mechanical assembler

machinist

welder

cnc machinist

assembler

SMS group GmbH

There are people in leadership who add value, have years of practical knowledge & experience.  These individuals have earned the privilege to lead. There are others in leadership who are devoid of practical knowledge and experience who are incapable of working the jobs of any the people they manage.  These managers have not earned the privilege to lead. There was at least one example of nepotism. Certain departments like engineering and sales have low turnover.  These department will make investments in training. Other departments like spare parts, purchasing and field service have extremely high turnover. They do not make investments in training.  If you are in field service you will be on the road all the time.  You can forget about any home life.  You are considered a perishable commodity by the leadership group.  If you are married or have kids field service will not work out for you.  If you get a positive performance evaluation you can expect a pay raise but your bottom line pay will not keep up with inflation over time.   In general SMS does not pay well by industry standards.   SMS relies on the fact that there are companies in the metals industry that have a toxic work culture and candidates are wiling to take a low ball salary to get out of that situation. This is especially true of field service. Those candidates don't stay long when they figure out SMS has no intention of ever paying them what they are worth.

SMS Osceola has a foundation of excellence in SMS Group that many other facilities could only dream of:  Good pay and solid benefits, good vacation and holiday terms, excellent attitude towards safety, procedures and work practices, technical resources and many excellent managers and employees.  Training is lacking occasionally.  Some of the inexperienced managers are easily inspired to undermine each other, or speak roughly to hourly employees.   More often than is wise, the focus is not on the employees, the process or the customer.

What's really unique is how many harmful elements can exist in one place.  The company practices mobbing.  They don't realize its unethical.  There's an HR rep that boasts of her toxicity. The culture is consistently off.  People will observe but have no issue not helping.  Complaints will be gathered up and weaponized instead of the sort of prompt feedback necessary to understand solve problems.  If you are expecting some sort of professional workplace this isn't it.  It helps to understand it as a sort of family run shop complete with "loyalty" pledges.  

If if you can keep your head on a swivel, watch your back and don't pour yourself into your work you will be fine.  There is a lot to learn here, a lot of really good employes and managers back in the shadows and interesting systems to master.

If you like sitting in a cubicle 10 hrs a day while being micro manage then this is the job for you. No one talks to you and training is lacking. Head Department Manager walks up and down the cubes to see what you are doing wrong, however don’t ask them how to do the job as they have no idea. No praise ever given. They will test you so watch your back. You will see other departments get benefits like multiple WFH days, don’t have to take an hour for lunch, can go to dr appointments, while the CPM/TPM group gets zero! Other departments they have team meetings and are actually happy. This department is miserable. If you like working in a mill then this job is for you as you will be treated as you do. You must punch in/out even if salary.  No other departments do this. You will be watched all day. Don’t even think to pick up your phone to listen to music. No room for advancement. You will do the same SAP work day in and day out. If you like boring, cumbersome, depressing, micro managed, mill kinda work then this is the perfect job for you. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
I had lots of work if you are a server
If you Bartend not much work at all doing that and you will very rarely see a tip. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
You won't get much work in some areas of Hospitality. You may work with people without a clue. Make sure you know food safety for yourself. If this is your only source of work. Depending on what you do you need to be looking for a stable job elsewhere.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It's basically like a temp service. Some staff are cool, management is pretty laid back but professional.

You have different age groups working together. But some people try to cause drama that doesn't need to happen.  Otherwise it's pretty cool 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Call see if any work. If there is you are told uniform and when to be at location. You are briefed after you check in. You aren't always told the time you leave because it can change for the different positions. You do your assignment then check out with manager.

Where do I begin.
- Bathroom facilities were a joke, and broke often.

- Climate controls were non-existent, leaving it too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter with little to no airflow. The furnace even broke down for a WEEK during the coldest months.

- Constant harassment from drivers & customers

- Poor hours, no set schedule, and frequent schedule changes on a whim. I'm pretty flexible but this was ridiculous.

- Poor starting pay with empty promises of advancement

- Absurd stress levels because they purposely overbook and try to cover the rides with prayers, are intentionally late to try and squeeze pennies.

- Vehicles were all in poor shape, so frequent customer complaints due to that, and working around constant breakdowns.

- Some of the poorest training for all staff, including the drivers which made them very difficult to work with.

- Driver paychecks bounced occasionally leaving dispatch with some very awkward conversations. I don't know the reason why, whether it's lack of funds or just general bank issues.

- Lots of micromanagement.

The work itself is not very challenging.  No advancement opportunities.  Great pay.  Vacation time could be more.  Management are very cutthroat.  They enjoy creating chaos in the hopes that the employees will work harder.  They undercut each other to gain favor with the dictator plant manager.  No training program at all.  They throw you to the wolves so to speak.  Machine foreman is a ninth grade drop out and has not kept up with the times.  Management does not allow you to work independently.  They constantly hover over your shoulder and push you and harass you.

The other employees are nice to work with and get a long with each other for the most part.  30 minute break.  Yearly picnic with sporadic free lunches mixed in.  Two shifts.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great people and atmosphere! Really enjoyed my time working and being apart of SMS team, got the chance to learn a lot of new things and new people. One of the greatest jobs experience I’ve ever had! I would love to work for SMS Groups again in the future.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Wasn’t anything stressful, I was a late bloomer as far as operating the crane but the team was very patient with me. Wonderful group of guys 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Safety first! Everyone treated me like family. From Human Resources down to general labor, everyone treated me with respect and made me feel at home.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Busy, and I kept myself busy. Easy work, easy going pace. Everyday was a good day for me

I worked with the SMS group of companies for over 20 years.  The culture of the company was the primary reason for staying for that long of a duration.  I made many good connections and even friends.

The compensation was always fair.  Their expectations were high but this is not a negative, more of a motivator.

Primary job functions were database related, but also included back end systems work, client support, application support, managing other consultants.

Most enjoyable part of the job included solving complex database application/reporting requirements and projects.  Solutions to projects and issues were left to my expertise and knowledge.  If further education, or certifications were required to accomplish these goals, there was never any hesitation.

SMS was probably the favorite place I ever worked in my whole life .I loved the job and the people I worked for and with. Believe it or not .
I would work for them again if they would again require my services I enjoyed the challenges they gave me as well as the mundane tasks I always showed up to work with a good attitude and left the same way. The technical part of the job was always challenging but kept it from being boring and the dirty part of the job let me know that a office job is never for me !

Management has absolutely no clue what theyre doing! The one supervisor is hated by every worker there because he think he is gods gift of everything! I was miserable every minute I was at that place. Absolutely no organization within the whole building and management constantly changes the game plan without telling employees and then they get mad and take it out on the employees even though the employees had no clue plans changed. I would absolutely never recommend working here. As I lefft, there was 5-8 other people leaving simply because the supervisor was so bad as a leader and overall person. By far the worst job Ive ever had.

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