Paragon D&E
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About the company

  • Founded
    1946
  • Company size
    51 to 200
  • Industry
  • Headquarters
    5225 33rd St SE Grand Rap...
  • Link
    Paragon D&E website

Paragon D&E is a certified small business providing full-service tooling and machining with design and build capabilities. Paragon is located in Grand Rapids, MI and was established in 1942.

With SAFETY as our top priority, we focus on our employees thinking safe, working safe and getting home safe. We believe that honesty and integrity create TRUST which is the cornerstone of our business. We take PRIDE in our workplace and innovate to improve every aspect of what we do. This FAMILY owned bus...

Paragon D&E is a certified small business providing full-service tooling and machining with design and build capabilities. Paragon is located in Grand Rapids, MI and was established in 1942.

With SAFETY as our top priority, we focus on our employees thinking safe, working safe and getting home safe. We believe that honesty and integrity create TRUST which is the cornerstone of our business. We take PRIDE in our workplace and innovate to improve every aspect of what we do. This FAMILY owned business values communication and respect as essential elements of a positive and productive workplace.

Paragon invests in your future with a great benefits package and ongoing training to ensure a healthy and flourishing workforce. Through building friendships, exercising workplace appropriate fun and appreciation for a job well done, this family has experienced employees with 30, 40 and 50 years of service. With great leadership and years of experience, this company is building more than tools.

Paragon serves a variety of industries including automotive, heavy truck, oil and gas, aerospace and defense, marine and nuclear. Paragon is known for its capabilities in very large and very accurate molds, fixtures and contract machining. Paragon also machines and CMM inspects composite and metal parts including titanium and Inconel. With 70+ ton crane capacity and machines from 1 ft. to 75 ft. in length,

Paragon is equipped to handle large and small projects.

Customer satisfaction at Paragon is achieved through experienced engineers, machinists, technicians, and quality-focused internal systems. Our quality is maintained through the material and special process certification, incoming inspections, continuous monitoring, and final inspection before release for shipping.

Contact our HR team today to see how you could be a part of this innovative company!

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Machinist Operator in In plant
on August 17, 2022
Good place to start out career. Non accredited apprenticeship, must be self driven to get the most from it. Consider moving on after apprenticeship complete , raises are sporadic from this point.
Tool and Die Maker in Grand Rapids, MI
on May 11, 2023
What is the best part of working at the company?Flexible hours. Double time on Sunday What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Management has no idea how things workWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?Floor is great. Management is condescending and ignorant. What is a typical day like for you at the company?It's fine. lots of work to do little...
Manufacturing Technician in Kentwood, MI
on November 3, 2021
Be careful trusting this company it's ok for a job but that's what it might just be. Just a job. I was released for "not being able to move or walk fast enough" even though the termination happened the day after I hurt my back there fired for injury? You be the judge.
Mold Maker in Kentwood, MI
on October 11, 2020
Many micromanagers without a real foreman/ supervisor, making paragon a very chaotic place to work. Very happy not to be working there anymore. In the past I gather paragon was a great place to work, now with an arrogant ceo who doesn’t know much about tool and die seems to hire managers and assistants to managers which really makes paragon top heavy
Machinist in Grand Rapids, MI
on July 22, 2020
Positives- Worked for paragon for 7 years. It’s a great company to Learn the trade. Nice clean work environment. Negatives- management is a joke. The problems start at the top. President is unwilling to listen. All paragon cares about is paragon.

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