Magellan Aerospace
Magellan Aerospace Employee Reviews
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Ok place to work with good people
Millwright Mechanic (Former Employee) – Kitchener, ON – 21 January 2019
Maintaining CNC machines and other equipment
Aircraft industry is never stable and can't offer job stability
Never trust the management
Is ok as long you are part of the union
Very dirty oily and very sharp parts not enough PPE in specially proper gloves
Very good maintenance team with a few exceptions.
Aircraft industry is never stable and can't offer job stability
Never trust the management
Is ok as long you are part of the union
Very dirty oily and very sharp parts not enough PPE in specially proper gloves
Very good maintenance team with a few exceptions.
Pros
very good production supervisors in my shifts
Cons
operators not so much willing to help
A great company for long-term employment
Sourcing Specialist (Current Employee) – Winnipeg, MB – 9 October 2018
Magellan Aerospace is a very fast-paced and at times stressful environment, however co-workers are extremely supportive of each other and there is a real feeling of teamwork and belonging. It is a great place to settle down for long-term employment, where you will form very close working relationships and be exposed to opportunities for advancement.
Pros
Fantastic benefits, flexibility, on-site wellness centre & parking, opportunities for advancement, and much more.
Cons
Communication between different departments could use improvement.
Recruitment Coordinator
Recruiting Coordinator (Current Employee) – Mississauga, Ontario – 2 October 2018
Pros: Secure Employment, Great benefits package, Awesome people to work with, - Flexible hours and great work/life balance, Developmental environment with lots of room to grow career-wise.
Cons: On-boarding process was tedious, Contract work.
Advice to Management: Be more open to cultural change and organizational streamlining processes.
Advice to Management
- Be more open to cultural change and organizational streamlining processes.
Cons: On-boarding process was tedious, Contract work.
Advice to Management: Be more open to cultural change and organizational streamlining processes.
Advice to Management
- Be more open to cultural change and organizational streamlining processes.
Work environment
FULL TIME ACCOUNTANT (Former Employee) – Winnipeg, MB – 2 September 2018
I have enjoyed my 10 years of service and challenges of my work performed at Magellan. Many times, I would miss the coffee breaks just to solve a problem because of the dedication and passion I possess. I worked well with fellow employees and enjoyed passing on my knowledge to them. We all make mistakes and it is important to help employees learn from their mistakes. Over the years, I have experienced the transition of computer accounting programs. I am so grateful for the many experiences I have learnt at Magellan.
Pros
Social & Welfare Club
Cons
Air conditioning
Marketing archive and filing projects
Summer Student (Former Employee) – Winnipeg, MB – 30 July 2018
Most work was repetitive with filing shop orders however expectations weren't too high with being a summer student. Nice colleagues that gave other projects for me to work on which were more interesting.
Pros
Summer employee BBQ, Softball
If you are new employee you are first to go during layoff
Production Worker/Machine Operator (Former Employee) – Stony Mountain, MB – 3 June 2018
Most of employee here where worked 20 yrs above so they were protected by lowsy union if yoy where just started even if you work hard you will be kick out when tge order is slow or the company has ni order
Pros
Good salaries and benifits
Cons
No place for advancement
Good Old-Fashioned Aerospace Manufacturer!
Administrator (Current Employee) – Mississauga, ON – 16 May 2018
This is a company with solid traditions in the Canadian aerospace manufacturing business. Many, many employees are staying for 20-25 years and this says it all.
Pros
Traditions, structures, processes ...
Cons
Slower than average pace
Magellan Aerospace
Business/Digital Transformation Program Director (Current Employee) – Mississauga, ON – 3 May 2018
Good company to work. Senior Management is very traditional and stuck in the 80's. very difficult to move up in the organization, unless you are from the UK.
Pros
Great oppotunity to learn and drive continuous improvements
Cons
Executives set in their ways, culture is resistant to change
Very good place
Engineer Summer Student (Former Employee) – Winnipeg, MB – 19 March 2018
Very reputable and enjoyed working there. I worked there for 4 months and I think i gained a really valuable experience. Moreover I think this is a good place as this was my first engineering job.
Dire
Storesman (Former Employee) – Winnipeg, MB – 19 March 2018
The wages are fair but alas the company looks to be going under. All mfg work is being done in India or Poland, people waiting for the ax to fall so a grim but short future.
Pros
wage
Cons
everything else
productive/hardworking
Production Worker (Former Employee) – Winnipeg, MB – 15 March 2018
work in production,folllow companies manual to produce quality product ,can work as group and as individual.they have a wonderful management as they giving trainings for newly hired people.
Poor Job Culture
Systems Lead (Former Employee) – Ottawa, ON – 8 March 2018
Overall, this company is given a poor rating because the employment experience suffered from the following:
Management having unrealistic expectations of employee output,
Workplace peers that cannot be relied on to do their jobs properly,
Lack of a training program for new employees,
The unstated expectation that employees work unpaid overtime.
Management having unrealistic expectations of employee output,
Workplace peers that cannot be relied on to do their jobs properly,
Lack of a training program for new employees,
The unstated expectation that employees work unpaid overtime.
Pros
Interesting Technical work
Cons
Undue pressure to meet unrealistic project schedules
Industrial workplace
Visual Inspector (Former Employee) – Haley Station, ON – 13 February 2018
While this was a good paying job the workplace was dirty and loud. There were many available jobs but most we shift work so hard to do with small children.
Pros
good pay
Cons
shift work
Good company, challenging work
CNC Machine Operator (Current Employee) – Kitchener, ON – 17 December 2017
In my typical day at work I had to set up and operate different CNC machines.
I have learned how to set up and operate. different type of CNC machines.
Heavy lifting involved
Interesting job
I have learned how to set up and operate. different type of CNC machines.
Heavy lifting involved
Interesting job
Pros
High tech company
Cons
Low job security
great people to work with
Production Worker (Former Employee) – Rockwood, MB – 14 November 2017
great job with amazing co workers, lots of new experiences in the aerospace industry to be learned from a staff with a wealth of knowledge and commitment to advancement
Good place to work...
Stores Attendant (Former Employee) – Winnipeg, MB – 7 November 2017
Magellan is a great place to work in. You learn a lot about the history of the aerospace industry in Canada. Only downside is that the management needs a lot of work, and because of a present workers union, there are way too many workers that need to go! But because of the union, they are protected by seniority. Which means, the harder working younger people are the first to go!
Good work/life balance
Employee (Current Employee) – Haley Station, ON – 27 October 2017
Great work/life balance, eight hour shifts with optional overtime
Little to no opportunity for advancement
Few to no educational opportunities
Work procedures are clearly laid out, expectations are communicated clearly
Little to no opportunity for advancement
Few to no educational opportunities
Work procedures are clearly laid out, expectations are communicated clearly
Very progressive management team with a lot of knowledge and integrity.
Quality Clinic Engineer (Former Employee) – Haley Station, ON – 26 August 2017
Magellan Aerospace has a very interesting work environment where the knowledge of all is valued by management to drive continuous improvement. They have a very collaborative method of problem solving and this was underlined through the Quality Clinic that I had the opportunity to work in.
Management was open procuring new equipment to eliminate some of the more mundane and dangerous jobs that are currently completed by people.
Training of personnel is undertaken as needed and is very inclusive.
Management open and honest with information.
Management was open procuring new equipment to eliminate some of the more mundane and dangerous jobs that are currently completed by people.
Training of personnel is undertaken as needed and is very inclusive.
Management open and honest with information.
Pros
Opportunity to learn many different skills and to work with people who want to learn, management is open to change
Cons
Aerospace is a highly regulated with many manual operations that can be dangerous for personnel