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Poor financial times led to a large layoff of salaried employees in November 2013.  The president of the company and half of his team were also fired.  A new management team was brought on in early 2014 but nothing has really changed.  Business is still bad.  The new upper management team talks a lot about "the Doosan way" including teamwork and communication and growing talent but it's mostly words with very little action.  They spend all their time in their offices and very little out on the shop floor learning the business consequently they have no idea what the people do or their struggles.  Very out of touch upper management. Materials just keep coming into the facility because the forecasting is awful.  Constant last minute changes in the build plan mean materials are always late or short.  They plan to build machines that we don't have all the parts for which means they build them and set them aside for later, when the parts show up and then spend time going back to rework those machine when the parts arrive.  Creates chaos in the assembly operation and lots of waste in the warehouse.  The company stores raw materials outside because there is not enough room inside the building.  As a result, there are always damaged materials that have to be reworked or scrapped.  This creates shortages some of which are not identified until they go to build a particular machine.  This also creates chaos in operations.  They scrap lots and lots of materials daily, perhaps $10-15k worth of scrap each month just from poor supplier quality or from storing materials outside in the rain and sun.  Very poor business strategy overall. Management has no clue how to run the business or make improvements.  I recommend staying away from this company until big changes are made.

In a hole the South Windsor company is very unproductive and lacking management Direction. A typical work week would be very chaotic also shifts would be uninformed regarding technical issues from previous shifts. Safety is appalling, continuous employee injuries hampered the company's progression with safety awareness programs. Management will continually hide product damage and employee injuries from other employees and also upper management to keep the product moving towards the completion/shipping date . I don't believe the parent company in Korea is aware of how bad management is operating the South Windsor company. In fact not one man is humanly possible at running a company. A company should run as a well-oiled machine with a proper foundation of managers that are allowed to make management decisions without one person making that decision for them. It appears that the Napoleon syndrome is well in effect at Doosan Fuel-Cell America South Windsor Connecticut.

For a large majority of the year it's lots of overtime, training is basically non-existent and your expected to figure it out. You will probably often work multiple stalls due to so many call-outs and lack of people who stay -- normally because of bad leadership and management.

Union doesn't seem to care unless your good friends with someone or multiple people have the same issue. They appear to focus on a few things and push that but not individual issues.

HR is there to protect the company not assist you, often times your SOL. Never fax paperwork to HR, always turn in person and get confirmation because paperwork is often "never turned in" (alot of people have this issue).

A lot of good people, really good pay and benefits but also poor management and many not to great people to work with. Quite a safety issue when half the assembly line illegally smokes THC literally on the job but foreman's do not care...several participate as well.

Between the safety, poor management and 5-6 months of 10+ hour shifts every year I am probably not sticking it out. AL1 3rd shift is not fun, same issues on Large Line 3rd and WL1 3rd.

Not enough people to get out all the orders they've taken on. A lot of managers walking around, but very few actual workers. The process is all wrong. Yes, they're growing by leaps and bounds, but they've bitten off much more than they can chew. They don't have the manpower and ih some cases, the materials and resources, to fill the orders they've agreed to, which not only puts pressure on their system in general, it's wreaking havoc with their employees and over-stressing them. 

1.Pay is OK.
2. Work/life balance is TERRIBLE. You can be mandated overtime and must work it no matter if it is a weekend, holiday, or otherwise unless you are union.
3. Advancement is terrible in this company. If you are working for corporate you are screwed on all fronts unless you are part of the "Good ole boys club" and if you are not you will not advance very far.
4. Culture here is toxic. If you are corporate union members hate you and it shows in their actions, words, and attitude. Employees here are not cared about only results and numbers matter above all else and it shows in every possible way. If you are a contract worker you will be treated as less than any other worker and if you speak up you are FIRED. If you are a temp worker this activity is only amplified and you will be treated terribly. 

I've enjoyed my time with Doosan Infracore North America. I have been there for way more than a year and love the Global feeling and overall team vibe. There have been a lot of changes but all for the better because the bitter people have left and we're having fun while working hard together, growing our brand....we are achieving together. Some people left all the work to those who stuck it out.... If you want great benefits, amazing co-workers, and opportunities to grow, it's a great company. Nevermind the naysayers...now that THOSE people have left, it's a better place to be because people are happy. If you enjoy a multicultural environment, you'll love it!

For anyone who's wondering....it's a great team and a great time to get in now because positive change has been happening and more good is coming!

I've been an assembler at Bobcat for almost a year. Bobcat in Statesville has grown tremendously. These folks have taken on much more than they can handle. Many days are spent standing around doing nothing on several of the lines because there is a chronic shortage of parts. The parts have either not arrived from outside vendors, or the sheet metal department has not yet fabricated needed parts for the line, or the paint department has not painted the parts yet. No one tells the workers what is going on. Is there a plan to fix the situation? We are constantly sent home due to lack of work because of no parts available. This forces everyone to use vacation time, so it's impossible to take vacation later in the year. Until Bobcat rectifies these things, it will be a very tenous place to work at best. 

My typical day working at Doosan Babcock tends to involve working on projects for power generation using new technology to provide solutions to the cilents problems. Working at Doosan Babcock i have learnt many new skills including various orbital welding and machining process and being involved in the running of projects from start to finish, producing reports, method statments and risk assessments for the projects. Everyone seems to get aong together making it an enjoyable work place. I see the most enjoyable part of my job as seeing the end product of the project and knowing all the hard work that has got us to that stage. The hardest part of my job i see at the moment is the report writing as it is a new role i have taken on but i see myself getting better and improving all the time.

My time with Doosan Hydro Technology was too brief and I wish I had gained more experience.  The workforce was the most diverse and interesting that I have ever had the pleasure to be a part of.  I was a part-time electrical engineer intern.  I worked 30 hours a week.  I noticed that I was treated as a peer by most if not all the engineers around me.  The workforce is a mixture of Korean, Indian, Philippine, and American to name a few.  There were many cultural differences that made the daily interactions more rewarding as those differences were explored.  The projects consist of tasks that are almost as diverse and the people working on them.  The design and construction of water desalination plants is the primary product of the company.

The company is loyal to their employees and way too loyal to North Dakota.  The field employees spend long hours on the road for pay that is less than competitive and are often spread too thin.  The overall company culture is positive.  Unfortunately their manufacturing side is a mess, which spills over into all other aspects of the business.  There is little accountability for product quality, production goals, any sort of engineering deadlines, or launch dates.  It is clearly difficult to find high quality talent to live in Fargo or the plant location in Gwinner, ND.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Material handler 23 salaries reported	$21.13 per hour
Assembler 2 salaries reported	$18.00 per hour
Welder 10 salaries reported	$24.23 per hour
Production 1 salary reported	$21.50 per hour
Warehouse associate 5 salaries reported	$18.38 per hour

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