BioFire Diagnostics Technician Reviews

Pros

Good benefits and that's about it.

Cons

I've been working here a little over 6 months and since the day I got hired they have done nothing but change everything I initially joined the company for. Now if I am literally 1 min late I get a "1/2 point", the time clocks are also thru the gown room so you have to change first before even clocking in and that's after you spend 15 to 30 mins trying to find parking. Once you get here and are clocked in, it just... gets worse. complete dysfunctional, like the whole company. I am hired to fix down equipment and regularly deal with the parts department being out of stock. How can I fix something if you guys can't even supply me with the parts. Trying to make a change here is also a joke. It will take you over a year of paperwork and pain to make any changes to the why they do things here. You're also treated like a kid in school you get (2) 15 min breaks and a 30 min lunch that you have to clock out for....but don't got a min over 30 or you'll get a "half point" so expect to stand by the time clock and wait for the exact min to clock back in. I have worked for other large companies and by far this is the most dysfunctional place I've ever seen. I could go on and on about this place but just take my word, you're better off somewhere else. I was hired into the engineering department and within 6 months was involuntary moved to the worst department in the company...MANUFACTURING. Whatever you do, do NOT join the manufacturing team/ group. They don't listen to their employees at all and treat you like a child. Also no consideration for work/life balance. I joined this job for the 4 days, 10 hr shifts and was forced into a 5 days a week 8.5hrs a day schedule.

Advice to Management

Treat your employees better and give managers and supervisors more say. Stop letting a director that has no clue what we actually do day to day run the show without any input from the people actually doing the job or who are effected by the changes. Stop treating people like they are children. Pay attention to your many other negative reviews say and the fact that the manufacturing turn over rate is so high and you... guys literally can't even find people willing to work swing shift already. Slow down and look around before you guys drive this company right into the ground. I know we are all expendable but at least pretend like you guys care...

Pros

Wish I had something to list.

Cons

Company with too many growing pains. Always out of parts needed to keep manufacturing up and going. Too many managers and not enough leaders. Company dumps countless amounts of money going in multiple different directions, but none where it matters. Probably one of the biggest producers of plastic waste in the state. Recently underwent management changes and changed our schedules from 4 10 hr days to 5 8 hr days.... Also cut everyones pay by a measly $50 bucks a month. You get penalized if you are 10 minutes early to work or leave 10 minutes late. Forced to take mandatory 30 minute lunches. Not allowed to take 20 minute lunches. There is absolutely not enough parking and you get penalized if you can not find a parking space.

Advice to Management

Get some leaders that agree on similar directions and projects. Fix your parking problems. Start caring about your employees. You wonder why turnover rates are so high here. Change your parts minimums to be higher so we stop having shortages on parts we have continually had shortages on for well over a year. Especially things as dumb as o rings.

Pros

Great benefits, rapidly growing company with opportunity to expand into new positions.

Cons

There is not enough parking.

Pros

Good environment, 1 month PTO a year, benefits day 1

Cons

Boring assembly line work so very repetitive.

Advice to Management

Listen to employee suggestions

Pros

none, very bad assembly line design, culture.. unsafe

Cons

too fast, no time to breath, 10 minute breaks

Pros

Good health benefits but because you gonna get injuries in manufacturing that's why their health benefits good plan. if you'll report work injury work comp will 100% denied it because the firm has its own doctors.

Cons

I worked as a Manufacturing Technician for nearly over 3 years. Management is usually non-responsive and distant, and very rarely tries to help solve problems and between colleagues. Internal advancement opportunities are rare, and even if you do get it, you're still just a cog in the machine; there's really no room for growth, just conformity. HR, Board of Director and Manager have an agreement the won't move... employees to a department even you are qualified it cost a lot of money for them to train new employees from manufacturing. Supervisors and managers need leadership training and stop playing favorites, The social landscape of Biofire is similar to High School. A lot of gossips all day every day, and I would hear how people would get mad at each other for the stupidest reasons and would be at each other's throats. On that note, HR was never really responsive to complaints, I never honestly heard of someone who got any sort of conflict resolution form HR.

Advice to Management

Manufacturing management needs education and leadership training on how to handle situations. When you complain to HR just swipe under the carpet.

Pros

The product itself is very cool, fun to work on. Atmosphere is pretty laid back. Some departments are awesome to work in due to management, others have a very high turn over rate.

Cons

The reason for my one star review is that I was LIED to when I started here. One of the main reasons I chose to work here, was the tuition assistance benefit. How the program works, was not correctly explained to me and now that I am leaving the company, I owe them thousands of dollars in back pay. I literally would NOT have decided to go back to school I had a correct understanding of how this tuition assistance... program works at BioFire. There are a lot of other problems here, that no one cares to actually fix. Things seem to work as they are, and thus they will remain the same

Advice to Management

Make sure that your on-boarding processes are cleaned up and your recruiters know what they are saying.

Pros

Benefits, time off, work/personal balance, managment, co-workers. Everyone helps each other to have productive fun days.

Cons

Some bad eggs, but far less than most companies

Advice to Management

Continue to do what you are doing, don't forget your roots as you grow, and keep the culture strong