Precision Castparts Reviews

Pros

Precision offers high pay with strong opportunity for growth. If you are driven and are knowledgeable then you will excel here.

Cons

Communication can be difficult at times. The company seems to focus a lot more on reducing costs than updating their technology and processes

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to support teams. Floor level employees have a wealth of information and can drastically improve company's bottom line.

Pros

Fair salary package and bonus.

Cons

Stuck in the 1950s. Many hours of face time. Peter principle runs wild in the corporate office.

Advice to Senior Management

Treat your employees with respect. Remove Senior Management that manages from a place of fear and personal insecurity.

Pros

I worked with some very nice Engineers.

Cons

They need a better training system in place.

Advice to Senior Management

No Comment

Pros

Good compensation, as well as benefits and bonus package. They the leader in a unique and interesting industry. Also very large, with many opportunities to move around the nation or world.

Cons

Corporate culture is rather tough. They expect you to work very hard, and make many sacrifices to work for them. The work environment is different, because most offices are in large factories. Also, very old and rudimentary technology, software, and communication tools.

Advice to Senior Management

I would recommend upgrading the technology in the offices, such as newer computers, software programs, and forms of communication. The environment within the workspace seemed like it was the 80's or early 90's.

Pros

high compensation
Growth opportunities
Many locations

Cons

stressful working conditions
you may have to work long hours often

Advice to Senior Management

none

Pros

Career training and potential for career growth. The exposure to Lean manufacturing process, Six Sigma training, and Theory of constraints is still on the classroom level. The companies have a long way to go to get the efforts in practice

Cons

The divided corporate structure can mean that talent is lost in buildings with weaker upper management. I find that the need to constantly measure the talent of people will prevent major breakthroughs from occuring.

Advice to Senior Management

I think there is a general feeling from the plants and employees that the need for driving strong benefits for our shareholders should not occur at the expense of our employees.

Pros

Good Benefits, fair salary for managers and supervisors, great stock options. Promote continuous education. Really good health plan with low costs for employees.

Cons

Upper management does not seem to care about general workers. Micromanaged from top down. Do not promote quality employees to higher positions. Poor communication between divisions. Too much emphasis on reducing costs instead of fixing processes to reduce costs.

Advice to Senior Management

Need to improve how management treats employees and how information is passed between divisions. Focus on process control and fixing issues from cradle to grave.

Pros

They wil provide lots of opportunities.

Cons

Work demands a lot of time.

Advice to Senior Management

Let me in to the MDP

Pros

PCC is a great company to work for as far as compensation and potential for advancement goes. They pay competitively and have a good bonus program structure. They also are constantly looking for new talent in their staff to advance through the ranks quickly. They expect a lot and will give a lot in return for performance.

Cons

They are a very demanding company and will expect you to put your time in. Typically a 10-12 hour day is the normal. Also weekends are not out of the question and I typically spend at least 2 Saturdays a month at work.

Advice to Senior Management

I would suggest to senior management to better unify the way management is trained. Being is a few different facilities at this point, some aspects of how the business is run would be hard to tell were from the same parent company. Many plants still operate on old mentalities and need to be brought into the 21st century. However, overall, the general direction the company is being led in is intuitive and good practice.

Pros

Salaries are competitive and the quarterly bonus plan is exceptional--when there are good financial/operational results.

Cons

They could care less about their customers. It is all about hitting cost goals. Work/life balance is non-existent. 12+ hour days starting at 6 a.m. were the norm for anyone supporting operations. Weekends were expected.

Advice to Senior Management

Venture beyond 1950s style leadership. Communicate with your employees. Hold people accountable and follow through on commitments. Lots of opportunity for even more exceptional financial results if there was a game plan for everyone to follow rather than just the cost thing.