Pros
Paid health insurance, has high deductible but company provides HRA account that covers almost all of it 9 hour days 1 hr of overtime built in Start with 3 weeks vacation Pays well compared to other manufacturing companies in the area Owners very down to earth and interact with employees regularly (small company) Often have fun events and raffles Have food trucks regularly, often complimentary Good advancement opportunities and they give you a 2 year plan with raises laid out upon hire Apprenticeship programs available Company likes to “up-skill” employees into better more skilled positions Very quality focused Nice cafeteria complete with vending machines VERY CLEAN shop, probably the cleanest I have ever worked in.
Cons
Often 10 hour days based on part output Very tight tolerances often +\- .005” Some parts very complex with many features that must be completely free of marks Supervisors are stuck in the “old ways” often hindering the progress/ direction change the owners are trying to do Even if you’re on daylight shift you have to work afternoon shift every few weeks (6 straight months due to covid at one point) Use a lot of older dies that are prone to breaking Operator also does job of die tech often and is paid less for the same amount of work 24 min lunch (strict about this)