I was a permanent staff for the past 4 years, Not a nice place to work. - Production Operator Valeo Employee Review

Communication between HR and general operators is terrible. Breaks are timed by bells. Poor wage in comparison with other factories in Galway. High staff turnover due to poor treatment of general operators. HR staff highly insensitive to operators needs. No incentives for operators to work/hit targets. Canteen food is disgusting. Ergonomics on shop floor are terrible, failure to rotate staff between different roles results in injuries e.g. Back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, No temporary or full time seated positions available. Compulsory ESD shoes were deemed dangerous by a qualified podiatrist I visited. I was told excessive wear of said shoes cause foot, back, and knee pain due to the shape of the sole. Training provided to new staff is completely ineffective. New operators are being trained by operators that are training themselves. I have seen multiple trainers attempting to train new operators on machines they don't know how to use themselves, Laughable.. This is the main reason for all rework. New operators don't know what they're doing due to lack of training and produce poor quality product as a result. Zero job satisfaction for General Operators, brain-dead work, slowly being replaced by automated machines.