Pros
Pay is decent for the area
Most holidays available
PTO time accessible
Cons
3rd party HR - in house HR is
related to management
Too many operations dictated from
2000 miles away
No sch downtime for repairs.. unscheduled downtime not taken
advantage of
Understaffed, relies on too few to
perform too many
Procurement system not reliable,
takes too long for approvals
Minimal training before being
turned loose to operate
sophisticated machinery by oneself
No night supervision
Digital file system hard to navigate
Automation has too many glitches
Lacks specialized tooling
MacGyver experience required
False belief that 1 or 2 people can
maintain a million dollar plant
operating 24/7 @ 365
Late night call in due to no night shift/ extra maint personnel