their jobs are always on pins and needles. There’s no team or family environment at this company… at least from the operations team.

This is a fast pace (JIT) plant that has to have people in an IT department who can do their jobs with integrity and follow the rules or else millions of dollars can be lost. Since a team is involved, all techs need to work together to ensure the plant has no downtime. However, when one of them decides to not follow the rules set by their supervisor and do things their own way its tough to handle since you begin to think their doing it on purpose. You also need to have integrity and be able to admit when making a mistake especially if it causes downtime. Some people do not have the ability to do this due to their lack of  communication & social skills which makes the job 10 times harder especially if you care about your department. Lesson learned for me; do not care about your job or your department since in the end you'll be the one fired for it.

DMS is a good company to work at. There is a high sense of community as they look out for their own. There are positions like mine Mechanical Engineering Technician that lacked depth. I worked feeling as if I would never actually make a jump in any direction. As an ME tech the lines are blurred as the lines belong to engineers and your work is almost directed by engineers, who are not managers.  I was never allowed to look at the true processes and core documentation of DMS which is critical to me doing my job. Engineering Manager is ok, I didn't really get to work alongside him enough to develop an opinion. I did not feel I had his best interest though. I was hired to fill a budget slot and when it was time to layoff anyone it would've been me, expendable but necessary to keep the engineering budget intact. Its just business.

this company was fairly new when i began. So it has had its ups and downs being that it was a new company just 2 years before i was arrived. with that being said i may have experienced  the good the bad and the worst. But it provides you with great benefits such as health and life insurance, 401k, and a union (UAW). Plant life isn't for everybody, so they provide employees with an opportunity to take advantage of their educational assistance program and they'll pay up t $10,000 for your tuition.You can work up to 12 hours on any shift, Vacation tie provided for employees who reach their 1 year anniversary. Raises annually

Fun workplace relaxing atmosphere only problem major problem are shift supervisors especially on second shift supervisors walk around with their chest poked out no interest in concerns moving shuffling people around constantly where you can't even get the grasp of what you're doing and once you get it they move you and they put you back and then they wonder who put you there musical chair situation and very stressful hectic annoying experience within a shift and life it has enough annoying hectic situations that it is a person just wants to go to  work get off and go home. Not annoyed bullied ridiculed by teenagers and the supervisors don't give a care lack of communication and the supervision is just too many different personalities shift supervisors walk around with chest poked out and it's ridiculous

Standing for 10 to 12 hours. I have a better understanding of an individuals contribution to the team. Management was understanding and was always open to taking suggestions from employees about how to improve production, customer satisfaction and employees experience. My co workers were fun to work with. When the assembly line launched, It was difficult to learn as many stations as we were required to learn and complete each station in 45 seconds. We were able to switch stations as often as we wanted so as long as the station you wanted to go to the current operator wanted to switch also. This allowed the operator to have a change in scenery, to use different muscles and not go into a state of tunnel vision by doing the same thing over and over again.

My typical workday is very structured and fast-paced and I find it very profound at times. What I have learned and experienced from coworkers, team leaders, and management, that everyone has a different job to do, to execute a primary goal in order to be successful. One must work together to brighten intelligence, wisdom, and be able to communicate within the parties for the common goal. However, management is the captain of the ship and he nor she has no one to complain to. The hardest part of the job is getting all persons to understand its about integrity, quality, and growth. The most enjoyable part of the job is new ideas, completing goals and taking pride in what we do, and exercise change. Furthermore, having respect for others can cause good deed.

Usally I go in and have to be on the line before it's time to start to prepare my station. I have learned how to work in close quarters with other employees the mangement keeps things in line for the most part but many are young and are not sure how to make work relationships seperate from personal life and it starts conflict on the line. The hardest part of the job was learning every diffrent aspect of the line so I could cover opening on the line when needed. The most enjoyable part of the job was being able to work close to people which kept the moral of the line moving at a decent speed.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Production associate 2 salaries reported	$21.50 per hour
Production assembler 1 salary reported	$16.30 per hour
Journeyperson electrician 1 salary reported	$38.00 per hour
Forklift operator 1 salary reported	$16.90 per hour
Finance manager 1 salary reported	$75,000 per year

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