cnc machinist

operator

warehouse worker

manufacturing operator

assembler

Sunnen Products Company

As a temp you are glad and eager to have a job at this company. But once you've been there for a couple of month you'll began to see how unhappy the people are. Due to the lack of training,favortism and being over looked because supervisors choose to hire their relatives over you. Employees are afraid to speak up because they fear retaliation from their supervisor and co-workers no one will speak up for you. You are cheated out of raises and or promotion because you are outspoken and choose to blow the whistle and expose them for who they really are. This company chooses to hire managers from outside instead of promoting from within. Many supervisors and cell leaders have no idea what my job entails. They give orders and constantly make changes based on one persons knowledge and not the groups. They say in order to be employed at Sunnen you must have manufacturing experience; I've witnessed this company hire several people straight out of high school without manufacturing experience at all simply because thay are related to someone and usually it's upper or middle management. Sunnen uses the good ole boy system. I my dept we're tried like children not adults. I have witnessed favortism,discrimination,harrassment and prejudice at the hands of one supervisor.

What is the best part of working at the company?
It’s been several years since I’ve worked at Sunnen, but it was a great place to work. My retirement from Sunnen is still paying off for me .  There was plenty of opportunity to move up the ladder.  I enjoyed my 20 years at Sunnen, I just moved on to try some other projects. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Company politics would get in the way sometimes. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Work environment was fine , people mostly respected each other

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Most days were pretty busy ,  not a sweat though

New owners running it into the ground. Removing those with experience, replacing with those without ethic. Criticism, constructive or otherwise, met with threats of termination. Entire safety team gone. Not replaced. No maintenance to speak of due to complete lack of accountability throughout the company. If you have the desire to work management , it doesn't get any more cushy than this. Anything below management and you really want to look elsewhere. 

Long hours and a lot of travel. Company really doesn't have a clue on what to do to make this company successful. A lot of people are riding a coat tail to the end with little work or help to increase sales. Management is new and has continued to make poor decisions with input from people that are from Europe and has no idea how domestic sales work. To have a sales manager that has never been in the field as a sales person to head up the sales department is some what confusing.

Sunnen has been a wonderful company to work with over the past 18 years.  There are approximately 450 employees at their St. Louis location, with additional employees at their subsidiaries all over the world.

My responsibilities vary from day to day.  I may be moving products with pallet jacks one day, then performing cost analyses of projects the next.  The majority of my work is computer based.  We use Microsoft products for general office use.  Oracle is used for manufacturing.  I am proficient in all of these products.

I always considered myself very fortunate to have found a starting position with Sunnen Products.  The company is a family owned business which has operated for over 90 years and will most likely be a stable influence in the bore sizing industry for many more years.  However the culture is changing and the concern for quality and professionalism has suffered in recent years.

Aggressive people that aren't nice. 
The place is very dirty, the management is not qualified. 
If you are loud and cuss a lot, they will notice you. If you are quiet, nice and do your work, they will throw you under the bus. 
The whole place needs a face lit, it's seriously dirty. 
If you have worked there a long time, everyone knows your business and gossips like a bunch of high school kids. 
This is not a career oriented place, this is a spiral to the dark side.

The automotive engine rebuilding machine shop equipment division that I was in has the best products in this industry. They were also the most expensive. I was responsible for a large area with a lot of customers. It required me to travel a full 5 days a week. It was fun to call on the top race car builders in the country. It's to bad that division is no longer viable.

Overall Sunnen is a good company to work for.
Coworkers are great.
Sunnen is a great place to learn about manufacturing.
The most difficult part of the job past and present, objectives not clearly defined. Expectations change constantly. 
The best part about my job, is seeing a job from inception to completion, it gives a sense of accomplishment on a job well done.

This company has an average tenure of 15 years with employees, some have been here for 45+ years! Everyone is very nice and willing to share their knowledge and help you in any way they can. Management is very engaged with their employees and has an open-door policy where anyone can come to them with any issues that may arise. Even the CEO can be seen walking the facility throughout the week, interacting with employees. I'm very glad to be at Sunnen.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Cnc machinist 2 salaries reported	$26.50 per hour
Operator 2 salaries reported	$22.50 per hour
Warehouse worker 1 salary reported	$20.00 per hour
Manufacturing operator 1 salary reported	$21.00 per hour
Assembler 1 salary reported	$18.00 per hour

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