fabricator/welder

maintenance technician

press operator

cnc machinist

quality specialist

The Armor Group

I worked at Armor for a couple of years and finally was able to leave. During my time there, I've seen some of the most unbelievable and disappointing things you could imagine coming from their management. From their inability to pay their vendors  to changing company policies on a whim, to continual condescending behavior towards employees . It's amazing to me that they're still in business. 
The production management has been taken over by persons who are all "buddies" from a former company, who want to only focus on keeping their employees in a negative state of mind. (As though they want "drones" not human beings.) It seems as though they have been told to continually keep the employees in a distressed atmosphere by constantly denying (to themselves and employees,) that there is anything "wrong" going on or allowing the employees to think for themselves. I  felt as though I was a child being watched over by a babysitter who didn't believe I could think without their constant but inept help.
Condescending management, inferior supervisors all wearing rose colored glasses with side blinders that still thought they knew EVERYTHING.
Very few employees were willing to risk going to HR when they have "issues" because they knew that the "higher ups" in that department would just label them as "disgruntled employee(s)" and then be targeted for reprimand or termination. 
Don't get me wrong, there are a few supervisors and office persons that are wonderful and do care but they (if they build a trust with you,) will tell you that this company has degraded rapidly in the past couple of years since the "New Management" has taken over and if they say anything against the current upper management then they place their own jobs in jeopardy.
I feel sorry for those employees who are "stuck" there because of financial needs and have no where else to turn. The owner needs to terminate every department head (with the exception of few), beginning with HR to Production, and get quality minded, people oriented management in those key positions that know how to treat their employees with respect and integrity and not only listen to their employees but step up to the plate and work WITH the employees to correct issues and to make this company a place one would want to come to work at every day. When I left, I could walk through and randomly ask people if they were happy working there. 90% would laugh at me or say "just another day in paradise". 
Sad but true. The management has taken the mindset that the employees can do nothing without (not even think) their (the management) control. After all, "THEY" know what's best for YOU. They even patrol the parking lots looking for people sitting in their personal vehicles on breaks or lunch smoking because it is "illegal" on Armor property. We're grown ups and smoking is LEGAL here in the USA for now anyway.
I do NOT recommend anyone going there for employment unless you are desperate and have a very high tolerance level to condescending managers and prefer to not be treated like an adult human being capable of thinking on your own.
As a footnote, I have no doubt whatsoever that the "High Rated" reviews posted here are a humorously poor attempt by Armor HR to discredit those whom took the time to write genuine reviews. They are fabrications by a company who will not admit they have issues and are trying to hide the reality of their company from you. As long as they post "high rated" reviews it will change the percentages on the overall ratings of the company.
Read them carefully, do they sound to you like a "real" employee? Are they posted by an "average Joe" welder or fabricator? How's the grammar and punctuation? How's the spelling? No...let's be real, those positive reviews were written in an attempt to mislead you. Shouldn't that say something about the managerial mentality and how they feel about you? You are inferior and gullible to them and have no ability to do your job without them wiping your nose.
Glad I got out.
Signed,
A Disgruntled Former Employee (That's what they will tell you anyway...)

I've worked at Armor as a fabricator for 5 years. In that time I've seen countless office people come and go including 3 different building managers and 4 different supervisors. They have not given the floor employees their annual raises twice in 5 years. This year they even had the aduacity to give us a review and then still didn't give them to us. The HR team is in constant flux with people quitting and getting fired so the rules change so fast and often that you can't keep them straight and will get written up/ disciplined like the red headed step child they think you are. 

I've only received 2 raised that amounted to anything and only got them because I went and found another job and forced them to give me more money to stay. Unless you force their hand they will never let on that the company needs you more than you need it. The other annual raises I have received have been overtaken the next year when the ridiculously priced terrible insurance rates have gone up (which has happened every year I've been employed there)

Management seems to think that employees will work harder for longer hrs( sometimes making the entire weekend mandatory overtime) if employees are kept miserable at all times, in any way they can think of to make a job harder than it needs to be. Jobs are misquoted and underbid and then the floor employees are forced to work long hours as engineers fixing the job before it can be welded (which is all floor employees are suppose to be required to do.) And then the management team will constantly ride the employees to work harder and faster as if it is their fault that the job was underbid and the company will lose profit if they don't kill themselves so the owner can make a buck.

I would strongly discourage anyone from considering employment at The Armor Group. In my experience, the culture is driven by fear, distrust, and constant turnover rather than collaboration, accountability, or professional growth.

Leadership routinely dismissed the expertise of the people they hired, preferring agreement over constructive discussion or informed recommendations. Decisions were often made impulsively, with little regard for long-term business impact. Employees who offered different perspectives were frequently ignored or criticized rather than heard.

The work environment was highly toxic. Public criticism, disrespectful comments, and belittling behavior from leadership were common. Many employees operated in survival mode, leading to finger-pointing, lack of trust, and poor morale across departments.

The HR function was ineffective and did not inspire confidence. Employees had little faith that concerns would be handled professionally or confidentially, which further contributed to an unhealthy workplace culture.

Safety, sound business practices, employee development, and investment in necessary resources often appeared secondary to short-term cost savings. As a result, turnover was extremely high, with some departments experiencing near-constant staffing changes.

I’ve worked in a variety of organizations throughout my career, and this was by far the most toxic environment I’ve encountered. If you value professional leadership, employee respect, collaboration, and a healthy workplace culture, I would recommend looking elsewhere.

I would not let my worst enemy work here.

Spend two hours looking for parts, another hour finding where the tools went, and at least another hour to figure out what engineering actually wants you to do.  If the builds are given more engineering time, you might have something resembling a complete blueprint.  If it was rushed, Lord have mercy on you.  You'll spend a collective total of at least a week walking back and forth with engineering to find out a third of the parts you need aren't even on the print, haven't been purchased, or cut yet.  

Jobs orders are consistently underbid, and most builds hit the floor two weeks late, with the expectation that labor can make up the time and nothing will ever go wrong.  Rework due to incomplete blueprints seems an inconceivable notion; all errors are obviously labor's fault.  Don't expect much for communication, either.  Sales, stock room, engineering, and management all have their own systems, the systems don't talk to each other, so the best way to find out what's actually going on is shop gossip - and some department (like paint) almost always has more details about what you're working on than you do.

This is a bit of an interesting place.  You read so many things that are bad, so I went in wondering if it really was that bad.  It most definitely is not.  I will say you can get a weird vibe and there are some clicks of people, but overall it is a very good place to work.  The CFO, VP of OPs and Corporate President are great people.  Many of the people on their staff are awesome as well.  The office is dated for sure and could use some new furniture, desks and cleaning but that is so much less important than the work itself.  You read about the owner quite a bit.  He is a very nice guy that genuinely does care about the people.  He sometimes doesn't show it in a transparent way but he definitely cares.  When the leadership is allowed to spread their wings and run the company on their own the sky is the limit for this company.  They will be one of the best places in town to work when a few changes happen and they let people with knowledge in their field do what they do best.  I was very thankful for the opportunity to work with them and would recommend others to give them a chance and keep an open mind.  I know I will help them in any way that I can going forward.

The company itself is unstable, partly due to the economic conditions in capital equipment manufacturing, but also because customer service is not a core tenant within this organization. Many employees do try their best, but there are also many who seem to sit around doing nothing. There are some good managers on site, but a significant problem exists: many in management are more concerned with covering their own backs daily rather than working to improve the organization as a whole. There have been meetings where senior management has lied to the owner's face about information without being held accountable for this disinformation. 

A "good old boys" network operates within the organization; you are either part of this group or you are not. There is no in-between. This doesn't mean it's not a good place to work when things are going well at the site. For the most part, you are left alone to do your job. However, when sales are bad, everyone within the organization should be afraid because then, no one is safe.

Pathetic sweat shop who's only purpose is to fill a short term need and throw the person away. Turnover is absolutely astonishing and the overhead is absolutely mind boggling. The HR staff treats the factory workers like servants.The owner is a bottom feeder who buys nearly bankrupt companies and tries to turn them around. It rarely works. Don't be fooled by the number of openings that they call "growth". It's just a churning of employees who either quit or get fired. The turnover has to be around 50%. The positive comments by current employees are the HR staff trying to pump up the stats. All the HR department does is meet your previous compensation. If you bump up your previous compensation you run the risk of pricing yourself out of a job. They only care about the bottom line. Benefits are so bad, I stayed on my spouse's plan. I never stopped looking for another job even after I was hired. Thankfully another one eventually came through and got me out of there.

Poor management they lie to people for their own selfishness sometimes not even job related.Horrible  job instructions for task to be performed a picture of parts needed if your lucky.Constantly waiting for parts delivery because company is broke credit cards keep being locked cause they don't pay their bills on time.So cant work without parts,But as employee you have to worry about staying busy or you get fired...Stressful is understatement.I have shown my experience with multiple types of  equipment and service repairs and  isn't appreciated. The company kept numerous jobs in house that I  performed task/Repairs to and saved company thousands of dollars for the same stress as everyone else to stay busy or maybe get fired.I can't deal its enough being without parts and trying to stay busy rather look for work elsewhere to much stress good luck if you go there.


Can't get anything done without the CFO holding your had. Might as well being him into the bathroom with you to help you with that to. He doesn't trust anyone to do the job that they were hired on to do. Employee's attitudes around throughout the ENTIRE company it just AWFUL because of the lack everything. EVERYONE works the but off every week and there isn't anything to show for it. Lets just get the point here. Executive team here WILL NOT TRUST YOU unless you "Player" aka a friend of one of theirs so you can hang out with each other on weekends. We 9 times out of 10 set up a vendor on NET 45 pay terms, we can't even meet that we have credit hold issues because we can't pay our bills. I could go on and on but i won't. So basically if you want to be treated bad in the work place then this is the place for you!! Also just ask anyone that works here what the turnover rate is. Its huge because once someone is here for a few months they start to see the real thing and start looking for a new job.

I worked at this company as a welder. I don't like to brag but I am a very skilled welder. The first week I worked here they wouldn't let me weld at all. They stuck me working a machine that I had no previous experience working with and let me perform the same monotonous task over and over. After week one I finally met my supervisor and he assured me things were going to get better. They did not. This is by far the worst company I have ever worked for. Turnover is simply astronomical and anyone with a brain can see why. they have no problem telling you whatever you want to hear to get you to hire on. This company is a train wreck and they're simply looking for warm bodies to fill the positions till their employees get annoyed and quit. 

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Fabricator/welder 23 salaries reported	$24.39 per hour
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Quality specialist 16 salaries reported	$67,500 per year

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