diesel mechanic

counter person

warehouse clerk

territory representative

senior diesel technician

Valley Power Systems

They will entice you with a decent pay figure upfront but when it comes time to sign paperwork the pay will be lower than the initial discussion with the promise that in 90 days they will "reevaluate". Sadly that rarely happens. I spent close to a decade there with the promises of being sent to classes and training yet it never happened. I was put in situations and worked on equipment I had little knowledge in with zero support in a department I was not familiar with at all. I repeatedly asked for training and each time it was denied. Upper management was so far disconnected with the shop and constantly made promises to customers we couldn't deliver on. It was a constant crapshoot on which one of our vendors didn't have us "on hold" and if we would even be able to get the parts in a timely manner. The most important customer was the one who called that morning and threw a fit about what's taking so long with the repairs. Raises were practically non existent unless you pressed for it. The ongoing joke was "How do you get a raise? Put in your two weeks" 
Double minimum wage for supplying your own tools was a constant fight. The benefits got more expensive but with less coverage year after year. The 401k match was a joke. They offered a 3% match but you had to contribute 12% to get that full 3% and if you were lucky you would see 3% in 15 months. The only upside was vacation and sick time accrued bi-weekly and getting time off approvals was easy. When I started morale was high but year after year they slowly stripped away that morale by eliminating incentive programs, reducing quarterly appreciation BBQs to once a year and being reactive versus proactive. Once other places find out you worked/work at VPSI, it almost becomes a red flag making going elsewhere somewhat difficult. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Freedom, training if you push for it 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Lack of support from management 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Work environment is stressful due to conflicting/inexperienced revolving door of new hires, lots of pointing fingers 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Show up, review jobs for updates, find parts delays, no communication with customers no support therefore no progress, kind of a free for all

Valley Power has provided me a friendly and welcoming environment since my first day here.  The positive attitude/ atmosphere trickles down all the way from top management.  Managers at Valley Power lead by example, and are always willing to go the extra mile to help get the job done.  Valley Power provides a close knit team focused environment that one would expect from a family owned and operated business. At Valley Power it genuinely feels like everyone is working towards a common goal.

A fast paced environment that I was always happy to go into work and give it my all. My work showed who I was and the people there liked my work and who I was. My typical day included: In charge of shipments going in or out of Service/ Parts Department, maintain and uphold regulations in warehouse, in charge of doing core shipments, organize and pull parts that are needed for customer’s order, driver/runner for the Parts Department, use: hand tucks, forklift, pallet jack, capable of lifting 100 lbs, and many programs for detailing paperwork that is needed,  and to organize/ sanitize work stations.

What is the best part of working at the company?
It’s a job, depends on location and dept. has some bad managers in offices

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Dealing with bad manager in office position.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Negative and stressful at certain inland empire locations, management hires friends and family 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Busy and varied, had plenty of work as workload the same or more and employees down to 2 from 5

It's a small company.  Therefore expect no advancement.  Management needs improvements and I mean improvements on how to take care of their employees.  The only reason probably people stay there is because from various reason such as comfort level.  Other than that, none.  In five years I only had one raise and one review.  What matters only to them is how to make money and the motto:  "you lucky you have a job"....

It was a pleasure to work for this company, i worked for this company for three months and i was treated like i was there for so many years. Most employees were very patient as well as helpful, and showed me things i was becoming very curious about with work related. If i would be offered to go back i totally would love too, reason being i enjoyed working for them and i enjoyed talking to customers.

Pros: You accumulate sick time along with vacation time and it’s not to hard to ask for a days  off using your sick time first, management is flexible, on the engine side.  
( transmission totally different ) 
Eight holiday per year, and G2 DETROIT stuff through online training. 
Cons: Poor teamwork ethics, it took nine months to get the approval for online training  and over a year for them to send me to the first class for engines. 

My typical work day consisted of major engine repair. My co-workers assisted me with senior information to ensure proper completion of each task. I learned how to perform tunes up, Engine overhaul steps and procedures. I enjoyed my time at valley power due to the wide range of growth and opportunity offered at facility.

The company was good to work for but the drive was not.  The people were welcoming and very helpful during my time there.  I did the daily deposit, went to bank, sorted mail and faxes.  Took care of petty cash, postage machine, and welcoming customers.  The hardest part of this position was the drive, leaving a 5PM I didn't usually arrive home until 6:15 or 6:30PM

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