Silfex reviews

3.4

57% would recommend to a friend

(108 total reviews)

Tim Archer

72% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Silfex has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 108 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Silfex employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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108 reviews
1.0
Oct 27, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Insurance benefits are very good. The way the schedule works is favorable for some people, you work 4 days one week and 3 days the next. They are 12 hour shifts. A simple example of this schedule is ( week 1) work Monday and Tuesday, off Wednesday and Thursday, work Friday, Saturday, Sunday (week 2) off Monday, Tuesday, work Wednesday, Thursday, off Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Climate controlled environment.

Cons

This company is a true example of how growth and corporate mindset can ruin a great business. They promise opportunity and movement in pay but are not able to fulfill their promises. The way that their performance based raise system works is, each department is given a total dollar amount that they are allowed to distribute amongst the employees in that department. The managers of the department are required to distribute the dollar amount by performance percentage to each individual employee. The total dollar value of the increase is based off of the employee’s salary. If an employee has a higher base salary than another that employee can get a lower performance percentage and still get a higher raise than an employee who works harder and gets a higher performance percentage. With that being said make sure that you get hired at a wage that you are happy with rather than the false pretenses that you will move up quickly, it’s a lie. Every part of upper management has quit over the last 2 years and since the exodus of core directors that helped keep the core values of the company great, the place has quickly spiraled out of control! Apply at your own risk! Your mental health is not important to these people. Use this place as a stepping stone to get to a better place!

3.0
Aug 21, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome rotating schedule Interesting field of work with silicon Multiple ways to learn many processes and machines Most people who work there aren’t that bad, and you can have a good time.

Cons

12 hour shifts Lots of work place drama Anyone over a supervisor is nonexistent They promote the worst people as well. Literally someone got shafted from Eaton from sleeping in their car, came to Springfield, and then was promoted to a supervisor Pay isn’t very competitive Night shift is a completely different entity. They aren’t held up to the same expectations that day shifters are. Hard to progress within the company, along with difficulties in leveling up operators that actually know their stuff.

1.0
Jan 27, 2022

Not concerned about anything but growth

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are none but they talk a good game.

Cons

They hire a lot of staff on a temporary basis. They do not like to buy out contracts with temp service to bring you on full time so they will let you go with no notice. Management is incompetent and there is no communication amongst departments.

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