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Pierce Manufacturing

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Needs improvement on so many levels..... - Anonymous employee Pierce Manufacturing Employee Review

2.0
Mar 23, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Pay is equal to or slightly better than others in terms of engineering jobs. Flex time for coming in (for office employees only). Manufacturing pay for new employees is bad enough they can't keep anyone new anymore. Generous vacation (maybe this is just me).

Cons

I've been here over 10 years ...but only because monetarily I'm "stuck" here. As for advancement, the company in the last decade cares more about "credentials" ie a degree rather than capabilities and experience. Hence, that's why a lot of these 4 year degree people who never picked up a wrench or held a real job get brought in to "improve" our processes. As a result, the only wrench they handle for the first time is the one they throw into the gears of the processes they touch. The amount of employee turn over here in engineering and manufacturing is flat out depressing. The rotating cast of mid managers are a bunch of useless clowns completely disconnected from the realities of the internal and external customer needs. The internal morale is bad across the board, as I speak to office and manufacturing frequently, new and old employees.

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Pierce Manufacturing Response
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We appreciate the specific and detailed feedback. It's clear that you have a passion for Pierce, and a desire to see it improve over the long run. We especially appreciate your comments pertaining to; promoting from within, retaining tenured employees, and mentorship programs. We're currently working on several programs to address these specific concerns. If you have any interest in joining in on these improvement efforts either as council or to actively participate in them please contact your human resources representative. Thanks again for taking the time to provide feedback.

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