machine operator

process engineer

senior process engineer

test engineer

engineer

Wolfspeed

The Good:
If you're smart you can negotiate up to $20.50/hour to include a shift differential of an extra dollar an hour for 2nd and 3rd shift. The healthcare isn't terrible and you do earn paid time off up to twelve days a year.

The Bad:
12 hour shifts 4 on 3 off and vice versa. You'd think that's good but once you're on your fourth 12 hour shift it gets tough especially if there is lots of overtime, and there always is.
There is no real training. So definitely don't work here if you have very little experience. It's a hazardous environment because of the manufacturing process consisting of a lot of hazardous materials and the safety culture is none existent. As a security guard you are not considered important enough to be trained properly so your own safety is on you which is fine if you have a good background in that kind of thing but don't expect Wolfspeed to enhance your skill set, they are not interested in that no matter what they tell you.
As if to make my point in almost every aspect of the job they misrepresented the truth in order to put bodies in seats. They'll do everything they can to low-ball you in salary, they will deny you overtime rate if they think that you won't push back. 
So the way things work in Security is you have Corporate Security located in North Carolina and they make all the decisions even if you are located at a satellite site like the MVF Marcy NY site. There are cameras everywhere where they watch everything you do, so don't go into the job thinking you won't be heavily scrutinized because you will. Then on site you will have three managers above you, the site Security Manager, the shift supervisor and the shift lead. You will be the only one actually doing any work. They will tell you to do things you have not been trained on and if you tell them that they will give you a none site specific power point to read that is of little value. You will be micromanaged to a astonishing degree and if anything goes wrong you will be blamed. There will be no reflection on the part of HR that they have 39 bosses and only 6 staff members, you will be asked to make decisions a supervisor should make but doesn't want to and if all goes right he will take the credit and if things go wrong you will take the blame. I could go on for pages but I would just tell you it's probably best to avoid at least in the Security Department. Maybe things are better in Engineering I don't know.

The Positive:
Coworkers other were generally pretty cool and you meet interesting people. The semiconductor industry is fascinating. The Healthcare was good and a 401K with match up to 4%.

The Negative:
I didn't realize it but they actually lowered the hiring rate. So when I came on I was only being paid $19/hour while my coworkers were being paid $23+ an hour. You negotiate your pay rate but they don't tell you that up front. Very corporate. You only have 5 security staff on shift but off course we have 3 bosses as if that makes any sense, who of course all do nothing and push all decision making onto the staff so they don't have to take personal responsibility for anything. You are on camera at all time being watched by corporate in NC (unless of course you are in the rest room). It's not a union job so people get terminated all the time for small things. I've seen very well intentioned hard working employees terminated just because the boss didn't like them for things that had nothing to do with work. 12 hours shifts can be a real drag as well. I'd say the largest negative though is the lack of a real safety culture. We've had people seriously injured from chemicals because the company doesn't take safety seriously. All and all it just wasn't worth it for me. I make far better money now working for a fence company. The winters at that site are no joke at all as well. Very high elevation with a lot of wind.
 

They had a wonderful opportunity to start up a first class security department but ruined it with too many layers of corporate bureaucracy and a staggering lack of care for the folks actually doing the work.
A typical day at work was fielding calls from the seven or eight managers above me at the corporate headquarters micromanaging things they had no actual experience in.
I believe I learned that I don't like working for large bloated corporate bureaucracy. 
Management was extremely top heavy and treated staff as disposable objects not human beings.
The workplace culture was utterly toxic as instead of focusing  on just putting out a good product each manager was so afraid of the manager above them they would just turn into yes men in order to keep their boss happy so they were not in danger of being fired. This led to the wrong decisions being made at just about every level.
The hardest part of the job was trying to keep my bosses from firing good staff members because they would scapegoat the staff to cover for their own mistakes.
Most enjoyable part of the job was I got to work with some good people. Overall I would say Do Not work there, the stock has gone from $180/share to $2/share in 3 years and the word is soon the might get bought out by Micron which means Security will get contracted out.


So I was there in the beginning when the NY site was built. We lost a lot of guys as a result of incompetent management and the company requiring us to do things that were in no way within the job scope of a security officer. I believe was lost around a dozen guys in a year and a half of which I was one (no one was fired we all resigned). Things I'm sure are better now. They hired two shift supervisors who actually have some experience doing payroll and security work and I believe things are getting straightened out as best as can be given the horrendous nature of upper security management. If you're a local, have experience doing security work with a professional demeanor you may very well like this job. A word of caution, no one is going to help you. You will be training and onboarding yourself so problem solving critical thinking skills will be essential for your success. Not to mention computer skills. You will be using at least a half dozen fairly sophisticated computer programs dedicated to physical security of the site .  If you you can thrive in a back stabbing chaotic environment the pay and benefits are not bad and actually pretty good for the area. Free uniforms ( low quality), 12 paid  vacation days a year as well as paid sick time.

I worked as the clean room worker for CREE Wolfspeed. Things didn't get bad till new management came in and got rid of all the things the employees enjoy. (Coffee breaks, having cell phones, clock out to use bathrooms) You preform the same thing "like a robot" FOR 12 HOURS. and there will be time when you be sitting there DOING NOTHING FOR 2-3 hours. I was 8 years military with a B.S. degree and I was getting paid $14.85!!!! YEAH!! I the type of person that need to use my brain and hands to keep from getting bored. I guess if you're a person that like to do the SAME THING FOR 12 HOURS and don't like to think too much than this job is right for you! One of the other good thing was the unlimited OVERTIME around the holidays. you can work AS MUCH AS YOU WANT! but I'm not sure if that's the case now.  

PROs: short weeks you only work wed and thru
.           1 .5 lunch break that can use how you want.
             unlimited overtime (holidays) 
             on site gym
             on site cafe (good food)
             3rd overnight shift

CONs: long week 48 hours
            Management flex muscle take away enjoyably things from     
            low pay for industry
            12 hours of doing the same thing over and over

During my time at Wolfspeed, I had the opportunity to work in an environment that emphasized continuous learning and development. As a leader in the semiconductor industry, Wolfspeed provided access to cutting-edge technology and innovative projects that pushed my skills to new heights. The company invested in training programs, allowing me to stay current with advancements in power and energy-efficient technologies. I also benefited from mentorship opportunities, collaborating closely with experienced professionals who helped me navigate complex challenges and expand my knowledge. The company fostered a culture of innovation and encouraged employees to think critically and creatively to solve problems. Additionally, Wolfspeed supported external certifications and attendance at industry conferences, further broadening my expertise. The dynamic and fast-paced work environment provided numerous opportunities to grow both technically and professionally, making it an ideal place for anyone looking to expand their knowledge and advance their career.

Wolfspeed website claims they are looking for innovative problem solvers. I was excited start work here only to discover the most closed minded atmosphere I have ever experienced. My experience, wich may not be company wide but certainly true for the facility department, has been nothing but frustrating. We have no open discussions about issues effecting our work environment. When we have really good ideas to address a given issue they are stonewalled because of petty politics. Knowledge that is important for individual growth is closely guarded by folks who have been here a long time. Management unwittingly enables this by being disinterested in daily operations leaving what can only be described as a "lord of the flys" atmosphere at some facilities. It might very well be that management is too stretched thin by growing number meetings and other busy work being created to ironically address these very stated issues.

Wolfspeed has many of the typical pains associated with expanding an established company faster than the actual organization can keep pace with: lots of inexperienced people mixed with experienced, but slow to adapt, leads/managers

Speaking of, there are LOTS of managers/directors, sometimes teams have more managers than they do staff, which should show just how top-heavy this company is currently.

If you get promoted, it seems to take HR ages to catch up with the title/pay, which is odd as they're probably one of the bigger departments. Culture seems to be a lot of lazy/inept managers/bureaucrats faking productivity while pushing the bothersome work off on anyone they can, and without boundaries it becomes a necessity to assert boundaries on a nearly continual basis.

Overall, I'd say they do a good job getting you in the door, and many of the co-workers are great, but they fail to act on and/or reward value-adding ideas/ethic, and prefer to maintain a semi-broken status quo while stringing along productive people as long as they can.

From the outset, management rejected proven, effective methods, choosing instead to operate almost blindly and refusing to learn from their mistakes. I enjoyed my time at Wolfspeed because the environment offered endless opportunities for improvement. However, it often felt as though the company was led by managers whose sole purpose was to sink the ship as slowly as possible. Over the past four years, it was frustrating to watch management ignore necessary corrections as we drifted closer to disaster. It's a shame, as many employees were deeply committed to the success of the fab and the company, but their efforts were undermined by a corporate culture that didn’t share the same values. I recommend working at Wolfspeed only if you have no other options. The unfortunate consequence of ineffective management is significant financial loss for dedicated employees. 

Have you ever been in a situation where you feel like you're being very professional and reasonable but are doubting yourself because literally everyone around you is not? That's what Wolfspeed is like. I really thought there must be something wrong with me until I left Wolfspeed and went to go work for another company and everyone at the new company was great. Wolfspeed is a very class structured organization in that you will only be promoted if you went to the right school and know the right people. Promotions have nothing to do with experience or skill set, they are totally based on if the right people like you. I would not recommend working for them even though the pay isn't bad. It does something to you over time to work in such a dishonest atmosphere.

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