True Manufacturing reviews

3.4

62% would recommend to a friend

(264 total reviews)

Steve Trulaske

70% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

True Manufacturing has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 264 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The True Manufacturing employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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264 reviews
4.0
Oct 28, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

I've been at True for almost 2.5 years. I started out making $13/hr and now I make almost $16/hour. I work on one of the major production lines, and some of the reviews I've read on here that are negative are a bit extreme. Yes, you are expected to make your quota every day (as you should be), but you don't get fired if you don't make it every day. There is an attendance policy: upon hiring you get 3 DU (days unpaid but excused) days, at 6 months you get 5 vacation days, and at your 1 year you get 7 vacation days and 32 hours of PTO (paid time off). I have called into work multiple times unexcused and have not been fired or ever gotten in trouble. I have gotten merit raises every year I have worked there. Obviously if you are going to call into work all the time, or constantly complain to management about what you're being asked to do, you are going to get fired. Anyone who has a decent work ethic knows that. Also, if you are caught working on ANY of your breaks you will get told not to. Not because they want to make your job difficult for you, but because if you were to get hurt, that is on them. They are just looking out for your safety, As far as the heat goes, there are plenty of other jobs that work in far hotter conditions that you do at True, so count your blessings. They tell you when you're interviewed about the summer heat. So, if its not something you can handle, don't work here. Otherwise, don't complain. All in all, I've had a very pleasant experience working at True Manufacturing.

Cons

The only con I really have is I wish I was moved around to different jobs more. I've been in the same area ever since I started working here.

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True Manufacturing Response
8y
Thank you for your review and feedback. Cross training is an important initiative we are currently working on. We encourage you to share your interest in learning more with your supervisor. We appreciate your service to True and look forward to sharing many more successful years together.
4.0
Oct 12, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Energy and attitude of team members on the floor was positive and easy to interact with, really good experience for people who want to learn how to design a table

Cons

not always a consistent amount of work, and a lot of work doesn't take an engineering degree, like designing tables and racks to assist workers. Management often don't care to get to know Co-ops and a lot of office workers look down on co-ops and write off their work.

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True Manufacturing Response
8y
Thank you for your feedback. The Co-op program is very important to True. If you are having concerns about the type of work you are doing or your colleagues, we encourage you to speak to your manager or your dedicated HR Representative to work through these concerns.
4.0
Sep 28, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Great people, decent management, decent work enviroment

Cons

Starting at the beginning of the year, they have decided to switch to 10 hour shifts. First shift doesn't lose anything and gains the most. 2nd shift gets shafted by having to switch to overnights which contrary to what the company believes is NOT what anyone wants.

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True Manufacturing Response
8y
We appreciate your feedback. For many years we received countless suggestions from team members that they would like to go to a 4 day/10-hour week and believe this strategy will work well for the operations of our business. True is happy to be able to grant this request. We still have many schedule options and are happy to discuss your individual concern you can speak with a HR Representative or call the HR office directly at 636-240-2401.
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