production worker

truck driver

warehouse associate

forklift operator

fabricator

The Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co., Inc.

A typical day at work—->  Insuring CNC machines are setup correctly and are ready to provide the necessary parts for the automated assembly line, providing support to Cell Leader to ensure the assembly line is functioning properly and maintaining a high standard of performance, efficiency, reliability and quality. Daily PM’s—> Fill up oil/coolant/lubricant in CNC machines, monitor air/hydraulic pressure, changes out worn tooling, adjusts CNC machines to adhere to part specifications, fill out paperwork for the completion of preventative maintenance/quality checks, occasionally change over to different part types, troubleshoot automation equipment to increase output/decreasing scrap & In Process Rejects. Work with operators to provide technical support for any concerns about quality and productivity output. Work with supervisor on continuous improvement issues including 5S implementation. Mainly take direction/advice from production director/ME/supervisor/cell leader/in order to meet production and quality expectations. 

I have learned a decent foundation of G-code, CNC machining techniques, Fanuc robot teach pendant navigation/programming techniques, CNC programming/robot setup for new product development, Introduction to Staubli robot teach pendant, and programming new positions. 

Management of production and manufacturing are excellent. Supervisors and directors truly care about their employees. The high level of accountability due to strict quality standards creates a highly stressful environment, however, management has always been very positive, patient and professional. 

Workplace culture is extremely diverse,  very difficult to adjust to workplace situations in a fast paced environment, especially with some engineers that are extremely difficult to communicate/work with. HOWEVER, RASCO is accepting of ALL types of people which is a very respectable & honorable attribute of the company. 

The hardest part of the job is getting used to new people, trying to “fit in”, and the initial learning of the equipment, part types/specifications, & quality defects.

The most enjoyable part of the job is the opportunity to work with Process/Manufacturing Engineers, developing/trialing new part types, new automation project development work and any new projects that further improve knowledge/capabilities. The greatest days at work are when planning/production scenarios allow for the opportunity to work with engineers, gaining more advanced skills for the automation engineering processes, as well as setting up newly developed product types on the CNC machines. 

I wouldn’t recommend anyone for assembly. The workers are more interested in rubbing elbows with management than to train the new hire. Limited information was passed down from the trainers. Trainees should have to read the process manual which was never even shown by the trainer. Management needs to give overhaul on all training procedures. It should be communicated where to get start up parts at, clean up, etc. you shouldn’t have to guess what to do.  Also the low paying wages for the output of work need some major changes.  Maybe if they raised pay maybe turnover wouldn’t be so high. This place needs different lower level management, if the president and Vice President would talk to workers on 2nd shift they would see what needs to change. I am so disappointed in reliable. All jobs need to be timed again, too much of a bottleneck in many areas. Need to set a goal per shift instead of women competing for higher numbers on different lines. Maybe all trainers should have to take classes on how to train. This is one reason that turnover is so high..

My mission for Reliable was to identify new market opportunities that included the Professional Engineering and Architectural firms as well as End-Users.  Previous to my employment, Reliable's main market focus was the installation contractors of their systems and equipment.  I traveled nationally and internationally in order to meet my goals.  

Although I had worked for competitive manufacturers, I learned a great deal about the organization's dedication to quality and how they achieved their reputation for producing equipment that met and exceeded industry standards.

The company is 4th generation family-owned and operated having exceptional vision in all areas of management.  My co-workers were very fine individuals, each who subscribed to the organization's ethics.  There were no truly difficult parts of my job and I enjoyed immensely working for Reliable and promoting their enviable business position in many vertical markets.

Management as well as lower level employees can easily be sucked into office politics. Management doesn't even do formal or semi-regular reviews but feels they can approach you out of nowhere and blast you for things you didn't do without reason.

HR is spineless and will not help you in the event you have a problem with your manager and or team. They turn the other shoulder while teams management sandbag and lay blame to workers. 

Technology and practices are highly outdated and management refuses to migrate to newer and better methods. 

They wonder why they have high turnover? Treat your employees with a shred of decency and ask how they are doing and don't turn people away when they try to communicate. Or pitch new ideas.

I strongly advise anyone who likes to have structure in their work life, regular communication and a promising future against working here.

An American company that cares about employees and customers in an industry that historically protects its own.  Many of the corporate and office positions have perks.  This company is conservative with overall financial stability.  There is room for improvement in the area of soft skills for most of the people managers.  It's family-owned, and at its worst, there is a family dynamic of jealous siblings.  

The medium-sized private company that designs, manufactures, and sells fire protection equipment is a business that employees are proud of.  A corporate employee can understand and impact the entire operation.

If you are not afraid of work and want great pay as a production (MIG) welder, this the place to work. Fabrication manager is a fair, honest man concerned about the safety of his men and is one that can work at any job on the production floor and has a lot of experience with the product. Much of the safety equipment is provided plus other tools. Many workers have been here for several years and are all good guys. I learned a lot about pipe and outlet welding which is different from any other welding I have done in the past. Hardest thing for me to learn was welding outlets to schedule 7 pipe. To succeed at this company come to work on time every day, have a good attitude, show respect to those you work with, and do your job.

Manage assigned customer on a daily basics, review shipping orders for customer shipments for that day.  Assist customer with any problems from shipments, ordering errors, change order, missing product from shipments. The hardest part of my job is not having enough time in the day to make sure all customer are taken care of.  Company limits the amount of hours we work at our desk.  The company wants us to have family time and fun after work.  I enjoy working with my co-workers we have fun at what we do and we also work hard at making sure the customer is taken care so they continue to be royal to our company.  Learn everyday that all customer are different and need to be assisted in that manner

Basically this place is one big game. If you play the game and win, you'll be fine. But let me tell you it's a hard game to win. Pay for highly skilled labor is low, raises were pennies (if you worked hard....somebody lazy in your dept might have got $.01 less than you), and just a very political environment. You'll hear "big changes are coming" which creates hostility between workers because everybody starts trying to outdo one another trying to get some promotion that doesn't exist. If you get on an off shift, don't count on ever getting off of it. They will skip seniority and let somebody else go to first. And if you want to go to the first shift you'll need alot of lube. People on 2nd shift were just downright hateful, and communication is also non existent. The ONLY thing I liked about this place was the insurance.

Typical Work day involves getting your lift and scanning equipment ready and pulling different types of orders for different customers, however they tend to have inventory problems so you tend to sit around all day instead.

Management is a joke, they would have meetings to discuss certain issues such as wrong items pulled, not wearing safety equipment, excessive breaks, but wouldn't actually fix any of these issues and just pointed the finger at each other.

The work place culture is sometimes we get free food.

The hardest part of the job is dealing with Management that is incompetent. 

A typical day would look somthig like this. I wake up from 3:00 a.m. to 3:15 am to be one of the first to arrive at the company, To start work at 5:00 a.m. I would work in front of a threading machine for 10 too 12 hours a day, I used hand tools, organized pipe, opperateiting  forklift as well as a combi forklift, opperated a sandblaster, I learnd the different types of companys wich provide Realiabel with product.  Management where ok i have no complantse about them. Co-workers where alright some of them u need it patients with some of co-workers. The hardest part of the job was working with some of the co-workers. The most enjoyable part of the job was the work scheduel.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Production worker 1 salary reported	$17.75 per hour
Truck driver 3 salaries reported	$25.50 per hour
Warehouse associate 1 salary reported	$20.00 per hour
Forklift operator 9 salaries reported	$18.97 per hour
Fabricator 6 salaries reported	$17.79 per hour

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