Innovative Composite Engineering
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The company needs better management

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Can be stressful at times. They need to realize their employees are their greatest strength. Expected to much from untrained techs. they let a lot of good techs go and hired bad ones

Pros

Thought the owner was down to earth and cared about his employees

Cons

mangers, Hr, Day supervisor need to be changed out
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Work Hard, Play Hard environment. Interesting Hands On Work.

Excellent employer for entry level. No experience required. ICE does the training. There is opportunity for advancement. You can make a career from an entry level job. We fill promotions from within. I have promoted entry level technicians into Engineering, IT, Quality, Administration, Supervision, Machining, and more.
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  • Energizing work tasks
  • Clear sense of purpose
  • Ability to learn new things

Inclusive, Comraderie, Excellent

ICE is a great place to work and be proud of what you do. The compensation is great and allows me the Fiscal freedom to pursue my hobbies and passions. I feel appreciated and apart of something bigger than what most of my peers are doing.

Pros

We work to develop amazing ideas daily, I really feel like I am contributing directly to our Countries future, I feel like I am in my career home.

Cons

We go to work really early, but you get used to it quick. The upside of that is sleeping in on Friday. 4 day work week!!!
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Low pay, bad management

In comparison to other companies in the area doing the same thing, they pay several dollars less an hour. They get you to think there will be bonuses that will compensate for that but it's very rare that you get one and on the occasion that you do, it's not much. Also, HR will continually work against you to lower your "points" that contribute to your yearly raise, and will use absolutely anything you do against you and never give you credit when your actually doing a good job.

Pros

Steady hours

Cons

Healthcare sucks. HR is horrible. Pay is very low
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Home outside of home - A positive, encouraging place to grow!

The atmosphere here at Innovative Composite Engineering is positive and encouraging - If you are a hard worker, dependable and have a good ATTITUDE - You’ll do great :) I’ve worked at I.C.E. for soon to be 3 years and I find that the people that work hard, assert themselves and show that quality is important to them, excel. We are a team and when people complain or drag their feet, it effects everyone - those people don’t stay long. We have all workers from all different types of racial backgrounds and each person is skilled in their each unique ways. Your opinion and ideas here are valued. I’m thankful for the opportunity that they gave me to learn a new trade and grow here at I.C.E. I feel that as you improve your skills, you are fairly compensated. The Human Resource staff are always making improvements and thinking of news ways to incorporate fun and positivity into our daily lives. The schedule has been more than fair! I’ve needed to change my scheduled hours three times now and they have been more than patient and kind with me :)
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Fun place to work

They were very hard working and there were great people who work there.It was hard at times but there were times when there was not much to do. It was good job.
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Caution

Look, I liked this place but it was a sweatshop. Plus they had zero interesting compensating for my experience, I'm happy to shop my skills elsewhere.
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Casual fun environment

I am currently employed and have been for over 10 years. I am proud of this company and thankful for the opportunities and continued support in my career. Management here is committed to the success and growth of their employees. Solid in their commitment to keep us employed (no layoffs) even thru the 2008 recession. I take pride in being part of a talented team that makes cool product. We dream big and work hard!
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I was sick several times in a week

HR was not HR more business oriented. Employees not treated fairly and pay was not fair. Discriminatory towards whites. Mexicans allowed to deviate from others. Mexicans made leads without experience!
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Hostile work environment, toxic HR, poor management

This organization is a good way to begin working in the local aerospace and manufacturing industry. They will employ most anyone and due to being such a toxic workplace they do not fire employees even for grievous mistakes. As such the management and competant employees are overworked, underpayed, and fingers are always being pointed.

Pros

4 ten hour shifts

Cons

Terrible pay, stressful, toxic human resources
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Tucked away in the Forest

Good group of engineers and production staff. THey make some crazy interesting products and have a laid back atmosphere allowing dogs and thursday refreshments after end of week shifts. THe owner is dedicated to the company and is involved heavily in it's growth.
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Floor manufacturing with out much appreciation.

Employees in most positions are vastly underpaid. Most people are nice to work with, but dealing with management is very stressful. You are closely monitored on how long you take your breaks.

Pros

Possible monthly production bonus

Cons

No PTO or sick leave til you work there a year. Only 6 holiday days.
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Pretends to be bigger than it is

Huge disconnection between management and "the floor". There is a select circle of employees who click together, and if you aren't one of them immediately, you never will be. Good people work there, make no mistake. The people in charge however, only get their information from rumor and gossip and make important decisions based on that. The company owner likes to make a show of how hard he works, but is barely there anymore, maybe one total week a month or less. Overworked, salaried engineers are made to stay for multiple 14+ hour days on their specific projects. Basic maintenance not being performed on the building and machines because the maintenance guy is fabricating new machines that may or may not be used. Laughably low wages, especially compared to other composite companies. In short: Good people, terrible management.

Pros

Keg in the breakroom, only open Thursdays from 5pm to 6pm

Cons

Hr, Ceo, management, low wages
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Horrible place to work

Very poor management and very disrespectful and arrogant to their employees. Lying, manipulative, and not even compensated properly for the time you work.
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Good place

It is a good place to work, I just think there is a huge lack of communication and feedback about your position until it is too late for you to do anything, while some people literally can break all the rules, do nothing and never get a word said to them and advance. Meanwhile, you have to do multiple positions, without recognition, pay as well as mistakes might be made and you will be demoted for that.

Pros

Lots of benefits

Cons

Extra jobs with no pay
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fun workplace

night crew was fun to work and hangout with the environment was good. a typical day is getting to work at 3pm and when you begin you have to find all the items you need to make items and remember to log the work you do and then you get off at 1am.

Pros

fun workplace

Cons

managment sucks
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Productive workplace that even has a keg if you are over 21

This place is very productive and filled with hard workers. The place is always cleaned up efficiently at the end of the day and the managers; Sandra and Julian are super nice understanding people. The only downside to the WHOLE facility is that they have a terrible HR dept. and a minimum wage production line with bonus incentives. Other than the low starting wage and the HR dept. lady Laurie Stanford the place is an amazing place to work at.
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Management and associates have good attitudes, but work environment is lacking

Management has the best intentions, is generous to the community, and gives opportunities for innovation and advancement. However, their management tends to be heavy-handed. Associates are good and friendly. Work tends to be somewhat stressful due to unnecessary poor planning. Many fires (figuratively speaking) to put out. Smoking is not allowed for any employees at work or home.

Pros

Flexible schedule, opportunity to be innovative, good managers and associates, generous bonuses

Cons

Unnecessary stressful environment, low compensation for engineers, some long hours
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Got wear shorts and listen to Heavy metal at work.Did lots of intereting work with carbon Fiber.

A typical day I would be working at the rooling table doing different work orders,or running cutting table cutting work orders.Or Laminating Baker products.My coworkers were awesome as well as some managers.

Pros

Music shorts the weather bonuses

Cons

Laurie short lunch
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3.3 out of 5 stars for Work/Life Balance
2.7 out of 5 stars for Compensation/Benefits
3.0 out of 5 stars for Job Security/Advancement
2.4 out of 5 stars for Management
2.9 out of 5 stars for Culture

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