production associate

production operator

assembler

electronic assembler

operator

TTM Technologies

The management is horrible. Save for one manager who got hired and actually is a decent person so he has respect. Every other manager or supervisor is an up jumped slavedriver.
The wages are absolutely horrible. 60 million dollars expected for the year and yet I make about the same as a burger flipper.
Overtime on Saturday ALL the time. And they dont care that employees get off work at 11:30 Friday night they expect us to be there at 7am Saturday morning. 
One of my fellow employees has been there 7 years and has the work ethic that makes a person shine in employment, but they took advantage of it for too long with no reward. Now they expect him to do EVERY engineering job and everything special. Expecting him to get 120,000 dollar jobs out in 2 hours. 
They expect you to give up your rights as an employee in order to get their "bonus" which for the amount of money the employees make the company is just a slap in the face. 
If there are any issues you have that you bring to hr, nothing gets done about it. Hr is literally there to say "well the company is right". Half of the supervisors do not manage. They micromanage and hover over your shoulder as you're working. 
The maintenance department has some really talented people but the company has equipment for the 60s, that the manufacturer of is now out of business. They like to claim that they are always making improvements but that's a bold faced lie.
In the last 3 years, we have doubled the year previous in revenue, yet wages are the same as they have been for almost 5 years. Raises are 20- 40 cents, if you are lucky. The operator tiers are operator 1, 2, and 3. But even if you are qualified for operator 2 then they will come up dumb reasons not to give you what you deserve.
The only positive thing I can say is that my fellow employees on 2nd shift are a tightknit group that actually care about each other and we go to the bar after work quite often. The employees are the only reason this is not a total failure of a company. It is a revolving door of employees though because they dont pay enough for people to stick it out. Skilled labor for unskilled labor wages.

### Review of TTM Technologies

TTM Technologies has been a profoundly disappointing experience on multiple fronts. The company's glaring lack of communication between management and employees is astonishing. It's as if the higher-ups exist in a different realm, completely disconnected from the day-to-day realities faced by their workforce. This disconnect leads to a pervasive sense of frustration and demotivation among employees, who feel unheard and undervalued.

The HR department is nothing short of useless. They have consistently failed to address or resolve interpersonal conflicts in the workplace. Their ineffectiveness means that issues fester and escalate, creating a toxic environment where blatant harassment and disregard for one another are rampant. It's disheartening to witness such blatant neglect of employee welfare.

Working at TTM Technologies often feels like being back in high school, primarily due to the behavior of some of the zone five managers. Their pettiness and inability to act professionally make the workplace environment unnecessarily stressful. It's a shame that leadership at this level is so immature and counterproductive.

To top it all off, the pay at TTM Technologies is mediocre at best. Given the hostile work environment and the lack of support, the compensation does not come close to justifying the daily ordeal that employees endure.

In summary, TTM Technologies is plagued by poor management, an ineffective HR department, and a toxic workplace culture. This is a company that does not value its employees and fails spectacularly in creating a positive or even tolerable work environment. Avoid it if you can.

TTM is a mixed bag. The people you work with are, by and large, great. You develop friendships pretty quickly. But, this is likely because you have shared trauma with them. This company for one, pays absolute garbage compared to their competition. Two, they love to promise things they don’t deliver. For example, when you’re interviewing, and when you go through orientation, they make a big point to lure you in with “every other Friday off”. Yeah. About that. It’s not likely to happen on a consistent basis. They will cancel it for any reason whatsoever. And if you scheduled appointments for those Fridays, as you’re encouraged to do by HR? Get ready to either have to cancel them, or take the little PTO they give. 

As for PTO. lol. So this company values its shareholders over its employees so bad that when the stock tanked by about $5 a share, corporate made the decision to force every employee to take 80 hours of PTO over two quarters to make their financials look better for the spooked shareholders. This caused employees to go negative on PTO. Some drastically negative. The end result is not having the freedom to use your PTO as you wish. In some cases, not having any remaining PTO or sick time literally resulted in termination when an employee got sick. 

So if you are thinking about working at TTM here’s my advice: do it. But go into it knowing you are going to be underpaid and they are going to treat you like trash. Go in, get your certifications, do a year or two tops to build your resume, and then head out the door to a competitor for a lot more money. Just know that TTM management does not care if they become a revolving door. I know this because those exact words came out of the mouth of my GM. 

Everyday you go in it is never the same work 2 days in a row. Very fast paced and demanding job with a lot of stress. Most of the work gets pushed off onto other workers when someone doesn't want to do it and they justify it by labeling it as "Development". If you don't suck up you don't move up no matter how hard you work or how much loyalty you show.  Great employees both on the shop floor as well as in management. Pay for the amount of work expected is very little. When you talk to employees that have been there a while they all tell you the same thing "GET OUT AS SOON AS YOU CAN". They have operators that have been working there 10+ years that are training people who are starting out making more then they are. Instead of giving someone a raise to stay on 1st shift, where all the problems are taken care of and quality workers are needed, they will encourage them to move to 2nd or 3rd shift (much less production demanding shifts) to get shift differential. Great learning opportunity but not a company or a site you would like to work for. The GM has no idea how to run a company and consistently drops the ball and lies to workers. Many of the employees have a lot of knowledge and experience but they selected the wrong candidate to be GM and it is causing the employees and plant to suffer. 

Here is a company that claims to value hard work, dedication, integrity & stability but allows any employee making them money regardless of how these employees are managing to outpace their peers (by cutting corners, not following protocol, falsifying results and or other information which  is more than company spread misconduct, it's criminal and potentially dangerous for customers relying on highly specialized, classified data  for mechanical applications related to our country's munitions , space exploration and  other government projects requiring accurate data. 
Senior employees are allowed to harass, ridicule and mock less valued staff making all areas cliquish and offsetting for anyone not immediately accepted into the pack. The problem is present in every department , supervisors and managers ignore situations that deserve serious attention from the EEOC and back stabbing is an essential job function if you want to become a TTM employee . 
Other issues with the Forest Grove , Oregon location is racism that is reported but manages to escape notice or mention and I mean offensive, blatant,  hate speech and if you do not support Trump , you  better not betray  your lack of support because  doing so in most departments will assure that they temporarily terminate your position only to open it back up after putting you through serious distress .

Working at TTM is really a take it or leave it sort of place. The pay isn't all that bad. Deffently better than most places, especially for people with little or no experience. The benefits are compariable to pretty much any place. It's the the manager-he a know-everything, (but really dosen't know anything), better than everyone attitude. Some of the supervisors are really nice and very helpful, awesome. But if you get into any unpleasant situations, they won't or can't really help you. There are few who are in love with themselves and play favorites with the people they are in charge of. HR is into having employees run and tell them of even the smallest of things. The mgrs/supervisors that are good is what will keep you there if you are able to survive the ones that aren't. The ones that aren't are rude, lazy and have negative attitudes if they don't like you. For the most part I enjoyed the people I worked with. It's best if you just keep your thoughts & coments to yourself, do your job and watch out for the suck-ups, tattle-tales & cry-babies and you will be okay (for awhile anyway). Don't expect any special treatment unless you are either related or good buddies to a higher up.

I've worked at TTM for a few years now. One of the things I value the most here is the people are NICE. I've had other jobs that "should have" been "good jobs" but were Horriable because of the the unhappy toxic atmosphere and Bad attitudes of other employees. In places I was Temp. I was treated as an unhuman being. I started here as a temp, and was treated fairly.  I've made more money with a shorter commute, but the stress of the Mean Hater people wasn't worth it. I was glad to find decent people at TTM. I'm not into having close friendships with the people I work with (I don't hang with them after work.) I do appreciate them being friendly, considerate, helpful during the time we spend together. There is always going to be people you need to adjust to, but over-all I'm happy here. 
My job is trying at times, but that's the challenge of the job that keeps me from being bored. That's what I'm paid for, to work through the problems that may arrise. 
The pay is decent enough. It's the economy that is causing it to seem like it's not. 
For me even the longer commute is worth it to work here. I like my TTM community. Folks are usually  decent to one another & show respect for each other - THAT goes a long way to making it a good place to work. I only know this to be true in the bldg. I work in and from the people I interact with. It has a lot to do with work ethic and your personal attitude. 

We have "volunteer" overtime every single weekend, but it's basically mandatory because we get "voluntold" to work. EVERY WEEKEND. They have a weekend crew but instead of hiring more weekend crew they make all their employees normally scheduled 40 hrs (5 days a week) work 6 days a week. Its hard to get anything done when Sunday is your only day off. Some of the supervisors will break labor laws by not giving you the legal requirement of time between shifts and say stuff like "just never plan anything on Saturdays." And none of the supervisors or upper management has to work overtime so they don't care if we have to. 

There is also too much gossip and harrassment. Everytime I go to work it's like walking on eggshells because it feels like the leads and their cliques of employees in the department are always talking about and making fun of me and other employees. Many people have already been to HR for these issues and nothing was really done about it, and it's still happening. 

The new general manager seems nice, though, and seems like he's making some decent changes. But currently there isn't enough of a change to make going to work everyday more comfortable.

What is the best part of working at the company?
There were clear systems in place for escalating problems if one needed to advocate for themselves.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The stress level varied. It was difficult dealing with incapable and manipulative supervisors though I will say there are a lot of great people in leadership roles at TTM also. They also do this thing where you get a holiday "off" but you have to make up for it by working the weekend after or before as a "regularly scheduled work day." Overall definitely not the most stressful job I've had by far, but night shift was understaffed, undermanaged, and unsupervised a lot of the time. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
There is a definite emphasis on team unity and TTM's goals. I found it to be a toxic environment at times. There is latitude given to people who ship a lot of work as far as behavior goes. There are many people in lead roles who abuse their power and are seemingly allowed to. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I would go to the tier 1 meeting with my area and be given any particular priorities, news, etc. A lot of times I would have to explain things to my lead who did not have a great grasp on my area. Then really I was off at my station getting work done.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The overtime is quite nice. Depending on what department you're in the work/life balance is alright. It's good steady work. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Making  Sure that you do your job correctly because the products that you are making are life saving products and whatnot if you do it wrong and it gets sent through you could get a lot of trouble or your whole department can And you really don't want to be written up for that cause you will. Also depending on what supervisor you have that is very stressful because some of them are rude.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It is OK again it's all depending on what department you're working in. The department I was specifically working in which was outer layer image was pretty good. Easy work didn't have to do a whole lot over time. I had a supervisor when I 1st started there she was awesome but then she retired and a new one got put into place and she was absolutely awful and she made the environment and culture really hard so it all comes down to what department and who supervisor is there

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
If you make friends with the people you work around it can be OK but the work can be very monotonous and boring

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