GKN Aerospace

What is the best part of working at the company?
The employees a a great group of people and the work is a good experience for an entry level or experienced aircraft tech that needs a non fast paced job...

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Day shift production lead, he doesn't allow you to do your job to one's full potential, very foul mouth, bigoted, points finger of fault when one has no involvement without proper investigation, acts like hes ones friend when he needs something for himself and just an outright disrespectful, rude, lying individual. I really liked my job and I'm not disgruntled just warning prospective new hires that current employees will advise one self of upon hire...

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Good, fun and professional, at times it was fast and others it was slow due to vendors not sending parts on time.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Clock in, debriefing from prior shift, start work, first break at 5:00, lunch at 8:00, second break at 10:00, go home at 11:00

GKN is full of smart, friendly people who work hard. The leaders care about doing a good job, and most teams are helpful and work well together. The projects are interesting, and there’s a lot of pride in the work.

But the company changes things often. They’ve changed team structures, job titles, and how people report to each other many times. The rules and processes also switch back and forth, which can make it hard to keep up or feel settled.

If you work at a U.S. location, you should be careful. Many times, when the company has layoffs, the U.S. sites are affected first. It feels like European and Nordic locations are more protected and get more chances for job growth and long-term roles.

Bottom line: GKN has great people and meaningful work, but if you’re in the U.S., be ready for lots of change and less job security compared to their international sites.

A typical day at work would start with reviewing documents for approval.  Then, if the document was approved, it would be expected that the document would be printed out, put into sheet protectors and then into a binder.  If there are more important tasks, such as creating a specification tree, that has to come second to printing documents.  (most companies would see this as backwards).

I have learned to constantly be on the look for a company that understands what configuration management is.  GKN treats the CM person as a secretary instead of an educated  employee.  Then, complaints that the latest material is not on the floor and they failed another audit.  This is the hardest part of the job, being treated like you don't know anything and do as you are told.  Then get blamed for the company failures.

What is the best part of working at the company?
GKN does their best at staying competitive for pay in the aerospace market. Benefits are pretty good as well with 401k planning, healthcare, insurance, etc

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Management is Sweden and communication is lackluster. Many US employees do not feel empowered and feel uneasy with direction and performance from above

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
There are some great people working for the company but it's being overshadowed by management in Sweden. They say they care about their employees but do little to protect the US jobs and always protect the Sweden jobs first. Your career will feel limited for growth in the US

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Constant meetings, reporting metrics and presentations

The pay is really good for the area, but that's about it for the positives. Overtime is mandatory, you'll average about one day off a month, they're on 10 hour days. They're really stingy with shift premiums so better try for a first shift position. There are absolutely no bonuses or employee appreciation gestures to speak of. They do offer "raises", but the raises are so little they may as well be nonexistent. You can be fired for messing up parts, or you can be fired because an associate who's been there longer doesn't like you, so don't expect any kind of real job security. The employees who are still here post-covid have such low morale about their careers that getting new workers fired is a form of entertainment. Do not come to work here until and unless you have exhausted all other possibilities. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The best part of working at GKN is that there is alot of overtime, so the lower wages that they pay , you can make up for it with the overtime they ask for

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
GKN has a toxic work environment, they have very bad managers, the good managers usually leave after they find a new job


What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It is toxic, unless you are a friend of the high managers


What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Get to work , start your job and than watch everyone use there cell phones all day until a leader comes by and they look like they are working, than it goes back ro using there phones after leadership leaves

What is the best part of working at the company?
Working remote and the benefits

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Not receiving the answers needed because everyone is busy in meetings. There is a lot of favoritism in the HR department where the managers talk only to those that kiss their behinds, not so much of those that just want to work and do their jobs. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The culture sucks! If you are not in the click of favorites you have no chance with training or growth. A lot of discrimination vibes where I was.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
On the phone, and in meetings all day long there is little time for work responsibilities.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The best part is seeing the finished product and knowing I contributed to making a high-quality, precise part.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful part is maintaining tight tolerances while meeting production deadlines, but I stay focused and double-check my work to ensure quality.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
A team-oriented, safety-focused environment where quality and efficiency are a top priority.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Set up machines, run parts, and check quality to meet production goals.”

What is the best part of working at the company?
Being part of making jets,  that's pretty cool. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The union brotherhood justifying complacency and Entitlement.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Challenging for odd shifts, and stressful on 1st shift. Departments of all types and sizes all have a negative opinion in common. Mostly due to mandatory overtime. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Trying to stay off the radar and make it through the night. Trying to implement improvements within the department without becoming a target.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The immediate inclusion of the  staff at the Wallingford, CT facility from first day of employment onward with easing my transition into the company. It made all the difference while being "the new employee".

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Occasional IT/network issues disruption project completion per customer schedules.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Friendly & helpfull/supportive when issues arise (no "finger pointing").

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