Ridiculous - SMT Operator Hach Company Employee Review

1.0
Mar 10, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The pay and location is decent

Cons

This is the most boring, slow job that I have ever had. You’ll spend most of your night standing around waiting for machines to run and for the next “task” to appear. Supervisors spend no time on the floor and have no familiarity with the job but they will, “if you got time to lean you got to clean” you all while the leads and other techs are constantly on their phones. I wasn’t let go for what I was or wasn’t doing, I was let go because the supervisor doesn’t know how the floor runs. I feel singled out and like I was unfairly let go but I’ll take it as a blessing in disguise. I was let go for standing around but standing around is literally the job in large part especially while training. I got let go for standing around at a job I hated standing around at, ridiculous. If you’re used to a job where you are busy and productive all day this job will have you hating life.

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5.0
Jan 26, 2026
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Pros

Flexible PTO Super friendly management and executives Accepting culture. You can actually be yourself (tattoos and all) Fantastic pay and benefits They treat their employees really well

Cons

I've been here for almost 2 years and I really haven't found any cons yet.

2.0
Jun 12, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Decent pay, good hours, fairly simple tasks, some hybrid flexibility.

Cons

Constant micromanaging of performance and KPIs. Performance is posted to the entire department with each error highlighted, be it minor or major. I was actively discourage from asking for help, or questions if I was unsure about an aspect of the job. Myself and my cohort were also actively discouraged from speaking or communicating with one another. This bred more competition and animosity between some employees in tandem with the constant focus on KPIs and comparing scores. Contract-to-hire was on a case-by-case basis and was said to be performance based as well as seniority based. This didn't always track as managers would be inclined to favoritism and certain employees would get fast-tracked or left behind their initial hire groups without explanation. Terrible first responder system for medical emergencies and education to employees on how to handle it (which occurred frequently).

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