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Mercury Marine

Over all, if you do your job, come to work like you are supposed to, you will have great success at Mercury Marine! The company is Union,they WILL have your back, Has best pay and benefits around! Some people are great, others Not, but EVERY COMPANY has this problem. It's not the company, it's ignorant negative people. I love my job! I couldn't ask for better line and group leads. My Supervisor is the best, very fair, laid back person! I got lucky because there are some not so nice ones too. BUT...like I stated earlier, if you do your job well, and come to work, mind your own business, you will succeed and then some,, with no stress or worries! I rarely see my Supervisor, you see your group and line leads 90% of the time. It's NOT fast paced in my opinion. You get paid every Friday. Right now you can work as much overtime as you want, but DONT HAVE TO, only mandated 6 times a year, and it's only 6 hours of work if mandated. PTO, 10 vacation days after 90 day probation period. 4O1 with company match and Union starts the day you start work! WHY NOT work at Mercury Marine??? NO WEEKENDS, unless you choose to!! 8 HR shifts, assembly area is VERY CLEAN!! PAID BREAKS! THEY ALLOW SMOKERS, and good designated areas. 

Has really good pay especially if you're someone without a college degree. Really good benefits, 401k, 401k match, health & dental insurance, discounts for a lot of different stores just because you work there, paid weekly (at least the floor positions like I work) 2 weeks vacation right off the bat and 24 hours of paid time off that you can take and get approved the day of...the downside is you get points if you have to call in, they don't offer sick days you have to use vacation or pto unless you have to be off for a long period of time then they have leave but I don't think you get paid...unsure I've never had to take it. Sometimes they are way too strict with being on phones while there is down timd...especially for a factory setting where all you do is one thing. Other than that I really appreciate this job the people are super chill, open minded, hard working and driven...I have made some of my best friends from working here. You can wear pretty much whatever you want, shorts, leggings, sweatpants, etc. Super chill. You can listen to music or podcasts all day while you work for the most part depending what station/area you're in. They also offer tuition reimbursement for relatable degrees so engineering, HR, manager, nutrition, etc. Only catch is once you get the degree you have to work for them an extra 2 years. But hey...free schooling might be worth it for you! Not my dream job, it's still work, but it gets the job done. 👍🏻

The culture at this company is deeply concerning. There’s a saying on the floor that reflects the reality: “The less sense it makes, the higher the chance it will get done” – known as the "Mercury way." Most of the supervisors, with a few exceptions, have a "god complex." Even though there is technically only one supervisor for each line, any supervisor from another line can still give you instructions, leaving you at the mercy of whichever supervisor happens to be around. This means your tasks can change depending on the mood of any supervisor, regardless of whether they’re technically in charge of your line.

The treatment from management is equally troubling. Supervisors feel entitled to speak to employees without regard for professionalism or respect. As for the management team, they frequently claim there’s no money for bonuses, yet continue to spend millions on robots and AI systems that don’t even work. The so-called "reward" for good work here is simply more work, with little to no real recognition or appreciation. When recognition does happen, it’s often in the form of something trivial like a cookie or a slice of pizza.

The lack of genuine acknowledgment for hard work is discouraging. After working here for 30+ years, it’s disheartening to know that all you can expect is a sheet cake upon retirement. It’s frustrating to feel that your dedication and effort are not truly valued.

The pay is good and the benefits are decent. But the price of those pros is being overworked and overloaded with tasks to pick up the slack from the lazy ones whom get away with it by not crossing certain careful guidelines. Which then creates toxic and hostile environments because the supervisors also cannot do much. When one works hard and unknowingly—with their own hard work—ousts the lazy ones whom purposely do the bare minimum, the aggressive coworkers then go after the high energy employees and harass them until they leave. And like mentioned earlier, because they carefully maneuver the guidelines that could label them for discrimination or harassment, its hard to actually get anything done about them, and the toxic cycle just continues. From my experience, all the hard workers were overworked and given way to many tasks to cover the slack of the lazy, troublesome ones. Integrity is the motto, but it’s only preached on the surface. At least not lower down the line. Even in the office tho, the unnecessary corporate jargon and office politics is hostile and little to nothing is done to create a healthy workspace. Hence bad retention rate. It’s why so many quit. The only pros would be the decent benefits and good pay, but definitely not worth one’s mental health in the long run. 

All drivers are hired as contract drivers not full time Mercury employees. Was told by Manager that full time offers would come 3-6 months after hire. That never came! This same thing was told to several other drivers as well. Manager could not take any suggestions to better the work experience for drivers and only took it as a challenge to his authority. There is no seniority based on hire date to fire. As a Veteran and to be let go 4 days after Veterans Day and 2 workdays before our shut down for the Thanksgiving holiday break with pay was pretty heartless. Especially for a company that just received an award for service to the Veteran community. Was told it was because of the economy downturn. I had never missed a day of work or late usually 30 minutes early and other employees missing multiple days and late almost daily. I have received every training, certification required and driven every boat assigned as well.

In summary there is no loyalty for hard work and responsible people! Just yes men and keep your head down and do as your told and don't ask any questions.

This Place runs on the moto of "DO AS I SAY NOT AS I DO"!

Working at merc has been an experience mostly positive. Most of the tasks I performed were relatively easy some were too easy, but the repetitiveness everyday and politics going on with management sucked the fun out of it real quick. Theres always a disconnect between the employees and the supervisors they suck at communicating important stuff in a timely manner as it comes up. I work second shift so the work life balance is non existent. They are very strict and unforgiving with the points system. HR Department is there for show rarely they help with what you need they mostly refer you to other places or give a paper for some website to resolve your issue. Overall it wasnt the worst job ive had but I feel theres alot of areas it can improve on but I dont see any effort or care from their side to improve the overall work environment and quality of life for employees so if you are used to that factory environment with all the good and bad that comes with it I would recommend it, if not look somewhere else

I worked for Mercury from Dec until I was fired for my attendance in June. I made the mistake of asking to be switched to days from the afternoon shift. They bent over backwards working with me before they had to finally die me for being tardy. I loved my Supervisors, Team Leaders, Faculty, Coworkers, the benefits and my pay. You mandatory have to work overtime hours, but it was certainly worth it in pay. I was devastated when I lost my job and wish I wouldn't have switched to dayshift or I would've stayed until I retired. I would highly recommend working there to anyone who asked.  I'm not sure of their rehire policies, but if it's at all possible I would dearly love to go back and do it right this time. I forgot to mention that they also have all kinds of perks and incentives on top of the benefits. If you are offered a offspring through this company Take It!  You will not be sorry. 

Responsible for profit and loss of $6 million captive and commercial heat treat plant, including sales, pricing/estimating, purchasing, quality, production, safety, maintenance, equipment and capital expenditures. Led staff of 35.
Accomplishments

Implemented Lean Six Sigma and improved direct workforce productivity 6% over prior 10 year average and reduced plant expenses 14%.
Upgraded furnaces which achieved 1 year payback on investment, reduced annual energy cost by $19,000, reduced process variation 15%, and improved production uptime from 70% to 98%.
Introduced 5S techniques which reduced average product turns from 9 days to 4 and reduced WIP inventory by 50%.
Leveraged the Kaizen process to establish preventative maintenance program which reduced maintenance inventory cost and saved $102,000 within the first year.
Secured $375,000 sales contract and increased revenue from scrap sales by 21%.

It's an OK Company.  When times are good, this is a good company to work at, but overall the industry is far too cyclical so it really creates a strange power dynamic of people in a constant state of worry; especially in the past couple of years.  With only a few exceptions, people in leadership positions don't last long.  Also, they are rather risk adverse so if you're more of a 'fly under the radar screen' you'll do well here.  I wish the company would diversify their business, take smart risks, invest in their talent, and think more strategically but they've actually doubled-down by focusing almost exclusively on the volatile marine industry - they learned absolutely nothing from the Great Recession and the value of diversifying.  Also, they need to invest in the office campus, it's like traveling back in time - nothing is more inspiring than have to badge-through a chain-linked fence and gate  ; )  For the area, they do pay well.

Retired employee: Working for a company in the recreational products business is awesome. Mercury Marine always treated me fairly.With the exception of an occasional new manager over the many years of my employment you would have no reason to complain. They always seen the issues with new employees/managers and corrected them. Every day was challenging to meet the needs of the customer and company goals but the training and staff support was always there. The tough times were few in comparison to all the great times of my employment.
I was amazed how the union employees were able to see struggles of the cyclical business environment and always work with and support the companies goals to succeed. I do miss the every day interaction with the employees and the great dealer and customer base. Keep it up Merc!

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