production associate

group leader

manufacturing engineer

associate

team leader

SUBARU OF INDIANA AUTOMOTIVE

Overall this factory is a nice place to work at and the pay is good. Just keep in mind that when it comes to handling racial issues within that company, it is hard because it seem like the company will do whatever to protect themselves! Now the establishment itself is not the issue but the people inside of it. I find it funny how when i got called a word that should not be called in front of management, team AND maintenance! I was expected to lash out so after YEARS of bs building up this one particular day, I snapped but I did not hurt anyone so I can admit in my position I was wrong for my actions of course! I thought I did the right thing to tell my management about the issue and now I lose my job. Sometimes I think I shouldn’t have said anything because they didn’t bat an eye to let me go and I’m not going to act as though I was their best worker. I just feel as though I wasn’t given a fair chance to the situation, as well as it was a pick and choose to follow rules type of thing. Now they will comment to defend their self if they see this ofc. I am not saying this is a bad place because it’s not, that place helped me a lot with my growth and I am hurt to have lost it all because of a mistake whether how anyone takes it. So if you decide to work there be sure to stay on your P’s & Q’s and when it comes to moving up in the chains, don’t allow no one to knock you off your square!

A typical day at work consisted of a daily meeting starting at 6am for 1st first, then working our first two quarters and switching jobs every quarter then having lunch. Then working our last two quarters which were also switch every quarter. Then leaving at 2:30. A 10 hour day was from 6-4:30. I learned communication skills, team building techniques, quality control, learning fast, being there for others when needed. Management is wonderful and always available when appropriate, and when necessary, they have no problem getting on the floor near lineside to take the time they need to assess a problem. The workplace was friendly, very much always practiced team efforts. No matter the ladder of seniority, or management; Subaru was a place of togetherness. The hardest part of the job was getting past the carpal tunnel, and just making to it work every day with a 98% attendance. The most enjoyable part of working for a unique environment was how much effort was put into making sure that no one so unappreciated, and how much everything was a team effort.

Want to learn and preform the same three jobs on line 50 plus hours a week until you injure yourself? Pay vs workload is the worst in the automotive industry. They say safety is their number one concern... if it’s free to accomplish for the company. Associates often have repetitive injury due to company not willing to invest in proper equipment or make repairs. They maintain over 1000 TEMPORARY employees while maintaining over 3000 full time employees ( production). TEMPORARY workers will work MINIMUM of 18 months. For 14$/ hr. Then u will be hired on... get put on second shift ( min of 2 yrs before eligible to pull down to first shift)  while only receiving 1.25/ hr raise and insurance benefits. Then u will get your next raise of a dollar in 12 additional months. Then every 6 months u will get .80-1.40 raise until top pay is reached in 4 YEARS. (28/hr). This company brings in 200 new recruits/ month as TEMPORARY status and retains on average 20-30 of those for 6 months. You are expected to work very hard for the pay.

Was great when I was hired as a temp, but the experience worsened as my time there progressed. I got hired on pretty quick for the time (18 mos) and was placed in a decent area. Most people who had been there a few years or longer complained a lot about their jobs, making it unpleasant there. Some management do care about your work and others don’t care until you mess something up. Standard work was being changed constantly due to incompetence on the line. Entitled people started working there and not doing the work properly. Some employees wouldn't keep up with line speed and others were going too fast causing mistakes either way. Going above and beyond isn't always appreciated or recognized by higher-ups. It takes a while to get a transfer request to a different area or shift. Moving to day shifts are typically seniority based. 

I will start by saying I'm very happy to have this job. It is hard work and sometimes long hours. The people are very friendly and you can tell most of the full-time Associates like their jobs. The pay and benefits for full-time Associates is outstanding. On the other hand pay and benefits for temporary Associates is not the greatest. If you get hired on full-time after 10 months this is not a problem but if you are waiting 2 to 3 years to get hired on it becomes challenging to wait for the pay and benefits. I do plan on sticking it out because I know that at the end this place will provide me with enough money and benefits to live my life the way I want. Maybe if CTI would increase the pay and benefits slightly it would make it easier to endure the temporary time. I am writing this February 11th 2017. I would recommend working here to my friends and family. It has a nice atmosphere as long as you are willing to work with others and help each other when needed.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Management is a joke.  The only way to get a promotion is to become an alcoholic and become buddies with the higher ups.  It’s not what you know, it’s who you BL0W! 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Oh, the most stressful part? Definitely having to choose between the fifteen different managers micro managing you. Then you have to kiss that stinky winky!

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment is a dream come true—if your dream involves constant micromanagement, zero work-life balance, and a culture where creativity goes to die. Team spirit? More like every person for themselves.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A typical day involves wading through endless pointless meetings, navigating office politics, and scrambling to meet unrealistic deadlines. All while pretending to be thrilled about it. It's truly a joy.

The company is poorly managed as the people running it are usually only appointed through favoritism (cronyism and the most common is nepotism). If you are on an associate, be told to just "suck it up" if you have an issue with the work process. You will constantly be on edge leadership tends to micro-manage and breathe down your neck which does create hostility and a stressful work environment. Once running smoothly expect to have no time or energy, it will be 10-hour shifts 6 days a week the work-life balance is not a concern and neither is an associate's well-being, you will be treated as just a body. Outside help will be hired ahead of you and be compensated more, out of necessity to fill their workforce they are bringing in people as direct hires and pushing the associates that already work there further back in the pecking order.

Work with the same team daily rotating stations every 2 hours. 10 minute break every 2 hours with a 30 minute unpaid lunch. Some stations are easier than others, some areas are easier than others. Randomly placed upon hire. You can be scheduled an 8 hour day and work up to 10 daily, only finding out your actual daily hours 2 hours before your end of shift. Saturday overtime is usually well relayed. You learn team work, fast work, personal responsibility etc. Benefits for full time are nice, temps non existent. Management says they care and then flip flop on decisions or plain ignore the work force.

I have had the pleasure of progressing my manufacturing knowledge by conforming into numerous production associate roles over the past 20 years. With Subaru being the only US plant , job security is not an issue as I have only been laid off a total of 15 months during a economic downfall in the early 2000's. They have a very diverse workforce and I commend them on that achievement. Anyone who does not have assembly line experience may endure some growing pains as their body adjusts to the physical, fast paced environment in Trim & Final Shop. With the proper training and patience this is an excellent choice for anyone looking to support themselves and family with the pay and benefits that reflect exactly how much they do care for each and everyone.

SIA likes to boast that they have a comprehensive benefit package that translates into a competitive wage structure. But the problem is that when you're done with school, don't have children and healthy... the majority of the benefits in the package are irrelevant and therefore cannot be applied in lieu of cold hard cash in your bank account. In addition, they have this sentence at the end of every job description "and any other duties assigned by management" that allows them, legally, to make you do work that they pay other departments in the plant MORE to do. This exploitation of their workforce has driven away the quality workers and all that's left are unmotivated, unambitious, otherwise un-hirable warm bodies to build your cars. This is not the same SIA your parents and grandparents worked for.

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