maintenance technician

entry level technician

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manufacturing technician

entry level maintenance technician

Retronix Semiconductor

I was apart of Retronix and in a 'Employment for hire' position. So Retronix was the company that paid me but not the company i was with. I was with Retronix for ~9 months.
As a company that hires individuals for other companies makes it difficult to say on certain aspects. I have not seen direct impacts from the CEO nor did i see him. I was an employee in Retronix but working for a different company to hire on. I thought that the company seemed fair though i cannot comment much on the wage. I felt it was not totally appropriate for the area but it wasnt awful. Maybe middle of the road or a bit better. This was based on the research i did for housing costs within a 3 mile radius and the degree i held.
The benefits part seemed steep to apply into. There was a lot of cost to them as compared to the company i am with now (which gives better benefits). As a Military Veteran, i was able to save some costs here as i have health insurance through the government. However, they did offer everything.
The company i was working in did not have off days and worked Holidays, as such i didnt get these times off. To compensate Retronix gave up to 3 weeks of paid time off per year. I believe that was fair for the position i was in. I think its better than most companies.
I had a general manager for the area. It felt like she was available pretty readily if needed and she did her best to do meet and greets (though many of them fell through, i am unsure if it was intentional or not due to her work requirements). She left about halfway through my employment term. The next manager also answered my questions and felt like she was available when needed.
I felt like the company did well on the work trip i had to take, they got plane tickets, hotel, and car rental without much fuss and very little to do on my end other than show up. When i needed to talk to my contact during the trip for something that came up, they were available and helped me out quickly and efficiently.

All in all, i thought it was an okay company. I would recommend them for the 'Employee for hire' spots. This is the only area i can talk about as i didnt work for them directly.

Retronix is a so-so company to work for. Being in a good team helps make the job more fun and rewarding, but that is entirely situational and anybodies experience could be completely different from mine. 12 hour work days are rough if you're not used to it. I was fortunately used to them before coming in but I've seen people get crushed by just how long we walk and stand during the day. Though the 12 hours days means you get a much longer weekend than typical. You get either a 3 or 4 day weekend depending on how many days you work that week. 36 to 48 hours a week, paid biweekly. Day to day the busyness could vary greatly. Typically weekend days are the slowest days of the week, a lot of waiting around for the most part. During weekdays it was a gamble to see if the day was going to be extremely busy or not, typically you'll find out within the first hour. Work is awful when its extremely busy and you're short handed, you're moving at 100 miles per hour for the entire day. That was definitely the worst part of the job, we had to rely on other shifts to come in and cover for some of our folks a lot. If you are looking to work for Intel itself, Retronix is a pretty good place to get your foot in the door. You work with a lot of blue badges day to day that can help you with the process, but you'll need minimum 6 months experience to go that route, as it is extremely competitive. To wrap up, the job itself could suck major at times, but my coworkers definitely made my job a lot more tolerable. Overall, pretty middle of the road 3/5.

Start work at 7AM/PM, involves getting dressed in full clean room dress and to be in the clean room before 7. Finish work at 7AM/PM involves waiting for the next shift to get into the clean room. The 12 hours between those two times is filled with working with great fellow workers, and workers who some how still have a job even though they have caused events ranging from minor inconvenience to major disruption to production. Which they take no responsibility for. They just walk off.

I have learned that it does not matter if you are a good worker or a poor worker, if you are feckless at your job you can keep it until the end. And sometimes you only keep your job because you give a lift to a decent worker, even if your self does half the work anyone else does. As in they either sit around or spend half the day out of the fab when they should be working. 

Management seems not to care about the people it is employing. Money is king. When talking to its employees about having to take off two weeks over Christmas, even though the workers had only accrued less than a weeks worth of holiday pay, the upper management lackey giving the meeting could not stop laughing to him self. 

Workplace culture is that of Intel. Decent place to work, you don't get all the benefits but its not bad.

Hardest part of the job is being screwed over by the company you work for. Allowing people who just don't care or want to be employed (and are actively trying to get fired) to continue working when they are a danger to the safe production of merchandise.

Best part of the job are the fellow workers who make it all bearable. They are the saving grace to working for Retronix.

My experience at Retronix was extremely disappointing and honestly one of the worst professional experiences I have had. I genuinely appreciated and respected many of the technicians I worked with, but management completely ruined the environment.

There was little to no meaningful training, expectations constantly shifted, and rules seemed to be enforced selectively depending on who you were. In my experience, favoritism and inconsistent enforcement created a toxic workplace culture that destroyed morale and trust within teams.

I also witnessed what I believed to be discriminatory treatment and a clear lack of accountability from upper management. HR did not feel independent or objective. Instead, it often appeared aligned with management interests rather than employee concerns, which made many situations feel predetermined and unfair.

The company culture felt fragmented and unhealthy. Employees were overworked, underpaid compared to similar roles elsewhere, and constantly placed under pressure without proper support. Teamwork was talked about, but in practice everyone seemed to be left on their own to survive.

There was a major disconnect between company messaging and reality. Leadership promoted professionalism and standards, but the actual day-to-day environment felt inconsistent, political, and poorly managed.

I regret working there, and I would not recommend Retronix to anyone looking for a stable, fair, or well-supported workplace environment.

There was no sense of company culture, though we tried to promote a positive environment to our teams, it was something of an impossible task to get everyone to catch on. There is no work/life balance, being a program manager felt like you're giving up the time you spend outside of work, on work. Sometimes we are forced to put on a smile for our teams to keep it positive, but the workload of the people on the floor as well as the management team prevents us from doing so. On top of that, I was thrown into the position as program manager without any training whatsoever, and due the inadequate training that I received is what led to the high stress that I went through. I never received any support from upper management, only judgmental emails on why I'm not doing a certain thing correctly which I had no training on. 
For those looking into maybe applying for this job, do so with caution. It's not the most perfect company to work for, but it's a good way to get your foot in the door to get an idea of what working for a semiconductor company is like. 

Since Day 1 the strong feeling of being lost and no sense of direction whatsoever has been really present. Management leaves you alone as long as the work gets done but also leaves you alone to the point where you won't hear back from them should you have any questions (hit or miss). A typical day is not being a typical day - it is pretty inconsistent; that's company culture it seems. The job is great to do and it definitely has its ups but the downs outweigh by an extreme. The most enjoyable part of the job is learning something new to build your resume but at the end of the day going home is still the best part considering you are tossed to the wolves. Try to ask questions to the right person, because to be honest that person is hard to find. The training is lacking.

I enjoyed working with Retronix. Although things did not translate well at first as there was a lot of miscommunication and disorganisation, I later found that this was not actually the companies fault. As the client that they worked for was not organised themselves and thus left Retronix with little time for planning and cohesion. Despite some unrelated run ins with other staff members, the company experience and my time with them was very enjoyable. I gained knowledge, understanding, purpose, responsibility, discipline, friendship and opportunity. 
I was treated respectfully and the management helped accommodate me where ever I needed assistance or help. 
When the contract comes to an end I can honestly say I will miss working for them (should there be no further positions available).
Retronix was an enjoyable experience and I would recommend anyone to apply should you be gifted the opportunity.

Pay was decent but to get an increase, you practically have to beg if you're an exempt employee. There was more structure and timely performance reviews for non-exempt staff.

Company is based out of Scotland and that's where the decisions are made. National and regional management in the US have limited ability to make changes or improvements unless it is approved by Scotland management. This wouldn't be an issue normally but, the owners and managers in Scotland have a poor opinion of Americans. This is why the turn over in US managers has been so high for years. They pay the managers well but these are professionals and they don't stay long once they see that their imput means little but they always take the blame when issues arise.

Overall, I enjoyed my time with Retronix. I learned a few new skills and left with a mostly positive opinion of my experience with the company. 

The upper management doesn’t care. The training for PMs is nonexistent.  I received no training so did all other PMs and my manager worked tirelessly to get me fired because he knew he was not doing his job so he had to cover himself. HR is very unprofessional and will call you on your days off, they’re just there to support the company not employees and are in ligue with upper management. I thought HR was supposed to be independent but not at Retronix. Techs are underpaid and benefits are not good. The company only cares about making profits. I wouldn’t recommend working there if you have any other choice. Don’t trust the management or HR, whatever you tell them will be used against you. I hated every moment I had to go to work because I knew I had no support. If you want to be overworked and underpaid it’s a place for you.  

Jeez. Ok let's start with the good, SOME managers are good. You might get lucky and get a good manager but they mostly don't really care about you. Its a good place to get your foot in the door for semiconductor and fab work. And now the bad. I work as one of the leads and it seems like my supervisor is doing my job most of the time, and won't let me take charge. I try and make suggestions to make work life easier but no one listens to me. I want to advance in the company but there are no opportunities. They promised a pay raise 4 months ago and we are just now seeing it. My schedule always changes even though I was promised a set schedule. Some people were promised to work a specific shift and then get moved to a different one. 

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