Pros
Good middle class wages for production employees, on-the-job training, fully paid-for benefits for full-time union employees. Company makes and manufactures products of which you can be proud. Overtime always available.
Cons
Due to management changes, many good people have left en masse. Extensive buy-outs of experienced, capable and caring personnel and some suspect firings has led to an environment, especially on the production floor, of pervasive mediocrity. Few people go the extra-mile any more because their commitment and loyalty will not be rewarded long-term. Everyone from supervisors downward punch-in, do the minimum, and punch-out. Lack of communication and information sharing leads to a shoddily run manufacturing/production floor, where the money is made. Buyouts of experienced production supervisors to save money means new production supervisors do not understand FDA procedures and regulations are not recommendations but legally binding. The new production supervisors are lazy, lack common-sense and communicate badly because they have no mentors. Thanks for good work few and far between.