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Just run the other way!! Every company has "stuff" that we could complain about or that'd we would change if we could , but Meritor has by far took the cake. When I first started here it had more of a laid back production atmosphere. Everyone pretty much got along,.the.work days went by smooth most of the time and I genuinely liked coming to work, almost looked forward to it even. Fast forward a few years and its the exact opposite. We have been working 7 days a week for a year, 10-12 hrs a day at that with no days off unless ur lucky enough to have vacation. Majority of people are slackers and NOT held accountable for NOT doing their job, instead they make whoever is on the next shift clean up the mess. Theres lack of communication between shift leaders,.department supervisors and employees almost daily. They have promised days off and then canceled the day before at the last minute. They have promised change in pay rates for the different jobs and its been a year later with NO increase at all and when you bring it up its always an excuse or blame shifting. We are all adults regardless of age, job title or pay rate, but the way this billion dollar company handles situations and people is mind blowing, at least at this location in maxton, nc.
Now there are good workers out here and even a few good people in management that actually try to resolve any issues that come up whether with personnel or a machine issue. There's a few that will actually listen to you and try to see or understand where you're coming from when bringing a concern to them, others just give you this look as if youre wasting their time..Advancement depends on who you know or "who you're in good with. " I've personally been turned down for multiple(5) jobs that I've applied for and they were given to people with hardly no time in at the job or little to no knowledge of the position and I was told ,"they(the company or department) couldn't afford to lose me at the current job I was doing." That about sums it up. Not all the work is hard and different departments have they own problems, but overall it's sbout favoritism and "plant politics". I would have recommended this place to anyone when I first started but NOW I warn people that it's NOT worth it unless you're just trying to get a few checks then move on!!



They start you off in orientation that this is a Monday-Friday Job 6:00am-2:30pm sounds great right?
Well 99% of the time Monday - Thursday it’s 6:00am -4:30pm but don’t make any plans because they won’t tell you until 2:30ish if you are working over.
Friday it’s 6:00am-2:30pm but they have employees conditioned that you are getting off “early” wait early? But working 8 hours and getting off at our regularly scheduled time is early? So why do they let you off “early” on Friday? Well that brings us to Saturday you have to report to work on Saturday at 4:30am and yes you work almost every Saturday so don’t make any plans because you will get a text almost every Thursday about mandatory overtime most Saturdays and occasional Sundays.
You have plans for Saturday family time, child’s ball game etc. well you will need to use vacation to be off on a day that you were told you would be off anyways. Remember that orientation Monday-Friday 6:00am-2:30pm sounded good but doesn’t happen. But the reward for coming in at 4:30 on Saturday or Sunday is the occasional doughnut so that’s a plus.
No raises? No problem I understand 2020 was a challenging year but slap the dedicated hard working employees in the face without a raise but give temporary employees a $500 or $1000 bonus for staying a whole 90 days.
The culture is so toxic that the regular employees frequently call in leaving the team leads /supervisors responsible for running the line not allowing them to focus on duties needed to keep lines running efficiently.
Management comes out on the floor once a day at 7:00am to go over numbers then retreat to offices to never be seen the rest of the day, again a total disconnect from what’s really going on. The plant manager has been known to say “If people don’t want to work we will just make the salary team run the production lines”
It’s not that people don’t want to work it’s people want to feel valued while giving up the most valuable commodity we have and it’s time. If you still want to work at Meritor don’t say you weren’t warned.

I interviewed for the AP position, interview went well the people were nice, they went over my tasks and what they expect of me. One week into the training my assignments change, next week my manager changes, I wasn’t told about this during the interview. As a recent graduate, they gave the position I was supposed to work to someone else and put me in that persons current position which was the hardest assignment in the company, if you get the job and they try to put you in Cameri, do not take it and ask for a different assignment. The manager micromanages and is working from England so if you need help after 11am US time you are on your own, you will be told there are people there that can help you, but they have their own tasks and it’s highly unlikely you will get the help you need to resolve your situation. 5 people before me (contractors) or so, all quit because they couldn’t handle Cameri, I started losing hair and am constantly stressed. I get up frequently to refresh my mind and stretch my legs, but was reprimanded for it, Oracle is constantly crashing so I’m always in contact with IT, also you will be told amount of invoice processed does not matter, just do the best you can, that is not true, the manager only wants numbers from you, and you will be tracked throughout the day how many you prices and when you process them. On the other hand, if your manager is located in Troy then there is leniency and will be more relaxed. Also benefits such as health insurance is not good as a contractor.

Conducted sales presentations and provided service in assigned district (AR, Western KS, OK, and TX Panhandle).  
Maintained high standards of customer satisfaction within area of responsibility.  Provided sales/technical support and training to Truck and Trailer OEMs, Dealers & Fleets.  Manage sales, service activities, and programs for Commercial Vehicle Systems products in district keeping within allotted budget.
•	Consistently updated knowledge of new products and diagnostic procedures through company based training improving sales and customer service.
•	Researched market for competitive information including pricing, product performance, and warranty to effectively sell against the competition. 
•	Increased Meritor Commercial Vehicle product sales growth by consistently meeting or exceeding sales quotas.
•	Increased product penetration to dealers in AR, OK, and West TX by 80% over competitors’ products consistent sales calls, training and follow-up.
•	Increased product sales in West TX by over 50% simply by building relationships through calls / visits, and training.
•	Converted a major Oklahoma oil/fuel transporter to Meritor products after more than 20 years of buying anything but Meritor due to relentless technical support, training, and follow up. 

Hardest part of the job was not being able to see enough customers because of the sheer numbers.
Best part of the job was being independent.

The renovation of one of their buildings into a more modern, open landscape with short cube walls and a general, centered meeting area with glass door meeting rooms around it was a nice start.  However, the older, three story building attached has some work to be done to match.  Its pretty close- quartered in that building when it comes to people and their work stations.

Management, depending on who or where you're working, can be too of a "good ol boy" hierarchy.  If you're not in, you're most likely going to be out and soon.  They expect you to do EVERYTHING, over and above what you think your job might entail.  Also, they throw money at travel like no other business ever.  They don't care how much it costs them for you to travel nor how frequently.  You must keep up appearances with management to succeed, even if your work or travel is less than worth it or busy.  Play the game, you'll succeed.

Work- life balance is great; allowed to work from home when need be, plus 11 holidays off, paid.  

Pay scale is good but you will have to bust your hump to keep up as their is no training nor mentoring unless you make it happen for yourself.  They expect you to know how they operate and quickly, even if you might be going through the motions for the first time, 8 or 9 months in.  Most projects take a long time to get through all phases; one in particular was still ongoing and was started in 2012!

Wouldn't be so bad if there wasn't so much overtime. Employees practically live there. The work can be physically hard at times but not that bad most of the time. Good benefits and people. just too much OT. One day off per month unless you use vacation or some other type of leave. Lots of repetitive movements. Not many options for advancement or to move to other machines. Getting numbers seem to be more of a priority than anything else. Communication between management and employees is lacking quite a bit. There are incentive programs that supervisors don't communicate. Benefits and pay are great. The people you work with are generally great. Great job security if you do your job you will never have a day off.

Since the pandemic started many employees feel like the company is more concerned with production numbers than employee health and safety. There are sanitation measures in place but not used often or effectively. When temperature checks were done in the parking lot there was some concern that people sick people were being overlooked because making production targets were more important. I did not experience it but I've heard quite a few people say their temperatures were taken several times until they got a good one. Maybe due to summer heat?

Going in, Meritor was a fabulous place to work. I had great management support, a good salary and great benefits. From the beginning, my Plant Manager raised concerns about the upper Management's ethics. How little did I know what was coming. My plant was shut down, and most of the product line was sent to Mexico. I was laid off, recalled, and converted from a permanent employee to a contract employee with no benefits. I spent company money like it was water, which was really fun but it was to make up for an incompetent purchasing dept. I chased the supplies, and delivered them to the plants in my car. I did not get paid extra was providing this service which was expected of my position. I still owe $9000+ in auto maintenance costs. I was laid off with less than 30 days to go to be vested in the retirement plan. Other reviewers have mentioned a good ole boy network at Meritor, I don't know that it's exactly that, but management definitely has it's favorites, you can be publicly shamed in a meeting, and if you aren't one of the anointed ones, you can't work hard enough. If you are still going to work there, make it a short to medium term endeavor, and then move on before they have a chance to put you behind the eight ball.

Meritor is a revolving door. They constantly find rediculous reasons to fire people. Then they turn right around scratch their heads trying to figure out why they dont have enough manpower to do their pathetic jobs. They cant put two and two together. Managers and facilitators are constantly, non-stop, trying prove their jobs. Half of them do absolutely nothing but take attendence. The other half drinks coffee. Im telling you worse job I have ever had, worst managers possible. You will be dirty, completely filthy every day. You will bust your butt and they will not appreciate it. Some manager or facilitator in there, will get the credit for your hard work and ideas. The same guy or girl that gets your credit will constantly hound you. Waiting for you to just slip up so they can pin something on you. Meritor is just one big blame game. If your not down to play the blame game, do not work here. Poor excuses for management, and really anyone else that doesnt do the actual labor. They are all out to prove a reason they should be working there. I can on and on.

If you have no desire to advance and are just interested in a good and stable paycheck... Meritor is hands down an A+ company to work for.  If you're looking for an unending availability of overtime it exists here.  Generally speaking it's 7 days a week. They really do try to give time off. Unfortunately,  demand and inability to stay completely staffed makes regular time off almost impossible.  The work on a difficulty level of 1 to 10... 10 being the most difficult it rates anywhere from 3 to 8. (Depending on your job title.) For the most part it's a fairly relaxed atmosphere.  I'm the type of person to call BS when I see it and if you're respectful, they will listen and try to address your issues.  Pay and benefits are in mho the very best in Morristown.  Most coworkers will help in any way they can,  but you do have to ask for it.  I'm no longer there but I always tried to keep people's spirits up... I'm confident others took up that mantle.  Seriously- consider giving Meritor a good,  solid try.  Don't give up on your first week.  Give them 3 months and I promise you'll want to stay years.  

I enjoyed my work on the main differential line and the fast pace it operated at. After learning all of the stations on the line we would rotate around the positions after every break to ensure no one would get too bored with the station they worked at. I enjoyed working as a team there. I volunteered for the safety team for the plant and made a great suggestion for taking pictures for work stations to ensure the employees knew what the work area should look like after there shift was over. I was told that my idea had been made before, but never put into action so I received no credit for my idea even though it was still not in use. I was told that I was a shoe in for the full time hire on that was coming up for my outstanding performance and dedication to improving the workplace environment. When the time came I was not even called to an office for a formal interview.

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