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Oregon Tool

What makes Oregon Tool a great place to work isn’t just what we manufacture, but how we show up for one another. Our values - Leading with Humility, Owning It, Pioneering Spirit, and Global Stewardship - really come to life in the way teams collaborate, celebrate wins, and support each other.

Since  we’re not such a large company, you have the chance to get involved in projects you might never experience elsewhere, take initiative, and see your ideas make a difference. It’s a place where people genuinely care and where growth feels personal and meaningful. If you like challenge and have the drive, this is the place for you.

Oregon Tool also truly invests in its people, with a global mentorship program and tuition reimbursement, and recognition both leader and peer driven, and comprehensive benefits that support life in and out of work. From health coverage and retirement savings to paid volunteer time, profit-sharing, well-being resources, and flexible work options, the company stands behind its people.

And through our t.r.e.e. Initiative - Tools, Responsibility, Environment, and Engagement - we're driving sustainability and growing our positive impact across our global operations. Including Global Stewardship events volunteering with colleagues and giving back through nonprofit partnerships with One Tree Planted and Saluting Branches among others. Things that are great for our Team Members, customers, communities, and the planet. 

I’m proud to work alongside such dedicated, talented people, and to lead within a company that cares about the quality, innovation, and care of their product, people,  and the planet.

Site went from 25+ yrs of experience in engineering tenure to just 3 yrs in a 6 month span. Management is full of "yes men" who over-promise to the corporate team, but aren't involve in the process of executing to deliver on those promises. When engineering explains what circumstances are negatively effecting production, they don't provide effective support to ensure the issues are resolved. Their typical response is, "Have you spoke with XYZ?" just so they don't have to actually do anything.

Production floor is the wild west and it's surprising that parts are actually being made. Machine operators are rarely held to any sort of standards when it comes to production or following process. Supervisors rarely have the knowledge of the processes they are in charge of and are easily deceived as to why operators aren't hitting rate. 

Maintenance spends more time outside smoking than they do repairing equipment, so machine repairs are typically left up to the engineering team (or lack there of). So operators can sometimes spend hours waiting for simple repairs. 

Pay and benefits are decent at Oregon Tool but management is not. Very physical work with no consideration to ergonomics.
Supervisors and HR are mostly good, supportive folks but the plant manager only sees numbers on a screen.

If the money is worth tearing your body up and being stressed out, being told false promises, having a manager talk in circles to avoid answering questions that make him look bad, come work here.
If you want gainful employment with continuous improvement in most if not all areas, a good work/home life balance, support from management, promotion/training opportunities, keep searching for a job because this isn't a place that happens.

They don't actively try to keep good workers. Everyone is replaceable. Except for recently, they'll just force the staff to work short handed but expect the same level of performance out of them.

Pre-covid this was a dream job. Opportunity everywhere, fun team-building excursions, a sense of normalcy and balance. Inclusive and positive. But with the arrival of covid, a cultural shift began that currently has this company focused solely on dystopian, authoritarian measures such as vaccination armbands that visually signal your personal medical history. Special events that categorize and split the workforce. TVs in every hall way that constantly ooze propaganda-like messages and woke programming. Work here, is no longer the focus. This company has been bought and sold several times in recent history and the new leaderships primary goal is social engineering and the division of its workforce to weed out dissent to their woke social justice campaign.

I love working for Oregon Tool. I’ve been with the company for over 20 years, through many changes, and we always seem to emerge in a better place than where we started. Lots of opportunities to grow. Many challenges. Great people. We are like a family. Currently lots of new leadership which has been challenging but we are hitting a new stride and going strong.  Excellent benefits and compensation packages. Most employees are highly engaged and feel like their contributions are recognized and appreciated.  Real focus on the customer experience. Very busy pace with many concurrent projects going on can sometimes be overwhelming. 

Multiple people I know have gone through this company and not one of them have been satisfied. Horrible management, even worse training, not flexible what so ever, everything is a competition for each individual department so everything is always so rushed. My trainer told me I was “A waste of her time” multiple times even though I had done everything I needed to do. I reported her to management and the next day, surprisingly, She was let go, but so was I. If something happens there, they do not investigate. They let everyone involved go. Don’t get me wrong, some people there are great and fun to talk to, but the majority of people there do not care about you as a person. So if you are thinking about applying here, please keep in mind it is not the best company. 

Literally one of the worst companies I have ever worked for. They are completely rudderless with competitors closing in on all sides. Their former largest customer is currently their largest competitor who sells a superior product. Management neglects investing money in operations or manufacturing leaving the company further behind competitors. The company was hemorrhaging engineers due to work load, culture and compensation. Instead of management implementing changes they forced engineers to create solutions for work place morale issues and then failed to implement any suggestions.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Getting a paycheck.  All they want is a body. Management doesn't care about their employees.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Dealing with management.   Company is understaffed due to heavy turnover of employees.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment and culture used to be great until new management took over. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Stressful and demanding. You work under pressure and 15 minute breaks are not 15 minute breaks. By the time you leave your work area to go to the break room you've burnt up 5 minutes of your break time.  Same with 30 minute lunch breaks.

Do not go into this job with your best self, atleast, not until there is another change in Management. Your efforts to go above and beyond will be unrewarded unless you really love pizza left out in a fly infested break room. And you'll never work your way up the ladder into a leadership role unless you like to go to bars to fester up even more ridiculous policies with the other good ol boys in the office staff. Your progress will be VERY gated. 
Pay was good though. 
Healthy comradery with floor Coworkers.
And if you like overtime good lord they will have it until they dont.

Oregon Tool is a corporation, it is not a small business. Globally positioned. A dedicated employee is empowered to do their job and will be rewarded. I am a long standing employee and have withstood the changes and challenges. It takes a dedicated employee who wants more and is willing to earn it. Oregon Tool is a tough place of business, better roll up your sleeves and prepare to work. You will be rewarded for it.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Material handler 4 salaries reported	$19.40 per hour
Manufacturing specialist 1 salary reported	$19.81 per hour
Machine operator 1 salary reported	$20.80 per hour
Manufacturing engineer 2 salaries reported	$95,551 per year
Maintenance technician 2 salaries reported	$39.00 per hour

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