machinist

manufacturing technician

machine operator

assembler

manufacturing supervisor

Ichor Systems Inc.

Keep looking if you are looking for a good career or fair pay. 

I’ve been working at Ichor Systems for 3 years now and it really used to be a amazing place with competitive pay however in the last 18 months I’ve seen this place slowly sliding down and it will inevitably become a massive landslide in the future, unless the “f**k it” culture gets a boot and management opens their eyes to what is happening inside the clean room. 

We used to get parts out way ahead of schedule however the last year has been full steam ahead 110% every. single. day. Now don’t get me wrong I love hard work, but when management makes impossible promises to our customer month over month it gets tough. We are constantly getting drilled for not getting enough parts out the door but many builds take 150+ hours of assembly, test, etc. before even leaving the clean room. Us low level employees are stuck between a wall and a hard place, needless to say morale is tanking and fast. 

Mediocre compensation is given in regards to the $5,000,000+ we make per week at this site alone!! Last 2 raises have both been a “set rate” and comically low. Many 5+ year employees are earning practically the same as new hires / temporary employees. While some of our management is making 1.5 million a year.. 

All in all it’s a place to work, if you are a young person it’s okay-ish, however it is NOT a career. You’d be much better off using Ichor Systems as a stepping stone into something bigger and better. Friends of mine that work in the semiconductor industry have shared what their wages are with me and it’s a staggering difference. Many people at my same position are earning $35-40 a hour while I’m earning $27 a hour. People have legitimately quit and then got rehired 2 months later with a starting wage $3-5 higher then previously held. 


PRO: My team.

CON: For some of the folks that work there, some are very polite, friendly, and willing to help you when needed. However, the structure and the culture overall is what lacks this company. Working at production line can be hectic if you're unable to handle the stress from certain leads and peeps because they will flat out point fingers for anyone making mistakes. I've come from a background where everyone helps each other from finding solution to any issues. Ichor however, lacks that mentality and lack of training on how to respect everyone. I have to admit there are those who been working at Ichor for more than a decade and still lack of knowledge on management. They are very old school and uneducated at certain levels. Be careful with clean room because the management and lead are very sneaky and they will literally yell at you for making mistakes. I honestly cannot believe clean room's culture have been like this for so long and HR didn't have the experience to protect employee's rights. One individual has so many warnings and that person still remains in the company because of the relationship with the management. I've seen people been fired for small issues, but there are those who violated the law from harassment and they get only a warning. Therefore, in order to survive is try to suck up to management and hold your emotions when people are lashing out on you.

The pace of work is quick. The product is a copy exact. Employee must be on top of his game. You must check specifications from the engineering department files on every system to ensure quality. All parts must be exact. No substitutions. Any quality defects from previous sub-assemblies must be corrected before installation. Quality was everyone's job, from warehouse to test. Employees were skilled at the job they performed and very professional at detail. There was very little cross training that created bottle neck scenarios on the production floor. Management insisted on filling quota on a daily schedule even when their were shortages of parts, or personnel and inoperative equipment. There was a disproportionate amount of employees that did not build or help in the manufacturing of the product we sold. The recognition program (a point system) was ridiculous and therefore seldom used by production workers. Christmas and Thanksgiving parties were potluck and on site. Quarterly bonuses were there for sales and upper management but not for the production workers.

This company is a mess.

Management is constantly arguing with corporate, the various sites have limited alignment and HR is very disorganized.

Goals are set, however employees are held to an unspoken unrealistic standard not measurable by goals.

The company forced employees to take 80 hours of their own PTO in 2023 so far, 40 hours during a designated week in each Q1 and Q2. During mandatory holiday, it was also expected to get all work done as if one were on site. So employees were forced to take unpaid time off and still work. 

The company also tried to change my job description to include management of multiple people without discussing it with me or allowing for salary increase. 

Bad management, bad communication, bad human resources, sneaky ways of getting around benefit rules.... Definitely would not reccomend working here or taking business here. 

Was part of a great company that was purchased by Ichor Systems. We were told that being bought out would be a good thing. Fast forward a couple months and they go on a company buying spree, bought 3-4 companies to the tune of half a billion dollars, I believe. Shortly after, the bottom off the tech market falls out. Fast forward a year and there have been major layoffs. No matter how many skills you have mastered, you are only seen by how much you cost hourly. After 10+ years I was let go for making too much an hour, regardless of skill set. The immediate shop floor management is a joke and lower tier employees have almost no faith in the leadership. Lots of delegation and finger pointing. Morale is in the absolute toilet and people are fearing for their jobs and updating resumes. Absolute favorite thing was the employees. They really made it bearable.

Ichor has a lot to offer in terms of work/life balance (manager depending), good people and attitude. It also has good benefits and a great tuition reimbursement program and annual raises.

Where it lacks is in structure and organization. The overall structure of the organization makes little sense, as do job titles, where they report and responsibilities. It appears that after having gone public a little more than a year and a half ago, the company's internal organization and processes have not grown at a commensurate rate. This causes confusion within the organization and presents Ichor as an inefficient and troubled supplier for it's customers who schedule daily conference calls to manage Ichor. 

In short, Ichor has good people and good benefits, but has a lot of growing up to do.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Only good thing has been the workers themselves

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The lies, the scheming that management does, and the fear of will you still have a job tomorrow 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Horrible. We are being asked to miss a week of work yet management still gets vacations? We don’t get raises we have earned or pay increases due to department changes or taking on more responsibilities but the company is spending money like it’s endless. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Everyone complaining about the hours, the company itself. Fighting for jobs. There is zero incentive to be there.

Over half the machinist on the floor cant even read g code let alone setup. Shift leads managers and supervisors all fight with each other there is no team! CNC Machines are crashed daily and qc reports are often altered or adjusted to make parts good, it’s just not the high quality shop they say they are! The moral around the shop is at an all time low and experienced employees are leaving by the dozens. the corporation has taken any and all incentives from production workers and the company has resorted to bringing in contract workers because they can’t hire any skilled workers and would rather pay them more than their current employees. There is no bonuses for non salaried employees and a 3% raise is the standard for the year.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Many opportunities to contribute to advancing a variety of R&D projects while employed at Reno office of Ichor Systems. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The fact that R&D offices have to continually strive to generate real results while dealing with constantly changing targets.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
I was in a very friendly office with a great work life balance. The corporate benefits were excellent.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Working on an advanced testing system for equipment used in the research and development of flow controllers. While providing support to the metrology laboratory and co-workers as required.

I love my job and the people I work with.  However as a production worker (machinist) you are not appreciated like office personal or the people at the top.  Your are only $$$ to them.  Poor comunication/planning.  Department against department, shift against shift.  Off shifts not held accountable for good days work or cleanup while first shift is.  Culture: most people are out for themselved.   When I was promoted to machinist I I didn't even get a raise.   I've learned that working for corporate horrible.  The people at the top line their pockets.

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