A real shame - CNC Machinist Peregrine MLS Employee Review

The team are a good bunch of people.

The CNC side of the business needs a tremendous amount of work that doesn't seem like they can overcome. The communication between departments is almost non existent, resulting in customers receiving parts late or incorrect as inspection is lacking in terms of equipment and knowledge. It's this poor communication that means we don't have the tooling or material or even inspection equipment to complete the required components to a high standard that they try to pride themselves on. During my interview I was told a bonus scheme was in play, this was not the case and when they were going to start introducing it, the bar is set so high that it is unachievable so they don't have to pay. I was also asked to do different shifts to help meet deadlines, but shortly after starting this shift I realized that I would be alone in the building for at least a couple hours, making my partner and myself slightly concerned for my health and safety. Upper management also seem to spend too much money on seemingly unnecessary things, and it's up to the CNC department to make up the money that they are spending, and once again it's unrealistic and our fault the company is loosing money.

Pros are that I don't work there anymore

Let's start from the beginning, when you first start at the company you are offered a salary and pension package and told you will receive an annual and quarterly bonus, this is a lie you will never receive either bouns as they keep moving the target figures to prevent having to pay out, you will also get ripped off with your salary. some staff hadn't received pension payments for over four months, the companies account is always on hold with tooling and metal suppliers because they haven't paid their bills and peregrine are always looking out for investors to bail the company out. They have found themselves in this position because the guys that had the knowledge and expertise have left the business because the powers that be would not listen when they could see and told them that you're not making any money taking on the type of work you have. Every job peregrine takes on they are late with their deliveries and upset the customer and then they lose that business and customer, this is because they have no material or cutters as they've not paid their bills plus the cad cam programmer is massively unexperienced in machining and stupidly slow (other companies have experience this with him as well), this delays production on the machine shop floor leading to late deliveries and loss of work and customers again. Inspection well what inspection they will not invest in the correct or enough equipment to inspect components properly leading to work being shipped out with a large percentage of the dimensions not being checked. While this is going on the power's that be is more intrested in worrying about leaves blowing in under the machine shop shutter door and if there is any tea or coffee drips on the floor rather than saving his company. This says it all, in one year eight people left the company so please don't not make the worst decision of your life as we did and have anything to do with this circus or a company it isn't a long term business.