MTS Systems reviews

3.8

65% would recommend to a friend

(82 total reviews)

Randy J. Martinez

78% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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1.0
Aug 3, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Unparalleled opportunities for custom, creative solutions of your own design. Drive towards Class A MRP systems has resulted in an ever-improving ECM system.

Cons

Quarterly revenue drive is destroying company. Jeff Graves squandered an improved employee morale after Laura Hamilton was pushed out. Had employees ready to turn the tide at MTS. Improved MRP processes had company driving towards more efficient execution of projects. The improved MRP processes are all for naught. Revenue drive add false priority into the mix versus customer delivery and cost. Through Class A MRP out the window every quarter, and go to spreadsheets and backwards execution of projects (engineer easy components first, then difficult ones later to drive revenue). Yet every quarter Jeff Graves is surprised by our overrun of costs and inability to deliver to the customer schedule. Management has no clue. If they had a employee survey they might. Employees are beat up over managements failings. Record revenue quarter after quarter with same understaffed engineers translates into layoffs. Work/Life balance is terrible if you try and meet your customer delivery requirements; way understaffed. For the past two years there have been shutdowns on the k of July 4th and Christmas/New Years. Extremely little time off of your own choosing. For contractors the result is two unpaid forced vacations a year. Every benefit area is being systematically cut. Change to 401K policy this year netted a 3% pay cut for everyone. Always waiting for the next shoe to drop on benefits.

3.0
Jul 29, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Good people, fair pay and benefits. Many long time knowledgeable employees still work here, but for how long?

Cons

Meglomaniac running the company and employers are nothing more than metrics. No concern for employees family life with the constant push for revenue. Many really knowledgeable employees are leaving for greener pasture elswhere.

1.0
Jul 12, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent pay and a nice campus.

Cons

The organization is ran by the purchasing department, the question the engineers on whether they really need to be using the parts they spec for projects. Scheduling is even worse. Way too many people sticking their noses in your business, especially the TRAVEL department. Employees with 40 + years under their belts have no idea how a truly progressive organisation operates. Also, the company tries to reinvent itself every six months or so. The company ran great up until the first run-in with the Fed.

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