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After working there for 12 years I can honestly say the hourly employees are some of the best. The last 6 years or so we were forced into mandatory 7 days a week for 90 day periods twice a year as allowed by the u.a.w contract. And when that wasn't enough they used what they called emergency status so as not to shut down gm or Ford, etc. The problem causing this was not do to labor as management likes to say. We would run out of raw materials to work with usually by wed. And spend the next 4 days forced to work 12 hour shifts with nothing to do. Nexteer spent millions of dollars trying figure out why they had to expedite shipments daily to keep gm from shutting down. At times they were sending full size semis out with 1 finished part. Not a pallet of 100 parts, but 1part. After outside audits were done at least 6 times while I worked there. Nexteer was told every time that they had a managment problem. Buyers were not buying enough steel, front line supervisors had no idea what their job actually was. And one general Forman actually fired a supervisor for NOT HARASSING AND WRITING PEOPLE UP ENOUGH. God forbid you, or a family member became ill or even died. 2 employees of my personal aucantence were fired for this. One gentleman was fired for missing time when his wife died. And another for being a diabetic and using family medical leave as needed. 
The next problem is the pay tiers. Two people standing next to each other doing the same job may not be making the same amount of $. By as much as $3.00 or more. The big three have a 2 tier system. Nexteer has a 4 tier pay scale for machine operaters, and another set of 4 tiers for skilled trades. And forced trades to combine against state law. Going from 7 to 4 trades.

Nexteer is a secure place to work because you are guaranteed forty hours a week and have the chance to work overtime if you want. However there is no flexibility in shifts, such as for people seeking higher education or need to work around child issues such as daycare or school etc. A typical day for me is I clock in, get my equipment ready that is needed for the job, and get my area organized and ready for work. I run machines for my 8 hour shift and have little contact with management as my department is self-run and doesn't require a lot of supervision. The management is typical at Nexteer, most are professional and management material along with a few that take advantage of their authority. The co-workers are fun to work with. Everybody just does the job and goes home. We all make it a more enjoyable place to work for each other. The hardest part of the job is when the machinery doesn't run correct and you spend your shift running around trying to keep up with all of the faults and errors the machines are having while still trying to maintain excellent quality of the parts we are making. The most enjoyable part of the job are the people, they make it a fun and comfortable work environment.

Nice place to work if you come for the right reasons. A lot of high school drama going on in plants that is easy to be brought into. 
Seniority is a B!!!! It makes no sense to have new hires compete for spots on shifts, OT, etc with people who’ve been there 10+ years. They advertise flexible scheduling, but it’s either you take the schedule we are putting you on & wait for a spot where you want (after all the people with higher seniority have been offered/bumped there) or they don’t need/want you. 
If you have children, (I can’t stress this enough) HAVE A SOLID BABYSITTER! It doesn’t matter if your child has needs, they don’t tolerate being late even if it’s a family emergency. Which I feel is bs. In orientation they kept saying “Your family is more important than your job” but fire people who come in late that deal with sickly INFANTS!
The pay is pretty decent, especially if you’re coming in from fast food/customer service.
There is a drug test. 
Orientation is 2 days (both 8 hour shifts) & you begin “training” the next day. Your training is kind of all over the place.
Some coordinators OBVIOUSLY have favorites & everyone sees it. A lot of unfair treatment going on behind those plant turnstiles. 

Other then working your life away to make enough money to pay your bills and live comfortably  there is nothing good about this place. The ups and downs of the auto industry make job security near impossible. When it's up it's way up, you'll work no less then 50ish hours a week and sometimes you get mandatory 7 days a week and can get mad amounts of overtime up to 95+hours a week. When it's down your lucky if you aren't being laid off collecting $367 a week from unemployment which doesn't even come close to paying bills. You can't depend on a steady pay check year round because of the ups and downs. The pay is terrible and the benefits are alright but not for a company making billions of dollars a year. Hourly wage should be $25+ starting out and benefits should be way better as it is a UAW shop but the union just doesn't care about people anymore.

They are fairly flexible about when you punch in/out as long as you work the "core hours".  When you are brought aboard you will most likely not get a real raise nor a promotion.  The only way you get a promotion is to quit and apply for the promotion while working elsewhere.  Some managers should be fired because they are promoted thanks to the "good old boy's" club and not on their merits.  A great place to work if you are comfortable in the "good old boy's" club.  If you work here, do not go above and beyond and do not give extra effort.  It will not be rewarded.  Just do what is basically expected while having a smile on your face.  If you have any issues with either a coworker or your pay you will be slotted for replacement as soon as it is convenient for them.  Make everyone happy even at the expense of productivity, efficiency or sleep and you will be smiled upon (but not given actual, monetary rewards).  Good luck!

Supervisors and management are very poor while I was working there I had my supervisor tell me not to speak to him until he’s been there for an hour or two and had a cup of coffee he even said something about it in a meeting  also supervisors will stand there and time you to make sure you are getting two parts per minute done. Also they say the union is there for you but really that are not they will just say I don’t know and I believe so and if your new supervisors will try and make your life miserable versus people that’s been there for years and good luck getting through your first 90 days usually they let everybody go before they use you for three months And come up with any excuse possible to get rid of you no matter how good of a job you’re doing it’s easier to replace you then to keep you on payroll And give you benefits I came in with a hiring of 30 other people within the first few weeks I watched half of them get walked out the others quit and the closer I got to 90 days I watch them slowly but surely get rid of people 

Culture varies between plants. Ineffective leadership is often rewarded with promotions, being moved to other areas, or it does not get addressed at all. Management is frequently shuffled around which prevents supervisors from fully understanding how their departments operate. Micromanaging has led to excessive paperwork and detracts from identifying actual problems. The culture is a joke. There's a noticeable divide between upper management and daily operations. Poorly informed decisions are made by people that have not set foot inside of the plants. Their information often comes from people that do not have practical experience with the manufacturing process. 

Being unionized offers better pay and benefits compared to similar positions in non-union shops. Workload varies greatly. Some days go smoothly with time to work on extra projects and others you are on your feet and moving the entire shift.

The job is not hard at all but very boring. You will do the same thing over and over again day after day week after week and year after year. If you are good at your job you have no chance to move because they won't let you and there is no advancement opportunity. There are way too many chiefs and not enough Indians but none of the chiefs will make a decision when you really need it. You will be treated like pond scum and made to feel worthless daily. I had one good boss out of 4. Mandatory overtime daily and forced saturdays. Union is basically non existent besides when it comes to paying dues they will gladly take that. They have a motto about quality but they could really care less they just want quantity, they will make you run non conforming parts and tell you it's a direct order. HR is behind the company here not a middle person like they should be.

Nexteer Automotive is an outstanding success story in the wake of the recent financial crisis. After GM's spinoff and sale to Pacific Century Motors, and under new leadership, Nexteer has transitioned from a focus on metalworking to electronics development. As one of the foremost automotive steering companies in the world, Nexteer now focuses on top-notch electronic power steering systems-- this shift is ingrained in the culture of the countless engineers who work to make the company an innovative and technologically superior model.

Management is competent and communication is streamlined. Interaction is less linear and travels via multiple channels, allowing for open dialogue between various departments and also between department heads and lower-level employees. Because of this, a culture of equality and growth is very present and there's a real sense of the possibilities of upward mobility.

A typical work day started between 6 am and 7 am. I worked with my supervisor, a newly hired manufacturing engineer, an engineering co-op, and another intern. At the beginning of the day we would discuss what tasks needed to be completed or started. From there, depending on the day, I could be designing a new fixture for production use or turning Sunsteer components on one of the CNC lathes. Although the majority of the summer I was responsible for machining related projects, which was a review of my associate's degree, I still learned a lot. Working at Nexteer Automotive I learned how to use MasterCAM, Fanuc Controllers, Mazatrol, expanded my CNC knowledge, and much more. One thing that I was disappointed with my internship is that I didn't get much engineering experience on the floor. Other than that my co-workers were very easy to get along with.

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