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Hitachi Energy has knowledgeable employees and a stable place in a critical industry, but it’s held back by outdated leadership practices, weak communication, and a lack of investment in people. For those seeking structure, growth, or an innovative marketing environment, this company will likely feel frustrating and slow-moving.

Pros:
	•	The company operates in a sustainable, essential industry, which provides a solid sense of job security.
	•	There’s a strong and reputable customer base, and many employees in technical or implementation roles are highly knowledgeable and willing to help others.
	•	Middle managers and field-level teams are generally collaborative, approachable, and dedicated to their work.
	•	The IT support team is responsive and does their best to resolve issues quickly and effectively.

Cons:
	•	Leadership alignment is a major concern. There’s a consistent disconnect between executive direction and field or marketing initiatives. Strategic goals are unclear, and communication from the top down is often poor or inconsistent.
	•	The company struggles with bureaucracy and internal politics. Even small projects can be slowed down by multiple approval layers, unnecessary PowerPoint decks, and red tape. Creativity and innovation are often stifled.
	•	Career growth and internal mobility are limited. Promotions are rare, and career development resources are minimal. Employees often have to leave the company or switch business units to advance.
	•	Company culture feels stagnant. Outside of conferences, there’s little sense of team connection or engagement. Remote employees, in particular, get no support for home office setup, internet costs, or wellness programs.
	•	HR is unresponsive and disorganized. Onboarding is inconsistent (slow access to laptops, email, and systems), and expense reimbursement policies are poorly managed—employees have been left with late fees from company card issues.
	•	Diversity and new talent development are lacking. The company tends to hire very experienced professionals but doesn’t invest much in younger talent or mentorship.
	•	Some teams have developed a “we know best” attitude, making collaboration challenging. Leadership decisions often come across as top-down with little room for feedback or collaboration.
	•	Communication of business strategy is confusing and frequently misaligned with customer realities. For example, leadership continues to push digital-only marketing tactics despite knowing key decision-makers engage better through personal outreach and events.
	•	Benefits are average, and the “unlimited PTO” policy sounds good on paper but isn’t supported by flexible culture or leadership encouragement.
	•	HR and leadership visibility are minimal. There’s little proactive communication or engagement from senior management or HR—employees often feel disconnected from the organization’s direction.

The facility has been around since the middle 70s. Some of the original employees are still there. 40+ years later. In 2018 HITACHI bought a majority of small/medium dry transformer business from ABB. There are a handful of other plants in the division in the US. 

I’ve worked here for a long time. Both ABB/HITACHI on a corporate level are not bad employers. Depending on your job, pay is above average. For the area. You will get an absolute bare minimum of 40 hours per week. More often then not 55 hours will be your weekly. NO QUESTIONS ASKED. BE AWARE NOW.  Dayshift is 5am-330 pm. 2nd is 4pm-230 am.. weekend day shift is 5am-5pm and 2nd shift weekend is 5pm-5am. Insurance is good if you’re single, it’s mid with a family. Co workers are good people. Trustworthy and most all know each other or related. The facility is clean compared to places I’ve worked. SAFETY is of utmost concern there. Almost counter productive at times. However like anywhere it can be subject to skewing for gain when needed when the right people arnt around. That’s all the good I have to say.

Upper management is absolutely horrendous. By upper I mean staff level. The term Toxic work environment comes to mind. It does flow downhill.  For a long time your  immediate floor management was the best you could ask for,  over time that has changed. Younger generation only cares about moving up by any means and have minimal to zero experience in there department. You are a number. Any form of 2-4 year Education, regardless of your major will get you into management there. People with 30 years of experience in the facility are overlooked or not even considered for a job and instead it’s giving to an outside applicant or someone inside with a degree of some sorts. If you can positively ignore the cons, maintain your sanity and stay happy.. this is your place 

I started as repair welder and worked my way into specialty repair. 

When working a production repair job, it wasn't bad aside from pressure to hit your minimum numbers. Management didn't want to listen to the workers on. The floor when we had ideas for improvement, ideas to fix issues, or ideas to prevent down times. 

When I switched to specialty repair I had to work with multiple departments. For a year there were no issues and the job was good. I had amazing job satisfaction in being able to fix the product and help the company meet critical deadlines and deliver top quality product to our customers. Could take what wouldve been weekds of rework and turn it into days. All was well until they moved a problem supervisor to a critical spot who was unable to keep commitments he would promise and actively destroyed the trust and team synergy the workers had with repair. When asked to stop committing to actions he couldn't deliver on he had promised to upper management he would stop and then kept doing it. Instead of holding the manager accountable(or at least to stop harrassing the repair person) they removed the worker who was getting them results. 

If there is an issue between you and Management and you choose to do the adult thing and momentarily remove yourself from the conflict. Be warned they may come back and say that you broke company policy because you didnt comply. And if you have no witnesses they will gladly replace you.

"You are replaceable." Is the best way to summarize the experience there. You can be amazing at your job, but if you dare ask management to be held to a basic standard you can and will be replaced. 

I recently started at Hitachi Bland and unfortunately, the work environment has been very discouraging. From day one, it’s been clear that many of the current and long-time employees don’t treat new hires well. Instead of support, I’ve noticed negative comments and attitudes directed at new employees, which makes it feel like we aren’t wanted on the floor.

It’s disappointing because I was excited to join a growing company and had high hopes for the opportunity. However, just three days in, the environment already feels unwelcoming and hostile.

For anyone considering applying here, I would encourage you to be cautious and aware of the culture before making a decision.

The decision I made has permanent consequences. I left my previous job and made a commitment to this one and now here I am. 

This is one of the best companies I have ever worked for, in terms of how you are treated and the time off/benefits afforded. The permissive time off policy has been very helpful, and they are very lenient on the requests as well. There is a heavy emphasis on training and a nurturing environment for new and inexperienced employees. Some employees in the office take a twenty-minute walk twice a day, when weather permits. The work-load and expectations also make sense to keep a good work life balance.

Pros:
The pay is above average for the area with good benefits to boot. The work itself isn’t overly difficult. Heated and air conditioned building. Production supervisors are helpful and understanding of the job they’re overseeing. Occasionally the company provides lunches. 

Cons:
Expect to work a lot of overtime and weekends. Work life balance isn’t a thing unless you have an office job there. 
Upper management sucks. They have no idea what they’re doing when it comes to overseeing the production employees. They have no real reward for reliable, hardworking employees. Lazy and unreliable employees get a pass, the hard workers are made to pick up their slack. 

Hitachi Energy is a very nice place to work but expects good work in return. 

Working in production is much more demanding than working in an office or in test, but can be worth it. 

There are only a few issues I have, such as not gaining paid time off until one year and the low max vacation days you have which is five days when you first start. 

Great place to work, but pay is terrible for what’s expected. You will be expected to fix the constant mistakes of people making 6-7-8 dollars an hour more than you that have poor work ethic and they wonder why everyone’s quitting and they can’t find new skilled welders. Love all the overtime and good job security, and the benefits are decent. If you’re a welder that wants to make a lot of $ very fast I’d look elsewhere though. A lot of welders I know are finding new easier jobs with much better pay

I have always found that the harder you work, the quicker a shift goes.  There is a wide variety of skillset levels available at Hitachi Energy; there are jobs that are three steps, and jobs that are three hundred steps.  I can easily describe my job building 3 phase transformers as getting a car with the engine bolted in, and my job is to install and connect the alternator, distributor, battery, radiator, and everything else around the engine to the engine, to an EXACT precision.  If you can assemble a PC from parts, you can assemble a 3 Phase Transformer.  Culture is good, everyone that has worked there for one year or more LOVES it.  

What is the best part of working at the company?
Team-mates were great, lots of good work to do.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Lack of support from upper management to improve things that are clearly in need of change.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Meeting-oriented. Lots of talking about things that need to be improved, lots of distributed teams.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Meetings, then some meetings, and after that some meetings.

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