Working at Hartwell in Placentia, CA: 6 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Placentia, CA Area

"Interesting work, but very high turnover due to corporate pressure to meet margins. Spent 6 years there, had 4 different presidents."

"The workplace culture at Hartwell was great. Everybody bought into the team mind-set and treated each other with respect. They are the best in the industry at what they do, designing and manufacturing aircraft latches."

"Great company with regard to the people doing the work and the team on the floor. Middle management is strong and the company succeeds in spite of itself."

What do you like about working at Hartwell?

"The people and experience that i've gained throughout my 7 plus years."

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

"Be yourself and work hard and managment will take care of you."

What don't you like about working at Hartwell?

"I think that we can make the building a safer place."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Probably need to put a little extra focus on safety."

"Hartwell (previous employer), was world class."

What do you like about working at Hartwell?

"Excellent team, world class, measurement focused, and very strategic in planning and execution."

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

"Seek to understand the dynamics of daily sales in order to understand the reason for significant loss of sales."

What don't you like about working at Hartwell?

"New ownership has driven up pricing beyond reality and caused others to enter market aggressively."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Go back to customer-focused success plan, become more strategic to understand where lost sales are originating from."