press operator

welder

production

maintenance technician

forklift operator

Manitowoc Tool and Manufacturing

What did I learn? I learned how to watch a car crash in slow motion while maximizing everyone's anxiety. Upper management is full of egos and hypocrisy it was only a good day 0if they didnt say anything to anyone. They have no idea how to organize or plan, and when they do they only plan 1 thing at a time and not planning ahead or for a plan B. They will lie to your face over and over, treating you like a child who knows nothing of anything, and then tell you you're valued with a backhanded compliment. You're just a number to them. All while the office on the floor tries to put out fires and handle their job on top of that of 3 others. The people in the warehouse either know what they're doing, and leave. Or they don't know anything and love to stay. Insurance is a joke, not as bad as fast food but probably they worst I've seen in any factory job. Promotions? Forget about them if upper management doesn't like you, you'll stay where you're at indefinitely with slightly more pocket change to compensate year in and year out with 10x as much work load and stress. MTM will screw you over any chance they have to make a dollar. Even if you set record numbers on multiple jobs, or go way out of your way to learn/ teach. You're reward, a very soft crispy high five, if you're lucky. You're replaceable, just another cog in the ever braking falling apart machine. Slap a bandage on it for the moment and pray that who ever else they hire isn't incompetent, you have a 5% chance of getting one so good luck gambling. Training? The operators who train actually know what they're doing if you listen and they are slammed with 5 other trainees. I actually liked my trainers and they were good. Communication? Yeah between the operators and the leads, at least one department is always kept out of the loop even if they're the most important. So good luck getting 1 straight answer or a general agreement. No hard feelings, but I definitely don't recommend to anyone even my worst enemy. We'd probably become friends if they did. 

Not a bad place if you know how to manage it. You learn which members of management actually care about the company and improving it while others will just reject anything you have to say. If you notice issues you might as well keep them to yourself as they won't do anything to address them. Training is a joke as you'll get trained by someone who's been there 2 weeks so you are forced to learn a lot of stuff on your own. Downtime some days are longer than the amount of time spent working, despite this your still pushed to perform to "their standards" and like I mentioned earlier if you bring up issues preventing you from achieving your potential they will find a way to walk you out the door. Also if you are planning on working your way up at this place and trying to build a career out of this place you might as well forget it as the harder you work the more garbage you get thrown at you with no sort of reward in sight. Not a bad place if you just starting with manufacturing I just wouldn't suggest staying here long term (or do if you can fit in with the clique)

Co-workers are amazing and most very helpful!
There is a lot of things you are able to learn within your first year and you will do something different almost every day so you won't get bored too easily in the beginning. Management is a joke and formal training is terrible. You learn by getting help from your co-workers instead of management most of the time. 
Raises are not worth the headache for the expectations as you train up in the company. Not a lot of room to grow even though they "pride themselves on growing within the company". Management will always play favorites no matter which area you work in. 

Working at MTM has been a rewarding experience.  One of the biggest positives is the people, employees are down-to-earth, hardworking, and willing to help each other out, which creates a team-oriented atmosphere.

Management is approachable and responsive to feedback.  I’ve personally seen growth opportunities, especially for those who take initiative and show a good work ethic.

MTM offers competitive pay and solid benefits, including health insurance and a 401(k). The company also puts effort into safety and workplace cleanliness, which is a big plus in a manufacturing setting.



What is the best part of working at the company?
Great management, and family owned. Environmental controlled work environment year round.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Nothing stressful about the company unless you bring it on by yourself.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Honestly great. What you bring in to the job you get back 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I work in receiving. Unloading trucks, most heavy steel coils. When in need of help, I always get it.

3rd shift is probably one of the harder shifts to work. I learned a bit but not as much as I wanted getting trained up is kinda hard for some people. 3rd shift supervisor and HR are super awesome people who are very understanding and caring. The culture on 3rd is pretty laid back and pretty much everyone gets along. The hardest part of the job is working with people who either don't want to work or do not follow instructions. There wasn't really anything enjoyable about this job, it's just another job that pays the bills. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
We have a collaborative environment supporting growth and success for all.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Fast paced, good stress seeing positive outcomes.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
We work together, supporting one another driving success.  We celebrate our victories and learn from our losses.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Come to work, be flexible,  focus on the outcome.

Always busy, always something new almost every day.  If something breaks the press operator is always to blame even if it wasn't their fault.  The pay and insurance are very poor.  Insurance doesn't cover anything.  Pay is enough to live pay check to pay check if your lucky.  Off shifts get praised and treated like royalty while 1st shift is treated like dirt even though 1st shift does better work.  You are just a number here.  

They use pretext to fire people a lot, usually an excuse like low performance or walking around too much.  If they decide they dont like you, you wont last long there.  If you have a disability they will find a reason to fire you.  They do not care about your performance at all, or your rate and if disliked will fire you anyway.   Turnover is too high 

There was a general lack of appreciation for going above and beyond for this company, and very little room to advance within the company, even if that's what advertise all the time over the radio. 
Your coworks have a bad attitude and will actively try and sink your personal rate to make their average output look better. Look elsewhere for a job worth keeping

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Press operator 19 salaries reported	$20.66 per hour
Welder 7 salaries reported	$19.71 per hour
Production 14 salaries reported	$19.14 per hour
Maintenance technician 2 salaries reported	$27.50 per hour
Forklift operator 1 salary reported	$21.00 per hour

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