entry level production operator

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SubCom

TE Sub Com makes submarine fiber-optic communications cable that connects countries to countries.
On average a part timer will work 4 days on and 4 days off with a rotating schedule.
The base pay is $12 hour. weekly pay
there are 2 12 hour shifts; 0700 - 1900 or 1900 - 0700. if you work the night shift you are paid $15 hour.
You are given 3 45 minute paid breaks throughout the day.
There are voluntary overtime positions available every week that can range from an additional day to 4 additional days (5 - 8 day work weeks)
Any overtime days you work are worth time in a half ($18 - $22.50 hour) and your 7th day worked is always double time ($24 - $30 hour). During the overtime days you can work anywhere from 1 - 12 hours and leave whenever.
But for an outdoorsman like me, this job was soul sucking, I was inside doing almost mindless factory work during prime family time, the days were so long I only had enough time and energy to get home eat, go to sleep early, wake up early, go to work and repeat.
the 4 days off were nice - though it took me a day to recover and by the time the 4th day rolled around I was already bummed out about what was facing me.
I believe this job is ideal for single people who have no aspirations in life, a lot of free time on their hands, or are looking to work their tails off and test their patience and mental endurance to make a lot of easy money quickly.
That just wasn't for me though.

This job is always hiring and pays very well if you don't have a family and can give your nuts to them on a silver platter. My family life had a turn for the worse when my mother was in a death-ill coma at Portsmouth Regional Hospital, i took a few days off in advance via company policy. At first my department supervisor was very understanding and told him to keep him updated on her condition. I took a total of 3 days off once a week and just went normally after work to see her. After she was better, I caught my supervisor talking to various employees in the breakroom about how its "always family issues with me" and how I am a terrible employee that will never get ahead in life. I confronted my supervisor about his behavior and he started to yell at me.  This is just the main concern, however pretty much ALL employees are very selfish, backstabbing one another. My career is Corrections and we have a VERY strict rule about "LEAVE YOUR BAGGAGE AT THE DOOR"! If you dont like someone don't talk to them or about them. Do your 8+ hours and go your separate ways.Its really bad when people scream so loud at others that you can hear them over the machines and the manager in another section of the building can too, and comes running down from his office.If your desperate for money and can handle ALOT of mental abuse. Work for TE Subcom (Tyco). Other than that, you would be better off even working at Burger King...

It is all old school. They all click together. If they do not like you they will find a way to get you fired. They do not like change. they do not like new people coming in and showing them off. The old-school just sit on their bum and do nothing. One of the new school comes in and does multiple work that is a problem. You will be a Target and the old school will try to set you up and get you fired. It is very political. It is better not to have an idea. Raise an idea and you become a Target. You will get backstabbed fair warning. Maintenance Manager has his finger up his bum. the maintenance manager has no balls to fire the old school. if you outperform anyone there you once again become a Target and they will operate to get you fired. Simply the place sucks really bad. And I'm sure some hemorrhoid on here who's under the table is going to undermine what I just wrote. That is their game. HR the new HR Manager has her fingers up her bum too. when it comes to investigating she is an idiot. The place was lucky that I did not put a grievance or submitted them to the labor board. I don't have the time to waste my time but they would have gotten in serious trouble. I decided to wipe my hands and move forward. And I'm talking about the head of the HR department. She's knew there and she is a nothing but a idiot. there's really not much good about that place except for making the money. but then you become a slave iand your life disappears.

This company could be a good place to work if they did an overhaul on management and floor leads and advanced on merit not because your dating or friends/family with the good old boys. The nepotism is rampant in this company and they don’t even try to hide it. They require employees to work for free for an extra 20 minutes a day and call it a courtesy that is meant to be given by everyone but only a few do and when you decline to keep being a puppet they harass you until you throw law at them and offer to square it up with HR. If someone screws up they don’t accept responsibility and will blame others. Most management and slack employees sit on smoking dock all day talking about other employees work ethic or personal lives. You work 12 hr shifts on 4x4 schedule and there’s overtime regularly, wages are competitive to other local jobs in the manufacturing industry. 

SubCom used to be a great place to work, and then it was acquired by an investment company. The change in the past two years has been drastic and moral is at an all-time low. The rumor mill is a constant chatter of fearful expectations which is coupled by obvious signs that the company will be moving and cutting salaries across the board. The past effort to bring younger people to the company has failed, as most employees under 30 have left since the investment company took over.

Upper management is repeating a mantra that their employees are paid too much, and HR is moving through sneaky steps to bring pay cuts and relocation while continually cutting benefits and compensation. Raises are limited to ~1% and based on how much money you already make. If you make more than 50% of the company, you receive no raise. What this means is simple; If you make too much money, your career is over. 

A typical day at Subcom varies. During weeks of ship loading the work can be fast paced where everyone needs to work together to ensure a safe and productive load. During non-shipload weeks things tend to slow down. Splicers, molders and testers require certain pieces of cable systems to either test for conductivity or to integrate systems together. 
   Management consists of managers and different team leads. All have an extensive knowledge of day to day operations and cable system requirements. Workplace culture consists of a diverse work force with different races and nationalities working together to complete either manufacturing or storage of various cable systems. 
    Th e hardest part of the job is the schedule working four 12 hour days on a rotating shift. The most enjoyable part of the job is the unlimited overtime and having four consecutive days off.

The Subcom team was a pleasure to work with.  As a Six Sigma Black Belt and a Lean Green Belt there were plenty of opportunities for me to exercise my problem-solving skills and provide cost savings, & production optimization, and continuous improvement skills. It was a good team environment.

Like most business Subcom was directly impacted by the Covid 19 crisis by having problems with their supply chain and a difficulty to hire direct labor.   I rated Subcom high in almost every category except job security because my position was eliminated in a workforce reduction initiative primary made up of indirect labor like myself.  I definitely would return if called back.


Can you properly use a toilet? Do you like inexperienced management that only know how to run your department into the ground? Tired of not ruining your body in a dilapidated factory with horrible air quality? Like working 12 hours with only one 10 minute break? Wanna teach your new supervisor how to do their job? Can you handle getting in good with management so you can advance your career without actually working hard?  Or are you just related to someone? Good news! Subcom can't keep anyone, so we desperately need you to step up and ruin your body and soul today!

Very good way to make a living if your goal is trade time for money,  option to work 7 days a week every week.  Poor working conditions,  factory is out of date and works against you.  Management in my opinion needs a young motivated mind,  hard to advance unless you fit in with the popular crowd even though there terrible workers,  no chain of command on the floor,  a free for all.  Communication barriers due to the company hiring minorities from Africa,  Haiti,  Peurto   Rico.  The hours are long (12.5) each day and only two shifts available,  first and second,  second and third,  hard to have a family life.  The benefits are top notch and if you do advance they compensate handsomely.

Management is constantly getting shaken up, reassigned, so your management team is constantly having to re-learn new areas.  Managers and supervisors are not always the great resource they should be.
As with anywhere, there will always be some discontent but on a day to day basis I'm happy to be here and enjoy my coworkers.  Compensation makes it hard to leave.  Most work is somewhat tedious and repetitive, but you can throw earbuds in and do your thing.  Overall I'm happy to have worked for this company for many years. 

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