electrical engineer

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I came to HDT as an hourly production employee.  During my first 2 years there I was moved to different areas and was able to learn different tasks and processes. Soon after, I was given a department lead position where I gave direction to other production employees, and learned the tasks and responsibilities of a supervisor. I was later given my own group of employees and supervised them on a temporary night shift for 3 months. When night shift ended, I was made a lead for a different department for a year.  Following all of the experience I obtained, I was given my own department and was officially promoted to a Production Supervisor.
The most enjoyable part of my work there was the people.  I moved into a department where the employees were discouraged and negative, and I was able to turn that around.  I am a firm believer of "Be good to your people, and your people will be good to you".  The people that work for you, make you; they are a reflection of their leader.

I worked there for the better half of 7 years and it wasn’t a bad job. I loved my hours and the coworkers I had on my shift were pretty awesome! Now, let’s get down to the dirty side. Management will bury you alive just to save themselves and will lie to anyone they can to stay above water. HR was terrible and the most condescending person to talk to. Parts room was the most unorganized area in the whole plant and don’t even attempt to ask maintenance for help. They are never there. This job was also the most underpaid and least amount of benefits I’ve ever gotten with a defense contractor position and asking for a raise will almost make them take money away from you. They base raises on nothing. Performance does not improve raises at all. Everyone is on the same scale but nobody is paid the same. I would highly suggest avoiding this company at all costs unless you are in desperate need of a paycheck. 

I learned a ton at this job - I was an Engineering Intern and they took me in an immediately started to show me how to work with the equipment and learn how to read engineering drawings to make assemblies. I was trusted to build and test some assemblies that I didn't think I was going to be able to. It was really interesting to see all of the robots they were working on put to use. Being a girl was a little rough to begin with - I felt like I needed to prove my abilities to everyone and show that I was from an Engineering background whereas I felt that the other intern did not. It definitely worked out for me in the end, but it was a little frustrating starting off.

I worked for HDT for seven years.  In that time I was cross trained on all aspects of production processes.  Albeit, I wasn't properly compensated for the flexibility I could provide. There were serious issues with management at the company.  There were three supervisors who cared about the company.  They worked alongside employees and helped with production if we were understaffed. There were several supervisors that did nothing but sit in their offices. A good supervisor stays on the floor and works alongside their employees when needed. My supervisor was one who was overburdened. Despite this, he continually was present and available to help out in a pinch.  The office lurkers were the problem.  When the company decided to close down our plant everyone knew why.

If it were not for the companies relocation to Alabama, there would be no reason for me to find new employment.  The company allowed me to grow both personally and professionally, starting out as a supervisor and moving up the ladder to directorship level in 7 years.  Having co-workers from many backgrounds (Haitian, Dominican, Jamaican, USA) gave me the opportunity to expand on my language and cross relation skills throughout the organization.  A safe working environment whose customer and associates satisfaction is their prime goal.

seeing that someone deleted my last review, I am writing a new one. management was terrible. employees are replaceable. good ones leave while the lazy keep working. they don't recognize good employees but want to baby the bad ones. employees are not treated the same. different rules apply based on color, how much you suck up to supervisors and managers, no team dynamic.  ending pay and now current for position is fair. employee review was a joke. and so was the raise. good employee got bad review. so advice is don't care if you work there. because they don't care about you. management doesn't see what really happens during a shift. everyone is employee of month when a supervisor comes around.

I loved that I could work 1st shift (starting at 5am) and still do things in the evenings. The downside is that they took 7 months to hire me in, those first 7 months I worked through a temp agency (earning $11/hour).  The other downside is I was promised the possibility for advancement for utility pay ($15/hour) with expertise in 3 areas.  They trained me in 2 areas and kept me their for a while.  I ended up being offered a better position elsewhere, so I gave them my 2 weeks notice and left.  The positives are that they offer worked PTO (you generate a little over an hour for every week you work), medical benefits (vision/dental/health), an HSA to employees when they're hired in, and a 401k a year after being hired in (temp time doesn't count towards this).

As a salaried employee, I make the same or equal to those on the production floor. Health insurance is high on all types of insurance here. No Bonus or profit sharing available. You have to wait 6 months plus to contribute to 401k here. Upper management won't get machines fixed or replaced. People leave the company every day. You work every weekend, but the good thing is, I get to rotate out with other day shift supervisors.  If you're on the off shift, you don't since there are no other supervisors on that shift. I feel bad for the poor guy, but that's not my problem; that's his. I believe he is dumb for staying.



What is the best part of working at the company?
nothing dumb pay rude people lack of work and training yell at you when you ask a question 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
people  and lack of pay lack of training wry rude people

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
when having questions they won’t be answered and for training they expect you to do it and then when you mess up they yell

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
angy rude people that’s all i can say worst experience and people have had problems with it nothing done about it and they have quit lost around 15 cause of it which is not right

I Got the job because I knew someone so they hire from with in but they give you a bunch of titles so you can fill more roles but they don’t pay well for all that work. 
Managers don’t know what you do because they are not on the same page. There is a lot of work but nothing gets done because there is no good leadership.  People are taking naps in bathrooms and dragging their feet and all the work gets left undone then everyone is rushing to meet a deadline and things get messed up. There is no advancement except for getting fake titles so you can feel like your important but your not. The good thing is they don’t really monitor you so u can take a long lunch and free sodas.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Electrical engineer 12 salaries reported	$139,583 per year
Painter 3 salaries reported	$23.85 per hour
Mechanical engineer 3 salaries reported	$77,333 per year
Low voltage technician 2 salaries reported	$41.00 per hour
Welding engineer 1 salary reported	$105,000 per year

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