production operator

process technician

occupational therapist

material handler

maintenance technician

TI Fluid Systems

Where to start? At the beginning it's very interesting learning about machines and how they work. Your typical responsibilities include inserting parts, crimping parts, testing parts, as well as bending them and packaging for shipment. I learned a lot about how industrial machinery works and gained lots of experience, but that's about where the positive stuff ends. 

 The management is very disorganized, your shift lead may tell you one thing then the supervisor comes around and tells you another. They also expect you to pick up slack if someone quits or they just dont feel like hiring anybody for that job right now. Some days can be very stressful putting you on machines you have never ran before or are even certified to run, and having you train people on the machines you have never run before. Then having the nerve to be upset that the new person with barely any training did something wrong and blaming you for it even though it should not be your place with such little training or understanding to train someone new. It also seems to me to be a safety hazard and the number one reason new employees dont make it very long.

 Some other things management did that I found morally questionable, Such as asking you to take a sharpie or a bottle of paint and hide defects in parts, Or how some supervisors would find it necessary to walk into the bathroom while you are in there to make sure you are actually in the bathroom. I found this quite creepy and inappropriate.  
 
 Another thing management never has anything positive to say always something about how this or that or the other was wrong, I understand that the parts and paper work need to be correct, But treating people like that is why the turnover rate is sky high and they cant keep anybody, not even supervisors it seems these days. Don't get me wrong I loved all the people I worked with, very nice, helpful, always watching each others backs, Its just the incompetent management I couldn't stand. The worst thing though is that they dont seem to care one way or another if you quit or get fired they just expect everyone else to pick up the slack in your absence. 

 Communication seems to be a major roadblock for most of the upper management. They always wait until the last minute to tell you have a shipment due tomorrow. On one such occasion they told us that we had 600 pieces due tomorrow and we didn't even have them tested yet, let alone ready to package. While I understand that things happen sometimes doing this on a regular basis just shows they dont know what is going on.

 now as for the working hours unless you are lucky enough to be put somewhere relatively caught up, you can expect a 6 day work week sometimes 7 if its really bad and if they've chased away any employees recently. also from time to time the supervisor will walk around at about 6 hours or so into your 8 hour shift and say they need you to work late. which is annoying if you plan on having a life outside work. the overtime money is pretty good at time and a half, but if you ask me definitely not worth working yourself to death for every weekend, sometimes not even working on your job if they deem it necessary. 

 Onto how there attendance system works it is a point based system where if you reach 6 points you are let go, 8 if you have been with the company for more than a year. you get half a point for clocking in late, forgetting your badge, leaving after halfway through your shift for any reason, except when they give you a production complete, which they will forget from time to time. you gain a whole point by calling out or leaving before the halfway point of your shift. doctors notes also do nothing unless you are out for more than one day. also the HR dept. will occasionally let you buy gift cards or something of the like to shave off points from your record. such as a 25$ card for a point or a 50$ card for 3 points. I did not like this system and knew quite a few people who bought the cards and still got no points off.

 For the benefits of working here they offer vision, dental, health insurance, 401 K, discounts on brand new cars. The insurance is not so bad unless you add on more people than yourself. example my insurance was a little more than 40$ per week from my check since its just myself. As for the 401 K pretty standard they will match up to 3% but you can put in up to 6% but after 3 they will only match half.

 Now vacation time when you are first hired you are given enough vacation time to take the week of the 4th of July off for the plant shutdown, and the week of Christmas off. as well as around 5 days for personal use, I actually enjoyed the vacation time policy seems pretty generous by other companies standards. We also got the other occasional holidays off too, like good Friday, Easter, memorial day, labor day, and of course Thanksgiving. Most of the time however you needed to work a lot of hours in the week or so before the day(s) if you actually wanted any of these holidays off.

 So in conclusion if you just want to get your foot in the door for a manufacturing position and some experience go ahead and apply they will usually hire anyone, but if your planning on this being your career I would advise against it. Just based on the way they treat people and how they manage things. Ask anyone that's been there for a long period of time and they will tell you the main reason they dont just leave is because they are too old to get another job. That has just been my experience with this company, hopefully you'll be luckier than me if you give it a try.

As the cost of living continues to rise the pay here is not keeping up. If you want a decent pay check you can live on you must work 6/7 days a week. Last years raise was smaller than the 2 years before and it seems as if we have totally done away with all bonuses. Getting over time should not be an issue as some areas have been mandated to work 6/7 days a week for months. With that being said, if you have a family or like to do anything outside of work this job isnt for you. If you still choose to apply at TI AUTOMOTIVE I suggest you try to get onto first shift. While on first shift you will have less mandatory over time and more voluntary. Also on the weekends first shift is the only shift allowed to show up to work early so they can work their 8 hours and leave early. Management always blames employees for amount of over time saying if we can get better numbers out then we can get more weekends off however we often do not have the supplies to make better numbers. We cannot run parts we do not have, but it's our fault. Also becuase we worked so much over time last year and they had to pay us extra for all of that, we were told TI "could not afford" to have a company picnic. When Christmas rolled around they supplied us with cold sandwiches and chips on our normal break instead of the hot meals we use to get on a special long break we have always had. If my review has you worried about the over time you may have to work at TI please dont forget about our random layoff periods. In 2016 Ford experienced a few 1-2 week layoffs between summer and Christmas. In the summer of 2018 the same Ford area experienced a 5 week layoff, and now in January of 2019 we have already seen some layoff time in our Jeep area. They normally try to take volunteers to take it off or work it but it often comes down to seniority. The supervisors on the floor are hit or miss. You will either get a great supervisor (who will step down or quit) or get a supervisor who doesnt really know what they are doing. There is very little communication between shift supervisors so please plan to be frequently confused.

It's not a bad place to work...cleaner than most factories..the pay is ok..could be better for the jobs that are performed there...I along with others think the press and cutter dept...needed paid more than assembly operators...because we have more responsibility and is more dangerous. They have deceit insurance and 401k ....My typical day at work consist of set up of machine...load machine with coil using a crane...cut to length and do quality checks hourly or several time during the course of the hour...put parts in cart and deliver when complete...on and off during the day I maintain my machine doing daily cleaning...the work place culture is not bad ..unless your working in a cell that has alot of people (assembly) had a few cases that we had some drama queens that thought they was the boss...which got handle...the hardest part of my job ...well right now it's getting 40 hours a week. The most enjoyable part of my job is my coworkers...I have just a couple of people I don't get along with..which isn't bad considering I work in a factory that employs more than 500 people...I treat others the way I want treated...I try to make the new people feel welcome...by greeting them with a smile and asking them how they like the work...hence my nickname sunshine...I've been with TI for over 30 years and seen alot of changes of the years...some good ...some not so good...which is pretty much the standard I think when it comes to factories

I work for TI Automotive for 2 months I had a vision problem so I was sleeping in the far end of the parking lot in  the dead of winter I was working 7 days a week 12 hours a day absolutely loved my job then I was called in one day and was told I could not sleep in the parking lot any longer I told them it was just temporary because of surgery I was looking at buying a house yes I did say some things I should not have said but I said them out of hurt because they would not work with me they expected me to change shifts or have somebody bring me in there was nothing wrong with me sleeping in the lot I was clean and caused no problem plus I was a very hard worker. It really hurt when I had to quit 6 months later I tried to get into another TI Automotive I asked for their forgiveness because I absolutely loved working there and I was a very good worker especially at my position. They put me on The blacklist said I was unrehireable. This is a company that has a lot of turnover they should appreciate somebody who loves their job and is a hard worker. Let me ask one question if God did not forgive us for things that we did where would we be God teaches us all a lesson but companies can't even follow that lesson, people cannot even follow that lesson I have forgiven they need to forgive. All in all it's not a bad company but management needs to learn to give people a second chance.

Work-life balance
This company does not care about it's employees life outside of work. This company does not care about it's employees.

Pay & benefits
The Insurance is great. The pay is good and you get paid time off and paid holidays

Job security and advancement
The job security right now is none. People are quitting due to the atmosphere and hours. You can advance if you are in good with certain people at the company

Management
The management is only focusing on the new hires and completely ignoring the people who have been working there for years. If you upset things then you put a target on your back and then have to deal with the consequences

Culture
Some days are extremely hard and stressful and other days are easygoing. It all depends on the mood of upper management

Overall
I used to love going to work everyday and even get a little excited about it. Now I dread going into work. When I go in I have no idea what I will be doing. I care too much about doing a good job now. That is not what they want anymore. They just want people who show up everyday, no matter if they work or not. Just a body on the floor. If you are a full time employee you are expected to follow every rule. If you are a temp you can do whatever you want.

Worst management in existence. I worked here for a total of 3 weeks, and it was literally the worst 3 weeks of my life. In that total of 3 weeks, I never ONCE met my actual "boss". I was introduced to a supervisor, and i saw her one other time when she handed me my check, while telling me that I (once again) have to come in on a Saturday. 
You get two "10 minute breaks" in which they tell you that you better be back on the plant floor ten minutes after you step off, or else you will get in "trouble". But at the same time, everyone else gets to take their time and have 20-25 minute breaks. 
Definitely favoritism happening here, and definitely tons of areas that need to be fixed. 
Do not waste your time here. HR is completely trash, they lied about everything. I was told that I was supposed to be on 1st shift for at LEAST 90 days, and guess what? 2 weeks after employment, I was informed that I was being moved to 2nd. And I wasn't even told by management... they literally wrote it on a board and hoped that I would see it. I confronted them about it, and they switched me back to 1st for "as long as they can". 
Bunch of hypocrite liars that don't deserve any good employees. Look anywhere but here. 

A typical day is anywhere from 8-12 hours. It's only 8 hours if you're one of the "lucky" cells to only be scheduled for 8 hours. EVERYONE is mandated seven days a week, each and every single week. Personally just passed the 30 straight days mark and no end in sight. Daily, shipments are missed and/or expedited which puts stress on the production staff. This is a plant-wide problem. The manpower shortage is so severe that drastic measures have been taken to try and get people in the door, but so many experienced operators have left along with new hires that for every person hired in the last couple of months, almost the exact same number of people have quit/been fired. Management has no idea how to run the plant properly and there are a ton of problems that have no solution in sight. In a pathetic attempt to show gratitude, they have begun offering free hot beverages and/or popcorn on the weekends, in an alternating pattern. There was no pay raise for the current year, 2018, and there is no time for a life outside of work if you dare to work here. I leave the reader with this simple advice; RUN and DO NOT LOOK BACK!

They have laid off due to lack of work. They laid more off since I got laid off. The real reason is due to management before I left. The Plant manager even jumped ship. The attendance policy went from bad to worse. The people wanted 3 days notice before you could actually take a vacation. When you gave plenty of notice you still were rejected. When you get sick and can not plan for that they still give you points. The people that worked on the lines were good, but upper management just did not care. When tell them about problems they ignored you. They had safety meeting and people that had good ideas were ignored. They  would do things that did not make common sense. Management probably new that we would be laid off and just did not care. The people on the floor were the best thing about the job. The jobs themselves were not hard, but you had to stand all the time. Some jobs you could sit down and they still would not let you. The jobs on the lines you had to stand all the time.They could switch people around to give people relief on their feet , but they did not like suggestions that helped people.

A typical day would be anywhere from 8-12 hours in a hostile enviroment. I learned alot about the automobile industry and how fuel and break lines worked and were made. The management was the worst I have ever seen in all my years of working. They never had anything good to say about us, always found fault, and never supported us in any of our views or ideas. The company went thru 11 managers in 15 years. They knew we were stuck because we all needed our jobs. if we went over the supervisors head because they spoke to us like we were dogs they would find a way to write us up or have us fired. My co-workers were great. They made me the voice of reason because they knew I would handle the problem or find a way to get it solved. Fortunatly for me I knew how to handle most of the managment. All co-wokers stuck together and had each others back. The hardest part of the job was facing the criticism abd ridicule every day. The most enjoyable part of the job was my co-workers and constantly learning something new every day.

This location has been through a lot in the last few years but yet it remains so that says something. I worked there not long after it opened and it has since expanded. Working for a tier one automotive supplier is an experience and a lesson in tolerance, as in how much can you tolerate. There are times when working 12 hours, seven days a week is normal and then you can be laid-off for a few weeks. While the latter hasn't happened to this location is does happen, so be aware of that. I worked in maintenance and if you love technology this is a good place for you. The robotics and high-tech work cells will amaze and fascinate you. Management varies as sometimes you can have folks from Europe or Canada, and northerners. none of whom have a clue about the south and what we consider rude. They don't learn about the culture and people here. This means we perceive them, sometimes rightly so, as a-holes. They do not see themselves coming across this way, it's just how they do things.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Production operator 6 salaries reported	$18.66 per hour
Process technician 2 salaries reported	$28.00 per hour
Occupational therapist 4 salaries reported	$20.92 per hour
Material handler 1 salary reported	$18.49 per hour
Maintenance technician 2 salaries reported	$32.29 per hour

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