manufacturing operator

production operator

process engineer

machine operator

receiver

Kyocera AVX

No consistency, accountability, or opportunity for growth.  Position applied for, interviewed for, and accepted is NOT the position on the formal offer letter and the compensation is also not what was agreed upon.  HR does not possess the ability to be honest and forthcoming about ANYTHING AT ALL EVER and constantly blames corporate, however, is able to make exceptions for those that will be a companion outside of work. The individuals in leadership roles do not understand production/manufacturing and aren't in those positions due to their capabilities. If you're one of the hand full of employees that actually earns your paycheck, you get the opportunity to earn your co-workers' paychecks, so they don't have to be bothered and when it comes times for performance reviews, there is no review and everyone gets the same 3.5%. If you're looking for a dead-end opportunity with no accountability and don't mind constant drama and chaos due to lies and lack of communication and leadership, this company is exactly what you're looking for and luckily always hiring because the employee turnover is higher than the amount of people that need to pick up one last thing from Walmart on a holiday.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great working environment.  Everyone understands the critical nature of the product and takes responsibility for their actions.  One of the most transparent and open firms I have had the pleasure to deal with.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Documentation is very stringent.  You must comply with government and military specifications and provide proof you have done so.  It's a boost to everyone's morale when the job is done right first time, every time.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Environment is relaxed but focused.  Everyone focuses on the task at hand without fear of retribution.  Everyone is willing to lend a hand or expertise.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A a lab manager:
Attendance 
Work flow for the day 
Review customer requirements and schedule 
Consult with technicians to review their plan for the day 
Review document requirements for the day 
Review packing and shipping activities for the day.
Plan for next day and formulate plans for next week and months based on order receipts.

This enterprise boasts an inclusive corporate culture and provides employees with a good working atmosphere and development support. However, there are obvious discrepancies in salary and benefits across different business units. The compensation gap is quite prominent, with high-performing BUs offering extremely competitive pay and generous welfare packages, while others have relatively low salary levels and limited benefits. Such differentiated treatment based on business performance leads to unbalanced overall employee remuneration. It requires staff to possess strong self-motivation and continuous learning capability to enhance personal competitiveness. Only by improving professional skills and comprehensive ability can employees better adapt to the internal performance evaluation mechanism and strive for better salary grading and career development opportunities within the company.

My position in the company was lower management. I was responsible for maintaining everything from compressors to complicated robotics machinery.  I was responsible for problem-solving machinery issues.  In my position had to make sure things were done in a timely manner and equipment functioned correctly and in an orderly fashion.  A typical day would require me to work with team members or often alone on special projects.  I would perform electronic tasks, work on mechanical problems and solve pneumatic issues. I am a team player and my coworkers would state the same about me.  I enjoyed working in all areas of my job. The hardest part was the times I had to work outside on the roof, though I will not complain about that because it was part of my job. 

Working at AVX is nothing but a stress-inducing eye-rolling mess.  There is absolutely no leadership skill in any management.  The management is virtually non-existent, and completely out of touch with the floor work force.  They are completely lacking in common sense or problem solving abilities. Management has a tendency to ignore problem areas and departments until people start walking out or finding better employment, and then do a lackluster job of trying to address problems. The turnover rate is high, and they cannot retain good people, which means the workload gets pushed onto the people left. The pay is low, and there is no chance of advancement.  On the upside, the benefits, specifically the health insurance, is very good, and your contribution to it is very low.

For the past 20 Years I have been part of a group that Designs and Fabricates equipment for Production and Research. This group has always had a “Whatever it takes” attitude. Individual job  titles and descriptions meant very little. What I do can best be described as a “Jack of all trades”. All aspects  of Electro-Mechanical Fabrication. Debugging procedures where problem-solving skills are put to the test. Constantly refining and re-engineering equipment to provide the highest levels of accuracy and least amount  of downtime, balanced with ease of repair.
In my job I cover many positions from shipping and receiving, to quoting and generating purchase orders. Interfacing with suppliers and providing support and training to offshore production divisions of our company


What is the best part of working at the company?
There is no best part working there. This place is not a good place to work. That’s why they keep them signs up looking for people every body love telling on people this place is noff to right at all

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Every one that’s been there five years or more love too get the new people in some kind of cross fire they don’t have any sympathy for what you have going on? They stay watching the cameras especially if you on your break and they watching your brakes. They’re watching you being on your phone everyone just so sneaky there.


What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It’s every uncomfortable working there 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Watching my back .don’t trust anyone there

Work was stressful due to poor upper level management and communication. General production workers are not compensated well for the work they do, and the health insurance was terrible. This is a worldwide corporation that does not value the people who make it run. My local branch was closed down to move production to another facility several states away, and if it wasn't for the fight the union put up, they wouldn't have given any of the production workers a severence offer. I worked there for 18 years because manufacturing jobs are hard to come by in a small town, but if something better had come up I would have jumped at the chance to leave. As it is, I didn't have a choice because they closed up shop in my area.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Chilling for days or half of the day, because it's too slow in general 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Sitting doing nothing, dealing with a supervisor who has zero communication skills. He said something than do completely the opposite. I was told there is no hire in, never. After couple of months he says,  attendance can interfere in the hire in decision. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Zero, we are 3 employees and a supervisor and we barely speak. One word including work. And if you're a temp, they treat you like one. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Sitting hours waiting for orders. Getting slammed with dozens of orders all at once.

Although the work place was an excellent environment to work within, the stress of the every day threat of lay-off was monumental, and it was evident everywhere you looked. In my estimation, it lead to poor efforts in the work force, hampered the precise work that was necessary in that type of work and at times affected poor results in achieving a good product. At times when good results were gained, the product and it's formulation was sent to Japan for final production. It was a slap in the face for those who developed the product. Their reward was a possible lay- off. Out sourcing the demise of the American work force..

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Manufacturing operator 7 salaries reported	$16.17 per hour
Production operator 10 salaries reported	$17.31 per hour
Process engineer 5 salaries reported	$82,600 per year
Machine operator 2 salaries reported	$16.70 per hour
Receiver 4 salaries reported	$17.61 per hour

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