cnc machinist

senior cnc machinist

quality assurance inspector

finisher

mechanical inspector

Prince Industries

Prince is a growing midsize machining and fabrication contract manufacturer.  A pro is that it is balanced among industries, focusing on aerospace/defense, medical, power generation, construction, and general industrial.  There are also many growth opportunities, as Prince is actively acquiring new companies which generates new positions and added complexity.  The leadership is stable and job security is strong, having grown through 2020 and seeing growing demand in key industries like aerospace/defense and power generation (AI/datacenter support and power grid support).  Benefits and vacation are on par with industry, but not a selling point.  But management prioritizes investing in employees and there is room to grow based on learning skills and performing well.  Prince's customers are some of the biggest companies in a variety of industries and it is a good opportunity to build your network and gain experience.  Good mix of long-term and newer employees as well.  Prince has plenty of complexity and resources but also runs leaner and is more flexible and reactive than larger companies, giving more freedom to employees while still having resources and direction.  

During my time at Prince Industries, I served as the third IT Director hired within a single year—an immediate indication of the company’s instability and internal challenges. The core problem stemmed from continued involvement by the previous owner and ineffective leadership dynamics that hindered progress and innovation. While the CEO initially acknowledged these issues and promised to correct them, there was little to no follow-through. Critical projects were delayed, accountability remained vague, and IT leadership lacked both the authority and resources needed to make strategic improvements. Despite its potential as a strong manufacturing organization, Prince Industries struggles with leadership misalignment and an unsupportive environment for IT professionals. Until upper management commits to empowering its technology leaders and eliminating legacy interference, the company will continue facing turnover and stagnation in its digital and operational transformation efforts.


As a rapidly growing company within the manufacturing industry, Prince's culture is dynamic and team centered. With departments that constantly work together on projects, strong team dynamics make Prince successful at what it does. Mirroring the company's growth, Prince's managers across all levels encourage career growth to their teams through constant on-the-job learning, taking advantage of the company tuition reimbursement benefit, and supporting their employees with growing into new roles. My personal experience with Prince has been marked with new skills, career growth, and a deeper knowledge of both my field and the manufacturing industry at large. Expect a workplace that is proud of the work it produces, a focused team, and managers that are in-tune with their team's needs. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Generally good people. Very tight knit.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
There's a complete lack of resources to complete almost all tasks. In addition to that there is crippling nepotism where uneducated family members make Command Decisions that are very poor with regards to running the company.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Family run business with all of the problems that that entails. Additionally the safety culture is completely non-existent.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Arrive find out what problems exist from the day before go home after you have salt half of them because there's an inadequate educated staff

Prince is a mid-sized company but has the feel of a much smaller organization.  The majority of the workforce here at Prince are always willing to assist one another no matter the circumstances.  Management is open and honest even with providing detailed financial performance of the overall company.  Team Members are recognized for both individual & team performance.  Team Members are also encouraged to suggest process improvements throughout all areas of the business. Tuition reimbursement is offered as long as it pertains to your role within the company. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Good kind people, work well with each other.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Lack of any real safety standards. No resources and a severe lack of understanding of manufacturing standards.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Significant favoritism. 12 hour days are frequent.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Put out fires and be asked why things aren't done despite the fact that they constantly interrupt projects for problems that shouldn't exist. A culture of that will do.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The environment! Everyone, from the machine operators, to the janitor, to the assembly personnel, to the supervisors, to the management personnel, even as far as the owner is extremely friendly, helpful and positive. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
There really isn't any stress directly associated with the Company. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
AMAZING! BEST PART ABOUT IT! Through and through! 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Come in, warm welcome from everyone, look at the board, see the job that you're assigned, get to your station.

This company isn't perfect, but it's a really good place to work. It still partly has the feel of a family-owned business culture, but is ISO-certified and has the processes required for large customers. One nice thing is they use a process called EOS to run the company, so there's a plan for everything, and we set quarterly goals. When business ramps up faster than we can keep up, it can create problems, but everyone generally works together to serve the customers.

Overall, I'm happy at Prince and appreciate the company.

From the very smooth and welcoming onboarding to being on the job, management ensures you have all the tools needed to succeed and touch base on regular occasions to make sure things are going well. Having the opportunity to stand alongside multiple team leads and learn their processes helps. Now working full-time in the front office, learning and developing bonds with my knowledgeable and driven co-workers, Prince has been a great place to challenge me, and help me grow in my career. 

Good community of employees who collectively want  to succeed and help each other.  The company is growing and weathered the COVID storm with limited impacts.  I look forward to coming to work each day and find challenges in my work.  Wide variety of responsibilities and opportunities.  Due to COVID many of the pre-COVID employee activities are no longer taking place.  I miss these outside of the work day interactions.  

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