manual machinist

mechanic

quality control inspector

cnc programmer

shop assistant

Hydro, Inc.

During my work experience at Hydro Inc, I was fortunate enough to have experienced firsthand and learned, many different sides of what goes into a project, the general process of how a project is initially planned, developed and completed; as well as how much work and detail goes into every stage. Another valuable lesson I have learned during these 12 weeks, were the many different types of work an Engineer has to perform, which in turn, have provided me with more insight into the different types of roles and responsibilities that I could perform, as a Mechanical Engineer. 

Reflecting back to my first day at Hydro Inc, it was one of the most memorable days of my time at work. After being introduced to everyone, I was handed a tender to work on, in which they had asked me for recommendations to improve certain aspects of the project wherever I see fit, as well as my opinions on the project as an entirety. They were very open and happy for me to contribute as much as I wanted to, and were open to any suggestions and ideas. This instantly made me feel comfortable and definitely made me feel as though I was part of the team.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Many talented and hardworking people, but management was disorganized with competing goals and directives and unclear who was really in charge.  You work for many many years without a performance review or compensation review.  Little room for advancement and no support for learning new things.  Company acts like  a bunch of little businesses, but its a decent size company.  Successful in spite of themselves.  

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Constantly changing direction and focus.  No clear management initiative

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Toxic environment.  Management and sales always fighting, too many silos.

Bad Managment. Begging to purchase tooling for machinists. Hydro will not buy tooling for their own machinists. All tooling being ordered goes to never never land. They will lie in your face. There is not one good machine in the Madison location. When it rains, water running on equipment, electrical motors. Danger all over.  Most of Machining jobs are send out for Machining to achieve some quality. Machine shop is a disaster. If you try to change for better or bring any kind of improvement , they will let you go.
It is a total waist of time to work for them.

Aftermarket industry so there is no R&D and the way people work is to protect their job security. There some guys always think he's the best and superior than others, but turns out a big joke. Family culture means family first ;) you got what I mean, yeah, their family first, I guess a greek family? 

Most days I proof maps that we paint for the water company, I make sure that every hydrant we invoice for is done well. The laborers call me if they need anything for the job (tools, locations, duties), and I teach new people how to do this job. The most enjoyable part is that we can work as a team, creating a positive and efficient working atmosphere.

The position was an challenging and the company management worked to get results. Improvement of outdated equipment will make a big difference in production managment. The general moral of the operations was good.

Just a bit of to many bosses with  different ideas and advice, then when it comes to  work do it  this way do it that way. Very confusing. Yes  they do excuse you for certain family  matters. A family  member of mine  passed away, and they excuse me for the day. Plus with doctors appointments 14 days ahead. 

management only cares about money and what you can do to help them succeed ,big on favoritism 
although fellow coworkers half are the same and the other are helpful in making sure everyone succeeds and has good morale

I have never held a worst position than the job at Hydro.  Nothing was ever good enough or appreciated by Management.  All employees feared the CEO, when you were at the office you belonged to them.  Even if your child called you were not allowed to answer the phone.  One step away from PRISON

I have enjoyed working at Hydro, inc. The owners of the company care about their employees and treat them like family, which is refreshing.
There are a lot of good people who work at the company. Most the employees are very knowledgeable and dedicated.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Manual machinist 8 salaries reported	$31.94 per hour
Mechanic 8 salaries reported	$30.19 per hour
Quality control inspector 6 salaries reported	$29.33 per hour
Cnc programmer 6 salaries reported	$31.83 per hour
Shop assistant 8 salaries reported	$23.84 per hour

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