technical support analyst

senior electrical engineer

accountant

welder

inspector

Liebherr Group

I have enjoyed my time at Liebherr Corp in Saline Michigan and have met many quality employees.  Local plant can feel apart from the whole corporation as Liebherr is a multi national conglomerate.  Challenging time during COVID with not all staff observing mandated safety protocols.  Like anywhere else you have the rule followers and the rule breakers.  More often than not the rule breakers find their way to the door eventually.  The job itself is like most manufacturing jobs.  Some interesting bits, some not so interesting.  The team members are what make the place work and Liebherr has a good team in Saline.  I've worked 3rd shift ten hour days four days a week from the beginning.  They offer a variety of shifts and the compensation package is fair for the area.  The 401k match is nice and I have found their healthcare plan, which is Anthem blue cross blue shield out of Virginia to be very good.  Dental is a mixed bag but that's pretty standard nowadays.  They have a employee perks program where you get discounts on lots of things and I have used that with some success.  All in all a good place to work that tries to take care of its employees.  The plant is non-union but I don't think that makes a difference.  They have a good eye on safety and it shows.

Attend start-up meeting for special instruction. Continued with setting goals for the night and following through.  I learned to be very thorough, detailed and able to work with a team or independently to accomplish my goals. Management could be helpful in many ways. some even went above and beyond to be the best..
My co-workers were great.  Always willing to be part of the solution to any problem.  The hardest part of this job was the need to be very fast and very accurate during inventory prep. The best part of this job was locating parts (especially high dollar) where I was able to keep the company from writing them off. To accomplish my goals for the night would be exiting and fulfilling.

A typical day at work is usually instaling new machine at customer site. Pulling cables, make electrical connections in Main Electrical Cabinet or Sub-panels. Do changes in Electrical Panels, per customer request or as an upgrade.Troubleshoot system,
Learned how to install Gantries, Fanuc Robots, conveyors. 
Also learned software programs Siemens Step7, WinCC, MTX, etc.
The management at Liebherr Automation in Saline is not the best, but with the help of german counterparts they did a OK job.
With very capable, skilled, hard working and friendly co-workers.
The hardest part is being away from home for weeks at a time.
The most enjoyable part of the job is: while traveling, going out with your co-workers after a hard working day.

LIEBHERR Mining Equipment Company Inc., Newport News Va. is a challenging and rewarding environment and to support an OEM design, manufacturing and mining equipment company.

LIEBHERR Mining Equipment Company works closely with customers to provide products on-time and performance that meets or exceeds quality, reliability, and innovative technologies to ensure safe operation, time and cost efficient.

LIEBHERR continues to grow, upgrade existing plant infrastructure and expand it's facility.

LIEBHERR's manufacturing management team practice a culture that employees are accountable, results-focused and valuable partners in the business for continued success, innovation and growth.

It’s not a bad place to work but they do have a lot of issues. Most techs are easy to get along with but the supervisors and upper management are pretty bad especially the president of the company. The way they handled COVID was terrible, they laid off a lot of employees most had a lot of years into the company 5-15 years while keeping kids that barely had two. Zero communication during the furlough layoff period. The hydronic department is the more toxic area mostly brought on by the supervisor and his pets he does very little to help his techs and bad mouths everyone but that happens in every department backstabbing to get to the top.

If you apply yourself and work hard the company will support your growth. There's a clear path for advancement especially with the company's tuition reimbursement. As a mining equipment assembler the job is easy to learn and I believe anyone can become a great assembler after six months. I actually know what's going on and how we build these trucks unlike other manufacturing jobs I've had. We focus on training everyone. Also like how pay is merit based not just seniority. My confidence has improved also in aspects of my work that I've never pictured myself being confident in, like using overhead cranes and other large equipment.

The constant Engineering changes, the lack of consistent equipment performance, the lack of team goals and management direction all work towards turning a great potential company with a possible future into a stagnant squabbling tail chasing mess.  A serious overhaul, that has been suggested for at least the last 18 months, needs to take place quickly if this company division is to be saved.

A typical day of work for me would be run the report for new items, including the shortages, log the new parts that required price.  Prepare the documents to RFQ (drawings, specifications, legal documentation).  Send the parts to be RFQed.  I would also go to meetings with various departments (engineering, planing, production, Technical Publications, Technical Service).

Assist buyers if there were obsolescence or shortages. Meet with suppliers; analyze pricing and submit increases/decreases to the Purchasing manager.  Update the data system with the changes.  Address with suppliers any quality issue found.

There is a lot of favoritism and biast views from management. An employee that is buddies with management get the new tools first, better job assignments, overpaid for their skill and work ethic, as well as other benefits. In comparison an employee can do higher quality work, get more done in the shift, and have a better overall work ethic and not get paid fairly and held back from advancement just so one of management's buddies can get the advancement. What finally drove me to quit was when I got threatened for something I didn't do and 2 weeks later management has a meeting with me and the guy that made the threats and I was told it's my fault that he threatened me. 

This is not a terrible company to work for, but promotions are not given based on performance, but rather based on popularity. If you are just starting out your career, it is not a bad place to land, but do not get stuck here. Maybe 2 -3 years and then move. If you are not well liked by management, you will get stuck, no matter how good you are at the job. They won't fire you, but they will not promote you. Benefits are solid. COLA increase each year. The building is not in the safest area, but it is gated, so that helps. 


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