logistics coordinator

maintenance technician

senior associate scientist

quality control associate

manufacturing technician

Luminex Corporation

I would only refer someone to work at Luminex as corporal punishment. The management makes ill-informed decisions daily, takes zero accountability for their mistakes, and expects everyone else to have the answers. When you try to resolve issues, they will immediately try to pass the blame to whoever gives them an answer they don't want to hear instead of trying to investigate the source of error. I've worked my way onto production machines that require higher aptitude of mechanical skills and gotten NO RAISE. We are not safe here as 7 people in the department that's making test kits HAVE CONTRACTED COVID-19! Both management and Human Resources have told us they aren't changing ANYTHING to stop the spread and expect everyone to just act like nothing is wrong. Very few people show any sort of respect and just treat you like it's always your first day. 2nd and 3rd shift got raises, yet we always have to clean up everyone else's messes and we get...NOTHING! We also waste so much time with useless meetings that it gets in the way of actually getting work done. Recently, our supervisor has started threatening people with being fired or written up yet most people who are hired on at this place don't follow the rules, never get in trouble because they make good excuses, AND got raises!

NEVER, EVER, ASSOCIATE YOURSELF WITH THIS CORRUPT CORPORATION!!!

Unfortunately, the organization is rotten from the core. There is no trust or accountability. It is not possible to have a cohesive team working toward a goal when the goals are not well communicated, the functional silos are deeply entrenched, and discussions are focused on blame rather than tackling problems. There is poor leadership who only care about their piece and are not invested in working together across the organization to build solutions. Top heavy org that adheres strictly to a hierarchy, which makes decision making slow and often occurs behind closed doors without the right expertise in the room. Everyone is afraid to tell the truth when it comes to the technical hurdles they are trying to overcome and going fast at all costs is paramount. Everything is a fire to put out and there is no planning or prioritization. Employees will continue to burn out. 

Beyond the sad state of the company culture is a frightening lack of attention and focus to quality. The new President is a bright ray of hope, but it remains to be seen how much autonomy they will be given. 

Luminex produces some of the most cutting-edge products for use in biomedical testing, however, that is as far as their forward-thinking goes. In my time there, upper management consisted of individuals with no prior experience in Technical Writing, coding, content development, or localization and translation. With an initial team of four individuals serving as an Information Development organization responsible for the creation of all technical documentation, the pressure to deliver a product guide translated into 10 different languages within a 6-week timeframe, was unreasonable. This led to many late nights working at home and on the weekends, to get the document written, edited, approved, shipped to the translation vendor, received back for publishing, then delivered to the printer for production before going to the distribution center for packaging. If anything, working at Luminex taught me how to manage unreasonable timelines, how to ask for tools that are necessary for the job, how to push back on the "nice to have" requests, and how to deal with conniving, manipulative, and toxic teammates.

Very fast-paced and fast-growing company with an ever-growing customer base. Production goals increase often but some departments are very poorly managed. New Director is establishing his protocols and is reorganizing to fit his needs and direction. Workplace culture is okay but relationship with management is becoming more distant as managers jostle for the director's attention at the employee's expense. Promotions are very rare despite obvious hard work and commitment.  Salaries of the employees are above industry standards but they are utilizing contract employees more often. Benefits are very nice and are catered to the employee's choosing. Overall, this has the potential to be a very nice company to work for but beware of the hidden agendas of some higher-ups.

I love the Luminex products (instruments and beads).  I love the xMAP technology.  The company should use the talent it already has instead of hiring from the outside and dropping the learning curve.  Many Luminex employees can be promoted to higher positions but have been turned down because they lack one or two qualifications.  The ideal step to take is to provide training to current employees because they know the product, and hire new employees in the lower level positions so they can learn the products. The key is to keep the learning curve up and the company staffed with employees who love and appreciate the Luminex brand and products.

I enjoyed building the products, and enjoyed the work.  Hours were long, no feedback from management at all with how you were performing.  Limited assignment employment stinks, but they do offer benefits as a contract worker(green badge).  I would say not to share any physical/mental disabilities you have with managment while on limited assignment, as it seems to immediately exclude you from having a future beyond your contract period.  Otherwise if you like assembling semi complicated products and get 10 to 15 hours of overtime a week, this is the place for you. 

Candle-lite is one of those places that if your really good at your job you can't advance do to the high turnaround in employees.They put people in charge that lack experience to do the required position because they can't afford to take out the individuals that have the experience and advance them because of poor training.  Its a who knows who with supervisors and management and if your not in this Cult you will not advance. If they overhauled just a few key postions and started holding individuals accountable they would flourish! 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Front loaded PTO. And Plenty Paid Holidays.  

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Leadership was extremely lazy and appeared uninterested in leading. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Extremely friendly environment. Which was weird because the culture was very self preservation oriented.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Very hard. I worked a ton of extra hours due to my counterpart calling out routinely without repercussion.

I enjoy the, somewhat, autonomous nature of my job, in that I manage my time, parts, etc., to service my territory. Managers do not micro-manage. We are left to manage day-to-day business affairs but, should we need help, it is just a phone call or email away.

I, especially, enjoy and appreciate, that the company pays for transportation, lodging and meals for all off-site employees and a guest to attend the annual holiday party. I enjoy seeing the co-workers team members whom I talk to often but, otherwise, never get a chance to see face-to-face.

New Supervisor BB, increase production 3 or 4 times production to be done with just a few people to get the job done. He is such a modern foreman with a whip in hand and smile on his face. they do not care about employees, more over, The company is replacing workers with a new machines and when they fired workers, they lied saying that workers quit to avoid unemployment benefits.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Logistics coordinator 4 salaries reported	$19.44 per hour
Maintenance technician 1 salary reported	$29.00 per hour
Senior associate scientist 3 salaries reported	$73,367 per year
Quality control associate 1 salary reported	$23.00 per hour
Manufacturing technician 5 salaries reported	$21.55 per hour

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