good place to build and pivot careers - Key Account Service Manager ATS Life Sciences Systems Employee Review

I titled this best employer to date and mean it. It's largely due to the Transparency and planning that produces positive results around here. Their concentration on planning is what has helped this company navigate the pandemic, economic downturn, and tariff impacts. We're a contract based company in a competitive market and the competent decisions that have been made has allowed us to stay strong through difficult times. I like the stability. We haven't been layoff-free but it's been minimal and I find if you do your job well and make a decent effort to cooperate you don't have to worry.

Being the greenest grass I've seen doesn't mean there aren't faults. I think the biggest problem I see is a lack of transparency of leadership improvements and addressing of poor leader behavior. By behavior I mean disrespectful and unsupportive tone and dialogue used. Also using manipulative tactics to push their agendas. When employees see poor behavior they think it's acceptable and tolerated. Yet employees will have repercussions for mirroring it. Leaders also tend to use generalizations and assumptions to drive their points while demanding data from opposing viewpoints that they know is impossible or a big resource burden to capture. Its effectively manipulative and hurts progress when we waste time on the wrong problem.

Maintaining a balanced mix of CAD modeling, PLC programming, and integration of electrical and mechanical devices allows for valuable time on the shop floor. This hands on experience lets you work both on the machine and at the computer, a balance I believe is essential not only for productivity but also for overall well being.

Since this is a new position, ATS is still developing training materials, which has resulted in some gaps in the knowledge you’re aiming to acquire.