production operator

maintenance technician

senior maintenance person

operario producción

manufacturing engineer

Working at UGN is like being in prison.  You work in a "cell" that you ARE NOT allowed to leave.  You could be throwing up or have explosive diarrhea, and you will be written up if you walk away in an emergency situation.  SOME of the team leads work hard and appreciate you and the fact that you're working 70 hours a week not seeing your children and others treat you like complete garbage and talk to you like you are a slave.  Upper management will rant and Rave about how they are so for safety and that's the number one goal is to make sure that the employees are safe.  That is a bunch of bull there are forklift drivers that have hit people with a piece of Machinery that could kill someone and all they did was send them for a drug test and let them continue driving.  If you plan to work at UGN  be prepared to have a bunch of rumors made up about you and spread all over the plant.  You are not allowed to leave for your break until the Bell Rings which is always almost a minute after when it is time and they expect you back in your cell so your breakes are shortened and they talk about giving you two free 15-minute breaks but when you work over time which is almost everyday and you look at your paycheck you don't get paid for those 15 minutes they deduct it from your check.  I really enjoy the people and my peers that I work with but I'm actively seeking a new job and this place will never succeed with the leadership that they promote that have no idea what they're doing. Also it could be five minutes before your shift is over and they can mandate you to stay over for more hours within the last couple minutes of your shift and if you do not stay they give you points.  And you will get written up if you breathe funny 

Have a nice day.

honestly took this job because at the time the pay was good and they said it was temperature regulated(BIG LIE;only in the managers and HR offices the bathroom and cafeteria) winter is ok you can bundle but spring before the pandemic it was baking cookies; after the pandemic still worked close together hotter than the under world and masks made it harder. you are thrown simple explanation of what you are doing, the rest you have to ask and ask to get an answer. machines constantly went down and were told to keep busy when we have nothing to clean with( we used cut up shirts as paper towels; THEY WERE NEVER WASHED) not all the machines were safe and if your short like me (5' 2") you will have bruises on your legs and torso. if you had to use the restroom you had to have a team lead step in for you and they usually didn't. you cant leave for breaks or lunch until the bell but have to be back 2 minutes before the bell goes again so 15 min break is only 13 mins and lunch 30 mins is like 25 cause you have to wait to use the microwaves and restroom. ducts were always clogged with dust and god knows what else. big shots just walked around pretending to be busy mostly they sat in temp regulated offices talking. no water stations except for in the front of the building and the far back. one station uses a chemical that caused me to have a chemical allergic reaction in my lungs....and they got mad when I said I wont work that station or the fiber glass station. and when they had overtime they would mandate you even if you signed up for certain days they could careless and said you had to find someone to cover it. (EXAMPLE: I put down Tuesday and Thursday, they mandate me Monday and Wednesday.) 

The worst job I’ve ever had ....
-When I started right off the bat people were rude and this place has cliches , if you’re not favorited then management is up your a** about everything . Dudes in my cell are pervs and would make me uncomfortable they can goof off in front of management and all management does is laugh. 
-If you have medical issues don’t even apply for here they don’t care whatsoever especially if the smoke or machines are GIVING you health issues they almost force you to be around them. They say it’s “water vapor” coming off the machines but in my cell burning carpet coming out of an oven isn’t water vapor . I’ve asked to move cells due to the smoke giving me migraines and other issues and they told me no and act like I’m a bad person. Not only are you breathing in smoke the place is so unclean black dust everywhere 
-You have to ask to use the bathroom almost like you’re a little kid and like your team leader is your authority . and no more than like 5 minutes in there and someone will say something to you God forbid you’re puking or have diarrhea

This place is a joke I could go on and on. And if you get hired on in mudguard just please don’t even start there you will regret it

UGN is probably one of the worst places to work. They say they care about safety and yet they try to get you to work like a robot in terrible conditions. They say they care about work life balance and yet you will work over 60+ hours every week with no recognition for your hard work. They do not care about what’s going on in your life. Management here is also the worst they are really unorganized they tell you one thing and do another. For example I was told I would be working on line 11 when I stayed over and ended up going back to the same line I was on all day. They will try anything in their power to fire you before you get hired on full time. I’ve seen plenty of temporary workers come and go the last 6 months I’ve been there. Just today someone in management told one of the temporary workers that they were nothing and their only option was to go home. Multimillion dollar company and yet they can’t even take care of their employees. Hopefully something changes there. Good luck if you work there.

Equipment catastrophe, You cannot meet the numbers they want you to meet. All of their Molding machines or their fabric sheeters are straight dog shiiiiiit they never work properly or they constantly break down and you’re stuck sweeping your entire eight hour shift. or if you get it to work it runs for about an hour and then it’s back in maintenance shop and then you get b!tched at for not meeting numbers. You get forced to stay past your shift it’s called mandation and if you don’t you get threatened you’ll get fired or pointed. It’s literally pointless to go in there and work hard because it doesn’t do anything I start off as a temp work my way up I got promoted and became an official employee I feel so  disrespected and the fact that I wasted so much of my time working there and It did nothing to benefit me. do not work here you will hate your f$ckin life the managers do not care they will not help they will not train new people. you’re stuck with new people in your cell training them it’s just a catastrophe I’m surprise this place is even still a business 

Good place to work. Good environment, and good management. Really did like the job a lot, being it my first factory experience. Seems to be some shady drama happening in secret between the required hire in through temp service system being used. Never was told by anyone working management in the UGN facility what is and isn't welcome/warned by any leader for anything that could be wrong. Everything poorly dictated by the temp employer. Was warned not to vape coming out the doors, or on the sidewalk, must use with same guidelines as smoking. So would sit in a car and vape, then got terminated because I vaped in the parking lot. Could watch people take lit cigarettes to the many cigarette butt dispensers and hit a lick from it before discarding it. Just unjust in terms of communications. Equipment  seemed to fail a lot meaning numbers could not be made, leading to working weekends. At least Saturdays every week.

UGN is a very challenging and productive environment. You start off by applying Safety, Quality and production practices. On a daily basis you communicate with the other leaders from different shift to hand off any important details in general. You follow the schedule provided and accomplish them as necessary, safely. What I like about UGN the most is interacting with the team members and developing their skills, that is the most enjoyable part of my job. In addition, I was sent to Mexico to help launch a new company to provide acoustic products to Honda and Mazda. The Six month assignment was an incredible experience. I was able to provide training to managers and production team members. I was also able to help out mechanically and technically. Overall, the hands on learning experience has elevated my level of leadership and commitment to Safety, Quality and meeting scheduled production per customer demand.

UGN was the worst job I have ever had. Most of the employees didn't speak English well and as a new hire the management just throws you around. The breaks SUCK, they provide you with a "15 minute" break but the bell goes off 5 minutes for your break is even over, and if you're late to your station you get a write up. For dinner break it's only 30 minutes. I got put on quality assurance most of the time of me working there and it was such a easy job but Everytime I had a problem with the product and I'd talk to management about it and they wouldn't fix it. The schedule for this place is a joke! They make the schedule like the day before you come in and oh btw you are working mandatory overtime today so your shift is 13 hours long. The schedule is on paper in the lunchroom. LOL it doesn't get uploaded or anything so if you have the day off and you're unsure if you have to work then you need to call in or drive up there. One last thing, the smell of this place is AWFUL. The hot glue and molds provide so much heat and smell it's unbearable.

There’s only one good coordinator there. Other than that, they don’t listen to anyone, they don’t treat their employees well, they claim to promote from within but anything above team lead gets hired off the street. The overtime is absolutely ridiculous. I’ve easily worked 80 hour weeks for months. On top of working holidays. They won’t hire decent drivers. Most of the forklift drivers are a joke. They hire people that say they have 10 yrs experience on a forklift but they don’t know how to turn one on. Team leads and coordinators get no support from management. Production produces so much scrap that they can’t keep it under control. Production drivers take it out back where the truck drivers go, then once it’s completely out of control (right before or when OSHA gets involved) they make shipping come in on the weekend and clean it up. If it were possible to give 0 stars I would. 

In my humble opinion... When I first got there it was an okay place to work.  They have recently brought in a new plant manager.  They fed us with burgers and hotdogs then told us the money the company adds to our 401k would be taken away (this equals about $1500 per year). But he was going to give us a $25 gift card if we had zero points on our point system (I guess the $5 meal makes up for losing $1500 a year).  He will be cutting back hours and overtime (as well as overtime pay for some).  It is very obvious that management does not care about the current employees, they are going to do what they want regardless of employee wishes. Management will keep good hours and good pay even if you don't. Training is nonexistent. Turnover is high. Raises are known to be bad. The company is doing poorly. The new plant manager is cut throat.  My suggestion is to stay away and find another place to work.  There is no telling what will be taken away next.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Production operator 4 salaries reported	$19.00 per hour
Maintenance technician 7 salaries reported	$29.00 per hour
Senior maintenance person 5 salaries reported	$31.10 per hour
Operario producción 1 salary reported	$16.00 per hour
Manufacturing engineer 2 salaries reported	$100,000 per year

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