cnc operator

senior cnc machinist

assembler

material handler

shipping and receiving clerk

Milwaukee-Valve

A typical day at work, was matching invoices to purchase orders, entering them into the system. Once a new CFO came in, the outsourcing of the freight bills came into the department and and all of the freight vendors needed to be setup and paid as well. Than when a shipment needed to go out you needed to produce the bill of lading and call the trucking company for pickup. Answer all vendor inquiries for payment information and descripancies on invoices. On every Friday you did the check run and matched the invoices and remits to the check and mailed it out. Than when the person that was doing the accounts receivable portion of the job was behind I help her out when I could.
This was my first experience as an Accounts Payable Clerk, so I have learned a lot in the two years that I worked here.
The management was great about letting me have all the overtime I needed to produce the work that they wanted me to produce.
The hardest thing about this job, was being fresh out of school and not really having any type of experience and learning all of this in a quick and easy way. Also having to make the choice of leaving to better myself.
The most enjoyable part about the job is it was so close to home and the people that I worked with, they made me feel at home since I worked in a factory for 11 years before I hurt myself and had to learn a new trade.

Full disclosure, I was with this company for 4 years and left on good terms.  But this is my perception of what I experienced.  This was by far the worst job I've ever had.  Most of the managers and supervisers are grossly ill equipped to hold leadership positions.  They demean, belittle and out right harass their subordinates.  I personally felt at times like it was a hostile work environment.  I held an engineering position and my manager, he reminded me of a snotty highschool girl.  I'd never seen so much favoritism and nepotism in a company before.  So, unless you were related to somebody or buddies with someone; your opportunities were very limited.  Bottom line if your skilled in CNC or have an engineering background and you want to work here, your best option would be to play dumb.  The managers are very sensitive to anyone with an education above highschool.

The management at Milwaukee Valve is terrible! They rule with fear and intimidation. The second shift supervisor has been known to scream at people on the shop floor and in the office and most of the employees act like children. A typical day at work could be compared to walking into a pre-k daycare. It's very much a 'different strokes for different folks' kind of workplace. Some people can make one mistake and get in huge trouble, others can scrap out entire jobs and never hear about it. Most people don't act very professional.

The pay is alright, vacation time is subject to how many shutdown days they do a year. For every shutdown day, the company takes a pto day from everyone. No paid sick leave and no personal time. It's a brown noser's paradise, but for most others it's just a stepping stone to better things.

There are plenty of other places to work, go work somewhere else.

As other's have stated, management is deplorable. They're the first ones to step over anyone and everyone to get to the top (one step under the master manipulator). When my supervisor was actually there, she moaped around unprofessionally and didnt involve herself at all in her employees work. Half the time she had no clue what was going on in general. I did learn quite a bit about machining but all of which was because of my peers. Most of the employees walk around like they hate their lives, an if I spent 30 years of my life there I'd feel the same way. HR and management likes to make exceptions to certain people but not other's, and all in all this company is a terrible place to work

At the start of my work day I look at job orders and prioritize them.  I learned how many & what type of valves they maufactured ,how to assemble them. Management in my opinion was good but there was room for improvement.got along with my coworkers a majority were hard workers.to be honest there was really not a hard part to my job if i need to choose i would say prioritizing what order needed to go out first.the most enjoyable part was working with the people in my dept every day.

Management feels he's entitled to be sorry for all the time. There is no balance between work. Life and home life. The turnover rate is ridiculous. There's too much favoritism, on selected employees. Some people are able to come and go as they please. While others are reprimand they promised pay increases after your reviews. But only get your initial pay. Rate they're consistently watching people on a camera.Instead of being on the production floor which is kind of creepy.
We don't value their employees.
There is no telling you you're doing a good job or thank you 

I really enjoyed my time at Milwaukee Valve. I was given the opportunity to learn more about my career path as well as given helpful feedback throughout my time there. There are friendly faces all around, all there to help you succeed. Working at Milwaukee Valve I felt respected and appreciated. I would definitely recommend working here if you have the opportunity.

Don't work there unless you are related to the higher ups. Advancement is nonexistent and the training is a joke. I don't have enough time to get into the management but they are some of the most deplorable human beings I have encountered in my life. The environment is horrible I am much happier and healthier now that I no longer work there.

A typical day at work is pulling orders for coworkers. I learned how to be a better forklift driver. Management needs much improvement. Co-workers are sometimes hard to work with but I deal with it. The hardest part of the job is dealing with my supervisor (he needs more experience with supervising). I enjoy driving forklift and doing my job in time.

Very stable company that was family owned for many years and the culture there is like family. They are always making some capital investments in the facility. Good work/life balance.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Cnc operator 19 salaries reported	$20.90 per hour
Senior cnc machinist 5 salaries reported	$30.23 per hour
Assembler 14 salaries reported	$21.36 per hour
Material handler 5 salaries reported	$21.16 per hour
Shipping and receiving clerk 1 salary reported	$21.15 per hour

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