manufacturing engineer

quality engineer

materials engineer

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Glenair

The pay is somewhat median compared to the rest of the market; however be prepared for no reviews and raises.


Somewhat of a good social setting as there are some really good and nice people here.    Frequent gatherings by employees who bring in food for small celebrations.


Relatively laid back if you're part of the in-group cronies of the CTO and other VPs; otherwise you have to keep a low profile to avoid being a target.


The reputed no lay off policy can be good for older workers who're trying to hang on until retirement.


The flip side of the above is:


They use the "bonus" as both carrot and stick to threaten you to fail in line and be the obedient drone (pod people).   They have on more than a few occasions taken away that bonus from many people without any reason nor performance review for areas of improvement.


The "bonus" gets taxed like crazy and double-taxed; so it's better if it's in the form of a 401K or IRA and matching contributions.


Unfortunately, the no lay off policy means that the slacker cronies and egotistical upper management keeps them around so that the non-crony workers are harrassed and bullied by them as scapegoats for product failures.

"No lay offs" mean that the cronies will harass you until you get sick and leave on your own.

I've been in meetings where the only things the yes men said were literally: "yes, yes, yes.   That's a great idea.   I think you're absolutely right that's the way to do it.   It's brilliant."  to the CTO and cronies.

Afterwards, the non-crony workers are "assigned" tasks that the cronies refuse to do themselves.   Despite the purported "flat structure," there's definitely a hierarchy of non-official crony managers who harass workers.   Some of them are so egotistical as to claim out loud they're "appointed hitman lieutenant for the CTO who doesn't want to get his hand dirty."

So that means any mistake you find as a professional engineer, they'll blame you for it and not the cronies.    It's one of the worst places I've seen this level of dirty office politics.


On top of that, there are certain cronies who don't do any work and brown nose all day and keep trying to brush off their projects unto others.    So that means the workers who're trying to help finish projects will then get bullied by them to either do their projects or else be threatened with that aforementioned "bonus" be taken away.


Ask around why the Raytheon group left and who's driving everyone away.   There's a reason why dozens of people left because of the same group of people:  CTO and his yes men cronies.


It's literally Invasion of the Body Snatches right now as they're trying to replace all the worker bees with their own hornets and pod people who all say "yes, yes, yes" at the CTO meetings.


Look into anonymous review systems whereby people who literally are trying to help and professional give feedback aren't going to be targets and on the chopping block.

Their QA department is an absolute nightmare. The manager is not involved in procedural changes, instead it is done by the engineering department. Unfortunately, the engineers making the procedural changes do not understand how to effectively communicate the changes to anyone other than the person that brought it to their attention. 

Upper management wants the most hours out of you possible. They hold the incentive bonus over your head so you will work the 12 hour shift as opposed to the 10 hour.

 Provided you meet their expected output, which is not difficult, no one will bother you. There is no real advancement opportunities, if you perform well you usually get moved into a building that is struggling to keep up or a nice pat on the back. People who under perform wont be fired, they'll be moved into other buildings. 

The end of month push gets old fast. You'll get asked to work 12 hours. It seems to be the one thing that management can actually notice. It doesn't matter to them if you can get 12 hours of work done in 10, management will still be displeased.

Hours are somewhat flexible, provided you hit the 56 hour minimum you wont face any disciplinary action other than the incentive bonus being reduced.

Hourly salary is well below average. With all the overtime and the 
incentive bonus it almost makes up for it. Didn't seem worth it considering working 6 days a week doesn't appeal to most people.

A typical day at work would be to arrive around five minutes early to receive any orders/information/pass down knowledge from off coming shift so that they might leave on time after a long 12 hour shift.  One thing that I learned is that no matter how relaxed/safe one place might be, as a security officer once you get relaxed, that's when things can get dangerous.  One always had to be vigilant and aware of ones surroundings.  The management/supervisor did all that was possible within his/her authority to get his personnel anything that they needed to get the job done correctly and efficiently.  Co-workers were great.  They'd respond right away to our troubles and have one another's backs.  The most difficult thing about this job was that after a 12 hour shift one might get distracted by the thought of going home and not do their security checks/patrols properly.  The most enjoyable things about this job site was going home, and the additional over time hours/pay.

A regular day for me starts at 5:30 am, I am usually come to work 30 minutes early, so I have chance to say hello to my coworkers before getting ready for  a new busy productive day. I attend meeting with production floor every morning to get update about production from previous shift, to discuss any hot problem issues that need to address right away, and ways to improve our process. I also discuss with other ME about new job posting on job board, and decide who will be sign up for them. Another meeting we have every day is our Material Review Board (MRB) team meeting where we look at all non-conformances in our product so that we can learn from them, We're always looking for ways to make things better, to make the production process more efficient. Glenair have people here with a lot of experience who like to share their knowledge, so don't afraid to ask question.

Glenair has an amazing culture and truly lives by its guiding principles - they promote trusting, win/win relationships, there is an extreme focus on customer satisfaction, are fast-paced, collaborative, innovative and more. 

Management is open to new ideas and encourage you to speak up. They encourage you to learn, grow and take on more responsibility to move up within the company. 

There are flexible work hours and they trust you to do your job - no micromanagement found here

Fast growing company with a lot of stable jobs and plenty of opportunity for overtime.

Colleagues are really smart, helpful and collaborative. They are always willing to help and answer questions

I was not given a fair opportunity in Glenair because of my challenges. I was not even there for a week and the supervisor refused give me any an assignments. I was only there to be hired to be fired basis because they did not want spend the manpower to accommodate me nor training me on the their program. They fired me by phone when I was off the clock and which it was illegal to do because they have to fired someone when they are on the clock. I was so humiliated because I was not given a fair opportunity and the supervisor flat out said they did not want an employee with learning disablity challenges. Areotek needs to drop Glenair as a client because of their hiring practices and discrimination with Veterans and the disabled

I got hired through an employment agency, to work full time, Monday through Friday (which became Monday-Saturday after starting the job) as a receiving inspector, counting, checking for defects, material certifications, dimensional inspection (not in detail, just major dimensions) and moving jobs onto their next department. 
It all started fine, people were nice (apparently) but there was no opportunities to advance and I realized this soon after being hired. I would always get positive feedback from my manager and a couple of weeks before I was asked not to come back to work the next day, she had told me they were working on hiring me on a permanent basis. So yes, they will let you go for no apparent reason.

Glenaire is a great company to work for. The work load for
your assignment is very acceptable and the residents are so awesome. They have great staff and wonderful food. The hardest part of my job there is staying awake the residents barley call you for anything at night. The most enjoyable thing is the environment and the wonderful nurses and staff that work there. I did not really learn much because my assignment consist of a handful of independent and very sleepy residents. My supervisor is awesome and very good at her job. Management is very understanding and open to help solve or engage and any situation needed to be address.

A typical day at work entails receiving phone calls from customers either wanting an update or status on their order or needing help designing a custom product to meet their needs.  Possibly helping them understand our products a little better, or sharing technical information with them. Formulating pricing, entering pricing into the database, proving quotes, proving daily milestones for orders, etc. Dealing with customers can be the best part of the job and the worst part of the job, depending on the status of their order! :o)

No I’m not mad I’m writing this because is true.  People coming from agency the company doesn’t care about you.The company only cares you get there on time and that your working like a donkey. There not hiring they lie to you they only want you to always be from agency people working by agency for three years at Glenair haven’t get hired trough Glenair. They will only pay minimum is not much you have to work so many hours to see you have a good amount in your paycheck.The only time employee get bonus is if your hired trough GLENAIR NOT THROUGH AGENCY!!!. 

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