Not perfect - Quality Inspector Surface Dynamics Employee Review

You get to sit down all or most of the day, pay is above average for a small company, the work is easy, average benefits.

Where to start? You get paid time off but you only get about 100 hours to start, and any day that you aren't there you have no choice but to use PTO, which usually includes down days. Management is amicable for the most part but it's a small company that hasn't quite found its groove and there's a complete lack of real structure in policies and procedures--policies change (usually to the production worker's detriment) on a weekly basis. Procedures also change regularly and there's a massive gap in communication across the board which often results in employees being entirely unsure how to properly complete parts. Employees are viewed as statistics, which is understandable in any manufacturing environment, but management is completely out of touch when it comes to how long it actually takes to complete a part and often the materials you use to complete them are worn out or not available leading to quality defects, which you will often be held accountable for in spite of the fact that it is management's job to ensure that everything is in usable condition and ordered on time. Hours are EXTREMELY inconsistent, it's feast or famine at Surface Dynamics in Cincinnati. You're supposed to have 40 hours a week, but when work comes in slow there will be times where you are off for an entire week with no pay unless you use your paid time off, and when work floods in you will be forced to work 50 hours a week plus mandatory Saturday overtime. Favoritism is rampant and if you aren't a favorite you will be pulled into the office on almost a daily basis.

Shift options are very accommodating, schedules are very conducive to a work life balance for the most part

Terrible management, no room for internal growth. No one who has worked here has been promoted beyond a team leader position. Management does not take feedback or understand why some problems arise; moreover, when they do not take employee advice and things do go wrong, they blame the employees on top of that. Does not care about most employees. Lots of favoritism and nepotism. Very high turnover rate. I have not spoken to a single employee who has not said that they are looking for better jobs. Also a very low salary for the industry, and raises are small and infrequent. Both HR and management have made mistakes when it came to payments, and they had to apologize and pay back what money they accidentally withheld. Overall, this is an entry-level position and also a dead-end job.