Wren Kitchens reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

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Tofiq Malik

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1.0
Oct 26, 2022

False reviews

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Pros

Working with the customers and some colleagues

Cons

Micro management has got even worse now the managers have their little senior surveyors to do their dirty work. I wouldn’t mind but none of them have management experience and to qualify for the interview process, you needed to prove you could do your current job correctly and hand paperwork in on time. Hardly the skill set required to be managing people. But it’s yet another one of the big man’s ideas at H.O that hasn’t worked along with all the others but he’s to arrogant to admit it, and everyone is to scared to say anything. I wonder when the directors will look at the dept and realise that it needs freshening up and the 2 “leaders” that are sitting in HO making these ridiculous decisions need moving on. They have a bunch of 16 year olds on the admin team telling adults what to do and speak to them poorly over pathetic not needed paperwork. And the things you actually need them for like ordering uniform etc they don’t actually do. Over 6 months I’ve been asking now! Oh and don’t you dare get home from a measure 5 mins early and switch your engine off. You are expected to make your way back to a showroom and when 6:30 comes along turn around and start heading home. But it’s ok for them to predict how long it should take you to get to and from a showroom and if a measure finishes after your finish time but within that half an hour that’s ok. As you can continue working after you’ve finished. Double standards maybe!!! They’ve made up a KPI structure that has no evidence and can make up what your score is without having to prove it. Which affect your quarterly bonus and take money away from you. There are hardworking surveyors that do not stop and do an excellent job I have seen first hand but have been deducted up to £800 apparently for not hitting KPI’s.

5.0
Sep 6, 2022

Friendly and approachable

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Pros

Good salary and friendly condition

Cons

Must be hard working and smart friendly

4.0
Jul 11, 2022
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Pros

As a mechanical engineer there is a good range of work you will be involved in, lots of different types of machines to repair. There is workshop bench fitting tasks to repair sub assemblies for machines, servicing and ppm work, welding and fabrication tasks and standard mechanical jobs such as belt, bearings and chain replacements. Each day can be very different and there freedom to be involved in all aspects of the work. Working environment is very good and clean, multiple workshops in each factory of the site. Each engineer has a workbench and cupboard and a large tool box trolley to take out into the factory when breakdowns occur. Engineers can order tools through the company. Other positives are good working hours, currently 4 on 4 off but 10 hour shifts not 12, and one set of afternoon shifts a month, no nights. Free gym for all employees onsite, onsite hot canteen with good food (does cost.) Lots of overtime available and freedom to get overtime pay or use day in lieu.

Cons

Some of the machines can be very complicated if no previous experience and there isn’t a good amount of training for new employees. This is mainly due to lack of staff. Because of this, there is also lots of times where you are working alone or in a very small team for a large number of machines. There is a lack of transparency between management and employees, shifts change very frequently and hours for your shifts can change depending on production demands which also seems to change a last minute notice. Can be a lot of pressure to get machines fixed very quickly, working days are very demanding and only one half hour break in the day. There can be a lack of planning, for larger jobs to be carried out and not much communication between different departments such as engineering and production. Pay isn’t as competitive with other companies for less demanding work.

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