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Every day I came into work we had a safety meeting with the supervisor to make us knowledgeable to the dangers in the workplace. I began my day by doing a walk around to make sure everything was safe and sound. I ensured my press safety by tightening everything and safety checking the basic operations of the equipment. 
I've learned a lot of valuable skills working for Wyman Gordon. I was a one man crew, so everything fell on my shoulders. With that being said I learned leadership, and responsibility for all my actions in the work place. High quality standards became very important to me, being reliable and dependable where also high prides I held myself too!
I became a highly qualified forging press operator at Wyman Gordon and my skills are endless. From setting up forging & trim presses and understanding all there functions. To setting up and understanding the operations of induction heating systems & coil line feed for temperature adjustments. As well as troubleshooting and figuring how to resolve quality issues with the forged parts. Also the ability to be my own leader and demonstrate self motivation increased significantly!
I would say the most enjoyable part of working at Wyman Gordon was becoming a leader and role model for my co-workers. Failure was not an option and the thrill of success when I'm troubleshooting a job and resolve the issues was amazing. I have became one of the best forging operators in the world because of the reliability and determination Wyman Gordon required from me on a daily basis!

Visual and measure inspection all day long, this was in California, in Nevada, I start doing FD2, mining blending parts all day long and then I been transfer to airflow, I airflow part all day long, but if the parts was low, I  had to fix them, after that I got transfer to dye penetrant, I had to deep the metal parts to a green liquid, wash them, 
dry them and put them to coat of a powder wish is call developer and move to be read. I learn to many things how you can see to many opportunities of learn different departments and all my co worker and bosses been so nice with me I had a rely good relationship wit every body.

The Management level here is a joke, They will demand things and then offer no support. The Scheduler has no clue what he is doing, constantly changes his schedules 4-5 times per day and even then they are wrong. They will make you promises and then perform shady tactics. The Union Employee's are decent enough, but have developed the attitude that that the management has. There is no respect between supervisors, and the overall atmosphere is one of complete toxicity. They will force overtime and then release union members after 8 hours but force supervisors to work on salary for a full 10-12 hr shift with no compensation, and no employee's to manage. Supervisors could be working up to 60-70hrs a week but only being paid for 43.5hrs on their paycheck. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
DO NOT RECCOMMEND WORKING AT WYMAN GORDAN. REVOLVING DOOR. LOW PAY. BAD MANAGEMENT

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
MANAGEMANT NOT HAVING YOUR BACK. THEY LIKE TO FIRE EMPLOYEES. THEY ARE QUITE TRIGGER HAPPY FOR TERMINATING EMPLOYEES. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It depends on which area or department you work for. Company has a difficult time keeping employees 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Working horrible shifts and hours with little to no help or support. I don't understand why they even hire people in the first place when they love to hire people. typical management, nice to your face, but will not have your back

When I was hired I had little knowledge of anything mechanical and very little "real" work experience. I would say that I had great work ethic but completely inexperienced.  I spent the first 2 years as a "gopher" and I was essentially they guy that got the nastiest job because of my lack of knowledge.  I embraced it because it was my way of contributing.  I wasnt much use to the more experienced hands in the troubleshooting department so I gave in other areas.  I kept good relationships and gave due to respect and in turn, they taught me the things they know.  Later I advanced and was treated with the same respect that I gave.  I never saw myself  as "boss" but I was always treated like one and I never had anyone complete a task that I wouldnt  complete myself.

Unrealistic expectations given by management. Plans are never concrete, toxic work environment, encourages that you “backstab” one another to rise to the top. They don’t care about the long hours you put in or sacrifices you make to get their millions out the door. At the end of the day you’re just a number. Company culture encourages managers to take advantage of salaried supervisors by forcing long hours and weekend work, if you unfortunately have a life outside of work that’s subject to termination. I wouldn’t recommend working here. Pay and benefits are decent, but you learn very quickly that’s the only reason you’re there. The stress from above in my opinion isn’t worth it. 

Some facilities may be better to work for than others. Learned alot on how to handle difficult and stressful situations. if your lucky to have a supportive boss and one that protects you and backs you up, your time there may not be so bad. But if you don't have support you never seem to achieve satisfaction with anything you accomplish. Be careful what you say around HR, like with all companies. Gained a lot of knowledge and experiences in my career field, where at most other companies, one may not receive. 

I worked grave yard shift that was from 10pm-6am. I operated the saw which cut pipes to required length.
In 6mths I was taught how to operate 6 different types of machines.
Management was not really consistant as far as leadership. They would be rotated out within a couple of months to other departments, so there was no real consistancy or stability. But other than that no problems, management did their job as well as us.
The hardest part of the job was to ensure that all cuts made were exactly as ordered. Took time and focus.
Was never making mistakes on my cuts. Very satisfying feeling each time I completed cut.
Co-workers were always available to assist and train. Good people.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Horrible place to work. The pay is good but you will have NO life. Mandatory overtime mandatory Saturdays.  The union is not good. Whatever management says they go with. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Everything. You will always feel stressed from the minute you walk in the door. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Toxic.  You will always have a fear of being laid off

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Start at 6 a.m. scheduled to work till 8 hours. Just before lunch break they will tell you that it is mandatory 10 hours.

Leadership is horrible. They don't empower anyone. They treat employees like machines. There is no gratitude or appreciation given to employees. Way too many disgruntled employees who complain about everything (but who can blame them with the way they are treated?) No preventative maintenance so machines break down all the time. They run a skeleton crew which leads to chaos and a lack of production. Leadership regularly lies to your face. Probably the worst work environment I've ever worked in. Stayed less than a year and that was too long.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
General worker 4 salaries reported	$20.50 per hour
Manufacturing supervisor 2 salaries reported	$81,250 per year
Maintenance supervisor 3 salaries reported	$91,667 per year
Inspector 2 salaries reported	$25.87 per hour
Millwright 2 salaries reported	$36.45 per hour

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