quality control inspector

shop technician

cnc machinist

sales support representative

engineer

Ulterra-Drilling-Technologies

The management at the Fort Worth plant do not care about their employees. Many preventable accidents have happened recently, and people are pressured into not reporting their injuries because the management does not want anymore reportable injuries (which causes customers to leave). There is favoritism of employees that do not work hard (and are truthfully dangerous to the work environment) and employees are not able to progress in shift times, pay, or training. The company will tell you a day before a vacation that you have to work instead, or will not give you the holiday off. There is very little work to life balance. First shift guys are not expected to work the same amount as second shift (despite second shift being the shift that gets the most work). It is messed up.

I really enjoyed my direct supervisor and most of the people there. It is very diverse, and the diversity seems very encouraged. I think upper management can be out of touch with the realities of lower-level employees and opportunity for growth, however. Overall, even the executives were great to just say 'hi' to, passing by and just solid people. My biggest recommendation would be to show more appreciation for lower-level employees who are bound for success anyway. They want to stick with you and help you grow, too. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The pay was excellent and management was very understanding 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The swing shift lead man was a joke. He had no understanding and was very condescending. I would never work for him.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment would be great if they would replace back shift lead man 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
The long hours would be great if you had the right guy leading and willing to instruct you in the ulterra way

My 6 1/2 years working for Ulterra were the best.   Our STX Team meshed well and there were no personality conflicts among us.  It was my favorite job I’ve ever had.  We worked hard to meet revenue goals, and were rewarded for achieving those goals.   When the COVID 19 Pandemic started, it hit us hard.   With very few rigs left, they had to lay off employees.  Had I not been laid off, I would still be working there and would have stayed until retirement.

 I typically handled all of the legal shipping documents and courier freight schedules. I also learned how to ship internationally to various countries across the world. Paying attention to acute detail when shipping internationally is imperative. Each international destination has a separate set of guidelines which should be handled accordingly. 

Fast paced environment in which you are expected to do your job, and go above and beyond. Management was decent, most of the time willing to help solve problems, but sometimes their motivation style was more "do it" than "lets do this together". Coworkers were all amazing. I can call more of them friends than just coworkers. The hardest part of the job was the long hours and dealing with some customers who were less than pleasant. The most enjoyable part was working as a team and meeting goals.

*SAFTEY CONCERNS HAPPEN FREQUENTLY HERE BEWARE*
No job security, high turn overrate, company doesn’t care about your overall well being. Management makes promises they can’t deliver, its Slave driven, under-compensated, selfish management, favoritisms played, forced to work days you were expected to have off including holidays and pto days. HR is in bed with the owners so open dooring is not an option. If they get reported nothing happens. Don’t breathe the air in this place. It’s cancerous.

Over all  it was it was good until they let me go one business day before my 90 days. not a real good reason for letting me go. I was supposed to get a dollar an hour pay raise at the end of my 90 days. 

I was given good complements from the supervisor, so the termination was a complete surprise. I hadn't been written up or reprimanded in any way. I suspect that they didn't want to give me the dollar an hour pay raise.

Ulterra Drilling Technologies, L.P. designs, manufactures, and supplies PDC drill bits for oil and gas drilling markets in North America and internationally. It offers steel and matrix PDC bits; TorkBuster, a stick-slip solution that reduces bit related torque and stick-slip problems; and trugauge, a short near bit stabilizer.

The job itself was confusing at first but as time went on everyone that worked there helped me learn about all the drill bits. I was offered a work truck and work phone to use as a personal if need be. The sales team are all wonderful and striving to make the company money and better for all. Making the customers happy and that they had what they needed was number one priority. All in all, best place to work.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Quality control inspector 3 salaries reported	$21.50 per hour
Shop technician 1 salary reported	$18.25 per hour
Cnc machinist 2 salaries reported	$27.25 per hour
Sales support representative 2 salaries reported	$20.00 per hour
Engineer 3 salaries reported	$72,333 per year

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