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Communication within the company could use significant improvement. Important information regarding policies, scheduling, benefits, role expectations, and employment options was not always clearly explained. At times, it felt like employees were redirected between management and HR without receiving direct or consistent answers.

There also seemed to be a lack of transparency when it came to understanding available opportunities and what employees could realistically expect. Information would sometimes change after further clarification, which made it difficult to make informed decisions or feel secure about long-term growth within the company.

Be prepared for your manager to function not only as your manager, but also as the main person expected to answer HR-related questions. This can become frustrating when you are trying to understand policies, benefits, employment status, or other important workplace matters and are not able to receive clear answers directly from HR.

The work itself can provide useful experience, but the inconsistent communication and unclear processes made the overall experience frustrating. I would recommend that anyone considering a position here ask for all details regarding schedule, benefits, policies, advancement opportunities, and role expectations in writing before making any decisions.

What is the best part of working at the company?
People at least pretend to care about you, which is better than outright hate which can be sensed, but not clearly shown at least.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Just too much lying and misleading.  You can't trust anything said to you, because they will say anything to keep you as long as they need you then break all promises and remove you.  My advice is to never trust anyone and get everything in writing, and signed.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Lack of good management.  Very little support.  They've restructured and had current workers train foreigners to do their job, then laid off.  The Japanese managers that have taken over don't care about workers at all.  They will fire anyone and not bat an eye.  No consideration is given to them.  They will take extra measures to protect themselves though and easily point fingers.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Stressful.  Watch your back.  Just remember, no one is your friend here, only pretenders.

Great company and has a valued purpose.  Really makes you feel a part of a bigger picture.  Formerly Thermofisher Scientific and had a strong sense of belonging and were treated like family.  New parent company is only interested in squeezing every dime out if it.  Little investment in the plant and equipment and no investment in the employees.  No pay increases at all!  Many new managers that are out of touch with production and work mostly from home.  Plant director is great but managers under him need more accountability.  Loosing some really good people as a result.  Already lost the best supervisor I've ever worked for because of a poor manager.

People on the floor are extremely knowledgeable but not given enough credit. I'm a bit horrified at the lack of quality considering the products we make. It doesn't surprise me customers send them back. What does surprise me is we send them back to the company 'reworked' with the same issues. Management, office staff, and company are extremely out of touch. If they hired and trained within there would be less quality issues. Money also seems to be an issue for the company, they don't have any.

No air conditioning, 8hr days (although there was talks of 10), Saturdays required, very physical job. I am having a lot of pain after working here. It is not automated you will be doing repetitive cap sealing with your hands. I dread going to work everyday. 

They don't promote or help nature from within.
They can't keep people on staff.
When people leave they don't always replace them they expect others to fill in the gap.
Since the new company took over a lot of management has left, most likely because of the pay cut.
They have several people in production on FMLA that abuse it so the people that do come in every day have to work more to keep up production. 
There are some good people working there but are not treated well.
I would not recommend working there unless you really need a job to pay bills and have no aspirations for a career.
Bonuses were taken away.
There were no raises given this year but they had money to rework the office and break room and they were not in that bad of shape.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Pros - Very clean and neat facility.  Most of the people are very nice. Benefits are good and pay is fair.
Cons - Onboarding sucks.  Watch your back as those around you may be setting you up for failure.  They do not seem to like new hires and want to see you fail.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Never knowing who was out to get you or what they were going to give you to do next with little to no explanation or directions.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Work environment is laid-back.  Some people do not do much of anything while others are slammed for time to get it all done.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
You never know what will come up today

Portsmouth IT on site support is non-existent and is largely is handled by PHC. They insist on using Service desk located in India. Be prepared to wait DAYS for help if you get any at all. Current director of IT is infamous for passing the buck and saying it's not IT's responsibility. So many issues with IT, I could go on and on.  Outdated machinery is constantly breaking down, and they are constantly running out of supplies. 

I have both good and bad observations after working here. The people are awesome, including the Supervisors/Managers. The training leaves a lot to be desired. The other operators pretty much do the training. There are lead ops, but they don’t really train, and sometimes aren’t even around when you have questions/need guidance. But I would say they care about their employees, which is a nice change from my last company.

So far, so good (less than one year). If this is your first role as an FSE, you need to think this through fully. If they say anything less than 95% travel they are not being honest if they tell you anything less than 95% travel during the interview. Depending on your location, you will either be a road warrior or fly every Monday. But good pay and benefits. PTO does not roll over, which is rough and always makes it difficult during significant holidays as they want to have a certain number of engineers in the field. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Lots of overtime, unscheduled, working every Saturday 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Lack of HR assistance, send email and wait for response 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Easy to ne wrote up, sometimes post accident drug screen, but not for everyone 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Waiting for parts, schedule changes, computer problems

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Senior operator 2 salaries reported	$19.00 per hour
Senior material handler 4 salaries reported	$20.44 per hour
Account executive 3 salaries reported	$90,000 per year
Transportation coordinator 2 salaries reported	$25.75 per hour
Senior marketing manager 1 salary reported	$167,000 per year

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