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Wauseon Machine and Manufacturing

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MBAs Over Machinists: How to Tank a Job Shop in Record Time. - Anonymous employee Wauseon Machine and Manufacturing Employee Review

1.0
1 Apr 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great talent and even better people. The shop floor is run by hardworking folks who treat you like family.

Cons

Formerly Wauseon Machine, currently Steelcrest Precision: Personally, gave a few years of loyal 110% service to this shop before new management arrived and wrecked it. These are not decent people. Despite never having swept a floor, deburred a part, or touched CNC coolant, they believe they know how to run a job shop. In this industry, an MBA is worthless if you don’t understand the trade, and their incompetence has tanked a once-great business. With talented machinists gone and customers fleeing, they boast about an ‘open-door policy.’ Don’t be fooled: they’ll greet you with a smile one day and fire you the next to protect themselves. To make matters worse, the family-owned capital company that owns this machine shop venture are untrustworthy.

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5.0
11 Jul 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Great team, like the management and challenging projects

Cons

Tight timelines and could use more PMs

3.0
19 Aug 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Pay was competitive with many other automation companies and sometimes excelled. Insurance was quite good and affordable compared to my previous employers.

Cons

Lack of honesty from corporate structure. Company was dishonest with employees and it ended with a good chunk of the company being let go without any warning or assistance from the company.

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