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From what I've seen, most people have used Innotec to propel themselves into their career fields. Innotec prides themselves on being a Christian company, but in the opinion of a few, doesn't treat all employee's as though they are a christian company. My experience is that those who don't speak up will get left out, but if you speak up and can hold your own, (kind of people Innotec is looking for) you will do just fine. The structure of Innotec can make it hard to advance because you will have to do simple tedious routine tasks, but if you're willing to put in the work to get past the routine tasks what you will learn is astronomical as compared to other companies. That being said, advancement, comes at a price of long hours. My job work / life balance has suffered during seasons of high production, but as a trade off during the season where there aren't high production hours you will find you can sometimes work a 30 hour week to make up for some of the longer 50 hour weeks you've had and enjoy your off time while improving yourself at work. The culture at Innotec loves to have fun, go out on off hours and even have fun during the day at work. Overall this is a great company to work for, but if you aren't a self starter and cant handle long hours at times steer clear for them and you.

I've been with Innotec for 3+ years.  To say Innotec is a different type of company is an understatement.  Innotec prides itself on having a different culture; which they do!  While at Innotec, I've been given different opportunities that I never imagined I would experience, or enjoy!  I've lead a production cell, production team, launch systems, learned about plastic injection molding, quality, lean manufacturing, and much more.  The people are amazing, and any of them would give the shirt off their back.  Unfortunately, a work life balance at Innotec is rare.  They expect you to work 50+ hours/week and be on call/adjust your schedule at the drop of the hat.  On top of that, management seems to have a lack of clarity on moving the company forward in a sustainable fashion.  Turnover is high at Innotec.  Would I work their again, yes.  Do I enjoy working there, yes. Would I be cautious about recommending it to others, yes.  Is it a good company, yes.  Do they (Innotec) need to reevaluate how they run their business, yes.  Do I get frustrated at the sustainability of the company, all the time. Is it stressful, yes.

Innotec has some really amazing products and some really great manufacturing processes.  There are also a lot of super hard-working engineers that put a lot of time and energy into making things run smoothly.  However, upper management has made some pretty dubious decisions in the last few years, and now the entire company is paying for them.  Overly ambitious timelines, pushing for speed rather than quality, and paying for other locations who continue to lose money has come at a cost.  Now, those working hardest for them are taking a loss.  Company culture used to be a highly regarded thing - now it's practically non-existent.  What does free lunch really mean to someone who has watched so many of their team members laid off and the remaining work handed out among the already over-worked residual staff?  So many high-ranking employees are jumping ship... and yet they lay off some of the most loyal.  For a company who touts its Vision & Values statement, they sure don't seem to be living by it at this point in time.  I really do hope things turn around for Innotec.  But for the meantime, I'd caution against applying there.

"4 men in a shop" workplace culture and lack of adequate personnel inhibits potential to grow in a specific area of the business. You end up taking on way too much responsibility with little help. Working long hours for below average pay.
No standard roles and responsibilities: Everyone doing everything regardless of expertise or knowledge base, but there is a lot of experience to gain from learning all different aspects of the manufacturing business; from incoming materials & suppliers to sales and product launch, quality systems and shipping. 


What is the best part of working at the company?
Opportunity to grow, Flexibility, Lunch Program, Friendly Staff, No Drama.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Fulfilling Customer orders by deadline in a short amount of time due to waiting on materials. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Perfect environment for growing and learning. Everyone is helpful. Good morale all the way around.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Everyday is busy and time goes by fast. I know what my responsibilities are and am encouraged to speak up if I feel behind. There's no 'boss' or 'manager' micromanaging. Standards and expectations are given to be followed as anywhere else but trust and freedom offered to show you for what it takes. Or don't.

This company was once a good company. It is now going down the toilet. In the past 3 months there have been 25 people that have left. For the past couple of years the pay has been approx. 25% below market rate and bonuses are not a thing any more. What once was a company that had a very little management and depended on the integrity of the people has now become heavy with snakes in the grass that are in the management roll. The 25 people that left were not management so this means that people who actually work have left. The company has lost control of finances and is heavy with R & D with no money to support it. Basically stay away unless you want to be under paid, under trained, and working long hours while management sits at their desks.

Innotec is a great environment to learn if are an intern or have very little experience in manufacturing. The team is supportive, and there is little to no micromanaging involved. Now for the bad: the work-life balance is horrible. 50 hour work week minimum. You are expected to manage production (as in physically making the parts), production scheduling, shipping, inventory, maintenance, meetings, presentations, finances, the list goes on, for your area of ownership in teams of 2-5 people. Prepare to be overloaded. You will learn a TON here which translates to useful practical experience on the manufacturing floor, but ultimately it is a stepping stone to a true career. 

There is alot of opertunity to learn in a short time at Innotec.   Good for first few years out of college.  No Sunday work. Charitable giving (hours and money) is encouraged. Every week at Innotec is expected to be 50 hours or more.  When you are in production everything is your responsibility to fix. Plan on being at minimum on call all the time, at worst working morning noon and night production shifts in rotation in a weeks time. Pay is low 10 - 30 % depending on your skillset. Biggest concern is management has not listened to technical owners for several years and bad decisions have been made which is costing employees/stake holders dearly now.

This company is a fantastic place to learn different aspects of running a company.  You can pursue almost anything that you're interested in and spend time getting good at it.  With the horizontal structure, it does produce some issues and doesn't really enable you to focus on one area.  Also, the company overall is drastically understaffed for the work required.  You do have to be careful to manage your own time (50 hours), or else you'll get sucked into working 60-80.  Only form of compensation is a 'thumbs up' or a 'hats off'.  

Liked the work. On paper these Innotec has everything you would want in reality it has almost nothing that it says. at one time it was trying to live up to but now it seem like poor upper management form HR focus is no longer the people or even the customers. programs that were given as incentives to work  were cut and you didn't find out until you went to collect. management is more interested in keeping the captain of the sinking ship and his hand full of officers afloat at the cost of throwing good crew overboard without notice.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Engineer 4 salaries reported	$58,000 per year
Process technician 1 salary reported	$22.50 per hour
Supply chain manager 1 salary reported	$17.00 per hour
Plastics engineer 1 salary reported	$17.00 per hour
Mechanical engineer 1 salary reported	$17.00 per hour

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