process technician

operations engineer

senior r&d engineer

sewer

senior quality engineer

RTI Surgical

This company was a small family-oriented company 18 years ago. I applied for the Staff Accountant position, but my boss gave me the Financial Analyst position. I learned so much while I was at RTI Surgical, Inc. Their Tuition Reimbursement Program paid for my 5th Year Accounting Program.  Also, I was encouraged to take the CPA exam from an Auditor who later joined Regeneration Technology Inc. (i.e. RTI).  I have learned so much!  As a result, I have passed the CPA exam!!  Then, I was promoted from Inventory Analyst to Sr. Financial Analyst.  (It seems looong time ago...)  While I was Accounting Manager for 7 years, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor exam and I was promoted to Internal Audit Manager.  But after several mergers & acquisitions and a few changes in the organization, I became an Analyst.  I started to feel that I am no longer contributing enough to RTI, the company I LOVED!  After I put a lot of thought, I decided to move on to my next career, but I can only thank RTI!!

A typical day at RTI is one full of production goals and quotas. The environment that is created is on in which these goals and quotas are easily met. I have learned several skills while at RTI. I have leaned how to run an Autoclave machine, how to cut sterilized tissue into numerous sized graphs for surgeons and doctors, and how to decipher certain tendons in the body. I also have learned how to manufacture bone tendon bone and bone tendon graphs using sagittal saws and drills. The leadership team I am currently working under is good at what they do and good at promoting a work environment that is very enjoyable. The team I work with is very dedicated to maximizing the gift of donation and full of people willing to go the extra mile to get the job done. The hardest part of my job is, just trying to make sure I do everything I can to get the most out of a donor, and the most enjoyable part is knowing that what I am doing will change a recipient's life, and that makes me feel good!

The work as a tissue processor is repetitive since it is a manufacturing job. There is potential to make good money if you spend long enough here (get a bit of a raise every year if you do your job correctly and learn new tasks), and the benefits are good enough, but the management, at least in the Sports department, is terrible. Workers are treated like children and are micro-managed to the point where it can be difficult to get the job done. After taking over a new operation 2 years ago they still have no idea how to do even the basics of the job. They often send employees to different areas, leaving the other area under staffed with no assistance. 

Co-workers are great and there are 3 shifts so you can usually find a schedule that works well for you. The work is easy enough, although there is a lot of cleaning involved since the areas for processing are designated medical clean rooms.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The pay was decent but not worth the drama from textbook toxic management that tries to hold you back while trying to sound like your friend but will throw you into the fire with minimal training overwork you then blame you for all mistakes while theres others that sit around all day

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Toxic management and bad working environment in general 


What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
They prioritize dei over actual workers and making it look like a welcoming work place even though the management will try to keep you at the bottom

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Overworked endless work given to a small portion of the actual team while others sit around all day every day

Each department is very different depending on the manager; however, it is very common that people are advanced solely on their personal relationship with the previous supervisor, as opposed to having actual qualifications and leadership skills to properly manage a team and/or department. 

It's also not uncommon to find much drama and gossip in the workplace, so be prepared to wear headphones all day so that you can avoid the drama. But also be mindful that if you don't engage in the gossip, then you might be considered to "not fit in" and will be excluded from regular conversation. 

Do I recommend this company? Probably not. If you want to progress in your career and advance professionally, then take a job elsewhere. 

Those are my two cents.

The title says it all. Management is TOXIC, vile and deceitful. Management will do anything possible to keep you held back from getting your tech raises which is based upon how many skill points (processes you know) and years you’ve been with the company. The laziest employees usually get the biggest raises and get away with murder while the people who work hard get punished and blamed for the mistakes that the lazy people do. I’ve realized managers only became managers because of who they know it’s all a buddy system. Very few have actually earned the title. The only reason why people continue to stay at this job for so long is because the do pay competitively and right now it’s so hard to find other jobs in the area paying so high. 

While the pay is decent and benefits are nice, management is horrible. If you’re a favorite, you’ll make it far. It’s very high school. Managers show extreme favoritism with no shame. I’ve seen lazy employees that don’t meet raise requirements get raises over employees who truly deserve it. (They only give raises to a certain percentage of people, typically people who are friends with managers.) Keep your head down, do your work and stay out of office politics and you may strive here. It’s worth it if you need the experience, since you only really need a high school diploma. There is a lot to learn from the company, just be careful what you say, not everyone has good intentions.

Very busy company with a lot of rules and regulations that focus on saving lives with the products we create from donors. Involved in every aspect from donors to the recipient to help make lives better. The company works hard to create an inclusive work environment. A lot of very educated and talented people work here. Always seems to be working on making the job place better and accommodating for everyone. Encourages employee participation for the many events that take place. There is a site to use for training that keeps everyone up-to-date or to use for reference.  

When I was hired in 1999 this was an excellent place to work.  Pleasant, interesting work, excellent managers.  After changing ownership a number of times and a total change in management, older workers were let go for dubious reasons when it was really AGE.  Replaced with young workers with no experience and very little work ethic.    90% of the terminations in the last 2 years were older workers with tons of experience.   Many people have left on their own because of conditions.

When I started with RTI in December 1999, it was a wonderful place to work.  Excellent benefits, pay was average, but it was a really good place to be.

After changing CEO's several times, things began to change.  My particular department had no chances of promotion, and pay raises were meager.  The atmosphere changed from Employee friendly to low morale.  After the final leadership change in 2016-17,  lower paid, median production employees were kept while experienced, proficient, and high producing employees were let go.....to save money.

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Process technician 8 salaries reported	$17.77 per hour
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Sewer 2 salaries reported	$29.00 per hour
Senior quality engineer 4 salaries reported	$106,250 per year

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