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Zodiac Aerospace

Acquired by Safran

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Go to Zodiac Aerospace in Gainesville as a last resort - Contract Designer Zodiac Aerospace Employee Review

1.0
Feb 23, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Major player in aerospace seating

Cons

Technically deficient, with a management team unqualified and inexperienced with modern technology, modern business culture, and They don't respect the white collar workforce and they have no idea how to attract, treat and retain talented professionals. Word is out about this employer, and they cannot hire themselves out of the mess due to a bad executive management team. The building is dirty, located an hour outside of Dallas, and they constantly bring engineers in from Mexico to work for their project engineers, however, they don't bother to put them on the payroll for Gainesville, rather they pay them low Mexican wages and call it "training" which puts everyone at risk, the managers and the people from Mexico. For new hires that come in, you will be lucky to have a decent desk and computer, as that is an afterthought and they don't care if you have a decent desk. If you complain, you'll be fired. Constantly pressed to work overtime, put out substandard designs because there is no time to design it right, and no sign this will change anytime soon. Having Zodiac on your resume is not an asset as the industry knows they are a mess.

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Pros

they care and will reward you if work hard

Cons

Located in a small city

2.0
Feb 26, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I felt like I had complete control over the engineering of my projects. I was able to work on a variety of different projects that interest and challenged me. My direct report was helpful and easy going. He understood the cons of the job and worked to alleviate the stress they caused. Benefits were good for me.

Cons

The pay was quite low for the market. As a struggling student post-college, I grabbed the offer when it was presented. Raises were fair percentage wise but it didn't matter when the base was low. Production was always under trained and understaffed. Quality didn't have the balls to squawk about issues. The facility cut a lot of corners and conditions were subpar for the industry. Most managers and supervisors did not belong in their positions, most didn't have the intelligence to tie their own shoes it seemed. The engineering group was passionate about their work but didn't have the required experience to be successful. Because of all these issues, on-time delivery and quality were sub-standard and embarrassing. Because of that everything was urgent and poorly done. In my role I wore many hats to support the needs of the company and to work around individuals who lacked the proper skills so that my projects would succeed. I poured a lot of effort into the company and it was heartbreaking to see other departments failing and impacting my projects. That's why I had to leave.

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