assembler

forklift operator

controls engineer

Voltava

As an employee who is consistently on-time, I settle down @ my job position, listen to a quick message from the supervisor to the IP Line team on the past night's progression, check all parts for operation & accuracy, attempt to perform & complete job to perfection, help & manage others around me, record job activities and keep a clean & tidy work-space for next employee on the following shift.
The single-most important aspect I've learned while working overnight @ my employer was how to deal with the consistent monotony of work: how to prepare to deal with the long-term physical demands, how to center concentration for long periods of time, and how to rest responsibly while on the clock.
Aside from my own intrapersonal adjustments, co-worker relations have been quite interesting. In a physically & mentally testing environment (long hours/monotony), where tensions have the ability to flourish among men & among women, the key is to prevent dissension and promote the team concept. Ultimately, THIS is the hardest part of the job. People's commitment towards a unified workplace while working in trying conditions can be (though not impossible) harder to achieve than working the machinery. However, I personally have succeeded at assisting in the promotion of a team-oriented social environment the past 2 years via both private interpersonal & individual counseling and goal-focusing.
Finally, I can say that I felt most-satisfied when I have PROVED to management that I am dependable, that I am a self-starter, that I am a self-motivated/self-encouraged individual and that I am that employee whom they are worried LEAST about. What keeps me steadfast in my approach towards my goals and the company's goals are the reminders of 3 simple decrees that I "work" by:

DO WHAT YOU GOT TO DO
DO WHAT YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO DO
DO BETTER

Period.

Typical day is higher ups running around like a chicken with their heads  cut off (trying to micromanage) because they have no clue of what’s going on and a very dumb founded.  Depending on the position you may or may not learn anything working here because it takes forever to get access to the tools you need if you work in management. There’s really no one available to show you the ropes; you can call it learning by fire (learning things on your own) as you go.  I think the company itself could be a great place to work, but they must to get rid of the poor management and that useless COO!  Very long exhausting hours that they don’t tell you about during the interview process, at least they didn’t tell me. Your work is not valued, and you will be looked over when doing the right thing, and blamed for others mistakes. Pay is not worth the stress that you will endure, plus salaried workers have to wait 60 days before they receive any benefits which is insane. I must mention, this is from my personal experience, and the time there others felt the same way. Now some may have a different experience but I can tell you this. It is not a career place! If you try to make it one before you die from high blood pressure or go crazy I would advise you to seek employment elsewhere “unless you know someone” in the company to where your job could be easy. But unfair right? Plus, there’s plenty other companies that are paying more and your receive benefits for you and your family immediately following hire, less hours, and somewhere you can really learn and grow!

Falls victim to the negative stereotypical automotive mentalities and mores. Local leadership group for this company harbors 'good 'ole boys' club style, creates a difficult environment to embrace the 'one team, one goal' mentality stressed by the organization. Division of individuals based on title and work status is extremely prevalent, further segregating groups into their 'classes'.  Leadership by intimidation is another shortcoming for this team, group fails to embrace a supportive and learning environment built on constructive criticism and positive reinforcement, place of blame and 'who's fault is it' tends to be a leading inquiry during any situation. 

Compensation is fair and competitive for the market, especially given the average hours per week.  Overtime provided for mandatory production-related overtime hours, which is atypical for most tier I supplier.  Quality of life is good pending the lack of weekend work, however that is severely reduced during several week stints of 6 day/60+ hour work weeks. These fluctuated depending on market demand, anticipated model changes, and shutdowns.  Fall months tended to bring a majority of Saturday work days.  Entry level salary work forces tends to bond together creating a good network and community, which provides some support against some of the non-positive office politics.

Well, I'm forced to do a review so I can look for a job and see other companie's reviews, so here we go. Take it from someone who has been here since close to the begining, things used to be a lot better. What was once a very positive and thriving environment has turned into the most negative and depressing workplace I've ever seen. People like me keep hanging on hoping things will improve but they seem to only get worse. This plant seemed very successful after it first opened during the first few years and the culture kept improving over time. There is likely a lot behind the scenes that I am not aware of, but the present atmosphere tells the story and I don't know where the end is, but it sure feels closer and closer each day. The entire plant is dysfunctional. I once used to think this was the best company ever and I hate to be so negative and dwell on the past, but I've kept quiet enough and the truth needs to be told as the future is bleek and current state is miserable. Daily work is chaotic and corporate gives criticism rather than support. The local culture is really negative and the future looks grim. It is one thing to be a new employee and not know any different, but it really sucks to be one of the ones to see the decline happen in front of me.

Android Detroit was a good place to work at. A typical day for me at work was coming in and getting the shipping and receiving together making sure we have trucks to ship material to the customer making sure that all the material we were expecting to come in from various suppliers was there. I also made sure that we had enough employees to help get these task done everyday without delay of any kind. What I learned from working at Android-Detroit is how fear for my job. I learned that if your not part of the click you will be treated differently even if your doing the job that you are assigned. Some of the management was good and some was not if you didn't follow what certain managers said you was giving the cold should or treated very differently and it showed even if you are following the company overall mission statement. Certain co-workers were good and some was not the ones who followed the certain managers felt the had the upper hand because they had the support of the managers who wanted things ran their way. The hardest part of my job was actually getting up everyday and going. it was so hard for me because you never know what you are walking into. The most enjoyable part was know that you are part of some ones car buying experience.

If you want to build engines, this is the place to go! At Android you are assigned to a different station for every two-hour rotation. After each rotation you are given a 15 minute break (no compensation for travel time), lunch is half an hour after the second rotation. You will be expected to meet the "40-second-turn-around time" which just means that you will need to be able to complete one job every 40 seconds or less. In order to continue employment at Android you will need to meet that requirement in at least 4 stations withing the first 90 days of employment. After 90 days of employment you can be asked to join the local union (if you don't you can't work there) in which you can receive fabulous insurance, an increase in unpaid vacation, 40 hours of paid vacation, and other stuff like union representation and voting rights too.

Voltava is overall the most easy job out of all production jobs I've done so far however. Demands of the company is very high and you can get in trouble very easily. Most managers do not take responsibility, most often slack off or blame operators. Most managers have bad ego which can be difficult to deal with even if you are your job correctly. Another issue is that this job have a lot of family and favoritism. Because of this it is very hard to move up with this company. The Union is not very good with this company because this Union don't help nor protect its employees. Us the workers are nothing more then a dependency for their finical income. Last thing is that the training is not a good experience for new employees because most times you'll have to learn your station by yourself due to the lack of workers.

The work is decent but definitely overwhelming and not worth the pay. I'm a forklift operator and the base pay is 13 an hour. My night shift and forklift premium bump the pay up to 14.25 an hour but that isn't much at all for the work we're expected to do. Avancez is a GM supplier so we're required to work whatever schedule they set which is normally a 6 or 7 day work week. The people are great but that's about it. They'll train you for 2 days and expect that you know everything but the problem is that the training isn't consistent. You might be trained on one line for a few hours the first night and they'll start training you somewhere else the next night or have you doing something else entirely. There's so much more I could include but I'll end up making a whole book.

I was stressed on that job from the time I started employment until the time it was over, some days were ok but for the most part they played favoritism the supervisors  talked to you any kind of way wanted you to do jobs that weren't yours even if you had your own work to do. Some of them tried to say innaprpriate things to you and get mad if you don't accept their advancements and the union there does not work for you because if someone goes to them that they've been knowing longer with a complaint they will listen to them before they actually help you. If you go to work and just do your job and go home don't show any initiative to do anything extra you will be fine but if you're a hard worker they treat you bad and they overwork you and try to get rid of you. 

We worked ten hours per day unloading and back loading trailors. I became very skilled at driving a fork lift. Management was positive and willing to help out when ever they could. My co-workers were lots of fun and very positive as'well as helpful. They were just like family because I spent almost as much time with them as I did my own family. The job was pretty easy because I drove a fork lift, but the hardest part was the ten hour days. The most enjoyable part of the job was the people. I got to meet alot of people from all across the country working on the shipping and recieving docks.

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