production assembler

test technician

senior electrical engineer

stocking associate

rf engineer

Xp-Power

You could be at the best of your ability for what this company needs from you but your skills are not recognized when your floor supervisor can't help you with critical questions about the work being done and showing that she seems upset with you to do so. Not a good supervisor from the start in my opinion. I also felt like I was being ignored for hours waiting for results from her when addressed for missing lost tools and simple things such as a lamp to work under so I could see my work. Yes my jobs where simple, and I preformed the job successfully on my own with very little help at most times once obvious needed tools, questions and errors where cleared up and taken care of. Sometimes it's better to ask a smart critical questions than make a costly mistake. There is also a mess of lost tools and parts that are in not in places that they should be and will have you searching a good amount of time for them from other work members hidden on or in desks and locked boxes. Other work members stealing and locking up tools you need. Work instructions that where not always clear and had be corrected by the supervisor due to obvious company errors half way though a build wasting time, materials and other resources.I was terminated just only after 2 weeks for no fault of my own.

My typical day at work was heavy phones, heavy emails and keeping updated status on returns processes. I worked as a customer service rep, returns rep, key account back up, I typed international shipping documents and I was the liason for sister companies overseas and processed their needs for status on orders and availibility of stock and purchase order deliveries. I worked well with co-workers and sister companies all over the world which made it interesting and fun. On a monthly basis I did internal audits and served on the safety committee.

During the hiring process they said they’d train you on certain sub assemblies but when you’re given the task they expect you to know how to build it without any training. The leads only care about how fast the work is done. Half of the employees there don’t know how to train people. They tell you you’re doing a good job when I’m reality you’re not. Don’t have the audacity to let you know when you’re work or work style is wrong . I’m not saying they’re rude or anything but a lot of employees talk behind your back. I would highly stay away from this company! Also you can’t even do overtime because management is always being replaced every 3 weeks 

Pros

In some locations, the teams are very close and work well together. If you are single and have no life, it may not be too bad to work at XP.

Cons

Some of the Upper Management are incompetent at best and malicious and vengeful at worst. The HR team is deceitful and incredibly unprofessional and couldn’t find integrity with a dictionary. Management does not foster an environment of growth and teamwork. The benefits are poor and the pay is even worse. There is no work/life balance, and they have no issues with piling on more work than any sane person can handle, all while preaching about how good the company is.

Advice to Management

Clean house of the upper levels of management and rebuild with genuine, caring and honest people.

I worked at XP Power in Gloucester from 2018 to 2021. Originally Comdel Inc, the company was acquire in 2017 by XP Power. The products - RF Amplfiers, Matching Networks and others are excellent. But as new owner XP corporate became involved, they installed and removed manager after manager leading to instability. They also expected the company to double or triple output while introducing new managers and new personnel. RF electronics is an exact and demanding technology and it can't be rushed. I loved the work and the products, but this environment became too chaotic for me (and other talented techs and engineers) to tolerate and I eventually left the company. 

No work life balance. Was MANDATED TO WORK 60 hrs a week or threatened with repercussions verbally and written. The managers were allowed to yell at the employees. HR puts you in a room, makes them apologize, and the HARASSING CONTINUES. I worked hard for XP power including the 60 hrs for as much as any one could bare and unfortunately was treated with disrespect and un appreciation. Though I will say many of the employees were extremely nice and pleasant. Management not so much. Small company. Don’t see it changing anytime soon.

There was a constant revolving door of managers and directors.  In two years I had four different managers.

There is no pay consistency.  And for those that stayed on from the Comdel days, they were severely underpaid.

Talking with the director I was told that years of service, and skill did not matter anymore - loyalty mattered.  Although the director is very rarely in the office.

Current management is running the business into the ground.  They aren't going to last long with less than a handful of customers.

I think they have some good people here, I think management could do a better job to try and bring the other departments together.  I think the people that work there need a better voice to offer suggestions on how to improve processes.  I think that there is wealth of knowledge and some of the people that have been there for quite a long time have some great insight to how things can work there. Overall, you have some great people, a great vision, and some passionate people that stand behind it.

I have been working at XP Power Gloucester for 1 1/2 years.  This has been the best job ever!

I really enjoy being part of a growing global company and seeing the company grow.  Here, my opinion matters and I have been able to make significant improvements to the site.

The company has recently changed some of the senior management and it has been such a positive change!  

I enjoy the manufacturing environment and the team atmosphere.

This was one of my best jobs ever until the executives announced that the plant would be moved offshore to Vietnam and 100+ jobs would be lost. In all fairness, they gave everyone almost one years notice which is unheard of. That was a very honorable move by the executive team. Still, it is disappointing (though understandable by the current rules of the corporate game) that stock holders (those with money) are more important to an organization that "cares about it employees" organization than the rank and file work force.

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