Dril-Quip Reviews

Pros

A great company for those who wish to advance their skills and put their education into practice. Unlike most corporate companies, Dril-Quip allows opportunity for advancement for those who wish to put forth the time and effort to do and learn more. Previously I had worked for several larger corporations where there were multiple layers of middle managers that contributed very little to the organization also making it difficult to get a decision or direction quickly. Dril-Quip has a very flat management structure that allows a decision to be made very quickly. Dril-Quip also has a very "hand-on" upper management structure that have technical competency. With that being said it is not for every type of person. If you are a go-getter and wish to put your education and expertise to practice and contribute to the growth of the organization it is a great place to work.

Cons

Like most companies in the oil business their are boom and bust periods. These coincide with periods of hiring and firing and current state is a down cycle. Other small problems existed when company was much smaller with previous management which have for the most part been corrected. The company is fairly lean which sometimes requires long work hours to make up for this deficiency.

Pros

Good benefits. Parking. Well-lighted office. Free coffee. Free water and ice.

Cons

Inflexible. Pay reductions and freezes. Layoffs. No independent thought. Rigid.

Pros

Good overtime, pay is ok, good benefits

Cons

Management is horrible, backstabbing, don’t trust anyone

Pros

Some of the time people would leave me alone so I could put quality into my work.

Cons

The main problem with DQ is that the 3 original owners are dead and gone.

Pros

A competent engineer will get involved in a number of projects and efforts not otherwise available at a larger company. A lean structure with forging, heat treating, testing, machining and design is an engineer's playground. One can make a career at Dril-Quip cleaning up the engineering and quality mistakes, or at least pad their resume before moving on.

Cons

-The above average employee is not rewarded for their efforts. In fact, you will end up with more responsibility but no additional pay. -Apathy to mistakes. Some parts can have NCR rates of up to 80% of those produced. Historically this is tolerated. -Poor vision. The company rode a $2 billion backlog down to a $100 secure in their belief of a recovery of oil prices. They failed to see how cheaply shale wells could be produced. Despite having resources unavailable to many companies, they never tried to break into the on-shore market by designing and/or machining fracking equipment. Offshore is and will continue to be sluggish. -Poor direction. A great effort to reorganize the company was started because some consultants thought it would help. The company is still stuck in the 80s because of the number of older employees riding out their career to retirement rather than putting in "new blood" still looking to make a career. The Centers of Excellence failed at other companies; why is DRQ trying it? -The layoffs. You never know if you'll be next. -Pay. I lost 10% of my salary over a 3 year period as I was asked to do more and more.