Nice Company, Needs some work - Lead Design Engineer KLS Martin Group Employee Review

4.0
Sep 18, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

High-Paced Extremely interesting work Will Train Decent advancement opportunities Average pay Good benefits Nice working environment Fun Place Decent Leaders Good Culture, the company events were always great Most people are really awesome and I still talk to them The president, Will, is one of the most approachable and nice guys I've ever met. In fact the entire executive is the same. This company is always going to be growing and honestly, they should. If they had kept up with salaries, I would likely still be there.

Cons

I can only speak to the manufacturing side: The pay can be a bit on the lower side of average, but the benefits and bonus are nice. Some of the leadership can be lacking, you may never hear from anyone above your supervisor unless there is a problem. Some leaders think that their authority is derived from being harsh or overly strict. A lot of the leadership is young and inexperienced, and it sometimes shows. That being said, they have a decent process and you know what your work will be everyday. There can be a bit of an "inside circle," so if you're outside that advancement was harder. They have started hiring non-technical supervisors to lead engineers, which is not ideal for me. Work-life can get a little difficult at times, but for the most part "9-5" isn't hard to do. Be care they may try to prey on your feelings to get you to work more because they over promised. Honestly, good company, pay is a little low and can be hard to get decent raises sometimes, but you'll be making average money and doing some really cool work. I left for higher pay, which I easily got and then some; they are ~20% too low in my opinion.

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