line technician

technician

flight instructor

customer service representative

Summit Aviation

Management is very controlling - lost touch with what is going on at sites. COO just looks out for himself and does not provide any recognition or reward for outstanding work. The pay is low and the bonus they mentioned is based on if manufacturing is able to produce the work and get it out during that quarter its scheduled for. This early happens which results in a not receiving any bonuses, but your expected to always increase your goals which the bonus is not achieved. New hires don't realize this until about a year and a half in and the position which then creates the revolving door of people leaving due to an unobtainable bonus and lack of recognition. There were 4 employees who were hired and left in that time frame and I did the same after about 2 1/2 years. HR does what ever the COO wants and there was never a review of why employees were leaving. No look internally, always justified as employee wasn't happy. Anuone in sales that stays usually just does the bare minimum of sales to stay there another quarter until they can find a new job.

The initial thrill of continuing to work ch47s post military was enough to keep me going even though I had little respect for first line supervisors. The workforce was often treated like children and policed heavily with unnecessary and illogical directives. Some of the other workers were straight up belligerent and I found myself taking time off to interview for other jobs relatively quickly after the first 6 months. Plus my rent doubled for no apparent reason at the apartment I was living in, and i felt compelled to leave.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Leaving was the best part about working @ Summit.  Miserable SOB I worked for deserves to be terminated immediately... All who work there know who I am referring to...

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The manager I worked for was a miserable SOB.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
They are a good group and deserve better management.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
No longer there, would not go back.

A typical day started with a general meeting then one was handed out their duties for the day.  The work environment was good and it was a place were one could really appreciate the job.  There was always something different every day and co-workers always had the knowledge to help you out if you had questions.  Management was good and the floor leads generally helped out when you needed it.

When I first started it was a nice place but things went downhill after management changed. Lifting extremely heavy material was difficult and others made fun when I used lifting device rather than being a he-man. Benefits were reduced etc so I decided it was in my best interest to move on. Others did the same. Problems stemmed from out of state micro management.

Summit Aviation is the ideal work atmosphere. Located in Bentonville Arkansas, Summit Aviation continually reaching a vision of growth and success. The employees are skilled, loyal and dedicated. This couldn't be obtained without a combination of excellent leadership and strong work ethic.

Workdays are extremely nonstop.
Maintaining emails is a full time job in itself leaving no time to actually work.  
They need more employees to keep up with the volume of work involved.
The people are nice, but they need MORE of them.

A company can not be micro managed from a different state. You're expected to do multiple job roles "wear different hats" as they call it. And get the pay you signed on for. They don't tell you this going into the position you are hired for.

I was never trained for my position and they were short staffed so no one ever had time to help me. Other co workers not happy here and felt they did not have job security. Lots of management changes.

You could do a lot for the company but will get demoted or fired because of bad management and the leads are not smart you really have to figure everything out yourself

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Line technician 4 salaries reported	$17.50 per hour
Technician 2 salaries reported	$55.00 per hour
Flight instructor 1 salary reported	$45.00 per hour
Customer service representative 1 salary reported	$20.00 per hour

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