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20 Materials Specialist Reviews

Materials Specialists give their job an average rating of 3.6 out of 5.0. The Materials Specialists happiest with their jobs are employed by General Electric with an average rating of 4.5 while the Materials Specialists least happy with their jobs work for Covidien with an average rating of 1.4.

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Materials Specialist at Covidien
in Ontario, CA

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"Was great company years ago, but promoted internal people who are not very qualified."

What do you like about working at Covidien?

"My paycheck, other than that not a whole lot. Can't wait for it to close."

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

"Try Cardinal Health across the street, much more employee-oriented and respectful."

What don't you like about working at Covidien?

"Too much favoritism, management only talks to you if you break your back every day."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Fire them all and hire new management that doesn't discriminate."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 1 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Materials Specialist at General Electric
in Tampa, FL

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Challenging environment, excellent professionals surrounding me."

What do you like about working at General Electric?

"The continuous challenge to become more competitive and improve others around me."

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

"Be yourself, be open and honest, don't be afraid to ask any question. Talk about yourself and your role within a team oriented type of approach. Team work is critical and so are values and integrity."

What don't you like about working at General Electric?

"The people, the environment, the opportunities, the communication and the cross-functional cohesiveness."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To be more open and straight forward with the individual's actual growth outlook short and long-term."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Materials Specialist at St. Jude Medical
in Portland, OR

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Disappointing but rewarding."

What do you like about working at St. Jude Medical?

"Technology helping people; improving patient quality of life with neuromodulation products and service."

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

"Investigate MRB activity, investigate ECO activity, investigate engineering activity, investigate current metrics being reported."

What don't you like about working at St. Jude Medical?

"Leadership without much vision. Not much support for continuous improvement activities."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Implement better metrics, instill a culture of continuous improvement, actively support Lean/Six-sigma activities."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

Materials Specialist Career Rating Comparison

3.6
All Materials Specialists
4.5 Highest Rated Materials Specialists is at General Electric (1)
1.4 Lowest Rated Materials Specialists is at Covidien (8)
Materials Specialist at Disneyland Hotel
in Anaheim, CA
People You Work With 2.3 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5 Support You Get 5 / 5
Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5 Company Culture 5 / 5
Way You Work 5 / 5
Materials Specialist at Smiths Group
in Alcoa, TN
Person You Work For 3.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 3.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.1 / 5
Company Culture 3.1 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Materials Specialist at Caterpillar
in Montgomery, IL
Person You Work For 3.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.7 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 2.1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1.2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.8 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Materials Specialist at Electro-Motive Diesel
Work Setting 3.9 / 5 Support You Get 4.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2.4 / 5
Growth Opportunities 4 / 5 Company Culture 3.8 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Materials Specialist at Axcelis Technologies
in Rockville, MD

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"They are a very understanding company."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4.1 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3.1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3.1 / 5 Way You Work 4.5 / 5
Materials Specialist at Ingersoll-Rand

What do you like about working at Ingersoll-Rand?

"I enjoyed working at Ingersoll Rand under the manager that hired me as I had a lot of opportunity to improve and work on projects with tools that I needed to get job done efficiently."

What don't you like about working at Ingersoll-Rand?

"After my original hiring manager left I did not work well with next manager due to his philosphies and work ethics."

Materials Specialist at Greenheck Fan
in Schofield, WI

What do you like about working at Greenheck Fan?

"Great company with good people. Willing to put the time and energy into their employees."

Materials Specialist at Hamilton Sundstrand
in Phoenix, AZ

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Adequate at best. Good place to start from and then move on."

What do you like about working at Hamilton Sundstrand?

"The line people are fantastic to work with."

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

"Make sure you know someone on the inside that can fill you in on the politics."

What don't you like about working at Hamilton Sundstrand?

"Lack of a sense of urgency and empowerment ."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Empower the people that you are paying and hold all personnel accountable for their functions."

Materials Specialist at ExpressJet
in Ontario, CA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"I don't expect Expressjet to stay in business."

What do you like about working at ExpressJet?

"Good benefits"

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

"Ask if they have ever operated at a profit"

What don't you like about working at ExpressJet?

"no job security"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Quit wasting money."

Materials Specialist at KBR

What do you like about working at KBR?

"Nothing, as they regard you as a number and not a person."

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

"Do not go."

What don't you like about working at KBR?

"Everything, as your experience means nothing. It is who you know or if family is employed."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get a life."

Materials Specialist at Motorola Solutions
in Boynton Beach, FL

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Motorola was the best place I ever worked. Motorola Pager Division."

Materials Specialist at Lucite International
in Memphis, TN

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Great place to work."

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