business development manager

combat engineer

senior mechanical engineer

security officer

welder

FINCANTIERI

This company has only recently started turning over a profit. Which means currently the working environment is far behind in culture, salaries, training, incentives,school reimbursement, experience management, not to mention the after hours environment. This company has much to do to rise above the past mentally and move forward with progressive thinking for the future. The management needs to invest in its people to bring them up to speed in all areas of their position. Management needs to create an incentive program to show appreciation to their workers and worker to worker. There needs to be cooperative mentality between the yard laborers, technical staffing and the Navy and their agencies. There is far too much political rivalry between departments throughout the company. This company gets by with it's behavior because it's the largest facility to the sustaining population. Last year was the first time in history when the company asked the worker to fill out their opinions of the company. This says it all. to put it direct, the company wants 10 lbs placed inside a 5 lb bag but they argue about how it's to be done and whose going to do it and how much it's going to cost so on it goes. Really, sometimes the truth is hard to hear. Just my opinion. If I knew what I know now I would not have joined up. The company does not honor what they tell you during the interview process. For most you are stuck for awhile until you can manage your way out of here. Oh the immediate people I work with are friendly for the most part.

From my experience, the white hat foremen add little to no value. Asking them how to get a job done is usually a waste of time, as clear answers are rare or nonexistent. You’re largely left to figure things out on your own.
The equipment is beat up across the board. Leaking gas lines are common, and finding one that doesn’t leak is the exception, not the rule. Safety feels more like a slogan than something that’s actually enforced.
Modified tools are officially frowned upon, yet everyone ends up using them at some point just to get into tight spaces. Despite this being common practice, there’s no guidance on approved alternatives or proper methods. You’re expected to make it work, but also expected to take the blame if caught by safety 
Ventilation is hit or miss. Sometimes it’s available, other times it feels like you’re asking for a favor rather than basic working conditions. Finding a lead when you need one can take forever, which only adds to the inefficiency.
Relocation assistance may be offered, but it comes with a two-year commitment. Pay is another issue—there’s little motivation to work hard when similar or better money can be made at places like Amazon, without the same level of risk or frustration.

My typical day there was sitting in my office looking for something to do or to be trained on things that ultimately would fall on my shoulders. I did my normal routine as a manager for what I was trained on. After these task I just waited the day through. Sometimes there would be meetings which I didnj't have anything to offer and felt I was just filling a seat because the man that was supposed to be training me for this position would always answer any and all questions mean while people just looked at me. I did get involved in hiring and managing the staff. This was a joy to help and support people. Eventually after not been given the training I asked for initially before I hired on, I was given a huge amount of work with no idea how to go about doing the work. I think my manager just wanted me there to manage the staff.  

What is the best part of working at the company?
Free welding training, they will teach anyone. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Start of the day, will they give me actual work, or will I be sweeping? Will there be enough welders/gas connections/air connections for everyone at the mod or am I sol? Will I find all the hoses and cables I need before everything gets taken?  

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Bad, no one has faith in any deadlines, only thing that matters is getting to 3 o'clock so you can get out of there. Very little to no communication, was out for covid for a week and no one even informed my foreman, he just thought I quiet. As an apprentice could lock yourself in a broom closet every day for a week and no one would notice.    

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Get through the briefing, try to claim equipment before it all disappears, try to make whatever work they gave me last for 10 hours.

A poorly managed shipyard, at every level. The Sturgeon Bay yard is severely lacking leadership. The projects are not well planned or managed which puts added stress on production workers. 
There’s no money for anything. Re-work is off the charts. It’s impossible to make money when you’re doing everything 4 and 5 times and being paid for it once. 
The yard ‘s execs are clueless about everything except their own bonus.  It’s sad. 
Workers are underpaid, undertrained and under appreciated. 
The good employees from every department ran away. So many open positions. 
The existing employees have little training and experience. It’s sad because the place used to be one of the best places to work, around. 
The current HR , Safety and yard managers lack vision, wisdom, and the ability to tell the truth. The place is doomed. 

I was employed by Fincantieri for 59 months.  I had great reviews annually and produced many positive changes.  Almost everyone I worked with including multiple other trades I worked beside told me I was the best foreman in the yard.  Yet, one special fellow foreman very friendly to my direct supervisor decided I was a threat and threw me under the bus.  This was not an isolated occurrence.  Time and time again the favorites they drank with or partied with got a by when others got the axe. The company lets untrained mid-level managers who came up through the ranks do things that affect the livelihood of their employees when they are not trained managers and do not understand Federal law or choose to bypass it.

FMM is not a great place to work. 
The opportunity for advancement does not exist. 
Communication between workers and supervisors is severely lacking, communication between trades is worse (at the supervisor level), communication between stages of work completion is nonexistent. The workforce mentality is "its not my problem" ; "it's so and so job" ; "someone else will fix it" , etc.
Lack of appreciation for those that do put forth effort is repulsive. 
The union is a contributing factor to a lot of the negatives; they allow poor workers to keep their jobs at top pay, only 1 union for all the trades.

Don't even get me started on HR,  no such thing as Human Resources at FMM, Hate and Retaliation is there moto. They do nothing to help you.

The pay and benefits are good. Most people are decent.

I wouldn't recommend working at FMM.


What is the best part of working at the company?
Safety First 🥇,  the Working Community is OK, Attitude is Everything, I like it, I get to Show my Craft as Professional Welder.
Thank you 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
10 minutes Break, usually is should 15 minutes Break, I'm not complaining, I care about getting the Job Done Safety and Complete.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Culture is nicely Mix, Mature Adults.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I have my Coffee and Breakfast, on time, put on all my Gear on (PPE), and Best thing is Top Credentials, is to Show my Worth, and Worthy, and it speaks 1,000 Words.
Thank you for your help and Services.

the typical day was great alot of welding, alot of different types of welding every day was different. everything was mostly tacked up before the welders would go after it but some days i would have to help the fitters if they were behind. alot of climbing and physical demand i loved that all around just a great job. i learned alot of things with my time spent at this company i was fresh out of school for the most part so they really took me under there wing and showed me the ropes. management was great zero complaints as a worker every boss i had was great on every job the whole time i was there. great environment very diverse. the hardest part would have been welding in the rain or in water. most enjoyable would be the job its self i enjoyed it all honestly.

Typical day was to show up at 6, go to muster area on the ship and collect what job you were to do for the day. In the almost two years i was there I learn to follow hook ups to the prints as well as fit equipment on the ship to a welded on foundation. Management has the issue of wanting their guys to fail lately to meet their own agendas. Job culture is exactly what you would expect from a shipyard, from cursing to joking around most people made the job bearable. The hardest part of the job was dealing with management in the sense of them telling the work force to do a job the wrong way. The most enjoyable part was hooking up motors or transformers.

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