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Stepping Stone - Mechanical Design Engineer Bulk Handling Systems Employee Review

2.0
1 July 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Company is very willing to hire new engineers straight out of college. Those engineers however will never work as an actual engineer and instead do drafting and 3-D modeling.

Cons

Group think seems to be this company's driving philosophy. Project engineers seem to be specifically picked based on their willingness to go along with the herd and not make waves and those who do not have simply given up. Management does not like innovative thinking and rarely approves new concepts unless those new ideas are theirs or they made a significant contribution to them. Unwritten rules are the norm here and several people have been fired or demoted for violations of unwritten policy. No established compensation policies or scales exist and what you can negotiate is what you get. Favored employees are able to work from home and as a result some of their living expenses are offset by the company because of business use while they make as much if not more than others. Management seems to believe a deep recession still exists and treats employees accordingly. Recently 30 shop employees quit to go to work for another local company and instead of offering increased compensation and better work hours, mandatory 12 hour days seven days a week were implemented.

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5.0
12 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I get to work at a company that develops products in the field of Robotics and AI, does in-house Manufacturing of industrial equipment, and is working to solve the worlds waste problems. BHS is local to me so I can go to work in office (something I feel is very important for culture and efficiency) and has an international footprint with an office in Europe.

Cons

I have spent a while thinking about how to highlight my position of issues at BHS. What I keep coming back to is that I have never worked at a perfect company (so I am rating on a curve [based on a 24 year career]). Every company I have worked for has gone through changes in management and business direction or issues with culture. So what I often ask myself is; is the work I do important to me and to my customers? YES. Is it challenging at times? YES. Do I feel fulfilled after completing a big project and seeing it reach its end user? Absolutely! There is always some level of growing pains and evolution within a company and BHS is no exception. In fact for a 50 year old company they have acquired multiple brands and technologies in the last 15 years and had to merge and integrate them into the portfolio. That's no easy task, but they are aware and working to build a strong organization and I feel that.

1.0
16 July 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Nice and hardworking people at middle to lower level.

Cons

My experience at this company can be defined by a toxic work environment driven by a serious lack of leadership and organizational maturity. Upper management lacks basic people management skills and any meaningful experience in organizational development. Business processes are ad hoc at best — often nonexistent — and dictated by whoever is in charge that day. This absence of structure leads to constant chaos, inefficiency, and overwork. Employees are frequently frustrated, burned out, and undervalued. Suggestions for improvement are routinely ignored or dismissed. If you value professionalism, stability, or even basic operational clarity, I would advise looking elsewhere.

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