machine operator

injection mold operator

assembly operator

production operator

product engineer

VIAM Manufacturing

What began as a good work opportunity quickly became a nightmare job. They treat salary employees like hourly, requiring you to clock in and out(including at lunch), track your time in a database, and make you work mandatory OT for supposed high work load (which was because they reduced hourly worker hours to save money due to COVID). Management receives free company cars, insurance and gas, yet they try and reduce cost by cutting out coffee of all things. They also seem to care very little about non-management concerns, and most discussions fall on deaf ears. The CEO is a right wing conservative that will openly spew political rhetoric in what is supposed to be a professional environment, and openly professed COVID as a "hoax". Management will try and intimidate you to fall in line, and keep you in a state of fear of losing your job as to try and increase your work output. This comes in the form of company, department or even personal passive aggressive emails. Being treated with respect and dignity is not common, and the resulting demoralization is intentionally ignored. Bonuses and raises are also at the whim of your manager, with smoke and mirrors deployed to reduce your overall amount. For instance, after succeeding in all of my performance objectives, I received the same bonus as a coworker who met none of his objectives and left the company shortly thereafter. A policy in the handbook forbids discussion of compensation, so nothing could be said without the possibility of termination.

Honestly the management is wonderful and will help you with anything you need and really inspire you . Your coworkers on the other hand like to cry and whine about ANYTHING and EVERYTHING. If you’re on night shift good luck working with a certain few. They cry about having to work and if you make a mistake good luck they’ll cry about that as well. They teach you the bare minimum and expect you to know everything even though they have 2 years and 5 years more experience than everyone else. They’ll call you names and try to bully you, and if you say anything back they’ll start yelling and making scenes (That’s what THE ADULT  workers do) Most of night shift just treats this place like it’s high school and starts unnecessary drama  because they’re bored and don’t really work, they’re here for a free check. The other half of the night shift are lovely people who try their hardest. Night shift bosses are absolutely great and will try to teach you to the best of their abilities. Me personally if I was going to work here again I’d avoid any workstation with certain people. IF YOU ARE a slow learner who has to learn with your hands , good luck you’ll be made fun of and called dumb by your coworkers. The night shift is for people who think they’re better than you even though you and them have the same JOB TITLE AND SAME PAY LOL. 

Engineering wears too many hats. Engineering handles requests for design changes, making prototypes, tooling design, ordering tools, ordering materials, etc. (too many to list) This, alone, wouldn't be bad, however, management and sales will overload on too many programs at a time meaning you'll be responsible for far too many projects to effectively manage and do the engineering. This, when coupled with the excessive meetings, means that the average workday feels ineffective at accomplishing anything. This position has extremely high turnover for a reason, and it will burn you out with excessive hours and too many side projects with too little staff. I do not believe you could do this job without spending overtime doing it, and since you're salaried you will not get paid for overtime. The people there are excellent, but also worn out and overloaded. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The onsite medical clinic and the h.r.dept

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Too fast paced and management expects you to basically be"married" to the job and more or less live there.In bldg.3 the work/life balance is awful.After my 5 years,I'd had enough of the excessive overtime and being physically and mentally drained.I voluntarily quit for my own good.I would not recommend viam to anyone.Its stressful and repetitive and thetes no time to enjoy life.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Stressful and repetitive at a fast pace.Its not a job,it's a lifestyle.It will consume you if your not careful 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It's the kind of shift that when it's over you can't wait to get out of there.Days off are few and sometimes far between.It makes you crave peace and quiet.

Management seems to only care about saving money at the expense of others. They cut overtime but continue to buy new company vehicles for themselves. They lie to customers to save a penny (not uncommon in industry) but when something goes wrong, you're the one having to scramble to cover up the mess. Never received any training, had to teach myself how to do my own job and was questioned whenever I did something wrong. Understaffed in every area, expect to do the work of 3 people while hardly getting paid for one. They refuse to hire in new people but won't do anything to retain the employees they already have. Certain management will decide to leave before noon to go play golf and write it off as business travel, while still expecting you to cover anything that may come up.  

I started at VIAM as a temp and by the time I left a year later I was still a temp even though I had learned all positions available to me and was the top performer/leader of my cell. They won't hire you unless you bug the management about it. And even then it is a process that gets dragged out longer than it should. If you just need somewhere to work for a while they will do. The work is not hard at all you just have to be used to being on your feet all day. Unless you learn to sew, then you will be in a chair all day. 

If you like seeing your family on holidays. I would stay away. They purposely schedule you  to work during the holidays. Now lets talk about vacation. You will find there are more days you are not allowed to take it than days you could. If they could plan your vacation for you they would. As far as management goes  they  they do what they want how they want and are untouchable. This includes the president. They will watch you non stop on the cameras they have which are for "safety." But that is not what they are used for. The average work week is monday-saturday 12 hrs a day. 6-6 .  The moral of the people who work here is gone. The average senor person there is 5 years. 

This place is where you want to work if you enjoy a very consistent work environment that is organized and works as a team. That being said, advancement is very slow coming and the vacation time and base pay is very low in my opinion. Another thing to mention is that this company is highly strict on time. If you are one minute late for work or clock out one minute early, you will talk with your manager and undergo a corrective action process soon following. There is very little flexibility in work schedule.

In this job it has been said that if an employee makes a mistake it would cost them a limb of their life. Both of which I very partial to... With the skills that I have earned thru my career as a multi-craft maintenance tech I felt I was taking an unnecessary risk in this line of work. However, I did enjoy the time I spent with duck River. Thanks to Duck River I am a Journeymen Lineman. I did learn more about electrical distribution. At the same time, i felt I was loosing my skills as a multi-craft maintenance tech. So i decided to return to the automation world.

This company is constantly providing for their employees. First & foremost, the benefits are outstanding. For new employees, the attendance policy can be a bit strict, but after a probationary period the PTO provided is outstanding. There are always monthly moral boosters and incentives, as well as company wide lunches provided quarterly. Overall, it is a relaxed work environment compared to most production companies. To succeed in this company, you have to commit -- but they are always promoting from within and there is constant growth.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Machine operator 3 salaries reported	$15.50 per hour
Injection mold operator 1 salary reported	$66,500 per year
Assembly operator 7 salaries reported	$15.93 per hour
Production operator 12 salaries reported	$15.38 per hour
Product engineer 2 salaries reported	$67,000 per year

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