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1. While the company prominently wears "Safety First" as a badge of pride, I did not witness the type of prioritization that would indicate to me that the badge is anything other than a prop. After 7 months of raising the same safety issues nearly every work shift through the established process, with no observable changes that would indicate to me that safety was practiced as the company's first priority, I ended up resigning with no notice.  A failure point in communication and acting upon these safety issues appeared to me to rest with the middle management rather than those who work from a department supervisory level down who actually followed the establish process for raising such concerns. I fear some of the safety issues would be elevated if I were to outline them here, however I did outline those issues in a very friendly, professional, highly detailed, and thorough manner in a letter directly to the company -- as the company requested.  After I sent the letter, I received no response of any kind from SEKISUI Aerospace, not even to any questions I asked, including when and how I could expect to receive my final paycheck. They do indeed, however, have the right to remain silent. 

Some of the leadership engaged in what I felt was a deceptive, condescending, degrading method to encourage team members to follow other production procedures, while I simultaneously was unable to observe any action taken to encourage team members to follow safety procedures.

I am unable to honestly say, from my perspective, that safety is first in practice at SEKISUI Aerospace.  I was left at the end of each day with the disappointing feeling that speed and cost were at the top of their list of priorities.    

2. The pay is simply far too low for the the kind of dedication they seem to desire from their employees. 

3. Leadership behaved, to some degree, in a manner that made them appear fearful about their future.

Worked full-time for almost a year. Changed everything (work areas, job requirements, etc) over holiday break last Christmas. No input by employees as far as changes, etc. We moved to Sumner in Spring and work load (more behind in orders so work overtime mandatory with no or little notice), work areas, work supplies/tools and communication all went "to _ell!" Supervisor was "cleaning house" before the big move and threw out a lot of our supplies and tools we needed to do our jobs. Very little support, leadership and safety is a complete joke! All talk. Workers are placed right back in jobs where they had chemical reactions or physical issues. AIM only cares about the "numbers!" Not about the workers. And don't expect to get any help or support from Human Resources. Most of the time they are so busy trying to keep up with hiring new people daily because the employment turn over is so high. 
And I have also witnessed some employees advancing into better positions without any prior experience and only because they are "a_ _ kissers" to Supervisors and Managers. What a joke. I would say that AIM Aerospace needs a complete overhaul of it culture, HR, leadership, new employee expectations, safety and communication. Oh, and if you start working there, make sure you read up on the new HR policies on using your PTO. They have a new "point" system now where if you use your PTO at certain times (or when have no PTO), you receive "points" against you if you do not follow certain criteria. Make sure to call in "sick" and not say "person time off". Or else get a point against your record. Policies are ever changing, and not better for the workers, but benefit the company. It is a shame that Sumner workers voted out the Union a couple years ago. Now the employees have no one to help fight for their rights anymore. And safety!

Worked for one year at AIM, so far. So many people come and go on a monthly basis. More contractors now than ever because they need workers so bad to get the back-logged parts out to customers.Half of the contractors are decent workers who are professional and seem to get work done on average. Others don't have good work ethics, constantly stand around talking, goofing off and on their phones. Supplies are sometimes not even ordered and stocked on floor to get the job done. A lot of the time is spent (wasted) looking for tools and supplies needed. Supervisor also contractor and allows same behavior on 2nd shift. Cant believe AIM is paying so much money for contractors and half of the crew shouldn't even be allowed to stay. Low standards/work ethics/quality, no A/C for hot days, go through Supervisors every few months. New company owners too (Japan) , not sure what will happen in the next 6 months or so. Good luck to anyone starting new at AIM.
What keeps me working here you ask? The few great people I know who actually are professional, great co-workers who take pride in their work ethics and help each other when it gets tough in the work place. A few great people make all the difference. Now if AIM could bring up the quality of its workers, Supervisors and Managers even higher, maybe they will have a chance and actually survive in the business.

I have seen many good employees being fired and soooo many leaving without notice because they are sick and tired of how our departments are being ran. Favoritism, others are 'protected" from anyone saying anything to them for screwing around and goofing off when the rest of us have to work our tails off to make sure our "number counts" are completed for the day or (so we were told last month) "everyone has to stay until their number counts are met or they cannot go home until they are complete". AIM Kevlar duct part orders to their customers are so far behind they are getting desperate
and demanding mandatory 10-12 hour days in order to get the numbers they need. Employees leave without notice, others don't show up to work and then we find out later that they were fire. And we don't know or hear about why they were fired. Very unstable and unprofessional place to work. Safety and Quality are also a joke. So many safety issues in our building, electrical wires, utility knife blades laying on ground, no ventilation for chemical use, floors are never cleaned properly, breathing dust all day long, possible electrical/dust fire, much more! If we are being rushed all the time just to get our "numbers", the quality becomes an issue. Employees are not treated with respect or as a person. Most of the time you feel like a robot. Bad work environment/culture, Supervision, and management.

Your day will be to pick up other people's lack of work. The head manager of the supervisors will expect you to work countless hours. Meaning about 60 hours a week. We are not a true 4x10 schedule. We are working 60 hours a week for a long time.

1st and 2nd shift are always blaming each other and not taking accountability. This is where it sucks. They promote that we are one team but will remove chairs from people so they can't sit and work, micromanage you and not acknowledge you work hard, belittle you and have favorites that will play games on there phones but not call them out, give people 30 minute breaks even though its supposed to be 15's. So lots and lots of issues here. Honestly, the pay does not make the work reasonable at all. Our lovely manager will dangle holidays in your face instead of actually giving you the day off.


If you have a family then this place will not work out for you. If you work hard and expect recognition, then this place is not for you. If you want to be successful and happy, this place is not for you. Im hoping that they will see this and change. Working here at first was a dream come true. But after management changes Im afraid it is no longer the place I will love to be. If your in management please don't just stare people down but greet them and treat them like humans because we are the ones going through hard labor every single day.

I came into Aim as a an Expeditor through a Staffing agency. I was told it was mainly office work which was far from truth. Never even touched a computer the month I was there. Prior to me getting hired my 13 year old stepson broke his elbow, had surgery and was getting ready to start physical therapy. I told my supervisor upon hiring that I had some days that I needed to leave early because my stepson had physical therapy he had to go to.

She told me it was fine. So I left early on the days I needed to due to getting the ok from her. I was there for almost 1 month and only had 1 call out and 3 tardies where I was 2-3 mins late. Somehow with their point system it added up to 15 points (not even sure how when no call no show is the most points and I always called) and they emailed my recruiter.

They emailed my recruiter stating I had "excessive absences" and that they wanted to terminate my assignment. Funny thing is they never even gave me any kind of verbal warning or told me they had any issues with my attendance. Pretty cowardly in my opinion seeing as most companies confront an employee about attendance issues.

If you plan to work here don't plan on having a life. They will expect you to work overtime on the weekdays and work saturdays and sundays on top of it.

They expect too much out of new employees, you get one week of training and then they put you out there expecting you to be up to par like someone who has been there for a few months/years. It's worse when you have a supervisor with no people skills. If you get a nasty supervisor, they will use threats like they will say they will find someone better, they are very negative and in turn you feel negative/stressed, it's hard to work like that and it did make it harder for me to do my job because I was always stressed. Most of my co-workers had nothing but negative things to say about about my supervisor.

I was hired for 2nd shift but my supervisor on 1st ( I was trained on first) wouldn't let me go to 2nd. 2nd shift is very important for me because I rely on public transportation.

Breaks and lunches are short because they expect you to be back in your area already getting back to work.

The atmosphere is grim, people seem to have low morale. Co-Workers I talked to couldn't wait to leave this place. Very high turn-over.

I was hoping what I heard was wrong about this place. My friends/family told me this company is horrible to work for and they are right. I thought it was bad when I worked at WalMart and this place makes WalMart look kinda better. At least from my experince.

AIM has some good co-workers and they have clearly thought about their re-branding efforts with corporate values and modernizing of their buildings. I found that beyond putting the values on T-shirts, badges, and walls, they seem only to apply to those who pay attention to them. 

I find it a sad place to work where folks do not routinely smile or ask how can they help each other finish a part to make it into shipping. “That’s not my job” is a common phrase heard in multiple areas during the week. The boards that had company information in the manufacturing areas were outdated and seemed to pit the sites against each other in a direct childish competition. 

The support functions appear to be neglected and ignored by the management staff.  My experience was to not trust HR or any other of the support levels who were more concerned about revenue and financials instead of the health and well being of the employees. We never receive information about people leaving and convenient layoffs were scheduled at the whim of the company. The corporate people often wanted to implement ideas and it seemed as if there were no thoughts or plans put in place to make the idea succeed. Every day is chaotic.

I worked at AIM Aerospace for 2.9 years. I started out in the warehouse as a Laminator where they constantly changed work duties and management while making it impossible succeed. Then I moved to an Accounting Clerk position where they eliminated that after several months. AIM needed a temporary receptionist, so I took that position to acquire experience. Then AIM needed help in Customer Programs because of a lack of employees and ongoing problems, so I did data entry for them. I also went to Sumner facility to help with Accounts Payable since they weren't going to fill in the position of an employee who quit,so they were short staffed and needed help.
 People were laid off and others quit and AIM didn't fill in some of the positions, or they took months to fill them in. They overwork everyone in multiple departments without compensating anyone for more pay. The pay for the most part is below average. So many people are overworked and stressed due to the ongoing turmoil of the dysfunction.The company treats employees as if they are dispensable and they have no desire to keep hard working, loyal people. Very disorganized in many areas.

Due to COVID, the company has been having a reduction in work force constantly.  The culture is changing in the company and the communication between shops and areas is improving.  HR is very helpful, but has to make tough choices.  My manager was outstanding.  He thought the best of me and supported me to do my best.  Some of the other managers were only production driven and focused on the numbers not the people.  I enjoyed working at the company and LOVED what I was doing.  I would have loved to stay there, but was laid off due to a reduction in workforce.  The pay was less than desirable for the amount of work I was doing, but I chose to accept the additional responsibilities.  If the aerospace industry picks up, this company is a great company to work for.  Especially as a first or second job.  The advancement is not as good as I would have liked.  Yearly raises, depending on performance (kind of), and they adjusted it to match others in similar positions.

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