customer service representative

maintenance technician

production associate

cnc operator

marketing assistant

Robroy Industries

What is the best part of working at the company?
I've waited about 2 and a half years to write this review. Robroy is pretty awesome. If you care about your job and about the company and your team succeeding and are willing to do what it takes to make that happen you will have very little problems here. Respect is reciprocated here. I have went out of my way for them and they have went out of their way for me. We try to make it a family. 9/10 people are always very helpful, respectful and won't think a second to help but you have to meet that. This is how we stay ahead, This is how we make it work.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Personally for my job there was a lot to learn. Very little room for error. If I make a mistake it's a big mistake. Most jobs here are not like that tho. The mold room does get pretty hot in the summer. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It's pretty laid back. At least it has been for me. It's not very toxic at all. No people coming up and screaming at you or belittling you. We all know at some point mistakes will be made all they care is that you care enough to learn from them and just be better all around at your job. It all goes hand in hand. If we all do well we succeed. If we all do bad we will fail. You have to have it in you to not want to fail. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I show up at 1-3pm depending on our workload. I get some ice for my cup. Stop and talk to a couple people on the way to my CNC. If we are working 10's or 12's we will have a little shift passing convo about parts or jobs coming up or anything that could be problematic. I have very little oversight or supervision. I believe I'm trusted enough that I know how to do my job and do it to the best ability on a daily basis at times I feel forgotten.I look at my hot list and kinda make a little battle plan and than I start working. At the end of the night I clean up and head out. Very pleasant most of the time to be totally honest.

Salaried employees are expected to "be available." I learned to work through lunch and to not have health appointments for me or my children during the work day. Even if appointments are approved by management, they will trigger an HR write up.  An insane amount of memorization is expected rapidly, despite being assured of the opposite. When an opening exists, their work falls to you. Safest to expect to be let go just before your 90 trial period is over -- I've had so many people tell me this happened to them. My favorite part of the job was building client relationships and getting to know them as I worked to schedule them for courses. I also really enjoyed presenting to 400 people once. That was excellent. I also went to school for a certification during this time. The test is incredibly tough if you have no background in corrosion. Lots of cold calling. Lots of scanning old files and electronically filing. Lots of mailing out glossy mailers, certifications, et cetera. 

Culture- The company is frozen in time resembling a workplace from the 1980's. Shirt and tie are mandatory, non-flexible work hours, minimal vacation time, and significant lack of work life balance. The workforce is very lean creating a atmosphere where most employees are overworked and lack time and resources to do their job properly. The stress can be overwhelming.

Management-  Most of the management team leads with a bully mentality. Most managers lack the credentials to be managers- they've just been around for a long time. Rather than lead, they manage with fear. It is baffling how rude managers can be to downline employees, and there is little regard for employee well being.

Compensation- The salary is decent for a rural area in MI, but lacking compared to the Greater Grand Rapids area.

Benefits- Decent benefits especially for a small company.

People- There are some really good folks that work here. Most are hard working, honest people. This is referring to non-manager employees.

Work Experience- If you are just starting your career this is a decent place to get solid hands on experience to build your resume. However, the factors described above should be taken into consideration before pursuing.

Robroy is an interesting company to work for. I love the culture, and their product is, also, very interesting. There were a few things asked of me that ended up being pretty stressful, because of lack of proper explanation. Everyone I worked with was professional, and nice. They tell you up front that they are slow to hire, and quick to fire. They are looking for "keepers" not warm bodies. The most enjoyable part of the job for me, was my teammate in Inside Sales. It kind of felt like "us against the world."  Also, I loved getting to dress business professional! The hardest part of the job for me was stress. Inside sales was like 5 jobs in 1. In my opinion, there were some duties in inside sales that shouldn't have been in that department. However the money was pretty good! They give you plenty of opportunities to get raises, and reward hard work. Management was pretty awesome! I enjoyed not being micro-managed, as much. The HR ladies are super sweet, too! Overall, pretty good place to work, if you catch on quickly, and like to work hard.

The typical day as an applications engineer focuses on customer interface for sales and technical needs. More specifically with creating and maintaining 2D drawings, technical support, cost estimating, and production part approvals.

I have been gaining knowledge in areas of engineering, sales, marketing, supply chain management, quality process controls, training, best practices, inspection documentation, materials requirement planning & management system, team management, multi-project coordination, program management, and operations.

Management is heavily focused on the future of the company without noticing the day to day concerns unless an issue arises.

The hardest part is trying to find a small gap to breathe.

The most enjoyable part of the job is the knowledge that is learned by being involved in my areas of the company

•Don't expect to have any social life outside. 
•When they say frequent Saturdays it's all but one Saturday. 
•Uses terminology to their advantage as a front. 
•The workers: Great between all three shifts. 
•Office: 1: Heavily lacks communication skills. 
2: Will point fingers instead of solving the issues. 
3: Updating each other is either non-existent or way behind. 
4: Making more work then needed instead of replacing/removing unnecessary steps in the reports. 
5: Trying to be crafty with their words to not answer questions. 
6: Will act in favortism. 
7: Asks questions to the wrong people (newbies who don't know or don't fully understand the situation) to get and make non realistic goals.

Overall the office has room to grow... If they apply themselves.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great people the manager and supervisor are wonderful people they take care of all their employees well. A lot of on your feet standing in one place 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
You only have two ten minute breaks and a 30 minute lunch no matter how many hours you work.  

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
 Very clean place but very cold in winter very hot in summer 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It’s really laidback for the most part but can be stressful is machine is acting stupid

A typical day at work is busy and varied, requiring organization, problem-solving, and teamwork. I’ve strengthened my communication and project management skills while adapting to shifting priorities. Management is supportive and clear, and the workplace culture is collaborative and respectful. The hardest yet most rewarding part is balancing multiple high-priority projects under tight deadlines, while the most enjoyable part is working with great teammates and seeing the impact of my efforts on the company’s success.

Robroy was an ok place to work but not steady.My first couple of months went from knees to elbows clocking in 68-72 hrs a week ,to bare minimum in matter of months.There is room for advancement but don’t hold your breath machines are breaking down constantly and management will blame you no matter what.You can advance fairly quick and have new opportunities but your pay will stay the same for more responsibility.Maintenace except the manager can fix nothing.

Robroy is a organization with high expectations to be the product leader in the categories they compete.  These high expectations bring a lot of opportunity to those like to challenge and be challenged.  Robroy is a gem in East Texas if you like high activity and a place where there is always things happening and getting things done. The people are great to work with a competitive nature to win in the market. Everyone contributes to the success of the organization, communication is open and there is a commitment to live by fundamental behaviors that are documented and trained within the organization.

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