machinist

machine operator

assembler

tool and die maker

quality assurance inspector

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What is the best part of working at the company?
My supervisor, and the potential for advancement.  Yet it’s a slow process.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
HR department,  I don’t believe they have had the proper training nor did they do the research when a sensitive topic was presented to them.  Unfortunately it caused a lot of damage, and hurt feelings, missed opportunities.  

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Supportive, understanding, and if have patience, an environment worth waiting for.  Exotic does have a bit of a good ol’ boys feel amongst senior employees.  But they also recognize self motivated individuals who want to put in the work.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
525 clock in, morning meeting. Consists of a little warm up and a debriefing of prior work day, and stats.  They cover what production goals or needs must be met for the day, and placement (of people who and where  extra support is needed).  Crunch time and cross train.  Basically for the newer employees.

If you are experienced you will meet and exceed most assigned tasks fairly quickly and spend most of a year(s) waiting for opportunity to repeat the process. Extra hours, performance, and favors are largely irrelevant to progress, if anything the lack of them could be a hindrance but overall you just have to wait your turn here. 

Employees are two tiered, those who were there before the buyout and those who weren't, performing the same jobs at the same level or better will not matter, you will miss out on their quarterly bonuses and can expect lower % raises.

Overall its a good place to work, by welding standards its relatively clean and temperature controlled, especially if you're just starting out. Just don't plan on something long term unless you're alright with paying first-class effort for a seat in economy.

They are very flexible with how much people know. Mistakes are welcomed so long as you learn from them and they do a great job of teaching where you went wrong during the part build. The engineering team seems phenomenal and always ready to help. Management let's you work at a pace that works for you, micromanaging doesn't seem to be a thing as far as I've noticed. PTO for any reason is accepted and they encourage you using it. The facilities in general are very clean and they have a good attitude about keeping it clean 

Either rushing orders out or having no work and cleaning all day. Raises are very poor when handed out and progression is unfairly judged. Many employees standing around and having poor production and attitude towards their job. 
Above and beyond is never recognized or appreciated. Only company I have worked for that I was told to slow down in order to maintain high buffer times in order to not make others look bad. 

sometimes stressful about my job 
because Management lacks responsibility,I have been learning cross training I am enjoying to working finish all the jobs friendships and fun with everyone 
respect good environmental 

Horrible place to work. Very poor leadership and very poor pay for the work. Issues are not taken seriously by leadership whatsoever. Horrible planning and if you don't do overtime, leaders guilt trip you. Do not work here. 

Very limited growth opportunities. There was some sexism that I encountered while working there. It is a decent job with decent benefits and the overtime can be pretty good.

Good work environment.   Great mix of personalities.   Generous pto .   Not a high pressure environment... ability to move around to different departments 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Machinist 3 salaries reported	$30.25 per hour
Machine operator 6 salaries reported	$23.50 per hour
Assembler 2 salaries reported	$18.50 per hour
Tool and die maker 4 salaries reported	$36.00 per hour
Quality assurance inspector 5 salaries reported	$21.35 per hour

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