Acero Precision reviews

3.7

73% would recommend to a friend

(108 total reviews)
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Michael Fitzgerald

82% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Acero Precision has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 108 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Acero Precision employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.4 stars).

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108 reviews
1.0
Feb 1, 2014

Don't Do it , Worst decision I ever made !

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I didn't stay long enough to see any Pros . The few people I meet seem like good Hard working people , but they also seem to be very unhappy .

Cons

I realized two weeks into my employment that I made a Hugh mistake . I have worked in the manufacturing industry for over 20 years and I have never seen such unprofessionalism at the management level . The General Manager ( COO ) , works maybe 5 hours a day and has no leadership ability . The HR dept. Is ran by the president ( owner ) , that alone tells you all you need to know . During my short and forgettable time employed at Acero I did have chance to meet a few nice people , all with less than 2 years of employment , most of the employees are actively looking for new jobs . A very high rate of turnover , hundreds of people have gone thru that place . Change your career before taking a job at Acero .

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Acero Precision Response
5y
Acero Precision values all posts on Glassdoor. However, it is difficult to respond to comments made by someone who admits to being here for just a short period of time. There must have been a compelling reason for a 20+ year manufacturing veteran to choose Acero Precision in the first place and we are sorry it did not work out for them. One business magazine claims that up to 70% of the workforce is dissatisfied with their job. Another business publication asserts that millennials want to change jobs every three years. These are challenges for our industry. Every company is experiencing them. At Acero Precision, we just never stop thinking of ways to make things better for our workforce. Maybe if this employee would have stayed they would have understood the benefits of working for Acero Precision.
4.0
Sep 4, 2013

Happy to be working here

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I was happy to find solid employment and the company has continued to grow during my time here. Treated well and most people are working pretty hard every day. Plans for new facility include many benefits most manufacturers don't have.

Cons

Not much, we are spread across 5 buildings so interaction is not that good there are people that I never see. We are trying to build up but things are taking longer than I would like.

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Acero Precision Response
5y
Thank you for your kind words. In 2015 we consolidated into one 90,000 square foot building so the 5 locations are gone. Since that time we have continuously improved the factory and will continue to do so until we are the best in USA. Please Check out our site on Instagram and Facebook. Like us and tell us what you think !
2.0
Aug 27, 2013

Find a different job... but if you must... GET EVERYTHING ON PAPER!!!

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Pros

Willing to hire people with little to no experience

Cons

They don't really know what they are doing. Company is good at rubbing elbows and getting the "sales" in but the upper management doesn't know how to run a company. Running a company begins with taking care of the employees, not building a multi-million dollar "state or the art" facility. Acero would be a lot more profitable if they took care of their employees instead of overworking them into the ground. They need to stop building unnecessary upgrades to their new facility like a helipad and use that money to give back to the workers who put their blood sweat and tears into the company. Upper Management tries to swindle you out of the raises that are due to you so that they can put on a horse and pony show with all the new fancy upgrades... most of which don't make any sense. ie: why does a machine shop have a slippery $1million dollar floor made of terrazzo (basically like marble)? Who is that for?! Not for the employees because it is extremely unsafe for when oil drips out on the floor or when employees have to stand on that hard floor ALL day for 10+ hours at a time. Upper Management worries about the image that Acero is putting out there, but they aren't focusing on the bad reputation that already exists amongst the industry that it is a horrible place to work for machinists... I'm sure for everyone else as well.

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Acero Precision Response
5y
Acero has been in business 35 years and our client retention rate in greater than 95%. Multiple Fortune 500 Companies have been with us the entire time. We do have a great reputation , no accounts payable and often a 6 month backlog – even in tough times. How the reviewer knows the profitability of the company is unclear but performance where Acero has experienced 11% compound annual growth since the year 2000 points to an upper Management that knows something. Our floor is not slippery, it’s the same floor that is used in the Airports – one that see s millions of passengers walking over every day, safety. It is commonplace for “unhappy former employees” to lay the blame at the feet of management but in this case we are not certain that this is actually a former employee. The tone and text is very familiar to the post written four days earlier. In that post the term “con” is used and in this post the term is upgraded to “swindle”. In either case, the implication for damage to our reputation is unjustified. We embrace the opportunity to promote our competitive wages, outstanding benefits and our state of the art facility. But now a great place to work and showcase our values is a problem? Why can’t an American machine shop have the look and feel of a European Formula One Team? Everything looking good and everyone on the same page. At no point will we ever sacrifice one for another. What makes us unique is that fact that our ownership has committed the resources for both a great shop AND a great workforce. The reviewer’s position is that the company find ownership that will take capital , forgo the investment in the facility, the equipment, the infrastructure, the tooling, the software and take all of that investment and give it to the employees. Clearly this is a unique point of view. Rest assured that Acero is consistently looking to continuously improve. We recognize and appreciate our talented workforce and we look forward to continue to grow with them.
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