Avoid at all Costs - Engineering Department Manager Sanmina Employee Review

1.0
4 Aug 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Some good people in the individual contributor roles (hourly, Engineers, project management, and other support roles)

Cons

- Lies to customers - Sets deadlines they know they will not/ cannot keep - Adds several hidden charges for customers - Lies to Employees - Promises compensation benefits which they do not keep, as well as other compensation packages which do not come to fruition - Promises time off only to revoke at a later date - Does not give employees pay increase more frequently than 1x per 2 year period - Underpays and overworks hourly personnel - Has quarterly pushes making hourly personnel work 60+ hours for several weeks, so management can get quarterly bonuses - Sexual and Verbal harassment is promptly swept under the rug by HR and Management (several cases while I was there, mostly by the plant manger and a Project Engineer) - Physical harassment is swept under the rug (management physically harasses individuals) - OSHA violations daily - Fire code violations daily - Does not comply with ESD requirements expected for type of facility - No substantial reinvestment into the facility, just enough to keep the machines limping along

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5.0
26 Feb 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great fast paced environment to work at with co-workers that make the job easy going and very friendly.

Cons

A lot of different tech to learn and constant changes .

4.0
1 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Positive work environment and diversity

Cons

Low salary compared to rest of industry

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