manufacturing technician

manufacturing operator

technician

senior manufacturing technician

process engineer

FormFactor, Inc.

Great schedule, culture, & fast paced work environment. However, supervisors have too much pride & get offended easily. Make false accusations about employees to get them fired. Don't care about temps at all, even permanent employees are disregarded as human beings. They allow way too much overtime when it's not needed & end up with people standing around earning easy money not doing a single thing. As with any place there is definately major politics as well as favoritism here. Supervisors don't catch people doing the wrong things when it matters most. Hard workers are not recognized or rewarded. I would not recommend if you're one that wants to get praised for your hardwork. They say conversions are every six months don't believe it more like once a year & that's still not guaranteed.

I can only speak towards the facilities side of FormFactor. And more specifically the Beaverton location. Previously known as Cascade Michrotech. Everybody there seemed to be very friendly and easy to talk to. I was let go but they would not tell me why. I got along with my co-workers and  often was given praise by them for the tasks I  completed do to the level of quality and knowledge I brought to the team. There was only one real issue and that was the facilities manager. He was very knowledgeable in his disciplines but has absolutely no clue on how to manage others. My intention is not to vent all my frustrations on one bad apple. But so long as that situation doesn't change, they will always have an un-equipped, under trained, team that lacks direction and respect for the leader.

This place is a sweat shop. This job is for someone that has a rich spouse or someone just coming out of high school. This is not a place that is going to help you get ahead. The pay rate is so ridiculously low people here are here because they really don't have a lot of bills to pay or that they aren't getting any other opportunities. I would not recommend this place unless you just are trying to make some money for playtime or for just staying afloat. Management doesn't care and they are terrible with the raises. I know people who have been there like 5 years and are still making under $23 in the Bay area which is insane for a company that is doing pretty well

There's always production going all day, but they don't pay you good enough. Your pay is low and your raises every year are never more than a dollar. Usually less than a dollar. (No matter if you been here 2 years to 15 years) You're better off working at a fast food making more money than what they actually pay you at Formfactor. There's no growing in this company, unless you kiss someone's butt or they'll just get someone from outside to hire and fill that spot instead of giving us workers opportunity to grow. As of right now they'll hire anyone, even people with no commen sense or they will just hire kids out of high school because they need people. As fast as there hiring new people, there workers are leaving because it's ridiculous at Formfactor .

Interview went well but that's about it. Once I was hired and showed up at my workplace they had nothing ready for me to start my job. It took 2+ weeks to get all my passwords and access to the programs I needed to do my job. I've seen this exact same thing happen to several other new employees. Passwords constantly breaking, printers won't work, and every time something gets fixed, 3 more things go wrong. CONSTANTLY in REACTIONARY MODE. Inventory is rarely accurate. This made it incredibly hard to do my job. They continually  make promises and rarely follows through. I've seen several very qualified internal candidates passed over for external candidates. If you're looking for advancement, FORGET IT! It'll never happen! Be prepared to be thrown under the bus. BE VERY SKEPTICAL OF THIS COMPANY!!!

Decent paying, although I came here lowest paid in my group which i find out after a year of working here just like waisted time. Everyone in my group refused to train people making this a difficult and stressful place to work for. If something breaks or anything happens it's instantly blamed on you, people of the fab and engineers will throw you under the bus. Very steep learning curve In maintenance. I would not recommend working here unless u get offered alot of compensation and plan on it being a stressful temporary job. Management picks favorites and doesn't treat everyone same, company will get rid of you for whatever reason they want or can.  

I thoroughly enjoyed my time at FormFactor. The work paid well, benefits were good, and the CCW schedule allowed for 3-4 days off every other week. With that being said, the lackluster management was noticeable and affected workflow. Deadlines were often rushed, which was evident in the quality of the end product. Training was misleading, as my 6-8 week training schedule was shortened to just 3 weeks. The majority of these issues can be attributed to a lack of communication, and that starts at the top. The people I worked alongside were amazing and made the job much more enjoyable. However, managament and lack of communication greatly hinder this work experience. 

I have enjoyed working here at Formfactor. People around me are very friendly and supportive. I have learned a lot here and will miss if I leave.

The management team is very professional. They fully support me to get my job done.

The co-workers are friendly and easy to work with. The hardest part of the job is asking employees to work overtime since our team works 12 hours at night so they don't like to work overtime.

The most enjoyable part of the job is company is profitable and we received bonus after quarter end.

The manufacturing  environment is very dysfunctional. Co-workers especially fab leads, fab back end engineering support need tons of communication training and a class in humility. They still accordingly perform as if everyone knows it all. NO people skills.
Yes, former employee that this environment was not a good match. Business will need a serious retooling when they are absorbed by a better managed company. Unique product, behind the scenes - As The Stomach Turns.

This is a GREAT company to work for. GREAT "open door" policy.  Family-oriented company.
Quarterly bonuses, great pay.  Advancement opportunities.  Flexible work schedule.  
Process-oriented.  Managers are great and provide you with the necessary tools and training needed.  Not one negative thing to say about FormFactor,  

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