truck driver

shop supervisor

quality control supervisor

machinist

cnc operator

Kingsbury Inc

I began my employment when the West Coast facility was first opening in 2007.  With the facility being very small I was able to learn many different aspects of the repair/manufacturing facility from the ground up.  It was exciting to see the division grow and move into a brand new facility in 2014.  I started as an Administrative Assistant to the Plant Manager and Outside Sales force and quickly moved into the Material Coordinator position as we grew.  Inventory control is a crucial part of a business and I enjoyed this part of my responsibilities.  Customer Service which involved Contract Review, RFQ review, quoting of repair and quality requirements and ensuring we stayed on schedule appealed to me and was soon promoted to this position.  There are a vast variety of talented and experienced people that I was fortunate enough to work with and call my mentors.  With their guidance I excelled in both these positions and was then promoted to Office Manager where I could share my knowledge of the business with other office staff and our shipping and receiving personnel.  In this position I've become involved in Supplier Performance review, scheduling, OTD, GP% and monthly shipment reporting while closely working with Manufacturing, Quality and Corporate Management.

As a professional in the industry, I was excited to work at Kingsbury because of the family like culture that they have to offer in the beginning. I did slowly start to realize that no matter what culture they had to offer it is still a job and we still had goals to meet as a team. I feel as though my manager at the time was under qualified and not to sure of day to day activities within our department. Therefore the company could have given me a more fair assessment of my talent before making critical decisions that impacted someone’s life. The manager who did not seem suitable for the position ended up leaving a week after my departure which said something to me about his goals and capabilities. I met a lot of other great people at Kingsbury who were willing to help and wanted me to succeed. Others may of not wanted that but the majority of co workers did and were awesome. My final say is just make sure you give your best effort and can prove your work to the T so it is not questioned by anyone and stay quiet you will succeed here. I wish I had more time to show what I had to offer to this company and I would have stayed here for as long as I could. 









Working at Kingsbury inc has been a great experience so far, steady work great people, management is and has always been good to me, corby our warehouse manager is a great leader and never hesitates to give you an answer when a question is asked about a task supervisors are also great they will help you solve problems or guide you in the right direction, I have worked there for 2 years now as a material handler/ crane operator and I have nothing but great things to say about this company, everyone has their own experiences, if you come to work do your job you have nothing to worry about our CEO is also a great kind hearted person, this place treats its workers like family. I see myself working for this company for a good 30 years until I retire. If you work hard enough they will move you up just as long as they see you making improvements and learning.  If you come to work have a good attitude and the will to learn you will enjoy working for Kingsbury, the entire staff from management to manufacturing down the shop floor acknowledge you and greets you everyday they really make you feel like you matter and make a difference, one team one fight! Kingsbury inc! 

My typical day at Kingsbury consisted of answering phone calls and going through my emails to prioritize customer requests and responses address them promptly. As a Customer Svc. 1 position, I identified the customers needs and either helped the customer with purchase order needs, transportation requests, status of their orders and/or field service requests or forwarded the calls to the appropriate Customer Service rep, Manufacturing Manager or Inspection Supervisor. In this position, I learned to work with people in various parts of the manufacturing process as well as learning what their jobs consisted of. Everyone was very helpful to me and each other and took the time to understand your needs for the customer.

As a family owned company, they really care about their employees which is why so many employees have been employed there for many many years.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Small shop, great management and other team members, wish I never would have had to leave

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Nothing really, it was a very laid back environment, if I had to say anything it would be the tight tolerances but that's with any real machining job

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very laid back work environment, with awesome management as well as the rest of the team

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It varried from day to day but typically started with a shop meeting and assigning of daily duties which could consist of running one of many machines (mills, lathes, vtls, horizontal boring mills, Blanchard grinders, media blasters ect.) To drossing molten babbitt, deburr, to cleaning packaging and shipping finished parts

Daily meetings with the R&D department.
On test days, you will help control the test parameters such as oil flows and bearing load, while also assuring that the test is running as it should. You probably won't directly operate the turbine but you will learn about how it functions. Tests take up pretty much the entire day but how often test days occur depends on where they are on the test schedule. 
Before/after tests, you will assemble/disassemble  the test rig which again is pretty much an all day thing.
When there are no tests to run, you could be doing anything from test data analysis to possibly fabricating some obscure part that may facilitate testing, or some kind of maintenance.

I was an assistant at the R&D department at Kingsbury. Usually I would set up the equipment used to run bearing tests. During tests, I adjust oil flows as well apply loads to the test rig. I also check pressures, flows, and other parameters. I've learned concepts in engineering, using hand tools, repairing equipment, and Excel. 
The environment there was mostly good. The hardest part was finding other things to do during downtime.

Kingsbury has been a great place to work with a lot of support from all levels of management and all areas of the organization. The culture is very collaborative in that all departments work with one another to get the job done. Management really seems to consider the impact of decisions on the Team Member before implementing change. The paid time off is a bit behind industry standard, but the paid week off for the holidays makes up for that. Some of the machines could use updating, but the job is still able to get done. 

Fantastic place with alot of opportunities for those willing to try. Excellent tuition reimbursement and in-house training are offered without too many limitations. Only negative is that compensation is low compared to others in the industry but generous benefits can outweigh this depending on your situation.

HR is good but will sometimes make decisions based purely on input from managers without talking directly to employees, but that's the nature of HR pretty much anywhere. 

If you meet the qualifications to get hired and keep consistent at the job, there is no need to be worried. There is a clear path for promotion and better quality of life as their is clearly things around that need to be worked out and helped needing update, but keeping to the status quo is an option as well. Highly recommend putting that extra effort in to take on more responsibilities for pay upgrades.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Truck driver 1 salary reported	$1,125 per week
Shop supervisor 1 salary reported	$87,500 per year
Quality control supervisor 1 salary reported	$74,000 per year
Machinist 1 salary reported	$33.93 per hour
Cnc operator 1 salary reported	$32.38 per hour

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