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Hirotec America

What is the best part of working at the company?
The only reliable strength of this workplace are non-management staff. They are the only reason anything gets done. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful part of the job was dealing with leadership that micromanaged every detail while contributing nothing of real value. Management inserted themselves just enough to slow projects down, create confusion, and turn simple tasks into drawn‑out ordeals. Their energy went into protecting their inner circle, not supporting their team or improving the work environment.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The culture is defined by favoritism, inconsistency, and a lack of real leadership. Performance and effort have little impact on how employees are treated. Expectations shift depending on who you are and who you report to. The work environment feels tense and uncomfortable because the managers spend their time monitoring and nitpicking employees instead of contributing or providing support.

...but as a brand new factory, stay away unless you have no other option.  Management literally has no idea what others are doing, not even among themselves.  You'll be asked to come in early one day and berated for showing up early when you do.  Expect OT to be sprung upon you at the last minute.  Machine failures are commonplace and employees are blamed for them.  The majority of employees are volunteer contractors from out of state, and half of them don't stay their full tour.

On the upside, the place is air conditioned, but you're required to wear thick long sleeved clothing and hard hats, combined with leather gloves and hot parts the air is barely noticeable when you're really pushing it.  The work isn't very difficult at all, you're just expected to run five to seven machines by yourself at any given time.  Once a month, they do have luncheons they provide the workers, so that's nice.  Benefits are pretty good, but you'll have to stay on top of HR to make sure you're enrolled.

Overall, this place might be a real good place to work in a few years, but as of right now it's a real mess. 

I mean working there was easy but the atmosphere is so toxic. The HR women would get smart with you for asking them a question or any sort of thing. Management was terrible and don’t expect raises EVER. They took away alll holidays. So you only get maybe 2 days off for Christmas compared to the week we use to get off. Then we had a holiday off that was Good Friday and they said we had to work anyways. The place doesn’t care about employee safety or their employees. Honestly they will work you until you just can’t take it anymore and then make the excuse “we are almost out of over time and 7 days a week keep hanging on”. For some reason they would treat first shift better than second shift. Never support second shift on anything. I was told if I wanted to even move up in the company that I would have to go to first shift? Which makes me think why do the people on seconds work just as hars but they don’t get the same opportunities? Unfortunately I wasted 2 years here. I hope I NEVER find a place to work at like this place again. 

This company is horrible to work for. Not because of the company but the management. They tell you to get a certain number for daily production for you to be able to go home on time and if not you have to stay over. Even if you have appts after your scheduled hours. Sometimes we may get the scheduled number and they will still make us stay. All management is in competition with each other. They secretly talk about each other behind their backs to the operators. They promise raises for your hard work and don’t follow through. They’ve recently been letting people go if they put a two week notice in, they tell them to go ahead and leave and not let them work their notice out. They blame the operators for their faulty machinery. We have more safety incidents than any company I’ve ever worked for. If you do decide to work here, get second shift because they never do the amount they are suppose to and even get to go home early while the people on first shift have to double their work to make up for it. 10/10 would NOT recommend. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Meeting new people you never worked with before.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
They will put you in your work area. Then the next day you mite be working in a different area. You have to carry the trash out on first shift and second shift just leaves there trash and when you start your shift in the morning you have to clean up after 2nd shift before you can start your job. Also they have you working 3 machines I feel they don't pay enough. They don't have QA's working on the lines catching the damage. Also you are putting your hot parts on cardboard and can easily start a fire. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Some people don't work much due to the run and tell on other people. Meantime you are doing your job and look around some are on there phone or just being. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
You never know what you are going to do that day.

Day to day office culture is generally pretty good. Fellow employees and lower management all act and treat eachother like actual human beings. The difficulty comes with upper management and the overall direction of the company. There has been a recent shift to focusing on the KPIs and hard numbers over peoples' actual performance. You could work hard all day but unless you cross every T and dot every I and the excel chart numbers go up, you're gonna be looking over your shoulder for a tap from HR because your boss's boss's boss doesn't see or understand what you do.

Also, there is clear favoritism at the management/upper management levels. New hire managers will quickly rise through the ranks if theyre friends with executives. Your performance does not factor into your promotion potential nearly as much as it should.

“Articulates complex ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences”
“Actively listens to colleagues and incorporates diverse perspectives into decision-making”
“Collaborates effectively across departments to achieve shared project goals”
“Provides timely and constructive feedback that helps team members grow”
“Facilitates productive discussions by asking thoughtful questions and summarizing key points”
“Adapts communication style appropriately for different stakeholders and situations”
“Shares knowledge generously, helping colleagues develop new skills and understanding”
“Strengthens humanity in the workplace through consistent, respectful communication”
“Contributes valuable insights during brainstorming sessions and strategic planning”

Almost everything I was told on hiring in ended up being inaccurate. They sold the "Family" atmosphere, but in reality it was management not trusting their employees. It is a micromanagers dream. The pay was decent, below average for the field at the time, and there was no room to grow. Out of the 7 people I hired in with, all left the company within a year or so. They like to "restructure" right before the holidays, and with zero warning, so job security is not really there. Aside from micromanaging, managenent puts on a good show caring about their employees, but in my opinion their actions show otherwise. They will make it look good on paper.

What is the best part of working at the company?
All the overtime you could possibly want. They also have pretty competitive pay compared to other places of work.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
6 ten hour days a week and sometimes even sunday shifts. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It depends on what shift your on 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Come into work, start up your machines and try to run enough parts for your shift goal. If you haven't reached your goal by the 8th hour of your shift you'll more than likely have to stay for a 10 hour shift.

The work isn't very difficult but the training for assembly operators needs to be much more thorough. I've yet to be shown a defect book to know for sure what is an unacceptable part, and I don't feel they are emphasizing safety enough. They want everyone to stay positive but that can be difficult when most of the the workers around you complain, worry about what others are doing instead of minding their own job, and cuss worse than drunk sailors. Even some of the supervisors are potty mouthed, and,to me, that is very unprofessional. On the plus side, it's not a bad job and most of the workers are friendly and helpful.

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