cnc machinist

maintenance specialist

high school teacher

cnc lathe operator

material handler

Penn United Technologies, Inc.

The job itself is not very difficult.  Once you learn your job it becomes routine, just make sure you don't get "too good" at your job because you will never be able to advance or change positions unless you are in the infamous "friends and family plan" no matter how hard or well you work.   Like most places, nepotism is rampant here.  A lot of employees seem on edge and irritable.  You have to watch what you say and who you say things to even if you don't mean any ill will. The work/life balance isn't very good. I find myself feeling very tired during and after work from standing all day.  Schedule is M-F 8-9.5 hours with scheduled 5 hour Saturdays when work dictates at their discretion.  Whenever there is a holiday you are often required to work extra hours leading up to the holiday including the Saturday before to basically "work the holiday off".   The air quality inside the building is horrible.  There is absolutely no ventilation so you come home smelling horrible and wheezing from the many furnaces.  You only get a short 10 minute paid break in the morning and 30 minute unpaid lunch in the afternoon.  The pay rate is low for a skilled journeyman wage.  Overtime and monthly profit sharing makes up for some of the disparity.  

The medical benefits and 401K matching are on par or better than most places.  The cafeteria is a nice addition providing hot meals if you don't want to pack a lunch.   PTO has been increased within the last few years to be on par with other companies.  It does feel like the very top management tries to keep the founding small company core values with company lunches and picnics.  Our family enjoys the picnics.

I have been working for Penn United Carbide group for just over 10 years now. In that time, I have watched more than a few dedicated employees get recognized and have been developed in good leaders or are currently being developed into future leaders. I myself started off the street not knowing anyone there just getting luckily hired from a job fair held at a local community college. I applied myself like many others there do. Like so many others before me I got recognized and within 10 years have made it to Team Leader position! This took a lot of time, dedication, effort and commitment on my part. I feel as I look around at our young workforce there is room for growth and improvement in all departments of manufacturing.  
Our management continues to follow their core values and the Christian faith that PUT was built upon. In my opinion there are a lot of impactful decisions that are made to be the most beneficial toward the employee owners and it shows. There is a true family aspect to the workforce.
I would not hesitate to advise anyone to apply here. My usual advice is we are not a 9-5 shop. We commonly work M-F 9.5-hour days when workload requires it. Shift work can be required. Saturday when customer demand requires it and always scheduled in advance. Family is always a priority for Penn United! Our benefits are outstanding and too many to list. One of the most important to me is the retirement benefits Penn United offers. With very little personal sacrifice you can retire very comfortably. They are the best benefits I have ever had of any my previous employer.


The management is absolutely terrible and they try to micromanage everything you do, and they are jerks who will scream at you if something goes wrong even minor things. Then they will try to give you poor evaluations if you are not part of the "Friends and Family" plan as it is called there and there's no room for advancement if your not liked. As for the work and life management for this place it is absolutely terrible they will have you work 9.5 hour days every single day and have you work Saturday's even when there really isn't any work and they don't like it if you have to leave work early (like at 8 hours) because you have an appointment or etc. and they will question you about it and make you feel like your doing wrong. And good luck having a family on their afternoon shift you will never see them because the hours suck so bad. The benefits are the reason most people stay but that's about the only good thing that comes from this company. They offer 5 days of vacation to start off with and 3 days of personal but every time you call off they want you to use your vacation days instead of just using an absence day and you only get a couple a year so good luck in an emergency situation. They try to make it so you can't apply for other jobs and you cant go to interviews as well. Terrible place to work with terrible management.

Overall, it is a good company.  The owners of the company are excellent, caring people.  However, a person's attitude toward his or her job is directly affected by the management and supervision of the work area.  I recently spent a year and eight months working in the calibration department.  It is a job that allows for movement around the company.  This is an appealing aspect in that the work environment changes.  There is frequent interaction with people, interaction that is respectful and professional.  The calibration supervisor is a very respectful, encouraging individual.

I currently function as a quality inspector.  I did so prior to my placement in calibration, and I have recently been placed back into the position of inspector.  It is an inherently stressful position due to the production type environment.  However, a great deal of stress is added by the way management conducts business and the way they treat the employees under their supervision.  The overall environment is not conducive for producing a quality product or favorable attitudes.

Penn United is a Christian-based, employee-owned organization. As a result, the company has very high standards, morals, values and ethics.  These values are expected of each employee as well.  The company's culture is very inclusive of all employees.  The employees are the best you will work with anywhere.  Everyone is approachable and willing to assist from the president on down.  Every department is team oriented and excellent training is provided.  All employees have the opportunity to climb the corporate ladder if that is your goal.  Penn United is well respected in the marketplace and are competitive in the markets in which they participate.  Customer service is excellent.  As we are an employee-owned company, everyone shows tremendous pride in their work as well as to the customers we service.  It is not an overly stressful environment as everyone chips in to get the job done and everyone shares in the reward.  My only regret is that I did not spend my entire career with this company.  Retirement benefits are outstanding!

PUT has great core values, good benefits and upper management is serious about the overall health of the company.
Unfortunately the carbide group is run like a separate entity where a lot of the good things do not apply, and it's been like this for years. Team Leaders always bring up the manager's name when rules or policies inconsistent with the handbook get questioned, then when you go talk to him directly or HR, they immediately start texting everyone and change their story. They also pretend they don't understand how FMLA works, try to cover up questionable safety practices, and scheduling vacation days can be a hassle. The daily schedule is unpredictable and around holidays some Team Leaders and the Manager refuse to acknowledge company wide shutdown days, and say you may have to come in.
People want to do well but are criticized, then they won't tell you what you're doing wrong. Ask any current or former employee- the story's are the same. I would avoid this part of the company until major changes are made.

The job itself is not bad but incompetent management on the team & group level causes stress and confusion, and group management cover up and hide a lot of things from the President.
IMO, they try to hire people who they know need a job and expect much more out of them than if they (the employee) were in better shape financially.
They also like people with serious issues that no place else wants that will work cheap, even if they are disruptive.
Loud arguments and distractions are common, and management doesn’t do much to help.
Team leaders and managers have bullied people, but back down quick if  you say you’re going to HR or the President himself to complain.
I believe the company itself has good intentions, but top management definitely needs to communicate directly with the employees on the shop floor to get the real story on what’s up.
I recommend this place only if you need a job right now and keep looking in the meantime.
Pay is low but benefits are cheap.

I worked here for around a year in 2014/2015. There is an insane amount of nepotism in this company, and you cannot trust most people as they will do anything for their own gains. The pay is very lackluster, and worked almost every Saturday for the entire time I worked here. Very little training as well, most of the times stuck on a machine right off the bat and wonder why mistakes are made. Maybe because you hire guys off the street for 12 dollars an hour and expect them to be competent machinists.

Management and ownership want to project that they care about the employees, but ultimately you are just a number to them and they can and will lay off anyone. 

I only wrote this because I am sick of seeing this company constantly advertising in the area and saying how great and caring they are, most people I knew when I worked there were truly miserable there. 

Grateful for the time I spent as it taught me lots of warning signs to look for in a company, and now have a much better career elsewhere.

While penn united may seem a clean and cutting edge facility, but once you shake hands and finish on-boarding you are thrown into a hazardous environment with little to no training. The upper and lower management are mostly absent and there are no SOP's anywhere to guide employees. At the facility i worked at we handled powdered heavy metals with little air filtration and cheap PPE, meaning employees breathe this powder daily and experience over expousre frequently, causing a series of health conditions. But if you want to work give them a call, they will hire anybody regardless of expreince or skill level and will pay atleast more than minimum wage. Just make your own opinions and act accordingly

I have enjoyed my experience at Penn United so far. Being here has helped improved my skills in several areas and I have had the opportunity to work along side some great co workers. Penn United is an employee owned company who cares for their employees by sending out monthly bonuses and having fun employee functions all throughout the year. Penn United has some of the best healthcare benefits around. Pay usually starts out average but there are many opportunities for raises and/or moving up to other positions. Not to mention, there is a cafeteria that is always serving some delicious food. I would absolutely recommend this company to a friend.

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