machine operator

grinder

assembler

technician

senior assembler

Romac Industries

Let me start by saying that when I started, I truly thought I could hang in with Romac for the long run. Everyone was friendly and there were so many people who were still there after 20+ years. I was very excited to join the team. After I was hired the company experience a lot of growth but was not staffed to handle it. Combine that with high turnover rates from employees getting burnt out and you have a recipe for a high stress environment. 

Here are my thoughts:
For CS 1, when you start your day expect to login in and immediately jump on the phone queue. You will simultaneously be responding to emails and entering orders in as well. There will likely be request coming from the sales reps to address certain customer issues as well. For call volume I got up to 50 calls a day on the super busy days but typically could expect 30-40 on average. Daily emails depended on who you were working with. Many customers will email you on an order then go straight to you for future requests. For daily order entry we had a shared inbox that we worked through as a team, but a few people definitely pulled more than their weight while others did not. This became an increasing are of frustration for me personally as I got more burnt out in position. 

The hardest part of this job was balancing the direct calls, direct emails, order entry, and request from the phone queue. We did what we could to keep up, but we could barely manage then, and I know a few very capable people have left since. Expect to deal with an endless oncoming stream of requests. If you cannot handle that this may not be the role for you. From what I hear from colleagues still there, the workload has only gotten worse. you will absolutely need to know how to prioritize requests and multitask. 

While in my time they were nailing down management and hopefully, they are getting things figured out. The things management helped with were great, but there were some issues that impacted the whole team that never really seemed to get resolved. Additionally, since there is so much to learn, there was no probation period so once someone was hired it would take something pretty extreme for them to be removed from the team. We had one colleague who many people on the team had issues with who was consistently receiving "extra help" from management, but nothing ever really changed. It was pretty frustrating for a few of us. Issues included productivity, communication, retaining the information we shared (imagine explaining the same thing to someone 50 times and every time the person says they've never learned it before), and some issues that required HR intervention to boot. 

The people there are great though. So many friendly faces. This was a high point of the role. I still have a few friends I keep in touch with after leaving. There were a lot of people I was very sad to part with. 

This is a typical production job, so on any typical day you do your job and have no problems. It's a ten hour day and neither shift (Day or Swing) is really the best, time-wise, but that's not even a big problem.

I learned quite a bit from this job. While I was there I learned to run most of the machines and areas in Cast Production and eventually I learned how to powder coat.

Management at this company is great, on all levels. It might not seem that way at first, but they're really in it for their employees. In Cast department, I don't remember many people being let go, and the ones who were were given every chance to stay on - I even remember one employee who was let go for bringing in an elicit substance, he was told to "get some help and come back in a year," and he was back a year later - so you are definitely seen as an investment instead of a liability. Ontop of this, management is annoyingly thorough about safety, cleanliness, training, and equipment upkeep, which are all things I hated while working there, but now after working for other companies who don't care about a lot of those things, I wish more employers held themselves and their employees to such high a standard.

Workplace culture at Romac (Sultan foundry) is usually better than what you'd expect from a rural production facility. There's always bound to be drama and gossip, but management and employees do a great job of keeping those to a minimum. Even the more troublesome people there aren't really that bad, so working there, likewise, isn't bad at all.

I worked on graveyard shift, swing shift, and then adjusted swing shift, for about a year each, give or take. For me, the hardest part of the job was always the schedule. When I left they were on a four-ten schedule so you get three day weekends, but I always had a problem getting enough sleep or even managing my sleep schedule.

The most enjoyable part of the job goes back to management. Romac holds weekly team meetings, which is almost unheard of in my experience, but the thing that sets these meetings apart from any other meetings I've had at any other job is that you are encouraged to bring up anything you think should be taken care of in the workplace and management ACTUALLY DOES SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!!

I no longer work at this company, but I miss a lot about it. If I didn't have late-night commitments this would be among the only production jobs I would consider taking.

Great experience with most people on the production floor that was not management or maintenance and that's about where it ends. Management is seriously lacking and don't plan to make much money here. Had promises from my supervisor for more pay after training and after being trained was then told that "if you make enough to pay your bills you don't need to make more money". Absolute joke and anything they say they are going to do is complete hot air. Ask for improvements to make job easier and they never happen. Supervisors are underqualified and maintenance can barely put in a light bulb. Every machine is old and is broken in one way or another making the job take much longer or making it harder. The amount of times management has acted like they know what is going on in my area and this and that and try to tell you how to do your job yet I would see them maybe once a month out on the floor. Avoid this horrible company management and maintenance are rude and very underqualified except for a very select few.

I wouldn't recommend this particular location to work for. The pay level compared to expectations are no where near on par with each other. They give little training time for the position I held, yet expected you to work mainly by yourself to do a 2 man position. My manager had only taken the position about 4 months prior to my hiring and was in the process of changing the whole department to his liking. My never being in the this field of work and only receiving 3 days of training from an individual who drives forklift for a different department, didn't make my job easier to learn. The company often held luncheons for the employees as a way for upper management to meet employees. While several of the people, that I'd worked with were enjoyable and friendly to work around. The majority of the people were not pleasant to work around.

This is not the place to grow a career. Nepotism is ramped. Directors will let their children play on their phones all day on  the floor and during work while being extremely strict about the cellphone use of other non related coworkers.

Keep your head down and work. Know how to work around narcissist and ASPD.
Head boss who oversaw engineering walked in first day were I was  working made eye contact. Proceeded to walk towards me keeping his eyes on me and purposely bumped into me. Took five steps and said sorry.  I was working in an open space. Another time followed me into the bathroom on floor. 
Management seems stressed. A lot of great coworkers, a lot of not so great coworker.

Miscommunication is ramped. Prepared to be timed while working close to minimum wage.
Have to ask for transparency and be prepare to be potentially  lied to.

A lot of the engineers are great people and very accommodating.  Would recommend as a way to get your feet wet. But it is definitely choppy waters working here.

There is no place on earth harder to work for, the standard set by management changes day to day, There finishing department at the sultan location is the most brutal work environments someone could ever be in. Profit sharing and a 401k are the only real perks you get if you are one of the lucky ones to get hired on, they claim the offer some of the best health care, however it is mediocre compared to most.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Again, I got opportunity to work there for over a year. I got a packaging experience and assembled. Great opportunity for me.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I can’t perform my job well because part of my job was heavy. I just felt guilty to ask for help everyday. I just want to do it by myself. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The company such as family own, but I got valued from the company and they celebrated picnic for employees. The specials is bonus 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It wasn’t bad, but my opinion is no matter where you work. It always has a good and bad day. Just stay positive.

Whatever salary/rate you get hired at will be your pay for the duration of your time with the company.  You might be lucky enough to get the Skill-Base pay bumps, but prepare to wait a long time, if they ever occur.

Be wary that Leadership/Management care more about the numbers and volume/quantity of work done then they do the actual process(es) required to get the job(s) done.  

The machinery is old and in constant need of repair and maintenance.

There is extremely little room for growth as an employee.  You're stuck where they put you unless they shutter a specific shift/department.

Working here is a good opportunity for someone who lives in the town of the foundry. However, it does not pay well for the jobs you are asked to do and management is beyond restricted to "The good ol' boys". Advancement only comes once someone is finally fed up and quits and usually then the company will outside hire. Health codes and precautions are not taken seriously by the company what so ever and this is a big concern. Workplace culture is not to bad, however be prepared to do continuous monotonous work everyday.

The company was nothing like what was portrayed in the interview. Many more hours was required to do the job I interviewed for, and expectations changed after a week of working there. Management creates and atmosphere of negativity, unrealistic expectations, gossiping, and talking behind peoples backs. They make it clear diversity is not something they want. I would never recommend this company to anyone. 

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