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SMITH & LOVELESS INC

S&L provides an excellent environment to work in with a network of support around each position that makes it simple to succeed. There is not much stress regarding the vast majority of work, and most positions do not require additional overtime work. Training is reasonable, and managers are well equipped to provide any information workers need to do their job effecitvely. Job positions are not overly competitive, and workload tends to reflect the ability of the person handling it.

Advancement is unfortunately inconsistent as some positions have not changed hands in decades, while others see reasonable turnover due to the occassional entry/exit from the company. 

The two most difficult parts of working at S&L are inter-company communication and the use of outdated systems. Many systems for tracking and creating jobs are still running on software from the 90's, and there has not been any effective use of CRM in the company. Additionally, communication between branches of the company is poor, leading to redundant work being done and unneccessary time being spent on many jobs.

This place is an absolute joke to work for, complete chaos, disorganized, lack of communication, not even the owners know what’s going on most of the time

A very clear line is drawn between the “poor and dirty” shop employees and the office employees  which is shown by sales getting 40% and upwards bonuses while the people actually doing the work gets nothing, shop employees can’t even use the same bathrooms as the offices

while there is exceptions most of the upper management doesn’t know how to do their job and are clearly favorited,  besides an occasional burnt coffee session and Christmas cards the most thanks you get for chugging out million dollar jobs is a barely live-able pay check 

Don’t work here unless you want to experience living in Germany in the 1940s

This job was nothing more than a job. Pay was not good, trying to expand the business was difficult as the product is extremely expensive compared to competition, and what I was asked to do day to day did not match my skill set/ what I signed up for at all. There was a good camaraderie amongst the lower level employees, which I enjoyed, but it paled in comparison to the disconnect between departments that should be working together daily. Engineering, sales, and production ran into problems entirely too often. This led to the ridiculous lead times to get products out the door, and absolutely killed business. I don't understand how this company ever plans on expanding given how it goes to market today.  

Smith & Loveless hired a new manufacturing director with extensive experience and he is already putting into place a new manufacturing vision and culture. In regards to Safety, which is tracked weekly, all safety incidents are well below the DART and TRIR levels for Kansas which says a lot about our manufacturing team - both union employees and non-union employees alike. We're not perfect, but we're well on our way to implementing a new manufacturing culture that promotes all. Recently promoted from within, was a new Inspection Manager. He is already developing many new SOP's and inspection standards. Change takes work and energy. Right now we're beginning to see some of the benefits from these two staffing changes. This will only increase as time continues on.

You do not get the support you need, all departments are always blaming each other for mistakes,  no accountability.  Very micro managed. Don't work here unless you're ready for an under paid stressful life.  This company is not 100% truthful in its customer relations,  willing to say about anything to not admit to their failures or areas that need improvement.  Severe lack of accountability!! I cannot stress that enough!!! Just terrible.  Could be an awesome place to work if people would pull their heads out of their rears and acknowledge their mistakes and work on correcting them instead of washing their hands of it. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The culture, the people, the purpose of the business which is all about life! 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The only time I feel stress is self-imposed when I’m learning something new because I support teams who rely on what I do  so I want to give them my best.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
They give people space to grow, they promote from within, they appreciate employee referrals, they give great end of year time off. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Pleasantly productive. I set obtainable goals based on the workflow.

I started there and quickly realized it was a dead end. They supposedly build to U.L. standards, none of them could show me the standards, and when UL audited, they lied and couldnt come up with any certification of compliance. OSHA  would freak if they ever walked in, thankfully for them , It has been deregulated out of existence, leaving a dangerous workplace, 480 V cables lay bare all across the workfloor in puddles, pure luck no fatalities. Tried to bring some sense to it, was fought the whole way, and, not there anymore...read between the lines.

A nice and flexible internship opportunity for engineers. Hours are flexible and you are never overworked. As for drawbacks, there isn't much learning potential. Aside from refining your CAD skills, there isn't much more than that. In my experience I was mainly handed grunt work like uploading parts and BOMs to our database, while occasionally being tasked with updating engineering drawings. Over time it got super tedious and a lot of times I simply had nothing to do. There isn't any formal training, but it isn't that bad since the work is super easy. Pay was pretty good as well. 

A TYPICAL DAY OF WORK, LACK OF PARTS TO DO THE JOB. PEOPLE QUIT OFTEN, THEY DO LOTS OF FIRING. THEY CAN NOT GET THE WORK OUT TO THE CUSTOMER ON TIME.BECAUSE LACK OF PARTS. THE HARDEST PART OF THE JOB, IS BEING IN A BAD ENVIROMENT. THEY DO NOT APPRECIATE THE EMPLOYS THAT KNOW HOW TO DO THE JOB. THE MOST ENJOYABLE PART OF THE JOB, IS GOING HOME FOR THE DAY.

You can work in peaceful environment, but there is not space to grow if you are classified as technical, only professional can do it..The drafter designer are subject to a yearly examination for salary purposes, but while the production remains stable and new products are created that does not represent something special that determines an increase in salary unless it jumps from draftsman to engineer with a new status

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Blaster 7 salaries reported	$17.91 per hour
Forklift operator 5 salaries reported	$18.10 per hour
Application developer 3 salaries reported	$54,667 per year
Mig welder 5 salaries reported	$21.80 per hour
Industrial painter 3 salaries reported	$21.06 per hour

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