cnc machinist

injection mold operator

machinist

finisher

quality assurance inspector

EPTAM Precision

Coming from decades in customer service/hospitality, it was nice to have a set schedule and to be able to throw earbuds in and shut out the rest of humanity for 8+ hours a day. Great training and support on first shift. Once I made the jump to 3rd? Training and support was basically an afterthought, but by then, I knew what I was doing. 2 years later? Once Covid hit, we kept going when everyone else was getting laid off. Medical parts and such. I truly loved working there. It had ups and downs... No place is perfect, but I made the best of it, and when I got reviews, they were generally positive.
Then... Out of nowhere... Some long standing employees started to either leave, or get terminated. They added a ton of cameras, and started to kinda micromanage 3rd shift way more than they ever had.
One night, I made a boo boo that I didn't catch and made a bunch of bad parts. This wasn't something I did on a regular basis, and people have this happen all the time.
Despite no history in this regard, I was fired for "poor performance" without so much as a warning. Perhaps they were making an example out of me? Not sure. I got along with most everyone, and didn't mess up a bunch. If I had to guess? I'd honestly say that I think some co-workers and/or supervisors saw my facebook posts, and didn't like what they saw. That place was/is MAGA Hat City, and I post super lefty stuff constantly. Maybe, that, plus my repoire with my co-workers triggered someone, or they thought I'd eventually try to organize a union or something... But that's just speculation. Maybe I just sucked at my job. But I'd think that they'd at least have issued me some kind of written warning before kicking me to the curb over bad parts considering the hours I put in there in 2 years. Such is life.

Eptam has many talented and hardworking employees, and there is good collaboration among peers. However, a significant issue exists with management accountability and professional conduct.

The unprofessional interactions of one specific manager with a subordinate have raised serious ethical concerns and widespread perceptions of favoritism and a conflict of interest among staff. Specifically, an excessive amount of private, one-on-one time is spent on activities like "training" and "shared engineering projects," which undermines team morale and fair opportunity.

Senior leadership's persistent failure to address these clear ethical and professional boundary issues signals that such practices are tolerated. This lack of intervention creates a challenging and unfair workplace environment where dedicated staff feel that the rules of professionalism are not consistently applied.

This company has been thriving (even through the covid-19 pandemic). The amount of work we have, the fact that a second building/addition is being built (to accommodate for space, machines), and the variety of customers with all different product demands gives a good sense of job stability. 

The pay isn't outstanding, but compared to the many other factories in the Lakes Region area (specifically), the pay is competitive and slightly higher than all of them. Offers sign-on bonuses to certain job titles, 2 weeks of PTO, health/dental/vision packages, offers 401k, etc.

Communication needs work across the factory. This company also needs to hold people accountable shop-wide instead of basing things off of single departments or what supervisor you're under. A lot of "as long as MY team members are wearing their safety glasses I don't care about if other departments do or don't". 

What is the best part of working at the company?
8 hour shifts, if in the re commute is reasonable. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Toxic atmosphere and coworkers. Low pay, bad HR, 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Supervisors have no say or choice of hires, they're not properly trained or reliable. 

Too much toxicity and coworkers with no responsibility to your department meddling. Constant negativity and bad attitudes. 

Outdated systems and practices.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Go in find out the million things that need to be done or hasn't been done. Clean up after the shifts supervisor and operators. Correct their mistakes.  No consensus on Quality department from different shifts, Material issues between handlers constant battle, constant setups 3-5 and material changes. Correct inconsistent processes.

If you enjoy being retaliated and harassed daily then work here. Management is a complete joke. They do not care about the employees. Very biased company. Doesn’t matter how good you are, or how much you’ve done for the company. If you end up in the office because of other employees whining about how you’d rather work than be friends- you’ll be tossed out like you’re not an asset and belittled on your way out. Very high school mentality based. Very frustrating if you just wanna go to work and do your job. Cant forget.... They pay you like dirt even if your worth more and training for anything is impossible. Either be a smart self starter or don’t even bother filling out the application. 

This is a place that hired everyone at different pay rates and tells you not to talk to anyone about it because of this. When i was hired I was making $5 more then people who have worked there 20 years. They do not offer competitive pay or increase your pay like other manufacturing companies do. They have lay offs yearly and safety is not a chief concern. A employee from a staffing agency got really hurt on the job due to the machine not having the safety switch plugged in because the machine would run if they did plug it in. They rushed to get it fixed and then blamed the temp employee before the investigation could figure out that it was thir fault.

What is the best part of working at the company?
A great collection of team members!

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Poor communication at some levels of the enterprise

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Somewhat antiquated office space.  The real culture is not always in concord with the published Mission Statement

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A balanced workload consistent with the position.  No excessive overtime is required.  There is a tendency for teammates to pitch in and do more than required.  This is especially true of some senior leaders.

What is the best part of working at the company?
It’s laid back. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
It’s like a rollercoaster ride. You try your best and you don’t know from one day to the next what is going to change. The rules or how to do things are never consistent. There is no standardization. The wages for women vs men are pitiful. Same thing for those who have worked here for years. They’re making less than those coming in the door. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Laid back. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Stressful. But it’s different for everyone.

interview was on site when returning job app., team friendly and co-workers form my short time here was totally blown away, very friendly and always willing to lend or help out when problems occurred, quick meetings every day on updates on company and previous work day, supervisor always came by at start of shift to say HI and if needed anything, never looking over you shoulder to telling you to speed up or your doing this wrong, this was awesome, willing to help you rather than walk away and leave for somebody else, only been here since March but it's been very good.

If you’re looking to advance, receive bonuses or standard raises you will need to become friends quick with management. Hard work and knowing what you’re doing gets you on the fast tract to harassment, bullied, threatened and termination. Managers will not listen to you when you bring up being harassed and threatened. They will say to keep your mouth shut and harassment then becomes more frequent and they take your pay raise away. Lots of false promises will be told to you. Do not work here!!!

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