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The management was good, it was hard collar and they make no secret of that. The pay structure is strange, i.e. fork lift truck drivers get the same money as the machinists.
Pros
Good Management
Cons
Long hours
Constant pressure,terrible management who have no skills whatsoever Dirty environment and constantly getting covered in hydraulic oils etcNever any parts available to do job correctly but still keep the production lines running so many machines are missing vital parts Employees have no value as they will get rid of staff without batting an eyelid
Pros
None
Cons
Long hours 5am starts
It was an enjoyable place to work with driver training offered and onsite doctors and overtime available most weeks and uniform was given (boots and hiviz regular checkups too were given and also JCB has its own shop and canteen
Pros
Training available
Cons
Long hours/very fast/job insecurity
Absolutely Loved working at JCB loved the Jobs I was doing and the Lads I was working with and the Managers were all very helpful people. I enjoyed working at JCB very much and miss working there since my Moter bike injury... 18months ago.. I hope to be able to return to work again at JCB once my ankle is completely fixed and I can walk properly again.
Pros
Extra Hours Available
Cons
Can become exhausting if doing too many hours per week
Fast paced work. Permanent employees are treated like royalty, agency workers treated like something they've trodden in. Made to do overtime, If you couldn't then you were shown the door.
Pros
Decent money for the area
Cons
Treated badly
I felt that given a chance to work for a world leading firm was an honour and to see an insight how they are built and being a part of the exclusive part of a very new project was good to be involved
Pros
Not applicable
Cons
No 37 hours
The management team consists of friends that have been promoted internally. No ability to see whats wrong. Very stressful to work in with huge blame culture. Senior management not aware of problems and bury head in the sand.
Pros
None just dont bother
Cons
Long hours, bad pay
The money is ok... but thats about it.Zero job security, if youve a mortgage to pay... do not under any circumstances work here.You get zero notice that they are ending your employment. It just happens when you turn up for work.
Pros
Salary
Cons
Bullying from managers. Zero notice that your employment is ending.
JCB is a great Employer a great place to achieve your goals in life as they will support you if your ambitious to move forward.There in house training is first class,as is there apprenticeship scheme.
Poor workplace Poor work conditions Poor treatment by management and teamleadersAgency run no chance of advancing Run like a prison Pay never correct then takes weeks to correct it Will lay you off as soon as work drops offMake you do lots of overtime or show you the doorFor a main employer treatment is badAvoid like the plague
Pros
None
Cons
Poor work conditions poor treatment
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I would never go back to work for this company. Saw how they shed lots of good people earlier in 2020. That told me everything.Very aggressive with team members and supplier base.
Can be a bit of an old boys club in some areas, with management trying to incorporate production line efficiencies on an R&D facilities tended to be more of a restriction than a benefit. An example would be stopping late to complete a test only to be pulled up the following morning on why i had clocked in at 07:27, as it was deemed to be not enough time to get to my desk and be working for 07:30. With HR only being able to see what the book says. Petty stuff like that. On the whole its not a bad place to work, just a few issues and stuff around common sense.
Pros
Steady and safe if your not on the production line.
Cons
Working for a company that treats its production staff in the way it does. not great!!.
I spent 4 months here total from two sections. Job itself was fine. I was at DIFF PACK (World Parts Centre), packing, banding, shrinkwrapping and palletising spare parts for heavy machinery. There were no performance requirements, sometimes they offered 1 or 2 hrs of overtime for weekdays, occasionally even Saturdays, being paid a time and a half. 39 hrs there resulted 43 paid hours, including attendance bonus.However, few people were actually nice and the H&S system was over the edge. I felt there like a 5-year old, protected by their parents at any cost to avoid any source of injuries. Packing area barricated off when FLT driver moves the finished stock to putaway area, cameras installed to watch every move we made, exceedeing 25kgs of lifting limit may cause to be dismissed (that's how I got fired btw). Managers are rubbish, some colleagues complaining and giving up other for every issue they see (lazy ones, obviously bored). Negatives overshadowed positives. No more!
I worked myself to the bone over 10 years, done loads of none paid hours travelling around the globe at weekends only to be kicked through the door in June. If you work for them they will pay you well but do not think your safe there. I made that terrible mistake.
Pros
Good pay and benefits.
Cons
Expected to do none paid work and fixed holidays.
worked in h b u .agood place to work good work mates management not to bad iwas ateam leader of the weld cells .but things are changing banked hours .i think earnings good money them days are over but its still agood wage
Pros
Coffee machines
Cons
Banked hours
Treat you like rubbish and have no respect for you whatsoever, they just use and abuse you, you are looking at 5 years before you get made full time, absolute joke of a company
Pros
None
Cons
Worst place I’ve ever worked
Old-fashioned company with traditional culture- want you at your desk, always!!
Only 30 mins for lunch stuck in middle of countryside... colleagues friendly but external people hired to come in above internal promotion
Pros
Country setting, ok salary
Cons
Archaic mind set & culture
I was there 2 years 8 months and they just got rid of me as I was working in export i did not think it was fair because it was not the first time this happened
Pros
did not get contract
Cons
as a buv
Working out in all weathers moving stock and keeping the yard clean and tidy, working along side other employees, good working hours and easy to get too
Pros
Hours
Cons
Money
Engineering the products to secure a market in the future doesn't seem to matter! With a market downturn due to Covid 19 JCB made 900+ Office and Engineering Staff redundant thus compromising their ability to develop the products they'll need to remain competitive in the future.
Pros
None
Cons
Short-sighted management team.