Pros
Show up, do your job, and you will be fine. The Production welding work is fairly easy if you have common sense (a lot of newcomers don’t no matter the age) There’s plenty of experienced welders and employees that will gladly answer any of your questions. Benefits are decent, and the plant’s location that’s around five minutes from downtown Minneapolis accommodates younger upcoming prospects that live in the metro area.
Cons
Communication between shop floor employees and management is very poor; you’ll learn that very quickly. We’ve all heard the saying, “I’m not the foreman because my ideas make sense.” Supervisors and leads will tell you to do unproductive things that make no sense like rip out setups, start new jobs that they told you to do when you’re in the middle of one, stay in your designated work area until the bell sounds like you’re in elementary school, and push a broom when your work area isn’t dirty. Based on my experiences, you’ll be respected but not accepted/ believed in until you prove you’re actually what you say you are, which isn’t really a Con...
