maintenance technician

mechanical technician

equipment operator

warehouse associate

maintenance manager

WITRON Group

Good company to work for, good core values, and they pride safety above everything else, but there are some issues that need to be addressed with management. 

Management will promise things and never deliver on them. They’ll say great things in the interview process and about how you could do well in other areas of the company but take forever to promote or get you to those areas. You have to keep on them in order for you to get anywhere. Expressing interest isn’t enough, at times you have to harass them. Team leads are sometimes quite lazy and don’t want to be bothered with issues because they just want to bark orders from inside an office. 

The shifts are functional but running at a bare minimum for employees, they don’t have anyone to cover if someone calls out which can lead to more stress because then there’s a scramble to fill the areas that need it most. That’s a constant issue because when people ask off for personal reasons no one else can have those days off unless they get someone to cover them, which shouldn’t be up to the employee but the company to figure out, but it’s left to the employees to figure out and if you can’t find coverage you have to use points to call out because they won’t let you use PTO for an unexcused absence that wasn’t approved. 

You’re given two weeks to learn a specific area and generally get trained by others along the way which is great. Unfortunately the turnover rate is pretty high because the job can get intense and you’re on your feet for about 10 hrs a day. 

The schedule is 4 on 3 off with occasional overtime which is great and can usually be picked up whenever. Hours are kinda wonky as first shift start time is 430am until 315pm. Second shift is 3pm till the workload is finished which can sometimes be anywhere from 11pm-3am. If you have kids in daycare or school this probably is not a good fit, I am only lucky due to having childcare available to me that works with my schedule. 

The only other downside besides management is their attendance system. In the first year PTO is accrued based on hours worked each month and  don’t really add up till about your third month. Which is your probationary period. You get 8 points and they take an entire year to get back a single point from the date of the absence, with that being the way it is a lot of people with children that have had to call out usually end up leaving. 

The benefits are good, the company pays for quite a bit on insurance premiums. They also have 401k matching so that’s plus.

Pay is decent but not great for what others are paying in the area. The company just did an overall raise not long ago so you’re stuck at the pay rate meanwhile inflation costs are continuing to rise, so if you’re expecting raises often and more $$ I wouldn’t suggest applying. 

Speaking only as an Equipment Operator, the various work stations EOs rotate through are easy enough to get the hang of and run. The work itself is fast-paced, you have to be quick on your feet to keep the system running smoothly and hit your production goals, but this is usually not a big problem.

Breaks are spaced out nicely, and make the day go by quicker, coworkers come to be great friends, and the company provides for all your work-related clothing and then some.

The real problem comes down to management. Depending on who your team leads are will determine whether this is an easy paycheck, or a nightmare you want to escape from.

There is little-to-no room for advancement if you start as an EO; At our site, Management (Team Leads & I.T.) is a very close-knit group who play favorites with a select few people and they cover for one another religiously. It's hard to determine whether the Site Manager is oblivious to this or is part of the problem. For the most part, you're not a person, you are a number, a grunt, and a scapegoat for all of management's woes. You are treated like an incompetent buffoon who surely must be the cause of anything that goes wrong in the system. However, if you are one who faithfully kisses the boss' behinds at every opportunity, you'll be able to get away with anything you want: Extra-long breaks (double to triple the time limit), having write-ups swept under the rug, if you exceed your point limit--8 points gets you fired--you'll still be fine (I've seen people who had over DOUBLE the point limit still working and even bragging about it), you name it.

Coming from an operator, a typical day of work can be physically demanding, but also rewarding. I've learned that humans still play a very large role in automation, and it helps provide a sense of purpose. Management has never turned down a single request for a day off, or several if that is what my family needed. Very trusting people until you give them a reason not to be. 

There were very basic requirements bestowed upon my when i was hired. i was asked to be a good person, work my butt off, and show up when scheduled. After doing that for three years, i have found myself with several opportunities and a good start to a career. 

The hardest part of the job is gaining enough understanding to allow patience to settle in. I feel a big part of frustration is rooted in ignorance of a situation. EX. An operator might be upset that we have to come in early, while not understanding we are trying to prevent an entire extra day of operations. 

The most enjoyable part is definitely the people. I have met a lot of life long friends from all different parts of the country, and within the facility itself. Overall i can say that the management team has never let me down in any sort of capacity, and holds everyone accountable for their own actions.

The job offers a lot to learn and experience but you have to learn from colleagues or self teach a lot. The work is actually really something cool and unique. The pay is isn't great do to the average being determined by customer contract budgets and the corporate management makes a lot of poor decisions that hurts its employees. There isn't much work life balance if you want to succeed here. I've made a lot of great friends and colleagues here over the years, and really believe in what witron does, just really wish the management could do as much as it's employees (EO,EM,LCC,TL) do for the company. The training structure for maintenance is non existent. PTO is accrued over time (poor system. You have to/get to perform multiple tasks that require a broad range of skills.

I was only at this job for a short time. The long commute for a pay cut was a decision that I made and later regretted, but that was on me not the company. If it wasn’t for the lower than average wage and benefits, I would still be working there. The equipment is super cool and I honestly loved everything about the role and responsibilities. The warehousing system is very advanced, and if you are into automation this is really one of the coolest jobs I ever had.  There is lots of  well organized technical documentation and supports/training to be successful and advance if desired.  Mostly clean and usually had all tools and parts needed to respond to repairs or do PM work. Hard work and can be very physical (lots of climbing, heights, stairs, crawling, tight areas) but manageable. 

You will never advance from an EO position without either having family/friends in management or brown-nosing your way into a higher position.

I've been attempting to move from an EO position to an EM position for 3 years. I have a background in electrical troubleshooting and maintenance and am one of the most senior operators at the site. In the last year the company has taken on an employee who'd been there less than a year as an EM and two individual hires off the street as EMs. We had another employee return after being gone for 18+ months and within a month of returning he was working with the EMs.

The management cares absolutely nothing about helping you advance your career if you aren't part of their clique. Even if you're skilled and put forth great amounts of effort you are either and they'll simply give you the runaround and keep your hopes up until you're overworked and burnt out enough to leave of your own volition.

Worked for Witron in Vero Beach . 3rd shift Electro-mechanical tech. Much back stabbing and supervisors had chip on their shoulders. Attitudes were poor at the Vero Beach facility and seemed everyone (especially team leaders) wanted to get ahead at any other employees expense to make them more promotable. They even encouraged reporting other employees to management if they did anything at all wrong...Way too many politics and games played. Not worth the lousy $19.00/hour pay. Plus running back and forth through the facility and climbing up 75 feet in the air to remove a piece of plastic away from a sensor really got old in a hurry. Even some people who were there only a few months longer thought they were superior than junior employees. That's the culture the Vero Beach plant creates. A bunch of back stabbing narcissists. DO NOT WORK THERE, unless you are desperate, then plan out how to get out.

In the 2 years I worked at Witron, I put my safety at risk daily, and was expected to do so as a "normal" part of the job.  I repeatedly asked for the proper PPE to perform electrical work and was denied.  The same goes for replacement of damaged harnesses and other fall hazard control PPE.  The managers would have shouting matches with each other, and often it was over the cost of safety or how many hours of overtime they were going to force us to work.  My manager also frequently interrupted my lunches with business; even held a surprise interview in the cafeteria while I was eating.  I often worked 14-16 hours if the equipment was broken, and was expected to be back in 8 hours, ready to go again.  The company was also stealing time from me by illegally clocking me out for short breaks (15 min) and didn't correct this until I submitted a formal complaint, citing the Department of Labor and Texas Workforce Commission laws.

Very disorganized, most of the time no one knows what they’re supposed to be doing. Brown nosers get praise, workers get write ups. No one has the same answer to the same question or no straight answer. No one trains you but they expect you to know what to do without direction. The managers sit in the office all day and have no clue what’s going on, on the floor. Watch out for backstabbers and snitches because there’s plenty of those. The leads don’t lead, they just send you to the breakdowns without showing you how to fix it. No one is qualified for the position they are in. It’s a good stepping stone to work in between jobs and they will hire anyone with a pulse and smart enough to complete an application, but if you’re looking for somewhere to grow and make lifelong friends, I strongly suggest you look elsewhere. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The people and how the culture drives unity and work goes smoothly and constantly improves the more you work with one another to understand the persons work style 


What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Working 24/7 and not getting the lenience of slipping up slightly without being let go 


What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very friendly for the most part people are great and they try their best to make people feel welcomed 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Constantly driving excellence and training Walmart multi craft mechanics to become continuous improvement specialists one day at a time so they can be prepared for any major breakdown that most might not be able to repair

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