electrical technician

technician

instrument technician

process engineer

chemist

EMD Electronics

Coming from a Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Engineering background, I experienced quite a culture shock here.  

Nothing gets done without numerous meetings to evaluate impacts on safety.  I am all for being safe in the work I do, however this is taken to an extreme here.  What would take a few hours to achieve in most companies may take weeks or months due to having so many review committees, management buy in, Safety analysis meetings, off site consultation with Corp. Safety through Zoom meetings.

If you can adapt to a culture like this, then it is a  good company with lots of resources to get the job done.  Even though the company is owned by Merck KGaA (mega billion dollar) they run this division very frugally so you don't always get the budget to perform the job effectively.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Nothing good about working for this company. Management through the entire management chain is WAF. If your not woke they will fire you immediately. Great for women, because there is a women's day every week.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Company and management has so many DEI programs to celebrate everyone but white men, makes it difficult to do your job without having to celebrate people that are not worth it. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Terrible work environment for white males. Every other class of people are celebrated, women, Spanish, black, trans. Makes it difficult to not see this unequal  celebration of people. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Extremely stressful to manage the day to day and not get any help from corporate. Company lacks overall management support.

The problem with this place isn't the work itself, or even the management necessarily. The worst thing about this job is nearly everyone on the floor is an incredibly toxic, entitled crybaby that dug themselves in to the company ages ago and hates everything and everyone who isn't as hardcore and edgy as they are, and especially people who come in with a positive attitude. As far as manufacturing goes, it's comparatively a good job with good pay and benefits, and a very safe work environment, but you'll be ostracized for admitting that. These people sit in front of computers all day in air conditioned rooms but act like they're building the railroads, or fighting a war on the front lines. It's seriously pathetic.



What is the best part of working at the company?
The experience you get there will enable you to find a better paying job elsewhere. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Management is very inconsistent, they tell you not to rely on your memory, trust the procedures. Then when there is an issue, they tell you that you have to think and not just blindly follow the procedures. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The culture keeps changing, with the high turn over, management keeps looking for something that will help them retain people. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Mostly it was being asked to do more work than can be completed in a day, with shifting priorities.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Lots of growth and opportunities. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Learning things can suck at times. However, your team lead and Manger is always there to guide you. Do not jump ahead. Always ask for help if you are unsure of what to do.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Growth and opportunities. You have senior employees to give you plenty of information, if your willing to learn.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Following procedures, routine inspections, answering customer needs, receiving shipments. Invoice product.

Work is mostly easy, tedious but easy. Only gets complex when trying to find someone willing to do work with or when there’s work orders. Theres a huge gap of communication between technician and management. Supervisors being the middle ground of it all but forced to shove management decisions onto others. Handling hazardous materials and exposure of them at all times. Company will not have your back on anything in your personal life nor do they care about your well-being but hey, pay and benefits are decent for an entry level position right? 

Working as a QC chemist, lots of opportunities to learn analytical techniques are presented making it very valuable experience. I worked with a mix of very experienced chemists to people fresh out of school who were looking for guidance. I think the management team provide an appropriate workload so you can remain busy for most the day. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great team environment. Always recognizes hard work and rewards you for it. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Manufacturing is a fast paced environment.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Great work culture, friendly and hospitable environment

As long as you come in and work to learn the processes you will do just fine. The teams you will work worh have been working for years so have a clear understanding of the processes. The only con is that there's no management stability. Every year there is a new batch of managers. 

This is a great place to work. Most people are very friendly including the management team. Work life balance is great and employees are encouraged to communicate with people from other groups and even departments.

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