Pros
Depending on your position, you’re able to be pretty self sufficient. It is laid back, which is better than the opposite. HR and accounting always has it right, courteous and good critical thinking. They work 10 hour days - 4 days a week. But this is also a con depending on your lifestyle. Uniforms are lax and they supply you with shirts (for a low cost). If you need a job and you have a pulse, they’ll probably hire you. But dont expect much.
Cons
Where to start. The Forman in the shop and the foreman production are awful. I avoid them at all costs, in a position of power but rude, short and immature. The health insurance is a complete joke. The resources used to assemble and fabricate (ie. blueprints, weldmemets and engineers) are unclear, not helpful and worst of all, outdated. The compensation is awful for the job description. Welders 18-25 an hour (most on the low end), assembly 14-18 an hour. When this company has excess sales and a CEO who brings in enough money to feed a country, compensation should be better. I’d work for less money if the environment to work was at least kind and healthy. Expectations are not clear until you make a mistake. They do not give you the material you need to complete the work you are required to do. You end up spending a lot out of pocket to complete necessary tasks. Management gate keeps things like PPE, grinding disks, and other support items for building parts. Purchasing may as well be non-existent. They say you get a 50 dollar “tool allowance” that has yet to be seen. It wouldn’t cover what you need anyway.