Southwest Research Institute Employer Reviews

Good place to work, excellent benefits, challenging projects. Good place for driven individuals. Stimulates individuals to pursue business development activities, as well as participation in technical professional societies. Good place for people with scientific and technical ideas. Decent mentorship program. The only drawback is that technical areas – more... can be too dependent on specific markets or Government funding. – less

Working for this company has been quite an experience. They have provided me with the opportunity to work with some of the most dangerous chemicals on earth as well as sending me to training it places I would never have gone on my own including one of the most exclusively remote locations that has not been visited by too many civilians. If it were not – more... for the limited number of satellite offices, soon to be zero in Oregon, I would remain with this company. I just cannot seem to make myself leave my beloved Oregon for San Antonio, where our headquarters is located.

Safety, safety, safety! Safety and compliance are the number one priority at our site and we have done an amazing job adhering to those standards. This is something I take home with me every day which drives my family crazy at times but when you are bombarded with it every day, it tends to stick with you.

The people I work with, what can I say but that they are the best and make those tough days much easier to deal with. Most days are pretty routine but there are days when we get overwhelmed with projects. Sometimes the entire department is required to be present to observe and support testing evolutions. These can make for some long days. Those days are numbered now as our project gets closer and closer to site demolition. It will be hard to say goodbye to the people I have been working with for over a decade. It has been incredible and I hope to find that same feeling of satisfaction and family with my next job. – less

Plan day according to sample holding times and due dates. Prep, digest/distill samples and analyze. Write up results and peer review other analysts results. Turn in final data packages with narrative. Trained new empoyees in my section.

Learned how to multi-task and plan work schedule for more efficentcy.

Hardest part of my job is trouble shooting – more... faulty instrumentation.

Most enjoyable part of my job would be not being micromanaged. – less

where I work it is not busy. I work the night shift, and am in school so I get to study while working.

Focused on quality and employee improvement. learning environment. busy. open door management style.

A dynamic facility to work and grow. The fact that our biggest client pulled research funding from existing projects has caused a hiring freeze. I am currently a contract employee and would like a more stable enviroment.

All but the highest level people should view this as merely a training ground to move on to better things.

The work is very interesting and looks good on one's resume, but this employer thrives on keeping workers as temps for prolonged periods and keeping job titles low to deter workers from moving up to better jobs.

It's a great place to gain experience, – more... but one should view it as a place to gain skills in hopes of finding something better. – less

Recorded vital data concerning restricted protocol. Samples were obtained within a timely manner according to sponsors. Mass balances were performed. Responsible for loading and measuring out catalyzes. Accountable for maintaining pressures, flow, temperatures and feed rates. Shift summaries were conducted after every shift to ensure procedures were – more... followed and safety measures were executed. Samples were taken, marked and recorded within every hour to discover the concentration of the product.

Learned how to work within a team and assign job duties. Learned how to read pressures, flow gauges, and adjust feed rates.

Management was along side within with us. They never left and always check up on us to ensure safely precautions were being implemented.

My co-workers were knowledgeable and never left shift until everyone was there to fill there spot. They helpful and were willing to explain different processes if one didn't understand.

The hardest part of my job was adjusting to the work schedule. I was assigned graveyard shift.

The people that worked along side of me were easy to get along with. They were easy to talk to and very sociable. – less

Work life was easily balanced with my scheduled, as I always knew when I was going to get out. I always looked forward to each day as there was always something to learn.

My typical day was from 0600 to 1800 five days a weeks. I maintained the calibration of our Automatic Continuous Air Monitoring Systems and ensured overall plant safety through continuous air monitoring. From this job I learned the importance of teamwork, communication and procedure. My management was helpful and always willing to accommodate their – more... employees. My coworkers were all knowledgeable and team players. The hardest part of the job was being away from my family. The most enjoyable part of the job was the close friendships that was developed with my coworkers. – less

A typical day at work at SWRI was challenging and very educational.

A typical day includes working on current projects; assembling parts, instruments etc.

I learned a great deal from the many training/certification programs.

Management was professional.

Co-workers were a pleasure to work with.

The hardest part of the job was getting through the down time in between projects.

The most enjoyable part of the job was – more... the wonderful work atmosphere. – less

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leader in the safe destruction of chemical warfare munitions

Working with Southwest Research Institute gave me the opportunity to advance in my career.