installation technician

builder

mechanical engineer

logistics coordinator

customer advocate

Mazak Corporation

First off the culture that managment has developed here is very dissatisfaction,  when you lean heavily on the workers that produce at a high level and cater to employees that come in an hardly get any production done this creates a hostile environment.  I witness this everyday here . The employees that do come in and work on a consistent basis Express their dismay to me everyday. There seems to be tension between employees and managment.  When management comes down out of his office and starts demanding that everyone needs to pick it up instead of addressing the problem individuals this creates a terrible culture and some employees have already left and some are about to . You get paid on average 23 an hour after 2 years . You make your money on overtime , but have no life . And raises are far and in between.  Some employees that have been here for 20 years have only seen 1 or 2 raises this is unacceptable and these are the high producing employees ,like I said bad culture . You can make a good living here but is it worth the time and aggravation.  That's only a question you can answer.

I would describe Mazak Corporation as a sales and production base for the Japan Headquarters, not a lot of development happens here engineering-wise.

There is a very deep sense of mistrust at this company between departments. It seems like everyone is trying to throw each other under the bus every other day. The sales team for the most part has not a lot of technical background, so typically makes quite a lot of mistakes on orders. When something like this happens, the blame game starts so they can secure their 
commissions.

An engineer at Mazak typically supports sales by interfacing components to machine orders or helps fix problems with machines.

Most engineers just see this as a starter company because of the lack of product development going on. None of the machines are designed by local engineers. All overseas or contracted out. There is just not a lot of interesting work and most will eventually jump ship.


 Management preaches one thing then rewards the other. Brown nose the right people and you can do anything you want once you're in the good ole boys network. Don't expect H.R. to help you with much of anything. The coworkers there are pretty great for the most part, shift leads are glorified babysitters, and management will do whatever they can to ruin your day. People stay because of the golden handcuffs, the pay is pretty good for what you do and the benefits are great but outside of that there's not a ton of great things. Equipment is outdated and not kept up with and getting new or better equipment is always out of budget. No room to grow and your incentive for going above and beyond is being told good job if that. If you can manage to show up, do your job and keep your head down, then go home, you'll do alright.

Mazak Corporation is a very professional workplace, that allows for personal growth as well as career. A typical day for me was to attach a cooling system onto the bottom of the machines in order to keep the machine working properly. I learned that hard-work and determination will get you very far in careers you pursue throughout your life. Management was very consistent and friendly. If you ever had a problem in the building they would be able to help you or point you to the correct person with the answers. The hardest part of the job for me was waking up early to get to work. As a student, many of my nights were spent studying late. Making waking up early difficult. I absolutely loved everything about Mazak. I enjoyed the people, work, and pay!

I tear down and set up parts, make sure parts are in specifications according to blueprints. I make sure the machine checklists are done and communicate with the other shift on what is going on throughout the day. I have learned to use measuring instruments such as Calipers or Bore Gauges.  Management is easy to get along with. Hardest part of the job is rework because of having to figure out where in the program to restart and how much to adjust it.  The most enjoyable part of the job is rework also because it is the most challenging and I like the challenge of having to figure it out.

I like the creative nature of my job.  Unfortunately, it is usually wasted band-aiding machine issues that should have been caught and fixed earlier in the process.  Making it right is never the priority.  Get it out the door is job #1.  I'm fighting the same problems from the day I started.  There is little opportunity for advancement if you are not related to management or a family friend.  Pay is substandard.  If you manage to leave an area for something better, the second there is a problem they move you back because of your expertise.

Mazak is a good company to work for. there is just a lot of travel, and the learning curve is steep if you don't have a machining background. But management is very understanding about that and they offer training for their service engineers to learn their machines and how to operate, install, and fix them. Driving sometimes 2-3 hours away from home is tough with a family, so there isn't much opportunity to do anything unless it happens in the late evenings. They do pay for mileage, however, so that's nice.

Worked there over 20 years as field service. Declines each year and getting worse. Most good people have quit including myself. Corporate is not interested in fixing issues just placing blame. Most customer situations just fester to the point of someone giving up. Japan makes a great product but KY will be the end of a workforce here that can make a difference. It’s sinking and there’s not much left to save it. 

Was never late always on time other people were late 15+ times within.a few months was terminated when asked HR wouldn’t talk to me either would management.  Upon arrival for my shift I walking to the building everybody knew that I was terminated and why I was terminated If you want a place where people will stab in the back management tells your business and you can’t show up on Time this is the job for you

Mazak is generally a fair and well organized company.  Never was I overworked or underworked.  Steady support for most days, some days were more difficult than other days.  Management typically backs up management with disagreements, however if your job is done correctly then there are few issues.  The benefits are the best I've experienced.

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