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Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy

I loved my job with Siemens Energy, Inc.  it was productive and I felt that I had managers on my team that cared and wanted to do well and would support one another.  I planned to be a “lifer”.

When the company merged with Gamesa and formed SGRE, everything quickly changed.  I tried to keep a positive mindset but the constant cycling through upper management, process changes that seemed to be worse than our previous processes and the change in technology were getting to be too much.  We were producing a far less efficient machine with more issues and extremely less support from the back offices.  Home/life balance went out the window and that family atmosphere just slowly turned into a typical corporate wheel.  I loved what I did, but I found myself getting more and more stressed and taking work issues home with me.  Very little support on important customer issues, supply chain got worse and finally more and more positions began to get eliminated and placed onto other existing roles in the company (I.e. work loads were increasing and increasing by taking a position that was a full salaried position and getting rid of the role but handing the duties off to another existing job role, creating lots of stress).  I started to see this not only in my and my colleagues roles, but other positions within the company as well.  Turnover became so high that it seemed like the field management didn’t know who to turn to in the back office for typical support because people were leaving so often or their job roles were changing so rapidly.  The biggest problem I see is that in the past, when it was Siemens Energy, Inc, our customers were paying a premium price for our products and services but they were receiving premium products and service in return.  After the switch to SGRE, it was the same prices, but a much less premium product that was being delivered leading to various amounts of LD’s that the company was paying, missed deadlines and forecasted numbers by our customers and discord throughout the ranks.

With all of this being said, I do still feel that SGRE offers pretty decent pay and 401k benefits, PTO and paternity/maternity leave.  The health insurance got more and more expensive and seemed to get less coverage and higher deductibles.  

I worked for Siemens for 8 years almost all outside on the rail or in the yard loading our generator nacelles onto either the train or 19 axle trucks. We loaded them using a 100 ton crane that ran on its own rail. 
Part of my other duties consisted of loading the hubs. They are what the blades go into at the job site. We turned them using a pump that rotated the individual sides..there are 3 total. This helps with keeping everything running smooth and replacing hydraulic fluids. 
I also ran very large forklifts. I ran reach stackers. I ran a remote controlled flat truck for moving around the nacelles to locations in the yard or onto the rail for loading. A few of the forklifts are so big their wheels are taller than me. So there was a lot of training given and I gave a lot of training too.
Hardest part of the job was the extreme Temps and north winds in winter..and being on a metal rail car in the middle of July and August.
Pay was great..benefits too..awesome 401k. They also gave employees 15 days of planned time off on day one along with 3 days of Unplanned time off.
I'd say if the company didn't rely on outside forces like the government subsidiary programs and tax breaks. Along with a lot of hate about the wind industry there unfortunately were several major layoffs.
Great place to work as long as you are there to work. They provided uniforms, including winter wear. They provided above and beyond on everything we needed from power tools to PPE. They also paid for workbooks when either needed or I believe every 6 months .

Clock in as a team lead, Review the previous shifts day, adjust my teams game plan according to the notes left from the previous shifts team lead, and move forward with our night.  You learn that every day is a new day, and you have to be open minded to the job duties.  Todays issue might be next months issue, with many different ones in-between, don't settle, always be ready.  Expect  a challenge and embrace it.  one day at a time.   Being a team lead for any company should build your character for the better.  your looked up two, and put in the position for a reason.  
My co workers were  a big part in making working at siemens such a great place to work.  They believed in the Culture, practices and beliefs of the company.  Everyone is on the same page when it comes to these things, which make for a less stressed work environment.  The hardest part about the job was waking up and getting out of bed.  The most enjoyable part,  clocking In.   Any job has its ups and its downs.  If everyone believes in the same views and goals, and can communicate maturely when they encounter differences, It makes for a great team and work environment.  this was siemens.

This is a standard "we trap you with pay" manufacturing job. management at every level is clueless and grossly unqualified to manage people. Overtime is rampant and leadership is not interested in bringing it down. Six day work weeks. Often times employees that complain about the OT are told "that's how it is, if you don't like it maybe this isn't the place for you". The buddy system is alive and well here. Inept leads continue failing with no consequences because they're drinking buddies with the right leadership. There are virtually no growth opportunities for most positions and the opportunities to learn new skills are very rare. Leadership has no interest in growing their employees' skill base beyond the basic job functions. In many cases, team leads are not willing to share knowledge because they want to be the only ones with those skills. Overall I do not recommend this employer to any friends or family unless they are young with no kids. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
They provide uniforms, but months after you start

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Multiple bosses telling you different things. The main human resource lady doesn’t help unless you are in her circle of friends. Last minute overtime, so allot of parents had to make last minute arrangements for kids or get a point for leaving because you don’t have a sitter for children. The HR will call you on your off time just to demote you, also stating they don’t want you recording the conversation . 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Work environment is ok. Typical gossip from production folk. There’s an obvious barrier between salaried and hourly .  

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Arrive, change into uniform, receive instructions of what needs to be done.  Look forward to breaks. Go home

It really depends on your site, this one was bad. In company literature they talk about giving new/inexperienced workers, a coworker who mentors you for your first 3-6 months. Nothing at all close to that here.  At lower skilled jobs, I received a guidebook and framework for what needed to be understood first, this job gave absolutely nothing. If you are experienced, you'll be fine, if not, you will be thrown to the wolves with no learning period, and you will be overwhelmed. Our site would constantly get the wrong equipment, and things were extremely disorganized. Six days of work is often expected, so do not expect much work life balance.  Some workers here were extremely hard working, and site manager is nice, but workers are held back by disorganized management.

Yes-man management wants to blindly follow historically failed policies and processes instead of solving problems. High performers are relegated to entry-level work while inexperienced people without any college education or experience are pulled up the corporate ladder by nepotism. Construction schedule is more important than quality of the products. Systemic design issues are blamed on suppliers. Try to drive costs down by attrition.  Can't sell anything because customers don't trust the products and don't trust the management of the company to support the products.   Blame company financial performance on the cost of raw materials ... but competitors are still selling, increasing market share, and making profits with the same raw material base.  

What is the best part of working at the company?
Best part is that I was compensated fairly well equal to industry standards. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Dealing with management. They lie to you constantly and abuse small loopholes in the company policies to get as much work out of you as possible. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment is incredibly toxic. Management developed an and reputation with customers throughout the years so when you go to job sites your welcomed with with mistrust and pressure to get job done regardless of safety. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Show up to site and wait in your vehicle until site O&M allows you to work. Then your rushed to get work done because of all the time you wasted while waiting.

At the early beginning it was fun, new and exciting. But due to the attitude and verbal harassment at an early stage from the Site manager it shortly thereafter began to lose its steam. The team i was with found it hard to work and be safe while bringing up safety concerns with regards to the Site lead AND Site manager among tooling and procedure issues we felt like our job was getting more and more difficult to perform and be safe while doing our work in a safe environment. After bringing up these safety and harassment concerns with upper management members of the team where forced to leave. I feel like this organization does not have it together and there leadership currently is poor with regards to this situation. I will not recommend Siemens Gamesa as a place of work for anyone.

There was a corporate merger between Siemens and Gamesa.  I was on the Legacy Gamesa side.  It became very confusing for all involved.  The planning of the merger didn't go so well and we were kept in the dark a lot as far as what was happening and when it was going to happen.  There were very big changes that weren't communicated to the Legacy Gamesa or the Legacy Siemens employees.  It became very stressful for all employees involved in this merger.  I was then asked to relocate to Orlando, Florida or be laid off.  I chose to take the layoff and seek employment at home in Pennsylvania.

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