Working at Valeo in Seymour, IN: 9 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Seymour, IN Area

"I’ve worked for this company for decades. Ever since the French have taken over, it’s been in a downward decline. At this point all skilled based jobs are treated as second class citizens. The management has always been disorganized. This problem has just gotten worse in the last few years. Benefits are not a guarantee anymore. Company use to have a very good 401k match. Not anymore. They will change around your schedule just to rob your holiday pay. They rely more on there mold technicians to make a quality product then there engineers. The tooling is a challenge anymore now that most of it comes out of China. They have an apprenticeship program that’s the going joke anymore. The majority finish the program and then either leave the company or move into jobs that weren’t what the program was for. They recruit engineering degree college graduates from a college out of Ohio to be mold technicians. They pay them more then there seasoned Technicians. This is a bad situation for both them and the people that have worked there for years. There always grasping at straws finding skill labor when all they have to do is treat their workers fairly. Seems pretty simple yet, they don’t get it. Anyone seeking a job here. Be prepared, this is just a small sample of what goes on here."

"Exciting cutting edge technologies in automotive lighting - the bling of cars. Management tends to overcommit resources consistently resulting in delayed launches, poor quality, high scrap, and unhappy customers. Then post launch they steal resources from active programs which puts them behind. Vicious cycle. This seems to be a common theme across the different business units."

"I have been working for Valeo for a year and saw every aspect of it, engineering wise. There is always a lot going, it is fast paced and very challenging but rewarding, especially with the knowledge obtained during this time."

"Valeo is an excellent employer to start a career with challenging work"

"I was relocated from another state to work at Valeo unfortunately due to the covid 19, company laid off a lot of associates. I was left here without a house and now I need to look for another job."

"Valeo is a good starting point for employees with a variety of projects to be apart of, however they do struggle keeping on track and meeting deadlines."

"I am been working with Valeo for 5 years. It is a great innovative company in the automotive sector."

What do you like about working at Valeo?

"Benefits, pay location and vacation time. Type of job performance"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"watch your back, and do not believe all you are told. Watch out for HR"

What don't you like about working at Valeo?

"Employee HR and back stabing molding supervisor who know who they are."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get rid of employee HR and back stabing supervisor, they know who they are."

"interesting"

What do you like about working at Valeo?

"As an understaffed workplace I was able to show my many talents because I had to wear many hats. I was able to not only do my regular job (design engineer) but I was also able to be program manager, sales engineer and industrial engineer."

What don't you like about working at Valeo?

"as an understaffed environment sometimes you were not able to complete certain assignments as necessary."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"look for other ways to save money besides cutting head count."