Does Exotic Metals Forming pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Exotic Metals Forming employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Exotic Metals Forming. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Exotic Metals Forming?

30% of Exotic Metals Forming employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Exotic Metals Forming 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Exotic Metals Forming?

Welder (8) , Machine Operator (7) , Engineer (6) , Engineering Intern (6) , Welder/Fabricator (6) , Assembler (5) , Laser Operator (5) , Ndt Technician (5) , Quality Assurance (5) , Manufacturing Engineer (4) , Quality Engineer (4) , Assembler I (3) , Engineer Intern (3) , Inspector (3) , Production Assembler (3)

What are the pros of working at Exotic Metals Forming according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and place to work." ((in 35 reviews)); "good benefits too." ((in 11 reviews)); "Coworkers were great." ((in 9 reviews)); "Excellent team, lots of opportunity for moving up in the company and transitioning to different roles, medium size company with a small company feeling" ((in 5 reviews)); "Decent work life balance if salaried, not great if hourly." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Exotic Metals Forming according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay, and pay is not even linked to performance, but how long you have been there." ((in 32 reviews)); "Low wages for interns compared to similar companies." ((in 7 reviews)); "Poor leadership and management." ((in 6 reviews)); "Although I understand why they have to have policies, metric and deliverables, the person I worked for had zero business being in a supervisory role and as having had quite a bit of management background, I felt my role with my supervisor was almost parent" ((in 5 reviews)); "•people get away with doing nothing because managers don’t want to hurt people’s feelings." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Exotic Metals Forming redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Exotic Metals Forming redundancy and their outlook for job security at Exotic Metals Forming in 2026.

Exotic Metals Forming Reviews

2.9

30% would recommend to a friend

(223 total reviews)

Bill Binder

44% approve of CEO

22% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (223 reviews)

Exotic Metals Forming has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 223 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Exotic Metals Forming employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

223 reviews

1.0

16 Feb 2019

Wrongful Termination

Inspector

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Coworkers were great. I no longer work there.

Cons

Just like everyone else, the pay was terrible. I was fired for allegedly being on my cellphone and being told not to be. This was entirely untrue. I was written up and when I refused to sign due to misleading and untrue statements by NDT management, they fired me. I was brought before HR and they treated me like I was a criminal under investigation. I pleaded my case and told them I wouldn't just sign a reprimand knowing management was being...untruthful...about what had happened. They tried putting words in my mouth and made several false accusations. I was backed into a corner. I was livid and completely flabbergasted but what was transpiring. I should also state that this manager was hired because he knew part of the management within NDT prior. I can see no other reason for him getting that position due to his total incompetence other than that being a possible regular practice for Exotic Metals. DO NOT work for this company. There are much better options out there! * Thankfully I now work for myself as an Independent contractor in Real Estate media and am very happy.

1.0

9 Apr 2019

Underpaid and Mistreated

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Pleasant co-working experience with operators and welders

Cons

Compared to the rest of the aerospace industry: -Poor pay -Toxic Management -Poor benefits -Significant "subtle" sexism that isn't very subtle -Management encourages cattiness and drama -Cult-like attitude to never discuss the downsides of the company -Questionable quality standards in exchange for speed/reduced cost for production -Bizarre attitude that it's ok for the company to significantly underpay its workers because they have a "family" culture

Exotic Metals Forming Response

7y

It’s unfortunate your experience at Exotic was negative. However, our culture here does not at all support the situations you have described, including sexism and drama. All staff attend mandatory harassment training and our management staff attend additional training as well. We have zero tolerance for this behavior and encourage employees to speak to HR if they feel this is happening and a formal investigation can occur. Wages and benefits are not simple. However, through continuous market research of our long-term options, we have been able to offer the best possible benefits package as a whole to our employees. We offer competitive long-term wages and benefits as well as unique benefits such as profit sharing, as well as 401(k) matching, and tuition reimbursement. An HR representative would be happy to assist you in the break down of our benefits and compensation as well as discuss your experience while working at Exotic.

4.0

11 Oct 2016

Salary/Engineer Perspective

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

For salary employees, it's a refreshing change to find a job where you're not expected to work 60 hours every week. Most salary employees work 40-45 hour weeks. Co-workers are very good as well, most are hard working and care about doing a good job. Profit sharing every 6 months can be nice, but fluctuates significantly. Company is rapidly growing, so unless you're incompetent you'll have good job security.

Cons

Mixed leadership, generally low pay for industry/area, mediocre payed leave, if you're not working on something new there'll be little/no support As a whole the company is running forward too fast to look behind and see or address what's being missed, and its started to catch up with them.

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