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Central Valley Machine Reviews

3.6

71% would recommend to a friend

(15 total reviews)

Bret Wursten

48% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Central Valley Machine has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 15 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Central Valley Machine employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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15 reviews
1.0
9 July 2025

Really Toxic

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I didn’t experience any pros.

Cons

There is no air conditioning, Immediately they throw you in with barely any guidance and get irritated when you mess up, upper management was not friendly or welcoming at all. Did not once get asked how it was going for me on my first week or if I had any questions or needed to be shown how to do something. They have only one paid ten minute break at the beginning of the shift and you can choose to take a thirty minute lunch but then you have to stay an extra thirty minutes. If a place 1) doesn’t have air conditioning 2) doesn’t let employees use headphones, or 3) constantly micromanages employees not to talk while working then you need to give more actual breaks. A ten minute break isn’t gonna cut it. This will create a much better morale and with a better morale comes better work being put out.

3.0
22 Aug 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The environment was pretty chill as long as you stay busy.

Cons

Management expected you to be busy all the time, even if everything was done. It also seems like there is a high turn over rate for employees.

2.0
12 Mar 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Stable, Government contract machine shop, they have money to throw around. For now.

Cons

Nepotism with friends and family. Palpable caste system. No upward mobility. They cut corner's left and right on their government contracts so be prepared to "put out fires" and sign off on stuff that is questionable. The logistics are a disaster. In my 10 years in the Army and 5 years on the civilian side, I've never seen so much disorganization. This company will probably lose at least several big contracts soon if they can't fix production and logistics asap.

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