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2.7Work-life balance
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Finance team was great, both management accountants are clued up and helpful. Everyone in accounts/procurement was good to work with. The culture outside of this office is touch and go though. A lot of making someone look bad to make yourself look better from the usual suspects. Commercial Director was the biggest numpty I have ever worked with. Got told 20 times by the FD that everyone in accounts has access to view peoples wages and bonus's and it should be blocked off. Proceeded to do nothing about it time and time again, was partly the reason I left.

Pros

Early finish friday

Cons

Job Culture
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Toxic atmosphere

The finance manager was a complete nightmare to work for, the office manager was spineless to take responsibility for failings of another employees attitude and had no management skills , I’ve never been treated so badly in 40 years of my working life, I faced a disciplinary for apparently rolling my eyes. Now been working for 2 years where I’ve been given 3 pay rises and feel highly valued.

Pros

Early finish Friday

Cons

Toxic culture in finance office
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Based on 9 survey responses
What people like
  • Ability to learn new things
  • Clear sense of purpose
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  • Support from manager
  • Inclusive work environment
  • Sense of belonging

Don't waste your precious time

I'll start with the pros, early finish Fridays, great set of lads to work with, decent hours to start, until they try and push overtime on you and if you don't take it, you're frowned upon and you're job will be on the line. I was there for a year as a commissioning engineer, a lot of people were sacked due to the pandemic however, furlough was in place by the government and your still treated as a number even though you indebted them a year with your time.
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Blame culture. Not a nice place to work. Unpleasant atmosphere

Blame culture. Not a nice place to work. Unpleasant atmosphere to work in. Always looking over your shoulder trying to make sure you do your job to perfection for fear of reprisals. Only a handful of people were genuinely pleasant.

Pros

none

Cons

Unpleasant atmosphere Stressful
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Going places

Great peopleGreat payThey manufacture innovative product that is interesting to work on.In short you feel like youre part of something instead of just a name & number!

Pros

12.30 finish on a fri

Cons

N/a
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Never boring

Guys are fantastic. Can get a little hectic but always keeps you on your toes. Progression In the company is available, lots of departments to work in and lots to learn if you want to. Likewise you can go in do your job and go home. The people that have been there for years have lots of experience and always willing to help. If things do go wrong the guys always pull together to sort it. Everyone is friendly and gets on well with each other.

Pros

Early finish Fridays, interesting work

Cons

Can be frustrating at times (like any job)
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Great work, genuinely caring management team.

Genuinely caring CEO and management team. MD very knowledgeable and good people person. Interesting work and great to be a part of something cutting edge.

Pros

Relaxed atmosphere, good pay, good conditions

Cons

Parking
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Thoroughly enjoyable working experience.

An amazing work place covering all aspects of manufacturing, engineer, service and maintenance. An excellent working environment and loads of opportunity to learn and progress through the business.
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Absolutely amazing how terrible this company is

Awful, just awful! Very controlling environment! If you’re a yes man who hates your social life, loves being belittled, an 18hr shift warrior, likes zero respect, then this is the place for you! Otherwise, avoid this place! They will suck the life from your soul and destroy your mental health.

Pros

None

Cons

Long hours, bad pay, job timescales, stressful
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Great place to work!

A great place to work with lots of opportunities in a growing business on a global basis. Very good salary packages and made some great friends along the way.
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Poorly ran company

Travel to site across the UK or fly to sites in Europe. Fault find and diagnose faults with data cooling centre units. The dynamics of constant changing of day to day jobs and location with minimum notice
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Ok place to work

Early finish Friday.! Job not difficult, basic training. Pay average. We all knew what to do but very often had to wait for parts or parts ordered were incorrect which was annoying. Decided to go as found work closer to home.
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Poor from start to finish

All I can say is how as this company kept going, its dangerous, badly managed no very very badly managed! It's like some made up soap opera, was probly the worst job I have ever had. On the plus the guys I worked with were good solid blokes, but most were on the edge.
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Productive and rewarding,

I worked at Excool for 6 months, found the work to be productive and challenging at times. They paid higher than average for the area and it was close to where I lived. Half day Friday was always a great way to start the weekend. Paid overtime was on offer many times and a bonus scheme was in place based on performance. More often than not we received the bonus. Overall I enjoyed my time in there and would go back. I only moved on as I got another job in mechanics.
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Shocking how you're treated

I'll start with the pros, early finish Fridays, great set of lads to work with, decent hours to start, until they try and push overtime on you and if you don't take it, you're frowned upon and you're job will be on the line, I was there nearly three months, in which that time they dangle a contract in your face to have it ripped away and let go because I had to have a couple of days off due to illness, all in all, you're just a number to them
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Absolutely do not work here

Certainly the worst company I have ever worked for. Zero organisation. Zero job security. Zero recognition for anything you do for the company. The pay is absolutely horrendous considering the amount of work you’re expected to complete in ridiculous timescales. If you have a list of qualifications as long as your arm you will still be paid as much as someone who doesn’t know how to write their own name. The “voluntary overtime” is completely the opposite of that, you will be frowned upon by the management if you do not do at least a couple of hours a week. The shop floor managers are unqualified and incompetent to do their jobs and therefore shove the blame down to the lads on the tools. If you are a qualified electrician/plumber/engineer or whatever your trade may be then they will soon strip you of your hard training you had to go through because everybody no matter what skill level is contractually known as a “factory operative” despite it being derogatory to the persons in question. Instead of giving people pay rises they give you a weekly bonus which can be taken from you at any given time as I and every employee found out when they took it away from everybody for 6 months for no reason what so ever, this being said if you know any of the directors or office staff then please do apply as you will be thrust into stardom and straight into the offices with a company car and a more than healthy wage.

Pros

Early Friday finish

Cons

Too many to name
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Worst place to work ever

Awfull company to work for. If the managers or team leaders dont like you, they will just get rid of you with no notice at all. The job is Mostly using silicone guns to seal the pannels in and riveting ect.... You use worn out tools and equipment They expect you to lift very heavy fans onto the tops of the machines with no health and safety in mind. All the manual labour jobs are very easy, anybody could do them. The work was very much d.i.y skills and not very challenging. People was always hurting them selfs or getting injured from the lack of safety.

Pros

Short friday.

Cons

They will just throw you away, lack of health and safety
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Vindictive

WILL get rid of you, with little or no explanation, if you don't do the " completely voluntary" overtime, either before or after your regular working hours.

Pros

Early finish Friday

Cons

Job security
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Avoid Avoid Avoid

Awful place to work and expect to be laid off with little notice. Terrible organisation and production techniques random to say the least. Expect to work with old, worn out machinery and with little regard to health and safety. Early finish on Fridays which is the only positive!

Pros

Early finish Fridays

Cons

Pretty much everything
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Shocking

Simply don't work here it's shocking the way staff get laid off regardless if you have a contract. I think this company will fold very soon....................................

Pros

None

Cons

None
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No security, work is feast or famin

Potential to be a good work place, there’s ether loads of work or non, wages fluctuate with bonuses coming and going. Hours can be long when the overtime’s on and you will be expected to do it.

Pros

Good people working on the shop floor

Cons

No security
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Based on 22 reviews

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2.7 out of 5 stars for Work/Life Balance
2.7 out of 5 stars for Salary/Benefits
2.4 out of 5 stars for Job security/advancement
2.4 out of 5 stars for Management
2.6 out of 5 stars for Culture

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