shipping and receiving clerk

quality assurance inspector

production assembler

robotics technician

runner

Kamco Industries

What is the best part of working at the company?
The best part of working here at Kamco is probably the fact it's a global company and always has steady work. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
So many things. One, the management in production roles do not care a bit about quality and the quality department is poorly ran with bosses that are rude and disrespectful. They want A LOT of work done for very little pay. Not to mention the inconsistent rules and calls on issues.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Poor. The general operators seem to get along okay but any position seems to be at each other or completely disregards each other. HR is a little rude to its employees and the bosses are incredibly disrespectful. Rules are very.. pick and choose. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Frustration. People and supervisors are not made to put out quality product and I have to rework or try to salvage parts instead of fixing at the press or making operatiors follow thier work instructions.

I worked there for 2 years and I gave everything I had, I was a Lead on 3rd shift. I absolutely loved my job, i had a lot of fun and learned a lot. I never complained about working overtime. sometimes i would accidentally worked over 12 hours a day, i know i worked almost 80 hours a week. i was exhausted though, so when I fell asleep on breaks OCCASIONALLY, they had the audacity to drug test me. I passed it but after what they pulled to try and make an example? Prove a point? I was told by many operators and other techs that I was one of their best employees,  someone who held the place together and now that I'm no longer there, it's falling apart. Operators aren't getting breaks, floaters aren't getting their breaks, other techs are being forced to work 12s to fill in my position. i do know one thing though, they can't ever replace the positivity, kindness, and joy i brought to everyone i met. 

I would start my shift with checking all the machines and which material they were running and see if they needed more. After that I would check the schedule to see what materials would be needed for my shift and the start of 3rd. I would take any materials not needed back to the warehouse and get the appropriate materials needed and continue that throughtout the night as well as make emergency runs. I learned how to use data entry as well as drive box truck at this job and communicate with lots of people constantly. Management did a great job and were always on top of things. Everything ran like a well oiled machine. Most of my coworkers were great helpful people. The hardest part about my job was dealing with material handlers who didn't want to do there own job. I enjoyed the freedom of this job as well. I had a company cell phone and was at the warehouse alone almost all night pulling material for future runs.

I worked for Kamco in Morenci for over 3 years. Most of that time I worked over 12 hours a week by choice. Kamco is a small factory in a very small town. When I started it was a positive work environment and work was redundant but managment was positive and encouraging. Now with new management the workplace is toxic and there is no room for growth. It is now run by a small town family who cares more about their ego than the growth of the  company. This is a place where you have to cater to the whims and emotions of management more than you have to do your job correctly.  If you do not cater to their ego..your work is sabotaged and you are bullied by your supervisor.  It's like high school at work. You are not allowed to ask questions or learn anything..and if you know more than your supervisor you are shoved into a meaningless position you won't be a threat. Higher management does nothing about the way their supervisors behave. 

A typical day at work was fast paced and strict on getting done what needed to be done. I learned how to work as a team and being good at the job made it more enjoyable. Management failed to keep you informed in things that would be going on and sometimes were not as friendly and compassionate as they could have been. I had wonderful co-workers who helped me to learn the job and always helped when I needed it. The hardest part of the job was all the overtime that had to be worked and how many parts an hour we were expected to get out. Another hard part was we would be punished for not having parts and machinery breaking down when in those situations it was not our fault. The most enjoyable part of my job was the people I worked around. They made days seem shorter and work seem not so miserable.

Horribly mismanaged. This is not a family friendly business, they don't care if you have an emergency with your kids, a doctor's note, if you were unalived they would replace you tomorrow. They don't care about your wellbeing and the things you have to do maintain as a functioning human or parent. The turn over rate is HIGH. So many employees standing around and walking from station to station not working and SO many quality issues because of it. I watched my "trainer" walk the entire floor and do nothing for HOURS, not to mention she came to my station long enough to tell me what to do and I wouldn't see her until the end of the shift. When I did see her in holding, she stood over everyone, picked up one part, and put it back down and didn't do anything else for 8 hours.

Kamco is one of those places that is infested with the offspring of one particular family and they all seem to be in management positions. Kamco's handbook states the there is an anti-nepotism policy, but it is always circumvented by simply moving a non-relative person to be between relatives on the supervisor/management tree. Depending on your department and who your boss is, it can either be a pleasant experience, or it can be horrible because you're constantly getting yelled at or belittled by your boss. Quantity always takes priority over quality. They are more concerned with getting numbers out than making sure parts look acceptable. One thing I will say is that the health insurance is very nice and is one of the things that I miss.

Very stressful environment. Lots of drama, lying , backstabbing and passive aggressive behavior by the quality people. The second shift supervisor for Cell C is very lazy and is never around when you need help. And other Co workers try to act like they are in charge and treat you like trash, especially when you are new. They look down on you and talk to you like you are stupid. And good luck getting to your breaks on time. And they have what they call "voluntary over time" but if you don't volunteer, you get a write up. And they come to you about an hour before your shift is over and tell you that they need to stay over or just tell you that you are staying over. They don't even ask most of the time.

Aside from the drama, I believe that Kamco is a great place to work if you are there to do your job. They expect you to do what you came in to do, clean up when your not busy and at the end of your shift, and go home. But since the high turn over rate is causing them to have make people work 12s more often than not, people get irritated and now the factory seems to be stuck in an endless loop of new employees working 12s for a month and then leaving. Now they're losing people who have been there for years do to the fact that they can no longer deal with the incompetence that rolls through the door everyday.

A typical day at work was busting my butt!!!
I learned a lot working there it just isn't worth it because you couldn't use it to better you career with while you worked there.
Management was joke!!!
Workplace culture - BAHAHA!!!
The hardest part of the job was every thing!!
The most enjoyable part of the job was the insurance was awesome along with the vacation time. The point system was awful but the week off for the fourth and Christmas was Great! 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Shipping and receiving clerk 2 salaries reported	$19.00 per hour
Quality assurance inspector 1 salary reported	$18.75 per hour
Production assembler 1 salary reported	$17.25 per hour
Robotics technician 2 salaries reported	$21.25 per hour
Runner 1 salary reported	$19.75 per hour

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