field service engineer

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Messer Cutting Systems

Working at MCS was a highly polarizing experience.

This is a good place to learn the skills of an entry-level metal fabricator, but that is the peak of your compensation. 

You will learn to deal with workplace stress as nearly every single day you will experience multiple "rush" orders and/or rework, oftentimes of work that passed through inspection and was still incorrect. Fortunately, direct supervisors are great to work with and are understanding of this.

Unfortunately, the expectation of the position of set-up welder is actually more along the lines of a metal fabriactor, but without the monetary compensation-- not helped by unwillingness to advance employees via regular reviews and reductions to the annual bonus program. Don't consider this in your compensation package. 

The best part of working at MCS is the ability to follow the product on it's journey through the facility. This allows a much more thorough understanding of your weldments and their use, which is GREAT considering that the *worst* part about working at MCS is closely related..."

The blueprints provided are not standardized. Every engineer draws the prints differently, and very few of them have any welding knowledge whatsoever, and some of them struggle to even properly dimension machining prints. Non-industry standard dimensioning procedures are used frequently, critical dimensions are ommitted, and there is a general lack of understanding of the technicalities of welding. If you're used to a shop that is ISO certified, working here will be a very frustrating experience and I recommend you stay far away. If your only welding experience is in your garage or in high school shop, this might be a good place for you to learn some of the basics.

Many talented employees at the Menomonee Falls division.  Great legacy and desire to see their customers succeed.  Many of the managers and supervisors really do care about us employees.

Effort to globalize the company the last few years indicates how little they understand our industry's challenges, growth opportunities, and customer base.  (Not just too many chiefs, but the chiefs don't bother to get feedback from the indians)

My recommendation to management:  
Stop trying to be more "global", our sales and customers are regional.
Don't destroy our division, while trying to prop up our mess of a division in Germany.

Good team atmosphere, people want to help each other. 
Always something new to work on.
Interesting products and top tier manufacturer for the product lines sold.
Global company has good and bad qualities. Good opportunities to learn and grow but sometimes Global goals don't align with local needs. 
Global causes too much focus on financials which could be seen as restricting the potential of growth and innovation for local customer needs. Ex. Trying to save more money than investing in resources to allow more sales.
Overall happy employee to be part of the team.

Travel with no regard to family time, no tools provided must provide your own. All travel is out of pocket except for airfare. Reimbursed within a week after completion of the job. You could be on site for several weeks. No room for advancement, saw many failures on behalf of the company from leadership to even racism being over looked to employees trying to get over in a lot of areas and taking advantage. Due to seniority it was ignored, even when sent in an email.

Travel to customer site. On installs customers are usually glad to see you. Get started on install & material is wrong. Schematics are wrong. Parts don't fit. Delays delays delays. Just make it work. Little support from "support".  Wash, rinse repeat. All this rolls down to the field engineers and nothings getting better. Same thing clear across the country next week.

I've been working at this company for more than 5 years and it used to be a lot better to work for. Lately, there's this big initiative for global presence and adhering to the new Messer way, but managers don't follow it and with Germany being the mother company, they are forcing us to do things that we normally wouldn't have in the past. Management sucks, they don't care about their employees and pay is lower than expected. My word of the wise is to stay away and find a better place to work at.

What is the best part of working at the company?
I loved my actual job as cost accountant 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Micro managing, favoritism, and lack of innovation

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work culture was highly negative and toxic

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Not enough work, honestly this is a part time position

This company would rate 5 stars for the worst place ive ever worked. Management does not train, expects you to go above and beyond without compensation or recognition. Very unorganized and is micro managed by the production manger. Also the production manager runs HR so complaints about him will result in termination. If employed here  understand that your job is what they tell you not what you were hired fir.

My position was eliminated due to Covid-19. I enjoyed my time at Messer and the people I worked with. The leadership team communicates well, there is flexibility with work life balance, great core values and company focuses on continuous improvements! Messer is team oriented and values their employees. Overall, a great company to work for.

Don't fall for the $80-90K potential. That's with overtime. Training was a joke and their Yankee Attitude is hard to deal with. There is no work life balance and even when you are sick they threaten to fire you for going to the doctor. News flash they cant fire you if you are under doctors care ! Run Run Away !

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Field service engineer 36 salaries reported	$35.63 per hour
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Product specialist 5 salaries reported	$28.60 per hour

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