I mean, it could have been worse I guess - Sales Rio Ammunition Employee Review

Rio Ammunition is a very "young" facility that started up in 2015 with 95% new employees. This "First in Class" facility is lead by a solid, well organized team. My experience has been positive, educating and exciting. They are transparent and run the business with integrity. Enjoy the visits from folks that support us from Spain and other countries.

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This is a clean, new facility with a great team of local workers, and compensation is competitive. There are numerous opportunities to branch out into other areas of the company, and travel abroad. This is a financially stable company with a large parent company to support it.

Rio is owned and operated by the Spanish parent company, Maxam. The parent company does not understand US standards and business practices, and expects US workers to work under the same conditions as their Spanish counterparts overseas, which are deplorable in some cases. There are potentially unsafe and legally questionable actions that take place throughout the organization, likely a result of sheer ignorance. The company promotes TPS/Lean manufacturing concepts, but doesn't provide the necessary support mechanisms and tools to successfully implement them. Direction changes multiple times per day, and most employees are confused at best. Constructive problem-solving is non-existent, therefore the company operates in a culture of blame. Employees are afraid of losing their jobs, so they try to deflect responsibility onto someone else rather than conducting any root-cause analysis. Employees are stretched thin because the cost of the factory startup exceeds the original budget goals. Rather than investing in adequate resources, employees are forced to work without the necessary tools, and with fewer people than necessary. Morale is extremely low here, and most employees are seeking other employment. Senior management is completely disconnected from reality, and insists on a "Care More, Try Harder" approach rather than pursuing real improvement efforts.