programmer analyst

machinist

senior assembly technician

senior inspector

assembly technician

Triumph Group, Inc.

Managers and Supervisor do not listening and they do not make people feel valued.
People need to have a clear understanding of their roles and expectations, and it is equally important that, having defined the standards that are expected, these are enforced. Too often a poor manager will fail to take the appropriate action when standards are not met and this then sends the message that the standards are not important or relevant. People respect a manager when they display strength, integrity and a sense of fair play. Not enforcing standards implies these qualities are lacking in a manager. Not communicating expectations effectively. Lack of feedback – positive and negative. If 
Managers and Supervisor don’t take the time to tell people how they are doing, how will they know if they are meeting expectations? If they receive regular timely feedback they will have a greater understanding of what they need to do in order to achieve their objectives, be it a continuance of current behavior or a correction in their activity. If the feedback is presented in a constructive, objective and calm manner it can be a great development tool to help people grow and improve. Managers and Supervisor keep the workers in the dark about issues that have some bearing on their role in the organization. If plans and other areas of the business are treated as secrets not to be shared with other departments, how can staff gain an understanding of how they can play an effective part in the achievement of company goals? Effective communication of the company vision and objectives is very weak and does not play in improving employee engagement. 
Managers and Supervisor do not take responsibility when it is due and allowing others to take the credit when it is deserved. Poor managers and Supervisor look to point the finger of blame away from them at every opportunity. Most of what we call managers and Supervisor consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done.

I'll first say I'm not a disgruntled employee bashing this employee. I'm grateful for working here and earning the salary I have and it's allowed me a very good living for me and my family thoughout the years but through the Triumph rein it's evolved into one of the worst employers to work for. All the other owners previously had at least treated their employees with respect and dignity.
Now the review. Triumph is the type of company that's only interested in the dollar, they don't care for they're employees both salary or hourly. Within the last few years they've taken away pensions, reduced 401k matching for some salary employees, they don't pay overtime to salary employees, Management is so indecisive in their decision making. Working here, you always have to expect the absurd over what's practical and logical. Everything requires a kneejerk reaction.  Triumph creates an. environment and atmosphere of mistrust, animosity, an uncertainty in the way they do business.
The over all moral is very poor and maybe to the point of no return. This isn't just this site but pretty much every Triumph owned site.

They don't even have good relations with their employees or customers. They've taken a great aircraft company and ran it into the ground, from what was once respected LTV Aerospace, Vought Aircraft and Northrop, to a company that uses intimidation tactics and slight of hand to meet it's own ends. They eliminated most of their skilled emplyees both hourly and salary in trying to save a dollar, the trade off was poor quality at a cheaper rate.
There's no incentive to promote because the benefits are poor, as well as opportunities to promote are non existent internally.
I can't say what prompted these other reviews 

Again, let me premise this by saying I have no axe to grind but any serious professional should steer clear of working for Triumph.

on a daily basis I would start off checking the computer to see how much work is ready for inspection than prioritize it and inspect what needs to be done immediately by printing out production work orders and communicating with the production supervisor and the aircraft mechanic to locate the area or part of the assembly that needs to be inspected. other than just inspection, I also write WTs (Withholding Tags) for either damaged parts or incorrectly installed assemblies that do not follow Engineering drawings, blueprints or written procedures performed by mechanics describing and explaining in writing how the defect was created to the Engineer to determine what is the best course of action in trying to correct the issue. I've learned to keep an open mind and always be willing to learn because things and events are always changing and don't always go according to plan, we must be ready to adjust and act accordingly to accomplish the goal at hand to satisfy the customers on time. my co-workers were always willing to assist and answer any questions I may have had. hardest part of the job was keeping up with the deadlines mainly due to lack of support from production supervisors and not enough inspectors. most enjoyable part of the job was being able to communicate with highly capable people from many departments either from Engineers or mechanics learning how to come up with solutions how to fix a defect.

Typical day begins with a morning meeting letting us know how far behind master schedule we are but cannot show the numbers to back this, even though not 1 shipment has missed scheduled ship date. I learned how to keep my head down and try to make it through the workday.
 Management is by far the worst that I have ever worked under and having 10 plus years of owner and managerial expirence, I have seen my share of both productive and nonproductive. As with other reviews, management at this location does not care about its workers. 
 The hardest part of the job is forcing myself to go and start another workday. The leads and supervisors are relentless in their, “both feet on the gas pedal at all times” in an attepmt to make themselves look better for their future promotions. A job well done is very seldom heard in this environment and the mental abuse and pressure brings everyone to their breaking point in time and as such, a part of the reason for the extremely high turnover rate along with the poor compensation for our efforts.
 The best part of the job is the friendship of coworkers that I have made in my time at this company.
 The medical benefits were the best part of the job but that has changed as well. On average the costs are going up $800.00 per month and employees are scrambling to figure out how to adjust for that much of a monthly income hit...

I worked for this facility for approximately a year, the position offered and accepted by me was a Temporary Full-Time position (Contract), that seemed indefinite. After the one year anniversary, I requested an approximate contract completion date, or if they have considered; Contract Extension, Employment Opportunity/Offer/Position with the company, or Termination. After a few times of requesting the time frame for the contract so that future employment plans could be determined, in the course of as many weeks, I never received an ETA from my supervisor or the HR (if applicable, the employees always seemed to be out on PTO). So I couldn't wait around for them to decide if and when they had any intentions of communicating this with me. They could've simply submitted a correspondence to inform me, that they were reviewing the contract, or disabled my facility access card. So I submitted my notice, even though the department that I was recruited for encouraged me to reconsider. With the gross and negligent lack of communication, I was treated without value and neglected to the point where I no longer felt like part of a team, let alone a cause.

I worked for this company for 30 years. Most of my time was spent looking for the proper tools due to a lack of inventory & troubleshooting the work performed the day before due to the inexperience of the shop floor mechanics, who seem not to understand the basics of building aircraft. I learned lean six sigma & process control are valuable tools in any manufacturing operations. My co-workers are great, they thirst for knowledge however the mid-level and upper management lacks the experience & leadership skills required to enable their crew to succeed. Nepotism is rampant in this company. The hardest part of the job was performing Root Cause Corrective Action on non-conformance as most issues not only had a Root Cause but many contributing causes. They have created a culture of build the part first, then look at the specifications to see if they built it correctly. The most enjoyable part of this job was reaching my thirty years, even though my pension froze & they require me to work six more years before I can draw my pension.

A typical day of work is processing vendor invoices, processing vendor payments, addressing vendor inquiries, providing support to other departmants as well as direct supervisor. 

I have learned a great deal about the Aerospace Aftermarket Industry (commercial & military). 

Management has undergone significant changes in the past 18 months, there is still some adjusting and adapting taking place. 

My co-workers are a great group of people that make coming to work a task that is not overwhelming or uncomfortable. We are like a little 'big family'.

The hardest part of the job is that my department has gone from 5 individuals to 2; this has left me a 'one man show' so to speak. This is by no means a complaint, in fact I take great pride in the amount of responsibility I hold and execute all tasks with precision. 

The most enjoyable part of the job is amount of faith that is placed in my ability to not only meet but exceed expectation with the knowledge that I play a crucial role in the functionality of the business.

Big companies have lay offs, I get that. The issue here is seniority is better than any skill set. No matter how good you are at the task, anyone that hired in before you stays and you go.Can any company stay in business with that policy in present day competitive world? The real issue is some people that have been there 40+ years, could retire with full pensions, 401s and social security, they just won't leave. No life outside.. But that is only half the problem, some do nothing but drink coffee and shoot the bull all day, the others have lost drive or will to work, can not walk without a cane,  eye sight is gone and couldn't drill a straight hole with a drill block... And yet management has no plan to buy out, disqualify or stay on these people to get the schedule met. Too afraid of a lawsuit, or do not know how to go about the procedure to work the problem. Great company if you hired in 40 years ago. Can you imagine working with people that have never had another job in the real world, the mind set is unbelievable. There are good people there, and a few great supervisors. The great supervisors hands are tied by upper management head in the sand attitude.

Brought in to be hired as a welder and I should have trusted my gut instinct about this place instead of believing what was told to me by a “tooling manager”...Initial walk through the so called weld shop was somewhat empty yet still had some fixtures & Had welding consumables etc.Agreed on position and was going through orientation and was asked to bring hood to weld a couple beads however this time when I went to the welding area most of the things that was there was gone including the tungsten and anyways long story short I was told I did not pass the weld test that I never started to take.I left a job to come there and just wanted anyone and everyone to know they’ve had a contractor doing the welding for the company for the last 12 yrs  which other employees told me so I’m guessing it’s very possible there intent was to never hire a welder in the first place.Worst job experience I’ve ever had with anyone.”SHADY as it gets” there is nothing there to take any test there except a Lincoln precision tig 275 with an empty tig torch.They acted as though I would need to provide everything including aerospace weld test fixtures...what a joke...

The company has a progressive mission that sees the future in the aerospace industry. They strive to have the capabilities to meet current and potential customer needs before rather than after they present themselves.  The thing that I liked over the years was the variety of tasks. Sometimes the task mixes weren't always the best fit but it was a challenge to make them fit to a successful work flow.  Manual entry was always the biggest part of the job but it seems that this was an area that technological progress for efficiency took a back seat to shop technology.  With the changes in management over the last year and the backwards trend the department I worked in was taking, the job became more stressful, labor intensive, and almost life consuming.  Issue resolution was also a regular part of the job but having to resolve issues created by others within the company took a large part that was not conducive to efficiency or company representation.

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