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private:innotec-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=247288
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Jan 28th, 2021 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Innotec
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Manufacturing Engineer
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Zeeland, MI
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Lots of Potential, Terrible Execution
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Flexible hours are great, you can work whenever works best for you and your teammates. You learn a bunch and get get an impressive resume built up, if you are at the right place/right time and right cell. Lunch program is an extra bonus when you forget to pack something.
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The management of the company is the downfall of it. Those who have made their way up the ladder to a management/leadership experience have been at Innotec since the beginning or have no other exposure to what the rest of the industry does. Their leader likes to twist biblical principles to justify his own poor, narcissistic decision making. If it wasn't his idea. He doesn't want to hear it, even if you're right.
The company has shifted their business model to injection molding but has no idea how to effectively mold a plastic part. The company also pushes a frugal culture that pushes "do it cheap, not the right way". Then wonders why things don't work out. Basically the majority of the company "youtubes" their way through the day.
The company overworks their employees and doesn't hire new employees as fast as people leave. So basically it burns out their current employees to the point where they quit. They may give you lots of vacation, but if you take vacation you risk not meeting your ship date of your cell. No real opportunities to move up the ladder unless the owner/ceo likes you.
Oh and to add on top of it you're typically 20% underpaid compared to the rest of the industry.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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2.0
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2.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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247288
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Open
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If you want good products and good results, listen to your engineers and your experts that you hire. Just because it wasn't your idea doesn't mean it's the wrong idea.
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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2.0
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Mar 7th, 2021 10:21PM
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Mar 7th, 2021 10:21PM
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Innotec
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Automobiles & Parts
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private:innotec-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=247288
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Jan 15th, 2021 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Innotec
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Supply Chain Manager
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Zeeland, MI
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Great Company with Good Vision and Values
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Great people, extremely flexible, you get tons of experience very quickly, lots of guidance and help, great benefits.
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Long work days, other places might pay more.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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0.0
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4.0
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4.0
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5.0
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4.0
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4.0
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5.0
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247288
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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0.0
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Mar 7th, 2021 10:21PM
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Mar 7th, 2021 10:21PM
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Innotec
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Automobiles & Parts
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private:innotec-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=247288
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Nov 9th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Innotec
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Mechanical Engineer
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Zeeland, MI
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Quick Moving, Lacks Quality
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Community and coworkers are often very positive and want to see you grow. Hand on experience will be in plentiful supply as most engineers run the machines they work on. Product is varied and it's good to learn from multiple industries. Their board free technology is amazing and has lots of potential, the culture just needs to keep up with it's tech.
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Community pushes growth for the sake of growing. This can be completely dependent on your coach/mentor, who you are required to meet with regularly. Unfortunately there seem to be more bad coaches than good. I believe this leads to burnout and lack of quality. Most fixes for machines and work related processes tend to be bandaids rather than quality solutions that address the root cause.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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2.0
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2.0
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1.0
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5.0
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4.0
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2.0
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1.0
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247288
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Open
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Stop pushing individual growth using the same outdated yearly review form that rates all careers in the same level. Sounds great, doesn't work great.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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2.0
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Mar 7th, 2021 10:21PM
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Mar 7th, 2021 10:21PM
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Innotec
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Automobiles & Parts
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private:innotec-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=247288
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Sep 25th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Innotec
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Engineer
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Zeeland, MI
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Good People
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Great culture and stewardship program at Innotec.
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50 hr wk is not so much fun but can have some flexibility.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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NO_OPINION
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0.0
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4.0
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3.0
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5.0
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4.0
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3.0
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3.0
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247288
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Open
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Be flexible
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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6.0
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Mar 7th, 2021 10:21PM
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Mar 7th, 2021 10:21PM
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Innotec
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Automobiles & Parts
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private:innotec-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=247288
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Aug 31st, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Innotec
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Manufacturing Engineer
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Zeeland, MI
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Great for new grads looking to broaden skills in manufacturing!
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Flexibility, ownership, broad range of experience
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great place for new grads, but the hrs and structure can be too much for balancing time with family.
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0.0
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4.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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247288
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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0.0
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Mar 7th, 2021 10:21PM
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Mar 7th, 2021 10:21PM
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Innotec
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Automobiles & Parts
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private:innotec-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=247288
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May 28th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Innotec
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Manufacturing Engineer
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Zeeland, MI
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Innotec Review
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- Great place to intern and learn some of the business aspects of a company
- Forces you to get good at problem solving quickly
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- Long hours (minimum 50 hours per week, most of the time its more)
- Pay is less than equivalent jobs at other companies (they will say "we are okay with that because our culture is better")
- Engineers are in-charge of everything, and sometimes this causes issues
- You are going to run a machine and no manual labor....I literally had my coach tell me that in an ideal world at Innotec Engineers would run production for 40% of their day.
So, they work you harder to everyone else, and pay you less.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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2.0
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2.0
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1.0
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2.0
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247288
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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4.0
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Mar 7th, 2021 10:21PM
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Mar 7th, 2021 10:21PM
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Innotec
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Automobiles & Parts
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private:innotec-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=247288
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Dec 2nd, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Innotec
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Cell Leader
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Zeeland, MI
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Strong Growth, Poor Management
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Lots of early growth and learning opportunities, good variety of responsibilities to learn (anything from supply chain to finances to machine improvements), great team of guys to work with. Great place to start your career at.
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Lots of day-of people shifts (no planning for this, employees sometimes don't even know where they're moving to the day they're supposed to move), low pay, upper management is the same group of people and doesn't change despite repeated poor performance, too high of expectations to fit into a 50 hour week, poor employee evaluations, too many bad employees that just rotate through divisions until they leave (they don't fire anybody). Eventually you hit a point where you can't really get promoted because management doesn't change. Not a place you want to stay long-term.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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2.0
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3.0
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1.0
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5.0
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2.0
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1.0
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1.0
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247288
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Open
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It's time to rotate some fresh minds into upper management and try something different. Moving problem employees from division to division doesn't solve problems, it just moves the problem somewhere else. They need to reward the high-performing employees and remove a lot of employees that are sucking the life out of the company.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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4.0
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Mar 7th, 2021 10:21PM
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Mar 7th, 2021 10:21PM
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Innotec
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Automobiles & Parts
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private:innotec-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=247288
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Oct 28th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Innotec
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United States
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USA
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No company growth, little chance for advancement
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Large variation of things to learn/work on, hands on opportunities.
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Poor pay. 20-40% under, when the ~5% bonuses never materialize because the CEO squanders profits on never ending pet projects.
Not much chance of advancement, the same managers cycle through the different divisions, making the same dumb decisions, while hard working folks get burned out and look for a company with actual opportunities.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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2.0
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2.0
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1.0
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3.0
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3.0
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1.0
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1.0
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247288
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Open
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Try using engineers for actual engineering and data based decisions, instead of deciding what the "right" direction is ahead of time and forcing engineers to work on projects that are wrong from the start.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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9.0
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Mar 7th, 2021 10:21PM
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Mar 7th, 2021 10:21PM
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Innotec
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Automobiles & Parts
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private:innotec-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=247288
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Oct 2nd, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Innotec
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Manufacturing Support
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Zeeland, MI
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Terrible Work/Life Balance
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Innotec is a great place to grow - if you want to know all of the stages of the manufacturing process. They do have some great products.
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Full time work is expected to be a minimum of 50 hrs, but usually more. Overly high expectations on hours and performance with little manpower support. Work/Life balance is extremely poor. Position/role changes often happen without any input from person affected. Poor communication from senior management.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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NO_OPINION
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4.0
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2.0
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1.0
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2.0
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4.0
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2.0
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2.0
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247288
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Open
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Your employees deserve loyalty. Values should be something you follow, even in the difficult times.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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6.0
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Mar 7th, 2021 10:21PM
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Mar 7th, 2021 10:21PM
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Innotec
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Automobiles & Parts
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private:innotec-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=247288
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Jul 30th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Innotec
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Engineer
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Zeeland, MI
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Good experience / Bad Pay / Ugly Hours
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Innotec is a great place to work to get experience right outside of college. You will learn everything from welding and machine design all the way to product pricing and profit & loss statement. You will learn a LOT in a short amount of time.
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Innotec is not a place to have a long term career.
The pay is terrible. I left Innotec and immediately made $40k more annually. Innotec's pay is heavily weighted toward "profit pie per person." i.e. the years profits get divided out between all the employees. The fewer employees, the more money you make. The problem is that there was rarely any profit left over at the end of the day. The profit was constantly getting re-invested into new ventures. For example, the interior lighting division would be making a killing. Great! Now, let’s take all that profit money and start making car batteries. What?!?!
The hours are terrible. I was working easily 70hrs a week and felt guilty for not working more.
Finally, the leadership was constantly trying to re-design everything. They designed their own punch press machines. Seriously. They built their own punch presses. These things were the biggest piles of garbage on the planet, and they broke constantly. Another example would be a metal feeder (the gizmo that moves sheet metal into the press). They decided to redesign it and call it an "Inno-Feeder." These things broke constantly as well. There are companies that build feeders and make great ones. Why would you design your own?
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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4.0
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2.0
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1.0
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4.0
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1.0
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1.0
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2.0
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247288
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Open
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Do what you're good at and stop trying to constantly re-design the wheel.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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4.0
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Mar 7th, 2021 10:21PM
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Mar 7th, 2021 10:21PM
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Innotec
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Automobiles & Parts
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