machinist

environmental health and safety specialist

wastewater operator

supply chain specialist

associate

OFS FITEL LLC

Although this company is a great place to work and the co-workers are exceptional, the management tends to forget the importance of YOUR life, the fact that you are sometimes forced to work these mandatory days even on your day off says a lot about the general care of your well being and health, the fact that management seems to be fine with the factory workers working on a 7 day coverage while office personnel enjoy's their weekends resting assured that all will be taken care of tells me that there is no integrity or loyalty. 
life can really be great with a company like this, the pay is comfortable and very competitive over time, but the upper management needs to reconsider their approach on quantity versus quality, they need to go back to a 5 day coverage and give people their lives back so that they can reboot and come back rested and prepared to give 120% safely without incidents or they ALL need to be in there working a 7 day coverage like everyone else.

Stand Strong In What Matters Most....

I dedicated several years to this company, playing a crucial role in a substantial manufacturing expansion project. As the technical expert, I swiftly adapted to new technologies, developed customized training programs, and led the operations team through a complex transition. My commitment to clear communication and team collaboration contributed to a seamless rollout, resulting in improved productivity and efficiency.

While the work was rewarding and I took pride in my contributions, I observed that recognition for dedicated employees was not consistently forthcoming. After my tenure, I requested a letter of recommendation to support my career progression. Unfortunately, my request was declined, which left me feeling that my efforts were undervalued.

Overall, the experience allowed me to grow professionally and contribute meaningfully to the company’s success. However, I believe that a more transparent and equitable approach to employee recognition would enhance the organization’s culture and morale.

I’m a longtime employee at OFS Carrollton. One of the best and most respected operators that’s come through here and let me start off by saying the job itself I absolutely love!! Machines are not hard to run at all and I love most my co workers and we all get along great, however the current management at OFS Carrollton is probably the worst that’s been here in my time here. They have absolutely no idea what goes on the floor on a daily basis. Another bad thing is HR. HR will just change rules at the snap of a finger and expect you to be ok with it. Management has always “preached” quality over quantity however us as operators still get fussed out if we have low production when half the time we don’t have all the materials we need to run the product or the machines breaking down. Supervisors are basically baby sitters and half of them don’t even know the process of the department they are over. It’s very unfortunate as I truly do care about the success of the company just sad to see the shape it’s in. 

For 23 years this was the company to work for. This all changed during COVID-19- During the Covid Pandemic the company was divided into two work forces, Remote Workers and Essential Employees- Remote workers were allowed to work from the comfort and safety of their  homes ,were not required to present at the facility (going on two plus years) as well as being granted the ability to work flexible hours without PTO Time being lost. Essential Employees were required to be on location everyday, clocking in and complete not only their every day requirements in addition to having to complete the " Remote Workers" daily tasks as not to disrupt the work flow. All this without any additional compensation or added time off.  This company displays favoritism and promotes discrimination as well as writing up valued employees as being insubordinate if they ask questions about topics described above. Hands down the worst company to be employed due to lack of management skills by both site Directors.

This company offers excellent benefits and compensation. At this point in my life and career, I wasn't willing to put in the time that it would've took to move into a dayshift position. There were guys waiting in line with 17 years seniority. As it is with most companies, the better the job, the more you have be willing to tolerate. OFS is no exception to that rule. Any mistakes that were made were usually extremely costly to the company. This promotes a blame game, cut-throat environment across the board between employees and departments. Management, of course, never took responsibility for their poor decision making and lastly the brown-nosers did well in this environment. There seemed to be a lot of tension in the air at all times and since expectations were so high, the finger-pointing was a constant. I never felt like this environment offered a good work/life balance because of the hours and stress.

Loved my job and what I did. I generally enjoyed my time with the people I worked along side of. However, the current management at the Carrollton facility seems to be entirely out of touch with all non-management employees. They do not want anyone around them that does not agree with them 100% of the time. This is completely backwards thinking as it takes the power of multiple minds and compresses it to just one; one that rules with an iron fist. There are no set expectations or goals for employees to follow or strive to meet. It is my opinion that at this current time, the work environment at the Carrollton, GA facility is unsustainable and there is and will continue to be an abnormally high turnover rate for the foreseeable future if nothing is done to address the issues with management.

OFS is a very nice place to work overall.  Compensation is fair and there is an annual company performance bonus.  Benefits are great with 1 to 1 match on 401K.  Managers and staff are overall positive with a focus on collaboration and teamwork.  Safety is top priority and is promoted in a positive friendly manner.  You feel heard and the best ideas are selected for action.

While there are times where you need to work extra, the company does try to respect work-life balance.  For me, the most challenging element has been a path of upward mobility.  I go above and beyond the call of duty and make known my career desires.  My efforts are appreciated, however not much serious attention is given to mapping out a career plan.

Changes are slow to take place in the culture, but there is generally a good sense of stability.

Everything is fairly good with this company except the management team is not interested in the health and safety of it's employees. The area over by shipping and receiving is mold infested and I got a mold infection because of it. They saran wrap their planks that sit on pallets and because of it traps moisture into the wood which sits around for a long time accumulating mold. I asked to be moved to another location since I was only having problems in my work area, they said it would take a while longer, even though the infection was causing me to puke every other day if not sometimes every day. It got so bad I had to quit and the management personnel said I wouldn't be able to reapply once a position in another area opened up. All of this considering I was one of their hardest working employees and my quality, production numbers were way above average.

I loved working for this company!  In QC the work is much more related to numbers you are after all cutting fiber optic spools for sale. There are multiple testing stations. Prooftesting, Hi Res, OTDR, optical and geometry they don’t tell you much about what exactly you are looking for  but you will come to know  it’s can be difficult Ulta to get good at this quickly and it requisite very quick small hand movements like stripping and cleaning piece a of fiber   I also worked in Deaw loading towers and bating off  that was a great job  and a very interesting department where the team will make absolutely sure you know what you are doing before letting you work alone   All around a great company with union support!

everyday same routine 5min meeting then off to your work assignment. honestly there isnt much to learn here.mgmt is insensitive regardless of death in family, sick children or whatever. your co-workers are what make it worth going each day they are like family. hardest part of the job is dealing with the mgmt. team or having a problem and finding someone outside of their circle which stems off into the HR dept. to help you. most enjoyable part of the day is 30 min a day you spend with co-workers at lunch. breaks are so short and the walk is so long that most don't even take them.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Machinist 3 salaries reported	$35.86 per hour
Environmental health and safety specialist 2 salaries reported	$20.00 per hour
Wastewater operator 2 salaries reported	$36.40 per hour
Supply chain specialist 2 salaries reported	$80,000 per year
Associate 2 salaries reported	$21.32 per hour

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