manufacturing engineer

program manager

welding inspector

quality engineer

shop technician

ND Defense LLC

- You will have to manage everything on the project being worked on, if you're in the electrical group expect to own 99% of the project your working on. You will not have a job description as the day you start it will increase as times goes on without any compensation of pay. They claim annual raises when its just merit increases of 2-3%. Good luck moving up the ladder, as in order to move up someone either has to quit or retire.
- I've learned a ton working here, but honestly the amount of work that needs to be done is insane. Way too high expectations for one person to manage at once.
- Management is probably the worst thing here. From top to bottom communication is what they lack the most. Everyone is on different pages with what's going on.
- Workplace culture is your typical corporate workplace. Work long hours with unpaid OT. Forget about having kids when working here, parental leave is comical and unpaid. If you're salary expect to work 40hrs minimum and you will most likely always work more than that. And with all the extra hours you work, forget about leaving early or a bump in pay. You'll get your typical pizza party for all your hard work.
- When on a gov contract there's more than enough to do, but when the contract ends or gets cut halfway through the program, expect to get let go as they do not have enough work going to pay their employees. 

Navistar is a phenomenal company serving our great nation. They are one of 4 major vendors providing a fleet of various Military vehicles that allow us to enjoy our freedom to this day. It has been an honor and a privilege to train and work  in such a prestigious company. 
--Typical day: 12+hrs supporting the war effort performing either movement, sustainment, training, or modifications, Occasional visits to bunker during RPG attacks.
--Learned: Leading others is a task that only dedicated and positively oriented people can effectively facilitate. 
--Learned: Training others can be fun and rewarding.
--Management: I have worked various tiers of management helping to expand the footprint of Navistar. There is truth in a statement my old Commander used to say. "If you want to change things become the Captain, If your tired or cold, PUSH!"
--The hardest part: Being away from family.
--The Most enjoyable part of the job: All of it!

What is the best part of working at the company?
They have allowed me to work from home for the last 9 years and love this!  They also, trust and believe in me as their sole export manager for the company

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I have had 6 bosses over the 10 years I have been employed with them and my previous manager was a micro-manager and so stressed me out and came so close to resigning, until she notified me she was leaving and decided to stay.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It’s been a very positive environment and has been the best one I have ever been in after being in the field for 23 years now and worked for 7 companies before them.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I provide several ECCN classifications, guidance on export related issues to our BD Team and guidance to company colleagues as requested.

•	Held and attended meetings / conference calls with various Leaders, Site leads and Military Officers daily.
MVAC Recover and charge R134a a/c systems, intstall and inspect a/c lines replace and repaired parts.
•	Facility management, maintained per stats, hand receipts, and work load for 22 personnel.
•	Lead Trainer for operation and 10,20,30 level maintenance of the Maxx Pro model MRAP Vehicle.
•	Visit and inspect MILITARY UNITS on a daily basis; develop, plan, organize, manage, solicit, negotiate, award, terminate, administer, and close out acquisitions to meet customer needs.
•	Provided technical training, counseling, certifications, documentations and performance evaluations to ensure quality workmanship.
•	Instructing and working on MAXXPRO Survivability Upgrade (MSU) AND MAXXPRO C4I Communications install, deinstalls and troubleshoot repairs on 150 Maxxpro’s at (RETROGRADE YARD)

This company is a great place to work if your looking for short term employment. If you like brown nosing and back stabbing then this is the perfect place of employment. Their motto should be its not what you know but who you know. Your just a pawn in a game, althouh they will feed you occassionally. If upper management wants you gone then regardless of how good of an employee that you are you are out the door. If your not in the popular circle then your an outcast and enemy. This is a place where management would rather stay in there offices rather than address issues such as disrespect, name calling and even physical threats. once again with this company its doesnt matter how good of an employee you are rather than who you know depends on your pay and placement.

My typical day is based on which project I might be working on so it varies day to day. I have a supervising manager who I also do special projects and research for. There are few technical writers that I work with and do research and obtain information for but we also share amongst each other quite often. My biggest challenges are pulling information for vendors and engineers who can be not very forth coming at times. I enjoy my limited time at our manufacturing assembly plants and in the shop because that’s there my learning experience and knowledge is based. The office life is kind of STIFF they seem to forget that they make Trucks and could stand to cut a little loose now and then.

I work there for 5 years. The work culture there was very strange. A few of us workers would do most of the work while the majority was allowed to do pretty much nothing. Some days at a moment's notice we were asked to stay late sometimes late into the night. I've never met a stranger manager she would fly in now and then but act like you never existed. if you told her good morning she would merely give you a weird look and look away. How well you did your job did not matter as I saw many skilled workers let go while others were allowed to stay there. People were always afraid to lose their jobs.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Helping the military, to protect our soldiers.  Helping to get military vehicles ready for war.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Meeting production times.  Getting a certain number of vehicles ready to ship.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
This is a team effort, everyone has to do their job right to make production move smoothly.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
My job was to make sure that my team install all parts correctly, and sign off as correct.

This company is growing rapidly and offers lots of opportunities for advancement. The managers really care about their employees and upper management recognizes that employees are the most important investment they can make. Great benefits and pay, very nice and professional people, respectful of all employees, welcoming culture. Work is meaningful as the company has a long history of producing state of the art military vehicles for our troops and allies. Proud to be a part of it!

Typical day at work was 18 hours of constant nonstop work in a war zone under extreme weather and environmental conditions.
I learned how to manage time and get things done, manage myself and my limits.  Most of all I learned how to give myself for a better cause and work as a team and get things done.
My co-workers are some of the toughest and knowledgeable persons in the world.  Adaptable to everything.
The hardest part of the job was being in a warzone.
The most enjoyable part of the job was Saving lives and protecting those who protect us.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Manufacturing engineer 5 salaries reported	$118,500 per year
Program manager 4 salaries reported	$148,750 per year
Welding inspector 1 salary reported	$29.00 per hour
Quality engineer 3 salaries reported	$96,667 per year
Shop technician 5 salaries reported	$29.00 per hour

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