cnc machinist

senior cnc machinist

quality assurance inspector

maintenance technician

manufacturing associate

Tecomet

Every company has its issues, this place has all of them; let's scratch the surface.

Managers who are not team players and only concerned with their advancement--the company is there to serve them and its success is only something they reluctantly pretend to care about.
Lack of passion from coworkers.
New employees who care less about the company success and more about getting ahead.
Lack of ethics from the CEO down--all talk, but absent in practice.
Not allowed to have opinions of anything in the world or politics unless they align with the CEO.  He even sent out an edict that you were not allowed to speak of politics only to follow it up the next day with a company wide e-mail 100% political.
Ethics.  Forget about it.  The CEO sent out an all employee memo on Ethics, what a joke.  HR should have unwavering ethics, but they care less about people.  Don't know what they care about.  
Advancement.  Forget about it.  Amazing to see who gets promotions in the office.  The old joke is playing out that people who are incompetent in their positions get promoted out of them.  Sad to see really.  Why do the best employees stay around in this environment?  The only employees who like the place are the ones who thrive at the game that has nothing to do with serving our customers, working hard, and innovating.  What is that game?  Making yourself look good with out of touch management (management that can be outside of the Kenosha or inside), driving your advancement and finding ways to avoid doing any work.  Those who complain are champions.  Those who flat out don't do much are embraced.  Personality matters, productivity doesn't.  Twisted sense of who's valuable and who's not. This company is amazing it's successful.  Makes you wonder how successful it could be if management (in Kenosha and at corporate) had a clue and got rid of the leeches.  That's just a fantasy because most in management have no humility and they love their ego stroked so even if they did try to get rid of the leeches, they would do worse for the place because they play the game too and they don't get rid of their kind.  They would only get rid of those who make the place successful and who, ironically, allow these game players to exist.  This review could be 10 times as long...so much to say.  Only place worse is the place down the street whose two syllables begin with B & S...appropriate, maybe it's an industry thing.

Pros: 
@ You feel like you're being charitable every day you go to work. Providing a job for people who otherwise wouldn't be able to hold one.
@ Drive is less than 1/2 hour usually (no traffic).
@ You are involved in making products that help people.
@ Air conditioned facility.  
@ Bright lighting.  
@ Safe neighborhood.  
@ Lunchroom with refrigerators.  
@ Cement floors.
@ If you work here before going to another employer you will love your next job no matter what it is.
@ Many opportunities for a self starter to find areas to improve.
@ Entertaining to watch people speak to the success of the company (and have become very skilled at it) but in practice only care about themselves.
@ If you're out of work it's great place to interview to get some practice.  If  you get a job it's a paycheck while you keep looking.
@ If you stay longer than a year you will REALLY appreciate retirement.

Cons: 
@ A lot of unhappiness around you. 
@ Company believes they are a great place to work and until this changes they won't change.
@ No strategy / No direction.
@ Pockets of overworked and underworked employees.
@ Management (corporate) that cares about checking the boxes (avoiding lawsuits; being able to say we treat people well; saying they communicate and are open) than they are about people.
@ Top heavy; need less in management and more autonomy with leads and those doing the work.
@ There are a lot of good people here; even a couple in management; but this is a classic case of a bunch of bad apples (even at corporate) ruining the whole lot.

I lasted about 2.5 years at Tecomet. I'd say the overall best thing about Tecomet, is the fact that they hire high school and college students with no experience. The worst thing is definitely the nepotism. It's a perfect place for people with no experience, or those looking to gain experience to further their careers. I wouldn't look at Tecomet as being a place to make your career, or stay long term.

The HR team is unreliable and hard to get ahold of. There were multiple occasions where HR would approve a PTO day, only later to inform an employee they never approved it and gave them a write-up. HR will follow the handbook verbatim, even when it's at the cost of losing a dedicated, hardworking, or seasoned employee. I saw this happen on a regular basis. Furthermore, and more bluntly put; They are petty. 

I found many safety, policy, and process related problems that were costing the company unnecessary time and money, but they were either ignored, or I would be told that I'm 'rocking the boat' and should just focus on doing my job. It was a joke. I gave that place my all until, rather than being recognized or appreciated, I was left feeling like I was walking on eggshells to keep my job and not upset my supervisor. For a long time I thought I was the one that was petty, when I seemed to jump from one thing that upset me to the next. Only after leaving for a better job did I realize this wasn't the case at all. It was them and not me.

Now I work for a company that I feel respected and appreciated at. I get back what I put in, and I was made to feel like part of the team from day 1. All things I never felt from Tecomet in the almost 3 years I worked there. 

Hopefully they will realize that they need to do more for their employees, and make everyone feel more like a part of the team. Because I know a lot of good/hardworking people that work there that deserve way better than what their getting in regards to pay, respect, and appreciation.

Pros:
No/minimal experience need
Full-time/Part-time/weekend shifts
Good Benefits
Average/modest 401k match
Smaller size company
Small shifts
Easy to learn other machines/departments
Good place to gain experience

Cons:
Nepotism. Supervisors are quicker to request/give raises to their favorites. They are also inconsistent with giving occurrences for absent days.
Inconsistent enforcement of rules
Shady hiring practices and vacation policies.
Questionable/non-standardized pay scales
Ridiculous workload
No security/engineers/HR/Production Managers on the off-shifts
Unsympathetic smoking policy
Random mandatory overtime
Poor planning as a whole

For the most part, Tecomet is not dissimilar to other medical device manufacturers. There are a lot of various parts that pass through the facility and with their inconsistent management, a lot of quality issues slip through multiple operations and departments.

In the past 3 years, there has been 3-4 GMs, 8 Operations Managers, and 4 Secondary Ops Supervisors. Despite asking management multiple times for changes, corporate and local management seems to only focus on production numbers and cutting costs. They are not above mandating overtime despite some departments having little to no work to do, communication is poor if it does happen and even then, it usually is disregarded if complaints are coming from shop floor employees.

A large number of work instructions are inconsistent or missing for some parts, including missing information on prints. Tooling used for streamlining workflows are usually handmade by either employees or the overworked M-Turn department. Quality of work, employee morale, and working conditions have been stagnant for several years. Performance or service bonuses have been discontinued, even after exceeding production expectations, and merit raises are basically useless, averaging 1%-3% annually and often on the lower end.

HR is known for rarely being onsite. Management often stonewalls innovation or procedural changes that could improve key processes, especially ones that are not regulated by customers. Recently, communication was not applied evenly to all employees or shifts; 2nd shift was notified of a major event and contractual agreement weeks before 1st shift and the time frame was less than 3 days, with HR leaving shortly after and no one capable of answering questions before employees were expected to make an informed decision without any information.

I worked at Tecomet for 3 months. While I was there I learned quite a lot on Forge Fabrication and Press Operation. The work environment in that area is very hot in the Summer, tolerable in the Winter and filthy all year round. They need to update that side of the building. The CNC and EDM area are very clean and so is the quality rooms. The work culture is ok. Needs a lot of improvement with management and compensation. I started off at $17.00 base pay with an $0.85 shift premium for working on 2nd shift. You'll get ridiculed for making that much while other press operators have been there for 3-6 years not even making $16 dollars. (What I was told from other employees while working there)
I also had health benefits and all that good stuff as a full time employee. I would have probably lasted longer had it not been for 2nd shifts Team Leader in the Press area. The boy had an attitude on him that I could not tolerate, and don't understand how people there have tolerated it for so long. He speaks to you as if you are clueless but in reality after you observe and analyze this character you soon realize he's just a clueless spazz. Very rude attitude, does not act like a leader and has very poor leadership skills. He's rude and mean to other employees as well. My shift supervisor was cool though. I'm sure he is aware of this mates childish attitude but they just think it's part of his personality and don't say anything to him. If you don't mind working with a clueless management and low compesated employees, oh and a very dirty environment with a high turn over rate then this place is for you!

The Culture of management is the more you want to know the less likely your are going to grow. They use to be called an 'EMPLOYEE EMPOWERED COMPANY" and had banners hanging in the main aisles there back in the days when I use to work there.. Talk about teamwork?....Now they rather have you shut your trap and take supervisors opinions on your work tasks without any innovation to your ideas; The groupleaders do not know the job they are grouleading and are poor judges of work performance who do not notice what you are doing because they are always behind a computer all day and rely on "HERESAY' from another employee in establishing your yealry review. WOW! How intricate the thought process behind that??? Some do not even know how to do the type of work they are supposedly supervising and haven;t got a clue. Anything good about what you are doing or offering the company is long forgotten and just a waste of your time. Anything you have made a mistake on is always the main focus of your reviews.the 99 good things you did are forgotten but the 1 mistake you make is as rememberd as if it was etched in their little black books,  Althoguh management makes plenty of their own mistakes they are always quick and ready to drop the axe on an employee that was not aware or just not told of policies. I think getting in here would be good for just the short term until something better comes along but only if you are DESPERATE enough and willing to hold on through the negative atmosphere that awaits you. It may be an tough battle though!!!

I was wrongfully terminated. They say they want you to report problems, but then they don't investigate. If you try to get management to do their job they put a target on your back and harass your until you quit or make up a reason that is not even grounds for termination. For example lets say you tell them you have to spend 2 hours every day cleaning and maintaining machinery from previous shift before you can start your job then rush to make your production numbers look good, they don't see that as a problem. They say you are the problem for complaining, even though they are too ignorant to see thats losing them money. The supervisors have 3 jobs 1. Printing out pre generated graphs of production 2. Approve pto. 3. Sit in their office and do absolutely nothing. The pay scale is based on favoritism. You could make twice the production with perfect parts checking all your work and barley get paid anything while the supervisors friend makes half production not measuring parts( pencil whipping numbers) passing on bad parts that could get the company sued killing someone in surgery and they get close to double your pay, oh yeah and they talk half the day and work the other half. They make up rules as they go. Take away merit increases they promised. I could write a book on reason why this company is the worst company I have ever worked for, save yourself the agony and stress. They have a new GM ever 7 months if it wasn't for the few intelligent workers the kenosha plant would not exist. I've been threated by my boss who has joked about doing coke in the bathroom, this company has no professionalism.

The Manchester, NH location of Tecomet is a sinking ship. When i first started there 6 years ago, it was a pretty nice place to work. Fair pay, the work itself was fairly easy, production outlook was positive, and people seemed to generally enjoy working there. Nowadays though, it is a shadow of its former self. The production outlook is so abysmal, they laid off 30+ people, many of whom had been there multiple years, if not decades. The GM put a hard stop on any and all overtime, causing others to leave, and they were already understaffed before all of this. Many people are expected to do work outside of their job description, and if you don't like it, you are let go. The GM has also taken it upon himself to change everybody's schedule, so now people are expected to stay an extra 45 minutes, without any sort of compensation. If production ever picks back up, they would need to hire an extra couple dozen people just to have a "skeleton crew", and considering they were having hiring issues before, anyone still employed there will be doing the work of 2-3 people. The place has gone downhill quickly, avoid working here like the plague. There are far better establishments in the area to spend your time with. Goodbye forever Tecomet, I will not be missing you.

This site either needs completely revamped, or to be shut down. I've worked here for a little over 18 months and have seen have my direct supervisor change 3 times. Since the covid histaria took hold, the site work at has lost so many employees from good workers quitting and retirements, I doubt the plant it at half staff. In the last 3 months alone, the company has lost 2 key upper management members, and have no intention of filling the positions. Their intention is to just spread out the responsibilities to everyone left without increasing pay. I have been moved to a lesser position, had my pay decreased, and then told to manage a department as group leader without compensation or recognition. Our new supervisor knows NOTHING about this department and is famous for walking around the plant holding a clipboard and day planner, specifically looking for people to write up. Last year no one was give yearly raises, or the end of the year bonus. Instead, the company spent God knows how much on vinyl signage to hang in the main walkways tell us how we work for an equal opportunity employer, and set a giant one up on the main road outside on their lawn. Please, look somewhere else. It is not worth the stress to work here.

Was very poorly trained then left alone on a shift where no one else in the building knew my job if I had any issues. Wasn't made aware if I had any bad parts. I was there 8 months and 3 months away from maternity leave when they made up all kinds of reasons to fire me and had no proof of anything they accused me of. They play favorites for sure. They give their friends raises and cater to others but i got hired not knowing anyone there so they didn't like that. They tried to say I had too many points which I didn't nor never signed a paper or got a warning. Then they tried to say I lied about my breaks which I didn't but everyone in the building I worked takes 2 to 3 30 min breaks and nothing is said to them but they come after the pregnant person and made a big deal about taking a longer break bc it was so hot in my area and no air. They also said it was bc my quality of work which big surprise I was never made aware of that either if it was even true. This place is a serious joke and wouldn't bother working for them. And your on overtime all the time which they lied about and said they hardly ever do overtime. One HR lady told me I couldn't be fired because I was protected because I was pregnant and then another HR lady goes and fires me made no sense.

I worked for this company for a year. I started as a Screen Printer with 5 years experience. After about 3 months I was moved to the "Final Clean" department because they were short handed. Already Im working a position that I did not originally sign up for nor was I hired for. Screen Printing was the trade I knew. After about a month (remember now I'm about 4 months in and was hired full time) I'm told a massive layoff may be happening soon. Sure enough, a layoff happens in several departments. Now I need this job, and ask my supervisor if my position is on the cutting room floor. The next day I'm told that if I want to keep my job I need to be willing to work the 6-2 shift running an injection mold machine. To summarize. I'm an experienced and skilled screen printer and now 4 month in am running an injection mold machine. Never run anything like it before and had no idea what I was doing. Luckily I found a better job shortly after and got out of there. Overall if you're applying for a certain job at this place, don't expect to be there for long. You're just a warm body to these people.

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