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Great place to work. Friendly people wonderful environment.
Assembly worker (Former Employee), Amarillo, TX – August 31, 2012
Great job, in my opinion, human resources can be difficult to work with
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Good company very political.
HR GENERALIST (Former Employee), Fort Worth, TX – August 16, 2012
Pros: good company great benefits.
Cons: too political!
Very fast paste work environment. Work with all types of people at various levels of the company. Learned in this position there is a lot of gray areas. Management can't always be trusted. Everyone is trying to move to the next level. Enjoyed helping people but did not like or play the politics.
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Up and down
Engineer (Current Employee), Arlington Texas – August 3, 2012
Pros: work at xworx - where all the action is
Cons: have to "wait" harder to advance, not "work" harder
Sometimes it’s great working on a great project, other times its down. The usual grips about working for a company - you figure the only time someone writes a review on here they are looking for a new job so that has to skew their opinion.

Had some great experiences but i am looking for a company that lets you advance based on your work ethic and contributions – more... to the company. Not the old school "time in service" mentality. If you try hard your yearend review calls you average, if you do absolutely nothing you are still average - its borderline communism. – less
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Amazing Company to work for.
CV-22 Tiltrotor A&P Contract Mechanic (Former Employee), Kirtland AFB, NM – July 26, 2012
Bell Helicopter and Textron as a whole in my experience has been a great company to work for. Fabulous pay and benefits package, including tuition assistance, 401k, stocks etc.
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builds great ships,
Senior Accountant (Current Employee), Fort Worth, TX – July 18, 2012
Pros: pays competitively
Cons: healthcare, employee morale
Bell Hellicopter once was an awesome company to work for. Like most companys trying to keep the edge they have changed. Still builds some great ships.
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good company to work for
Composite Bonder A (Current Employee), Roanoke, TX – July 15, 2012
Pros: union
Cons: management
stable work shifts,
standard work weeks,
good benifits,
repeative work,
union,
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Great Company with Good Culture
Senior Media Designer (Current Employee), Hurst, TX – July 15, 2012
Bell know how to change with the times and adapt with their different product lines.
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Lacks inclusivness
Production Supervisor (Current Employee), Grand Prairie, Texas – July 8, 2012
Pros: shared value among co-workers
Cons: company waste
No clear priorities
employees value good leadership
Management makes changes without input from those most effected
Co-workers question upper managent leadership
Hard to get the support needs on any given day
Working inside with benefuts most employable part of job.
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I felt supporting our military was an honor.
Sheet Metal Hand Form Specialist (Former Employee), Fort Worth, TX – July 7, 2012
Pros: the opportunity to strive for excellence.
Cons: our efforts were no longer needed when the war ended.
Most enjoyable part of the job was supporting Desert Shield and Desert Storm as brief as it was.
My co-workers were awesome. Great group of people to work with.
We were given challenges to accomplish many jobs within a short time limit with quality, for the support of the troops. When the first Gulf War ended so did our jobs.
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Demanding work but the rewards were well worth it.
Procurement Specialist/Planner (Former Employee), Amarillo, TX – July 3, 2012
Pros: great team
Cons: heavy work load
Bell Helicopter has a great mix of Civilian-Military style. A person could work for Bell for years and still learn something new everyday!
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Results driven and productive work environment
Procurement Specialist (Current Employee), Amarillo, TX – June 28, 2012
The Bell procurement position has been a great learning experience for both the aerospace industry and the procurement career field. Every day I am presented with a new challenge in understanding the parts manufacturing and assembly of commercial and military aircraft. I work as a liason between engineering, quality, assembly, and my vendors.

A typical – more... day includes placing new PO's, working with vendors to align deliveries to an ever changing MRP schedule, and providing status to internal customers.

I work with a great team and am supported by management. – less
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Productive and relaxed workplace
Sand Blaster (Current Employee), Hurst, TX – June 10, 2012
Pros: good pay and great management. union protects well.
Cons: high cost when you go to the hospital and only 40 hours of sick paid a year
Great managment fun people to work with. Down side is its union and only 40 hours of sick pay. Only get vacations and sick time once a year. Insurance isnt that great.
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Safe and productive work experience
Material Inventory Clerk (Former Employee), Fort Worth, TX – June 4, 2012
Pros: overtime hours
The typical day at work was very interesting and learning opportunity each and every day. I had the opportunity to learn different aspects of the industry. I really loved the job and the coworker I had a chance to work with. I work with a supervisor who would stand behind me in my work to ensure that I learned to the best of my ability. There was no – more... hard job, just a more focused day for me. The most enjoyable part of the job was working 2nd Shift. – less
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some real great people to work with
Supervisor Quality Receiving Inspection (Current Employee), Hurst, TX – June 3, 2012
Pros: dfw
Cons: traffic
Location of plants are good.plants are moderning as our acft
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I am part of a team that builds parts for helicopter repairs and upgrades
Machinist (Current Employee), Piney Flats, TN – May 24, 2012
Pros: boss isn't on your back constantly, good benefits, and they give us meals from time to time
Cons: no chance for mistakes, hard to get vacation time
We work 10 hour days where it is very fast paced. I may work on 1 to 10 jobs a day. My coworkers keep it interesting by joking and heckling everybody. The hardest part of my job is finding the specific order the supervisor needs at the time. Work in progress is very unorganized. The most enjoyable part of my job is the great group of people I work with.
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No career path for IT people
IT Employee (Former Employee), Hurst TX – May 21, 2012
Pros: work life balance was better when i worked there
Cons: empty promises, no career path and too much politics
Manager promised me lot of things before I joined about position and career path and anything you name it, then comes "don't care" mentality. If you bring it to their attention about the promises they made, then management aviods including you for any of the meetings. May be a good place to work for contractors as some of them make money by bringing – more... few more contractors through their own corp.

But as a company it is a great company with lot of great products and lot of bright people. – less
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Productive
Contract Administrator (Former Employee), Hurst, TX – May 19, 2012
Duties: Administered major FFP, CPFF, CPIF, T&M, Letter contracts for research and development, production and services in accordance to the FAR and DFAR. Primary point of contact for internal contractor and external customer on all assigned business and contractual matters. Coordinated with other departments and management as necessary in the preparation – more... of responses to customer correspondence, and maintained close professional interface with internal and external customer base. Reviewed and analyzed RFPs for contract risk. Served as consultant to management regarding appropriate exceptions/positions, and conducted negotiation of contracts consistent with organization objectives. Monitored contracts for compliance, maintained all contractual documentation and files, ensured all contractual documentation is concise and consistent both from a technical and contractual perspective. Negotiated prices and executes supplemental agreements for services, spare parts, provisioned items, and repairs. Resolved disagreements between auditor and contractor involving audit determined rates; and negotiated prices for not priced orders under BOAs. Identified and developed solutions to out of scope, cost/schedule changes, ensured company resources are not negatively impacted. Ensured compliance with all customer, company, and regulatory requirements. Facilitated and documented the contract/program closure process. Identified, documented, and managed export compliance efforts, documentation, and licenses. Managed contracts for design, development, facility, and manufacture of a variety of products and services, which encompassed a variety of contract types with special provisions. Audited all proposals and contracts assigned to assure every necessary clause has been included. Reviewed schedules, specifications, material requirements, and pertinent contractual clauses to determine administrative functions to be perform. Met with the contractor and/or participated with the customers in post award conferences to clarify issues or resolve contractual problems. Monitored contractor performance for compliance with applicable Federal Regulations, delivery schedules, payment provisions, and contract data reporting requirements. Supervised and trained up to 20 team members in the program initiatives. – less
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stock clerk
WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATE (Former Employee), Fort Worth, TX – April 12, 2012
Pros: good place to work
Cons: stupid union
i loved bell helicopter wish i could go back, i worked at several of the facilities.the best job i had was at 5a working inventory.
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The Work at Bell was Great, and for Great Aircraft
Machinist (Former Employee), Fort Worth, TX – March 13, 2012
Pros: excellent equipment, the work itself was great, great products
Cons: all benefits reduced to neal, textron destroyed bells integrity, no respect, no morals or ethics anymore
Bell was mostly a good place to work, Unfortunately the parent company Textron took over almost every facet, and have really caused irreverisible damage at all levels, this is very unfortunate, Bell has great products, had great management, and a highly skilled and competent work force. I truely wish them the best in returning to premier status someday.
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Not a progressive company, poor business ethics
Engineer (Current Employee), Fort Worth, TX – March 5, 2012
Cons: not very open minded, stuck in the 50's mentality, no possibilities for advancement, no bonuses, poor or no raises, pay below average, not a professional (or clean) work environment, micromanagement, no training opportunities in technical areas, restrictive job boundaries
If I had to do it again I would not have worked here. Everything you need to get your job done takes forever, managers are not very trusting of their employees starting from the Vice President and below. They never deliver on promises, never give you the recognition but instead take it for themselves. Very poor business ethics, treat employees poorly.
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– December 30, 2012

Cons: When I first went to work at Bell Helicopter as a ACC Quality Engineer, I was shocked on how far behind the Quality Department was. If you offer up any suggestions that may be "off the beaten path" you were immediately shut down. The Quality Engineer position is not thought of as a technical position so if you have an Engineer degree, it will go to waste. You will receive no credit for your work...the quality chief will do that for you. In addition, all emails, phone calls and your location in the plant will be closely watched. I left within a year of working here because of how poorly this department was run. The pros: I worked with a lot of great people. Pay and benefits are ok.

FormerEmployeeToo – March 9, 2013

I totally agree with this individual. I have worked for Bell at the Piney Flats, Tn. facility. Management in Piney Flats treats their employees like they are the scum of the earth.

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About Bell Helicopter

Bell Helicopter, a Textron company, prefers a light lift and a heavy payload. It is a leading manufacturer of commercial helicopters, – Read more