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Sanmina-SCI
2.4 of 5 75 reviews
www.sanmina-sci.com San Jose, CA 5000+ Employees

Sanmina-SCI Reviews

Updated Jun 5, 2013
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2.4 75 reviews

                             

27% Approve of the CEO

Sanmina-SCI Chairman and CEO Jure Sola

Jure Sola

(44 ratings)

28% of employees recommend this company to a friend
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Company is filled with many good people but is lacking good top level management

Program Manager (Former Employee)
Huntsville, AL

I worked at Sanmina-SCI full-time for more than 3 years

ProsThere are a lot of good people working for the company.
Many and diversified resources to draw on.
Opportunity to get involved in facilities and programs all over the world.
Flexibility in working arrangements

ConsSometimes top level management won't get out of the way and let the good people they hired do their job.
Minimal raises (negotiate your salary up front)

Advice to Senior ManagementHire good people and don't over manage or over control them.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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Stressful and depressing

Technician (Current Employee)
Huntsville, AL

I have been working at Sanmina-SCI full-time

ProsGood training for a better job. Clean working conditions.
Tuition reimbursement.

ConsSubstandard compensation as compared to equivalent positions at other companies, far below the national or area averages. Raises are almost unheard of. No opportunity for advancement. If you are good at your job your supervisor will not let you move to another position because they will not be able to replace you.

Advice to Senior ManagementTake a serious look at your management structure. You do not need 1 president, 6 senior vice presidents, 4 vice presidents, 6 directors 12 managers and 6 supervisors to support 300 workers.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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IT Project Manager (Former Employee)
San Jose, CA

I worked at Sanmina-SCI full-time for more than 7 years

Pros* Good place to learn
* Good place to find out what can go wrong at an Organization

Cons* Compensation Sucks
* Bureaucracy is all over the place
* Lack of Employee Apreciation

Advice to Senior Management* Bureaucracy is killing employee morale
* Pay your valued Employees

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Unrewarding

Senior Supply Chain Analyst (Former Employee)
San Jose, CA

I worked at Sanmina-SCI full-time for more than a year

ProsWide variety of responsibility and duties.

ConsHorrible teamwork. No direction for my department and weak management.

Advice to Senior ManagementBe more open to advice

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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Dismal Company

Finance Manager (Former Employee)
San Jose, CA

I worked at Sanmina-SCI full-time for more than 3 years

ProsIf you need the work, I guess it's a paycheck.
The people there work very hard and are down to earth.

ConsManagement in Sanmina couldn't care less
Very little ethics or morals
A revolving door of Managers in and out, no consistency
Poor behavior by management tolerated with no HR consequences
Nothing other than a "Yes Boss" environment
Very little career advancement

Advice to Senior ManagementStart holding people accountable to poor behavior.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Tough place to work, because of senior management attitude

Engineer (Former Employee)
Owego, NY

I worked at Sanmina-SCI full-time for more than 3 years

ProsGreat folks to work with on the manifacturing floor

ConsPoor senior management leadership, and attitude

Advice to Senior ManagementValue your people, and show appreciation, and stop the on off laid off and workshare every 3 months or so. Peoole are very unhappy, and do not feel comfortable working there

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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not my place!

Senior Business Systems Analyst (Former Employee)
San Jose, CA

I worked at Sanmina-SCI as a contractor for more than 3 years

Prossome okay people were there.

Cons1.Nepotism
2.Discrimination based on ethnicity.
3.Many people with "skills" not related to good performance and accomplishment
4.Huge bureaucracy and politics, very few managers who recognize good work
5.Nothing gets done unless escalated and then, most managers take the credit of the good work done by their people

Advice to Senior ManagementChange managers who have milked enough this company and who act based on personal interest only.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Not a good experience. Not Good at all.

Applications Manager (Current Employee)
San Jose, CA

I have been working at Sanmina-SCI full-time for more than 10 years

ProsGood environment if you are Tamil or Telegu or have god father.

ConsBad and very low pay

Advice to Senior ManagementNeed to look into the market and pay at least average salary

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Quality Engineer (Former Employee)
San Jose, CA

I worked at Sanmina-SCI full-time for more than 8 years

ProsSlow pace
Easy to get a job
Excellent learning ground for a variety of industries

ConsHighly stressful due to bureaucracy
Non-transparent / no direction from upper management
Constant threat of lay-off (I was there for over 9 years)
Trivial raises

Advice to Senior ManagementRemove bureaucracy.
Focus on making more profit rather than just saving money (cost cutting, lay-offs)
Incentivize long term outlook from plant VPs rather than quarterly/annual performance
Retain long-term employee by proper incentives rather than penny-pinching.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Not a good company for experience people !

Senior Systems Analyst (Current Employee)
San Jose, CA

I have been working at Sanmina-SCI full-time for more than 8 years

ProsGood learning experience,flexible work environment.

ConsNo competitive compensation and poor management [IT]

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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