wire harness assembler

customer service representative

quality control inspector

manufacturing engineer

buyer

Winchester Interconnect

I worked as a Solderer here for nearly two years, and the environment is deeply controlling. The weekend supervisor and weekday team lead engage in constant workplace hostility, directly and indirectly, which is actively ignored by upper management and HR. There is an extreme level of favoritism and nepotism that dictates how you are treated daily, especially within the soldering department due to familial relations. The production manager, operations manager, and HR manager are completely dismissive and condescending, and HR will effectively erase your concerns over time. Experienced assemblers are treated like work mules rather than skilled professionals; your background and expertise will not be respected here. Micromanagement is the norm and is expressed in multiple meetings throughout each month, mandatory overtime is frequent, and leadership communication is highly patronizing and a lot of times non-existent. Higher-ups have zero interest in listening to floor staff and take no accountability for poor decisions and no action with personnel issues, creating a complete barrier between management and assemblers and silos within departments. It is a highly stressful, toxic environment that I cannot recommend to anyone. This place will present themselves as a career opportunity filled with advancement and growth, but will quickly place you in a position that lacks your critical thinking and autonomy. If you do decide to join the team for money, just be aware that you cannot trust anyone here.

They are so desperate to fill a position that they would go as far as offering someone a job literally 10 minutes after they leave an interview with zero discussion about benefits, pay, etc. Anyone who needed a job would blindly accept thinking that it was a great opportunity. 

The so called "training" in the inspection area was atrocious. Was practically left to my own devices since day one. I was briefly shown how to do something and that was it. The person training me was no where in site more than half the time because she was expected to do something else. I was expected to "ask a lot of questions" but when I did, I would be met with an attitude or simply brushed off. Which made me reluctant to do so as often. 

Was pushed to meet unrealistic goals and expectations but was not given a specific goal to reach. Most manufacturers I've worked for in the past usually have a set number of where they expect their employees to be at and would discuss it with you to inform you of it. 

No exaggeration, I was given ONE MONTH. ONE MONTH to supposedly know the inside outs of a company and of a product I've never worked with before. Meanwhile most employees there have been at the company for 20-30+ years. 

During this time I had suggested that I should be moved to a different department where it matches my skill set and where I believe I would be more comfortable at. Woman in HR pretty much asked me to walk out on the job. I didn't. I gave it my all and in the end they decided that leaving me high and dry was the best solution. I would NEVER recommend this company to anyone.

Work-life balance
Terrible leadership with unrealistic goals. No rewards for hard work and dedicated employees as well as no punishment for slackers. If you’d like to be promised a career opportunity and raises on multiple occasions and to be met with excuses every time it’s time for you to advance this is the place for you! You’re hours and pto will be mysteriously lost and you can ask HR about it they will blow it off time and again. Management will hardly even be at work to the point they do not even know who is doing the work. The company will have meetings and brag about how much money they’ve brought in and about how much they’ve invested into the company but then slap everyone in the face with .15 cent raises.

Pay & benefits
Terrible pay. Terrible raises.

Management
Management doesn’t have proper training or understand how things are produced here. They want more and more from you but give nothing in return.

Overall
Management would rather take all the money for themselves and hand out .15 cents raises to multiple employees. They do not care to get to know you. They will talk bad about you behind your back to others and they will lie to you about career advancement and raises just to keep you as long as possible for cheap labor. They push you for more and more product on a daily basis. No matter how much you do or how hard you work they will not give you what you deserve. They will ignore leads telling them about good employees and they will also ignore leads telling them about bad employees.

They contradict their Company Morals, ethics,and anything they say to you, so don't get your hopes up. ZERO loyalty or care for their employees. **PROCEED WITH CAUTION** You will be treated like you don't even exist and are lucky to be there the first 6-9+ months you "hired on" through temp agency.It is Constantly an uphill battle with the huge disconnect in communication within management that they continue to fail to reconnect. As long as the sales reps are making sales and the corporation is making money they DO NOT care about the people that actually engineer how to make and put out the best quality product possible, the people whole actually 'turn the wheel'. You will certainly hear it referred to as "being treated like the red headed step child" once you are in the facility. Do not believe it unless it is in writing, which is hard to get. It is a cut-throat,  watch you back kind of company... Good luck...

Great place to work for most parts. One of the biggest issues they have is each department wants things done there way and management has problems being on the same page. Don't smoke marijuana even if you have a state licensed card or your out the door seriously dont. It is hot in summer but they give you able time to go to cooling rooms as well as free Gatorade water and popsicles. The pay they offer for logistics in my opinion is less than deserving, I left and found fork lift driving job with less for for $5 more an hour. Yes manual labor is not a trade but you sure do a lot more with cycle counting, financial work,obtaining fork lift licensing, taking care of brining and taking operators stuff, having to go outside even in rain to grab big reels, constantly picking up operators Gaylord messes etc... So has up's and downs like anywhere if your younger this is a good job for you 

A typical day at Winchester is full of excitement, growth opportunities and challenges. I have learned something nearly every day over many years of service. Plating processes, machining techniques, laser welding, metal capabilities, project planning, how to be a part of a team, confidence in my voice being heard, how to win, loose, and remain teachable.The management works hard and involved in daily activities. they listen well, and make changes when recommendations make sense. The hardest part of the job is the changing of expectations as we grow and evolve.The best part of the job is the new age thinking and upbeat atmosphere, the constant growth, and challenge.It's nice to be a part of a company that allows you think for yourself, make changes, and listens to the needs of their employees.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Pay was good and hours were available.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The whole company is stressful. 85% of machinists, even operators, were combative and rude. 

They recently lost their long time supervisor over a small pay raise request. They had to hire 3 people just to fill his role. Should have honored request.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Pretty terrible. A lot of pretty words and no substance or action behind them.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Low volume, high variety parts.

I began my employment with Winchester Electronics, when it was Kings Electronics.  The majority of my work experience was under Kings Electronics.  Kings was a wonderful place to work, where the management team treated you as family.  I was responsible for the on time assembly and shipment of parts.  I enjoyed my time at Kings as I was able to maintain a great balance between work and family.  Unfortunately my employment was cut short after Kings Electronics was purchased by Winchester Electronics, and the company was relocated.

Winchester is a special place. There is a lot of company pride here. Employees feel valued and work hard to achieve as much as possible. 

Our team supports each other and likes to celebrate our accomplishments. We really live by our mottos and values here. I can truly say that I feel empowered each day to learn new things.

I get to be my authentic self here and it's a lovely feeling! 

a typical day at work - general tasks are always the same - however each day brings new things to deal with.
what you have learned  - a lot more about google sheets than I ever knew I needed to know
management - I love my boss,  he has helped me grow into my job and has given me tools to do my job.
workplace culture - We are a friendly bunch,  we share ideas, have some fun times, celebrate the holidays, encourage peer feedback.  It is a lot better than some other places I have worked at
the hardest part of the job - I get frustrated when things beyond my control go wrong
the best part of the job - feeling that I have accomplished something each day

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