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I was hired as a temp and when many of the temps left because of the difficulty of working there, I stayed. It was the job I needed at the time. If you're looking for work and willing to sacrifice your time to make income, this place is perfect. If you have other things going on in your life, forget it. Mandatory overtime (enough said). 

I was willing to stick it out. I worked as an Abrasive Saw operator. Easy to learn job, nothing too difficult and I was able to help the facility get a lot of tubes moved onto the next work area. This is where things fall apart. Each work area is dependent upon the number of tubes they can get done. There is a quota and each tube requires a quantity that needs to be produced. It is required that employees work diligently so that the job gets done. Teamwork does not make the dream work here, because there is no teamwork. Each person has to get their own production done. 

This is where other workers look out for themselves. They take things from other areas which makes it difficult for you to get your work done and basically reporting anything to management is not going to help the situation. You basically have to be there on-time for work everyday not just because its required, but to also make sure no one steals items from your work space. On top of the thieving taking place of tools, the machine I was working on was very inadequate. 

Parts I cut for the company sometimes were not up to par and I needed to downgrade the metal due to a lack of having the right tubes because of bad welds or mistakes I made because of my wet saw machine. That machine needs to get fixed asap. I was aggravated most of my time working there because of that machine. It was a headache operating that machine and the tubes I was cutting were always hard to find because of a lack of organization. 

Outside of that, the management I had was great. Most of my coworkers were very friendly and I enjoyed the break room. I would have stayed a little longer, but I ended up having the temp agency place me somewhere else.

SSP has a niche in the fabrication of aircraft ducting. The equipment used to make these items is incredible. From taking flat sheet stock and shearing it to size, break forming it into a tube, welding it. Then bending it and then placing flanges on the ends was an amazing experience. Furthermore, fabrication of multilayer bellows details was another facet of fabrication that was practiced on a daily routine.

The management which I was a part of, had a structure of three levels; CEO, manager, worker. An organizational chart was not published with any certainty because there was constant change among management and lately the CEO. 

My co-workers were the among the best I have ever experienced. They were helpful, courteous, and dedicated to their job. The pace of fabrication was very rapid and required a high degree of concentration.

The hardest part of the job was getting to the root cause of the various discrepancies associated with our products. Welding issues, tube bending, damaged parts, and parts built to a previous revision are just a few of the difficulties that were present everyday. 

The best part of job was taking people off the street, training them to learn a craft (welding) in as short as 47 days to have them welding on flight hardware! That was a very proud moment.

Overall SSP is a decent company to work for when you factor in the potential you have to reap knowledge from different areas of the business. Without a doubt, there is an immense focus on the bottom line daily. It can get chaotic when the company is behind its financial targets for the month. The workplace is unpredictable with constant shifting of personnel and new hires. The company has great potential to grow and a huge backlog. It just needs to find an effective way to execute on its commitments with the right people in the right positions. As far as getting ahead, I wish you luck and patience. It takes not only hard work and long hours, but a strong positive mindset amidst interpersonal conflicts between people and departments. The better you handle these situations will prove if you’re a leader who’s got what it takes to get to the next level. You will need to sacrifice your time but only you can decide if it’s worth the shot. I learned a lot working here and am grateful for my experiences, but my time is limited and there’s always better opportunities ahead. 

SSP is an EXCELLENT opportunity for new welders starting their careers as well as journeymen.  This company provides the chance  to work with inconel, stainless steel 347 and titanium in your first 3 months. 10 hour days are mandatory across the aerospace community. The median income for and individual in California is $49,595. Your starting salary here will be above $70k with opportunity to move up the ranks as an A Fitter to development mechanic which earns upwards of $30.00  plus an hour.  The leads here are really helpful. They guide you every step of the way. Welders make 6 figures. During Christmas you get 10 days paid leave with an additional  2 weeks vacation.   As a tig welder with limited experience you WILL be hard press to find a better starting position with this much room for growth. In the aerospace community, GO starts here.

The typical day was busy. There was always something to do. MRB was always had its peaks and valleys. The constant push of hardware was always present. I learned how to be a Quality Engineer while working there. Management was good for a while until people started moving around and or being replaced. The 1st President CEO left suddenly for another place to work. Then his boss became CEO. Then the CFO was changed out for another guy. The work place was great though. It was busy but manageable. The hardest part of the job was extremely long hours - unpaid and un-appreciated. The most enjoyable part of the job were the people on the shop floor, as well as, some of the low ranking  staff members.

Overworked, stressful environment and management does not appreciate their workers. Dishonesty is unfortunate the main ingredient and turning employees against each other. Also an unsafe environment.

Having meetings once or twice a year is not sufficient. Providing lunch once or twice is not sufficient. Employees need to be recognized for their jobs; not insulted and overworked causing an unsafe environment. Apologizing for doing something wrong and continuing to make the same errors, i.e. screaming and ridiculing people in front of others is not professional and should not be accepted. Respect is earned. All employees, regardless their position, should be respected.

The Quality department is run poorly to say the least.   The management within the department chooses the path of least resistance rather than the correct, or morally correct way.

If concerns are brought up about other employees, no matter how serious, or not so serious, they are not investigated appropriately.  

Their AS certification should have been pulled years ago.   Employees work under the influence.  

HR chooses to assist management in removing employees who create roadblocks for the business rather than concentrating on general concerns of the employees as well.

Management fosters a "tell on everyone" policy rather than a supportive learning environment to assist in career advancement.

Job is not too difficult once you get the hang of it, You will learn by yourself since the lead doesn't like to train the language barrier is another as he berates you for asking questions but if you're good with your hands that will be no issue.

 You will be pressured by managers to make parts at times, which some aren't so hard, but when you're new it can become overwhelming. The CoWorker's are great some are friendly and willing to help and well others are not so friendly and will berate, mock and complain and even steal... Which can make things stressful, especially for those who take pride in their work. 


I left due to issues arisen from my Lead, and the overall general negativity and stress coming from work.

While I did work with them, the leadership and staff were fantastic.  Strong sense of growth and learning opportunities.  The only negative that I had back then, they had placed their hope of growth in one big contract that should have lasted for many years.  Unfortunately, the crew was so efficient, we had mastered the production of a new product and the contractor pulled the program and took all that they had learned from the employees during this project and moved to another state.

Senior Aerospace is a good start to an aerospace welding career. You will learn a lot from their welding education program. You will become a better welder because of it. But it comes at the cost of working unreasonably long hours, mandatory Saturdays, and micromanagement. If you are a good welder you will be upset that the company doesn’t give raises. If you are bad/lazy you will be rewarded for doing the least amount of work and not getting fired. I only recommend working here if you can get a higher pay from the beginning. Otherwise you will have to be okay with a 3% annual raise because they do not give raises based on good performance or productivity.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Fitter 66 salaries reported	$47,840 per year
Assembler 29 salaries reported	$78,978 per year
Welder 31 salaries reported	$54,111 per year
Inspector 20 salaries reported	$49,920 per year
Insulator 33 salaries reported	$43,932 per year

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