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I’ve been employed here since march 2021 I am a mechanical assembler ll I am paid 20.04 they are starting new hires at 20$ that are level one and have no experience at the company it’s an insult to me , my work ethic , and the three years of dedication I have put towards the company . The management is a joke . The supervisors will laugh and mock you behind your back instead of coming to you and explain how you can better the operations. I am not happy working here and I strongly advise anyone who is looking to work here to find somewhere else . They increase the starting wage while not increasing everyone else so people quit very often they would rather pay people who have no knowledge more than people who have been at the company . There constantly asking for more parts/numbers while putting stress on you and when you meet that you get no reward instead they just keep increasing number until you get burned out and quit 

There is very little support for full time staff, and the culture relies on the loyalty of long time workers to bare the burden from reducing the number of staff, which increases the amount of money the company makes. There are some great people at Fortive, and some great potential. Unfortunately the day to day culture, at least of my section, is very beaten down, and feels like a 1980's East coast work culture. Its gotten better since it was founded, but you have to realize the goal of the company is to make money for the stock holders, not the employee. Stock is not given to employees, and most are hired under an LLC, so they dont directly work for Fortive. Its hard to not feel like an outsider most days, while executives are all corporate, and very well taken care of.

This company has very limited products in the portfolio. They are not customer focused at all. They increase cost multiple times yearly to offset loss of market share. The competitors are well aware of the limitations and they capitalize. From the top down, they are mismanaged in all aspects of business. Layoffs occur to show revenue, self induced supply chain problems prevent remaining portfolio products from shipping. The culture is toxic and permeates down the line. Turnover is rampant, experience is not valued. Leadership is well aware and is ineffective by choice. 

Fortive and the Fortive Business System, derived from the parent company Danaher, is a very successful collection of business methodologies knitted together. These methods standardize practices across almost a hundred companies under the Fortive and Danaher umbrellas.  Working for any of the brands imbeds  you into this system, which will sharpen your skills while enabling you to  take on as much responsibility as you wish to handle. Promotions can be rapid, as opportunities arise quickly in a dynamic mix of brands. Not a place for someone who wants balance, and a great place to challenge yourself. 

The General Management Development Program is a group of MBA grads which are valued by the company. The career progression is carefully checked by the company and compensation is great. However, the product line are mostly industrial products that may not be interesting. You have to enjoy the work process, rather than the products.

The culture is generally pretty relaxed not some office politics.

Fortive Senior Leadership are hypocritical of the corporate values they sell to employees. They say they are equal for employees success but the IT department is all about breaking people down and making them feel horrible as individuals. 

yes the benefits are good the pay is okay depending on what you start off in pay. Very poor management with very little training or none at all. Very demanding and fast-paced environment. Their  customers are first employees are second With very little recognition on anything you do. Unless you are really favored you will never move up in the company

Sadly this used to be a good place to work, but no longer.
Management in some departments encourage finger pointing of other coworkers which causes what I feel a hostile work environment.
We no longer work as a team and humiliation in front of coworkers  is prevalent. Absolutely us against them environment between departments.

Great co-workers, and a good environment to lean how a fast paced manufacturing company operates. Unorganized upper management. No accountability for actions from Product Owners and Management.

So much going wrong there it is embarrassing. Operationally it is Kaizen after Kaizen with a Kaizen before that Kaizen and nothing gets done. There are many tenured employees that simply don’t do their job and leave you holding the bag. New product introductions are a joke, sending poor quality, unproven product to market regularly and then fixing it. Worse career decision of my life.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Manufacturing engineer 6 salaries reported	$96,217 per year
Material handler 2 salaries reported	$25.04 per hour
Test engineer 3 salaries reported	$98,787 per year
Shipping and receiving clerk 3 salaries reported	$54,133 per year
Senior assembler 3 salaries reported	$48,200 per year

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