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As a Manufacturing Engineer in the operations side of the company, my experience has been mixed, with certain positives and areas that may not align with everyone’s preferences. My primary responsibilities are largely desk-based, which may appeal to those who prefer a structured, analytical role. However, I’ve found that I personally miss the hands-on aspect of manufacturing, which has been limited in my current position.

The company offers solid Lean Six Sigma training, but applying it effectively in the manufacturing department can be challenging. Due to the frequent need for “firefighting” or reactive problem-solving, finding the time and scope for meaningful process improvement projects has been difficult. Still, I’ve managed to strengthen my personal management and organizational skills.

The work environment is generally good, though there’s a noticeable separation between departments, especially between Manufacturing and R&D. There’s a friendly atmosphere, but I would suggest looking across departments to find people you connect with, as some teams can feel more isolated.

The work itself, while important, often feels more tedious than challenging, making it tough to stay motivated to improve on repetitive tasks. This might be ideal for someone seeking stability, but I think a bit more challenge and hands-on work would suit me better.

Overall, this position has taught me valuable discipline, which I’ll take with me into future roles. It’s been a solid first job, though I believe I’d be more engaged in a setting that offers a broader range of responsibilities and a more hands-on approach. 

In terms of management, my experience has been somewhat lacking in mentorship and personal engagement. My team’s management generally provided minimal oversight, primarily assigning projects and requesting updates without much involvement or guidance. While I understand they had their own workloads and priorities, this hands-off approach made it difficult to seek mentorship or discuss personal development. Opportunities for one-on-one interactions were limited, and management rarely initiated conversations beyond project updates. For someone looking to grow under active guidance or to build a rapport with their manager, this setup might feel a bit isolating.





I joined the company expecting long-term growth and initially believed I would build my career here. Over time, however, advancement within R&D for individual contributors has felt limited. Promotion criteria are not always clearly defined, and expectations for progressing to the next level can feel difficult to interpret or achieve within a reasonable timeframe.

There appears to be more structured upward mobility for people managers than for technical individual contributors. For non-managers, advancement can take a significant amount of time, and strong performance, goal completion, and technical capability do not always translate into timely promotions or substantial compensation growth. Salary increases over the past two years have been frugal, which can feel discouraging for high-performing employees seeking progression.

Workloads for scientists and engineers can be demanding, with overly ambitious timelines and high expectations. While leadership encourages increased visibility through presentations and cross-functional initiatives, even meeting those expectations does not always result in clear advancement outcomes. Greater transparency around promotion criteria and career pathways for technical contributors would improve morale and retention.

Colleagues are talented and collaborative. However, since relocating to the new building, the work environment feels more segmented, and informal collaboration feels less natural than before. If considering joining, it would be helpful to ask direct questions about technical career progression, promotion timelines, and how performance is evaluated to ensure alignment with your career goals.

If you have a degree in any type of allied health or science and you are looking to work or just need a job because you're entry level with no experience you will get noticed by this company.  The atmosphere at a glance seem professional when you walk into job interview.  However, after your interview and once you're considered for hiring, the real nature of this company unfolds.  It is a mixture of long time employees, managers, and supervisor who are trying their best to pass the buck to other departments when mistakes are made in their very own department.  There are managers working in this company who purposely set traps for new employees who forget the S.O.P.  There are supervisors in the company who are there merely because they are friends with the director.   The more skilled and older employees are very clever.  They have been around a while and know what to say and do to keep their jobs.  The S.O.P. at this job calls for constant team work which is the very opposite the older more experience employees do.  Try not to make too many mistakes with the paperwork... it will cost you dearly.  Oh and by the way lunch breaks are contingent upon you the employee.  You stand on your feet 8 plus hours.  If there are important shipments to be made, a heavy work load for the day, or if you are short of help you may as well get ready to work 9 hours straight with no lunch break AND IF YOU TELL A SUPERVISOR THAT YOU'RE TIRED AND HAVE NOT HAD A BREAK YET THEY REPLY "THAT'S YOU'RE FAULT YOU SHOULD HAVE TAKEN ONE".

Where do I begin... first dealing with human blood things should be taking more seriously...don't be fooled by the job description its all for show. You definitely wont be doing anything close to what you expect. The pay is decent and benefits are very good. And that's it.  You'll find yourself working 12-16 hours depending on the deviation that happened that day. The management is stuck in the way it functioned 30 years ago literally. The equipment, management, and procedures are out dated. The turnover rate is like nothing I have ever seen. The morale is extremely low. If your a person that likes going to work liking what you do, than save yourself the time and trouble... its TERRIBLE! There are known problems that need to be fixed or eliminated but is not because no one wants to take the time confront issues for the betterment of the company. Departments don't get equipment and, or supplies because that's going to dip into management bonuses at the end of the fiscal year. Their mission statement in part is "Respect, Integrity, Teamwork, Achievement". Sounds great doesn't it... if only they would only practice their expectations. Immucor is not a career, its a consistent income. If management would manage and take their personal feelings out of work and quit showing favoritism they company would blossom. Apply at your own risk.

A typical day at work was entering blood banking orders from fax, email, and occasionally the mail. I was constantly on the phone with lab techs and purchasing agents to verify product dating and requested ship dates. Job was very detailed and checking on manufacturing cycles was a must. I enjoyed and got along with everyone I worked with. I learned a lot about blood, and was occassionally taking customer service training to better my professionalism and help with customer loyalty. The hardest part of the job was it could be a little too structured, however, I truly enjoyed being part of a team accomplishing something. It felt great to go home at the end of the day knowing I did my best and that wonderful sense of accomplishment. I also looked forward to customer service week every year. It's great to be able to tell your co-workers how much you enjoyed their efforts and hard work.

If you are a hard worker looking to move up in the world this isn’t the place/position to look into. Work is very repetitive and you must hit a certain number by the end of your 8 hour shift. Very simple right? But everything comes at a cost. Everyone likes to talk bad about others work habits and are lazy themselves. Management lacks communication with the workers and becomes hostile to some extent. Abuse of power is an understatement here. Too much work drama which then interferes with the work flow. If you are looking for somewhere to waste your life away with  minimum pay and mental abuse and no aspirations this is the place for you. Otherwise applying for a different position like a desk job would be more practical for a someone with the degree and experience. But aren’t doing computer work then don’t consider this job for your own sake and mental stability. 

You would think that a 30 year- old company would be utilizing the latest techniques & procedures.  Unfortunately that's not the case. Immucor uses outmoded, manual techniques in their testing. SOP's are poorly written, leading one to constantly question its content. This issue was compounded when they bought Gamma & incorporated both Gamma & Immucor procedures. Top management only cares about revenue, not that you have an inconsistent test result on a reagent. While customer service truly cares about their customers, it makes no sense when it can take hours to come to a conclusion, which is "let's send you a new lot # of reagent and call back tomorrow if you still experience the same problem."
What happened to the science? - why would the V-P of sales become the head of the transfusion medicine division?

The people make this company. The people are highly skilled and collaborative within the specific sites and are very knowledgeable within their products. However communication often breaks down between the OEMs and often a struggle to gather valuable information required to make business decisions. Since there are several legally separate entities of this company, each has developed its own quality systems and agreements between each other; which results in slow responsiveness. There is little high level leadership communication on business strategy of acquisitions, products and financial standings in the market. Management could do better with communication of information downstream and development/ mentorship programs. Also very little room for career growth or moving between department transitions. 

Amazing that a company 30 years old still relies on methods from that era. When SOP's are rewritten, and there are numerous ones, one would think they are legible & clear; unfortunately they are not, so errors are prevalent. Top management does not care about quality, their only concern is getting the product out the door. When you realize that their V-P of sales is now in charge of their transfusion medicine division, you know something is not right.
Customer service does meet the needs of the customer, as they spend hours trying to understand why your instrument is resulting in false-positive reactions, yet they can't even reproduce those  reactions when requesting specimens. Guess what the company does in these cases---sends out new lot numbers of reagents and 'call us if you experience any more problems'

When I first hired on this was a great company to work for. The management was top notch. After the third year it became very stressful place to work. Regional managers were weighed measured and found wanting.  All the good managers had been chased off. The product line is / was failing. The western region manager delegated most of his responsibilities to newly promoted lead FSE's. He was a fairly new FSE. I had a lot of respect for him. He had a lot of weight on his shoulders. My manager rarely joined in on mandatory Monday morning teleconferences.  I could go on and on. There is nothing good to say about this company except for fellow F.S.E.'s.

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