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Collins Aerospace

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Legacy Employee Under New Management - Associate Director Collins Aerospace Employee Review

3.0
Apr 29, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits, focus on people development, organizational mobility.

Cons

While management would like to think that there is a strategy (SFP), it is certainly not the case at this point in time. Decision making at the top seems to be very short sighted, without accounting for the industry landscape and where the organization needs to be in 6-12 months from now to effectively tackle future business. While the industry is starting to see signs of recovery, the organization is being asked to do more with less. Which at the surface, seems fair, being that the business is going through challenging times. That said, these challenges come from bad decision making over the last few years by new leaders with no knowledge of the legacy businesses. Post Covid - there seems to be a disconnect between upper management's expectations (based on pre-covid environment) and the reality of today. Employees find themselves doing more to keep projects afloat, without the resources to properly support all aspects of their jobs. Additionally, the levels of bureaucracy established under the new UTC regimes have made decision making extremely challenging for mid-level managers.

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5.0
Apr 22, 2026
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Pros

Great work life balance Super fun and fulfilling projects

Cons

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4.0
May 31, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

40 hr/wk Easy work for the pay Ability to use vacation with little notice Some leadership is willing to help you move up and increase pay quickly

Cons

Leadership does not communicate with one another Little room to move up or into another department without someone leaving Poor standards in comparison to other sites within the company Employees who do not meet efficiency standards receive no consequences and are not informed of process issues (leadership issue) Tribal knowledge seems to run the site, not standard work It is a family affair.

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