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FOX Factory

Fox Factory used to be a great place to work, but several people in management have managed to turn it around completely. I used to wake up excited to go into work every day, but now it's just pure anxiety. You can currently go in to work, have what you believe was your most productive day yet, only to get yelled at constantly that you didn't do enough. Forbid you have a day where you just weren't feeling 100% and slow down even a little, a supervisor will make sure to immediately come and set you right through means of fear with points or write ups. The supervisors have no check in place. They can and they will get away with whatever they say to you. 
Looking for only a Monday-Thursday 40-hour work week? This is not the place. We have been forced into 7-day work periods with no day of rest with the fear that we will be pointed out of the company. Points will be awarded for clocking in seconds too late, and they will not take any excuse unless it is a doctor's note to give you points. Even bringing in a doctor's note, you're still at risk, as they have decided on multiple people's fates, that their doctor's note was in fact invalid. Fox has had multiple mass firing events and with those came fear that you won't have a job when you wake up the next day. 
PTO is almost non-existent. In your first year, you will accumulate only 1 week of PTO. Trying to take a day to see your family, friends, loved ones? Don't bother.
There have been over 24 emergencies in 3 years where the fire department was called to take people away in ambulances because they have collapsed on the line. They'll then tell you that you need to be taking better care of yourself only to turn around and tell you that your attendance will be required every day of the weekend, virtually removing any chance of you actually successfully taking care of yourself. If you do not show for the days they call mandatory, you will receive either points or a write up, and they will call it mandatory well after you already had hopes of a relaxing weekend. 
Been there for a while now, and the only way that place is going to fix itself is if several higher-up managers were let go. I will not be working here much longer.

Supervisors are terrible at management. They have no idea how the process works whatsoever. They expect you to meet your goal when short staffed. Which means you have to do double the work for the same pay. No room for growth here unless your their pet. Hr is no help whatsoever  9/10 they wont help you fix anything. The schedule is based on their demand so if they tell you a set schedule your most likely either going to have to work more days or during end of the year not have enough work as well maybe 30 hours if lucky. Bonus is based on your line meeting its goal so if your short staffed and dont meet your goal dont expect a good bonus. During interviews they try and hustle your hourly pay to hire you for cheap dont let them get you with that stratergy ive seen people who arent good workers and have the same job title get payed even two dollars more. You will always end up being moved around to different areas so dont get to used to one spot. Needs more clock out machines their will be maybe 100 people going to lunch at the same time so you always have to wait to clock in or out. Very unorganized half the time you wont know where things are at or what your missing during your orders. You will always have some superior watching you. Insurance arent the best and to expensive. You get paid bi-weekly as well if thats not an issue for you. Vacation time is available after an year health benefits 45 days after hire date i believe. Overall this place has alot of growth to do.

My experience at Fox Factory as an assembler on the weekend shift had its share of highs and lows. While the structured breaks and morning routines were helpful, the repetitiveness of tasks, particularly when stationed in one place for the entire day, could become repetitive. Although we couldn't sit, short breaks for drinking and stretching were allowed.

The influence of the Team Lead heavily dictated the overall experience. While some Team Leads fostered a positive environment, others made the workday more challenging. Opportunities for advancement were limited, partly due to slow processes within the Talent department.

Strict punctuality policies and communication issues within HR added to the challenges. Finding parking before shifts was often stressful, and frequent policy changes added to the workload.

In summary, while there were positive aspects such as team cohesion, the experience was affected by the monotony of tasks, communication problems, strict policies, and limited growth opportunities.

I come in day to day to take calls, none of the work I do is related to the field of study that I graduated from (IT) and using my electronic skills is limited since no one will train me on what I need to know, there is one guy that keeps to himeself and does not share valuable informatoin and training for a new tech since he wants to be the sole technician of the bunch. I feel frustrated since my Supervisor rarely comes to work and some how the manager does not say nothing about it and by the time I come in at 5pm he is already gone, most likely gone by 11 am and coming in at 8am when in reality it should be 6am to 5 pm so we can talk a bit about the duties, he is unreliable and has no idea on how a maintenance department should be ran and that scares me. The most enjoyable thing about it is the paycheck but who would not be but this comes with a price, you are barely home and work 12 hour shifts and the scheduling is a mess and cant seem to have a steady schedule for us. Again not the best company to work for but do not recommend for career growth since the engineering department looks at us maintenance as iincopetent and that really bugs me.

There’s a lot of flaws within this company. The pay; 1st shift is overworked and underpaid
Vacation time is ridiculous, within the 2 years I’ve been working here, I BARELY got a week of vacation.
Favoritism within employees & supervisors is a thing here. As long as you’re on their good side you’ll get away with anything 
Hard work does NOT pay off here. You have to flatter them, or sweet talk them into giving you a higher position.
The breaks are too short.
In 1st shift they got more strict with us because of the new boss. They want us to be back on time even though, it’s a 4 minute walk to get to the break room(depending where you are)and our breaks are only, 20min, 30 for lunch, and 15 for our last. It feels like you didn’t even rest whenever you’re supposed to have your “break”
All they care about is production numbers, they do NOT care about you.
They over work us to put out so many number throughout the year, that we OVER do it, and then it leaves us with NO WORK, within the first Quarter, and then they don’t know what to do with us, so they either move us around permanently or do other meaningless work for 10 hours.
I could go on but, just overall, terrible job I’ve ever had.

What is the best part of working at the company?
I had an extremely disappointing experience with this manufacturing production company. From the start, communication was inconsistent and unclear, making it difficult to track the progress of our order. Deadlines were repeatedly missed without proper explanation or accountability, which caused significant delays on our end.

Overall, this company lacks professionalism, reliability, and attention to detail. I would not recommend them to anyone looking for dependable manufacturing services.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I rarely leave reviews, but dealing with this manufacturing company has been one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences I’ve ever had. From the very beginning, communication was inconsistent and unclear

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Overall, the company would benefit from investing in better leadership practices, clearer communication, and a stronger commitment to creating a supportive and respectful workplace culture.

Once I hit shift Lead the game changed, my work day went from smooth part making to making sure the whole shop and its employees operated safely and efficently while bending to the uncaring words and actions of the upper management, i.e. sacrificing individual and shop safety for productivity (or "Winning" to them). Many times as supervisor I saw problems that I was told to look away from and even to stop talking about. From waste disposal to particulate exposure I was told to be silent unless someone had a medical emergency, even then the temp employees risked getting let go if they needed medical help. I am permanently scarred from this experience with the "new" American way of giant corporations caring(not) for its people. I want to be in a shop where all are respected and educated to be safe and knowledgeable in handling modern machinery, where the management takes my health as seriously as I do. In closing, the staff are great and I met many wonderful friends at FOX, it is a grind to make the same parts for 12hrs but it gets better after six months when your body becomes accustomed to it.

I was here for 3 or so years. It's pretty simple work once you get the hang of the different stations/lines. Most of the people are great and easy to work with. If you decide you wanted to move up toward a Line Lead position is where a lot of the headache will come in. Communication between the Department Managers, to the Supervisors, to the Line Leads, to the Assemblers needs to be worked on immensely. It wasn't uncommon to have gotten a certain task to start only to find out it wasn't needed, and then made to switch to the correct task having wasted however much production time switching out parts, setting up each station/machine to run the part needed, and verifying the new material with a Quality Tech, only because something wasn't communicated properly. Same goes for any changes in processes or flow. It felt, at times, very disorganized. For the most part, it was an easy job that as long as you were following the rules, showing up on time, and adhering to the safety and quality standards, then it wasn't a tough place to work. Not to mention, working in the A/C came in clutch during the summer months.

Very busy work and productive. Non-stop work, and if you stop working and are talking they get on to you. Environment energy can be a little heavy and toxic. There's favoritism. Hr management is horrible. They have no accommodations in case of need  and treat workers like they’re less. However, you learn a lot of different task and jobs so it keeps you busy. They're strict with points and they dont excuse them if you have a doctors excuse. Takes a while to accumulate PTO. They do raises but its barely anything. They don't treat each shift equally. One shift gets treated better than others. Pay is decent. Most times is better to work alone then people. Team work isn’t balanced and equal. People are also toxic and noisy. There's a few people there that are decent. Job is good and staying busy makes time go by faster. It is tiring so it isn't for everyone. 

Relatively easy job depending on cell or dept. you’re placed in, otherwise can be a long and heavy day. Hard to move up unless you flatter managers or in other words sweet talk them into liking you enough to put you in a more responsible or overseeing position. Hard work does not pay off nor does it impress them (managers). All they care about is getting production numbers. A lot of envy amongst coworkers when it comes to another coworkers success. There’s undoubted favoritism between employees and supervisors. Overworked and underpaid when it comes to 1st shift. Health insurance benefits are alright. They pretend to care about you in the smallest ways like, employee “appreciation” days (every blue moon) but the only thing good about it is stepping away from the line for an hour. They can sometimes potentially run of work/hours in some very rare occasions. Night shift is probably the easiest going shift at FOX according to other employees. Less overseeing eyes during that time. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Assembler 40 salaries reported	$19.51 per hour
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Technician 5 salaries reported	$22.64 per hour
Test engineer 1 salary reported	$146,688 per year

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