quality engineer

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Intervala, LLC

From day one you think its going to be a great place. They fill your mind with false promises and happy endings, but in reality that is not the case. You are constantly on watch from the start and constantly belittled for something you had no idea about. They tell you from day one that you can take any day off and not have consequences as long as its scheduled. This all changed in Jan of 24, they all changed their minds and now blame you for company problems, such as no bonus for the month (which is completely unavoidable btw) and say they are going to give you a bonus if you stay under their budget ( which never happens). Management will also backstab you so fast. The amount of hypocritical people in this company is ridiculous. They try to buy your trust with these false promises over time and with their (events) such as giving you pancakes for lunch for one day out of 5 months. supervisors will stand over your shoulder if they think even for a second that you are going to mess up and have no faith in your skills. Also if you start at the end of the year say around October you will not be eligible for their yearly review and even if you are you may get 50 cents, ( .50 cents for the thousands of boards you'll touch in a year). The company also hold quarterly meetings they call all hands meetings and tell you how well as a company they are doing thanks to your hard work for the quarter and in return the throw candy on your table and pretty much say get lost. This company now compared to when i started is a night and day difference, not to mention how the management turns the cheek against harassment of fellow coworkers. Especially the main supervisor for mornings, he tells you to grow up and stop asking questions.

I was someone who spent a fair amount of time at this company and at first it didn't seem like that bad of a place to work, the longer I continued to work the more I started to realize how bad things actually are. The company will prioritize form over function, meaning they will put energy into how things look from the outside to their tours of investors rather than actually try to have machines that function properly or the budget to actually maintain them. Between both areas I had worked in everything is a disorganized mess with people who have been there maybe a month or a couple weeks training new hires, instructions that are clearly wrong at times but if concerned is raised about the incorrect information your expected to know better and keep the job moving along. They don't treat employees who have been there a long time very well, the company will even hire less competent workers at a higher pay rate then workers who have been there 5+ years just to fill the seats of the rotating workforce they can't keep or make up reasons to fire after over hiring. They tell you there is unlimited overtime yet have no work to maintain over all shifts. You ask about potential training or advancement yo what your doing and your told it will be taken into consideration and then just forgotten about.

Things like this are not a company that cares about its long term employees and would rather focus on making a profit while hiding the issues rather then fix them.

Upper management are horrendous. They refuse to listen to feedback from their workers at all, and they have a sense of superiority above others. When I first started, the place wasn't so bad, lots of work to keep everyone busy, coordinators were pretty chill, and so on. But in the last 6 months, things have been steadily declining due to the decisions of upper management, and neglecting to speak to their workers about production issues. As of August 2024, there is little work to do, and they started offering voluntary leave. They (upper management) claimed first that it was due to design issues from customers, but then later stated that our quality metrics have something to do with it. Upper management is rarely out on the floor, and when they are, they're either giving a tour, talking to the engineers, or talking to people in their circle. I have not once, been approached by upper management to ask how things can get better, nor have any of my co-workers. Yet, they blame production issues on us. They go to the engineers for ideas, yet the engineers sit in their cubicles and throw baseballs around and eat all day, rather than ironing out actual issues. Overall, the place is ran by a boys club. You will be blamed for things out of your control, and then doubly punished for the actions (or inaction) of others. 

Intervala, I was super excited to start here. Something new and exciting. I walked into the factory for the first time and was in awe. It looked like a wonderful place to work. Boy was I wrong! The first shift supervisor will get into your face and scream at you in front of everyone. If you make a mistake..good luck. You also cannot be slow, even if you’re 100% new. You can’t take your time and learn, you’ll be yanked off the machines because the only thing they care about are the numbers..which are too high to make it easy and achievable. 
Now second shift was wonderful in some sense. The boss there has it so well organized and is truly there for her staff. But she is also not afraid to get into your face and scream if she’s angry with you. I made my fair share of mistakes working there, and each time I left work feeling more and more belittled to where it felt like a chore going in everyday until I left the company. The pay is not worth the workload. You cannot grow or move up within the company. You’re at a standstill of the Same routine day in and day out. Which is good if that’s what you’re looking for. 

I’m just here to say that they are an all for profit company, not for their staff. They’re so negative and when the staff aren’t so nice to you, they do nothing but also sit behind your back and talk about you with everyone. 

Realistically, the only reason I have this job is because the pay keeps me financially stable. The morning hours are great for me, I like my evenings available. My department is not treated as well as any and all other departments. 

Upper management picks and chooses which departments get overtime, meanwhile we seem to be pressed to work double time in only eight hours. When all other departments are allowed to come in early and catch up on the work WE supply them and they get ahead, they have nothing to do but wait on us. When we ask for overtime, we are consistently told no, when jobs are released at the end of the shift and we're expected to get it done before we leave because it's a rush job.  

The new area they moved all of our inventory does not have humidifiers for the moisture sensitive parts, is labeled and organized so haphazardly, and gets uncomfortably warm, there's no circulating air, where all other departments and employees are in the proper ESD/FOD compliant area, with air conditioning, sitting at their assembly desks.

There doesn't seem to be a management strategy until the  beginning of quarter two. Right around April, things slow down and everyone has a little less to do. Management seems to compensate for the slow-downs by micromanaging and coming up with redundant paperwork that gets left behind once things pick up. When there is steady work, management enjoys putting together meetings where employees are openly berated and no real solution is offered to correct problems.

When there are one or two problem people specifically (on their phones way too much, for example) management pulls together a big meeting and everybody gets the shaft together instead of pulling aside problematic people and putting them on notice. 

Management at Intervala doesn't seem to have much experience managing, despite having the same people in management positions for years.

You will not get paid a lot but it is fair for an entry level rate. You will get the chance to work on a variety of different assemblies from hardware on full assemblies to components on circuit boards. This job will require you to work independently and also as a group. There are a variety of different social groups within the company not unlike what you will find in a High School. The work sometimes goes from steady to nonexistent. If you like to solve problems or work on new and interesting technology then your input will mostly be met with positivity from engineering and management. As an assembler you will get hired permanently to the floor which you are assigned and will be under the direction of the floor manager for the rest of your stay with the company.

Contract manufacturing is a difficult industry to be in. It's a clean and air conditioned environment, but very repetitive work with not much movement if you solder. Most of these companies barely make money and have constant ups and downs financially, that means no investment in training employees or buying equipment and benefits are mediocre to very poor. Not a good place for a career or for work-life balance. Management at this location is being run down by the corporate group in Pittsburg who is completely out of touch with reality. It seems the corporate "leadership" has a strategy of buying and eventually closing other locations after transferring the biggest customers to Pittsburg. Morale could not be lower. Avoid Intervala anywhere they appear in New England.

What is the best part of working at the company?
They have get together a such as Christmas party for social interaction.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The way you are constantly watched. If you make a mistake your are belittled in front of coworkers. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Terrible. High employee turnover ratio for a reason. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Walk in sit in your cube and cringe then pray nothing changed that you were not informed about because of you sent out reports and they were incorrect you would be notified in an unprofessional and impolite manner.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Your coworkers and managers are very friendly in all departments. People are understanding when you have issues, and are glad to help.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Adapting to working on something new sometimes daily the first months you work here is a little overwhelming.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very friendly. Everybody knows everyone, and there are tons of events that happen on their social media.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Clock in, read the white board for priority boards, and pick your favorite. Depending on the board, they can take a couple hours to finish them all, or all day.

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