maintenance technician

production assembler

business analyst

sales professional

associate general counsel

MI Windows and Doors

Was once a company that i was proud to say i worked for, however over the years watched as it slowly declined.  The magnitude of unprofessionalism, exploitation, nepotism  and harassment  that takes place there is extremely unsettling. I'm convinced that if corporate knew the magnitude of these incidents, that many would lose their jobs, hence the reason why corporate most likely is in the dark. Management and human resources at the Hegins plant in building 1,turn the blind eye and sweep it all under the rug. Removing three people from one line would solve an abundance of the issues, but instead they have now lost six great workers that worked there for a long time and many more are already  on their way out. All this due to the many exhausted efforts of reporting and trying to resolve these issues of harassment, nepotism, demoralization and continuous breeches of employee confidentiality by line leader, sister of line leader (who is for some reason allowed to work on her line). There's their friend also,  who barks orders to other team members and yells at new employees in training when she feels they are not doing what she wants them to. She makes a mockery of team members on the line with disabilities. This was done so much so that the poor girl ended up quitting because she could no longer tolerate the childish harassment of the these women. It's an awful thing to have to work in an environment, with adults to say  the least and not have these types of things  taken seriously. They take personal information about an employee and disclose it to others. Someone's personal info should never go out onto that floor, never. There's no excuse for it. What's even more sad is that management and human resources within a company, was originally set in place to handle these situations but for some reason they continue to ignore it. There was a time when the company was great to work for, unfortunately that was many years ago.  Now unfortunately, the only way to get anywhere there is if you're a family member to certain people and/or to use your body sexually to influence decisions. A company based on those types of unethical, tasteless, repulsive behaviors, will undoubtedly fall of the success ladder and continue to lose good employees.

This place puts on a good show but when it really comes down to it. The numbers are the prize. If line workers can't keep up, they won't last. Upper managers and supervisors drive the pace with an iron fist. Bonus driven. If you do go to work here, don't cross HR or plant manager, don't get on their bad side. But.... if you're lucky enough to be welcomed into the little circle, you will be protected. It's just a sketchy place to work. There's wayyyy better places to work out there. I personally watched a maintenance worker get hit with a large piece of glass form a big "flopper". You would think that a big company like this would require a lock and tag-verify? LOTO. No, this guy was just fixing something right next to moving machines. People are always getting cuts on their hands from the glass. The pay is decent, a bit higher than other places around here, but you will earn every cent, at a high risk of getting hurt or not moving fast enough. They are always rushing people to get the numbers for the day. If you don't hit the numbers, you come in on Saturday to make up for it. If you refuse to work a Saturday, you catch points, eventually, you'll be out the door. They call it "self terminate" or "pointing out".  Go to Print Pack! Right down the street and they are building a giant addition. 

Just not worth it.

The company offers job training, decent wages/production bonus and an employer matched 401K plan. Healthcare plans are also available.


This is a production facility so be on time and ready to work. Management has scrapped the ineffective point system and rolled out a new attendance plan offering both additional vacation and paid flex time. 


Most jobs are fast paced and there are expectations on work quality and output. 

Advancement is available to those willing to learn and put forth the effort.


The company does strive to meet its goals of improving quality and safety despite being challenged with an ever increasing demand for its products.

There are ongoing tensions as problems inadvertently arise regularly as a result of downtime from demand maintenance on machinery and productivity losses from short staffing. 

The increased workload and longer hours combined with high temperatures during peak production months add to the stress level.

With that being said,  If you can handle the fast paced production environment while maintaining a positive attitude, avoid the usual pitfalls and focus on doing your job well. 

MI has a job waiting for you.

I gave really good ratings because I've been to 4 other plants and the difference is astounding. I had a good experience at all my other plants but MI windows and doors in flower mound Texas has far exceeded my expectations on training. I started in the industrial maintenance career about 11 years ago. I've learned more helpful knowledge to be a valuable member of a maintenance team in the first 8 months working here than I had learned at all four of the other plants in 11 years. One in Sherman I learned a lot but not as much useful info. The ways they have us learning is amazing. Most techs would pay thousands of dollars to get the education that MI windows and doors pays to have you learn on sight. We have a test control panel and one of the senior techs sets up deferent scenarios that we need to troubleshoot. It's changed my life. I found understanding quickly for all the questions I always had but no one had the time to share with me. I'm blessed to work for them and I'm gonna enjoy a nice long career here. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
There weren't any positives to this job. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Changing work hours, high physical demand, lack of communication among management team, employees not held accountable, hard workers left to clean uo after everyone else. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The company seems great in theory. Very involved in the community and concerned about it's workers. The people out there actually managing, however, do not have that mindset. You're there to work yourself to the bone for a measley paycheck, high deductible insurance and permanent damage to your body. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
You spend your whole day on the line pushing products through assembly, or producing whatever component of the final product you're assigned to. 2 short breaks and a 30 minute lunch break.

"Absolute power corrupts absolutely"

MI is a good company, but the Prescott Valley plant is managed by a Tight Clique, that basically do anything they want, and then cover for each other.  Inappropriate behavior between leaders and direct employees, favoritism and intimidation are status quo.  HR is one of the ring leaders in the Clique happily willing to lie and cover-up on behalf of the clique.
Osha cover ups are common place,  terminating employees over false claims if anyone in the Clique takes issue with someone.
HR runs things like its the mafia,  Completely unprofessional and corrupt.  HR acts like she has dirt on the rest of the clique, so she can do anything she wants, and nobody can say anything about it, or else she will tell.
Too bad the corporate leaders don't talk to anyone that quits or gets fired to actually learn what is going on here.

So I’ll just start off by saying rules are rules unless you’re a manager or on the way up. If you’re starting out it’ll be fine until you get out of training and then you’re treated like dirt but anyone wearing a collared shirt. Don’t trust anyone because the high school drama and petty games are always being played. Benefits are a joke for example there’s a policy that being 1 second late gets a whole hour of PTO stripped from you. On top of that you don’t get very much PTO. Overtime is either mandatory or none existent. If you’re involved in a work place injury(which is very common) they either don’t care about restrictions or get frustrated and bicker when you remind them for the 1000th time that’s against restrictions. Put bluntly because they pay well they believe you owe them your life. My honest opinion if you need the money and are close enough to to Hegins they are awesome.

By far the worst job I’ve ever had in my entire life. If you enjoy being yelled at in your training period and mentally drained this place might be the perfect fit did such a number on me I went into 6 months of remission at a mental health clinic to get better from the negative work environment and the toll it took on myself and my home life grateful I won’t be returning anymore I ptsd and nightmares about this place nothing but stress and a headache for a good worker all I did was show up and try my best to do a good job the management sucks the organization sucks all of it sucks if I could take this job opportunity back I would wasn’t worth my time if you don’t live in the surrounding area they’ll make it known you’re not welcome there 

I love to come to work because of my team mates there more like family. If you have it in your head to push to get the job done it helps. Could have a better vacation and flex policy and if a doctor gives you off doctor note don't count you still get written up if out of Flex time. Some team leads/managers are very unprofessional: goofing off, language and the way they carry themselves, ignoring you if you call off won't let you leave for an emergency. Very friendly and helpful employees most of them. This is a fast pace job but if you are a competitive person and. Like working with your hands it isn't a bad place to work. Just have to have a positive mindset 

Current building management is extremely poor, hot , hot hot ,if it is 90 outside,its hotter inside. Glass washers,glass panel ovens,vinyl welders etc. ,all make it hotter inside than outside.Made more money 15 years ago then I do now. Health benefits are more like catastrophe insurance,with a high deductible and hi deductions from your check..Don’t make plans for after work, you stay until you are done with no warning ,expect 10 hour days most of the busy season. ( April- October approx.)In my opinion, unless you know or are related to someone, promotions are hard come by. Repetitive jobs.If you are unlucky enough to be placed on a glass line ,working with glass ,you will have to wear gloves, a Kevlar sweater and an apron in the heat..

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