Smiths Manufacturing
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3,9Work-Life Balance
3,7Pay & Benefits
3,9Job Security & Advancement
3,7Management
3,8Culture

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Employees are well looked after and treated with respect.

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Top company, great culture and well structured!Innovative ,benchmarked often by other companies. Smiths as a company is envied by many other companies as it is a leader in the Automotive OEM supply chain.
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Informative and fun

Working at Smith is fun, the staff was friendly and I was welcomed with open arms. I never felt isolated and had no problem asking for help everyone was willing to help. Ithe induction was done successfully. U felt like I was part of the family. Not only in the department I was working at but all the department it was the same.
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Good environment, team building

This is a good company to work for, as long as your task performed accurately, meeting deadlines, working under pressure not always. there are benefits

Pros

Took us out for lunch

Cons

Only whens its month end or financial year end
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Good

Good Company, comply with business ethics, safety being priority more focus on lean manufacturing. Employee development management visibility and team work. Business with open mind for growth.
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safety

safety is the most important major issue when working and making sure you have proper protective clothes, and always be in a look out for other people working with.
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Collaborative and productive environment

Surveying and maintaining automotive machines, and reporting to the general manager about the production updates. Performing operations in condenser , heaters and radiators.
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Smiths Mafacturing is the best Company Ever.

Smiths Manufacturing is the best Company Ever. Discipline is the priority. If you want to be the part of Smiths Family yuo must be a Hardworking Person. You must be submissive to Authority. You must be able to perform you duties Successfully. You Must be able to work in the multicultural environment.
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proactive

working for this organisation was a big step forward for me because i got exposure in manufacturing industry and i gained much experience in engineering environment specially in my career of mechanical engineering.
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Great we'll established company

Offering many benefits and always puts the interests of employees first Fully functional canteens, onsite clinics, wellness programs, study assist offered to employees and their children Benefits also include 13th cheque and usual fringe benefits.
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Productive and enjoyable place..

Productive, Quality and enjoyable place. I enjoy working for smiths cause I make sure that their products meet the specifications/quality standards before they proceed with production. I measure and weigh the product, do samples and test them. We building automotive components. They always updating us about the new business coming of which is good for the company....

Cons

Free time
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Smiths is good company

I started at smiths as quality control from 2007 to 2009, appointed as handyman from 2009 to 2013 appointed as artisan assistant from 2013 to 2018 so I appreciate smiths in term of development.
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Productive and fun place to work at

It is a fun place to work at and there is a lot to learn. The company has a lot of potential to grow but there is limited opportunity for us young engineers to grow as there are no professionally registered engineers. And there is no trust in us young engineers as there is very little involvement in big projects.

Pros

Medical Aid, Subsidised meals

Cons

No structure in the company
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It is very much productive and united.

Employees are United ,they all treat each other like family as a result you can not feel mo work pressure.Most of the time competition when working result in good perfomence ,so the another thing i learned when i was working for the company.
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Workplace culture

Workplace culture,learn teamwork,management are supportive,safety first is key as you step in company gate,dojo training,Doctor and nurses at clinic each plant

Pros

Wellness day
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productive

Good working environment, and caring management, peaple are like family, there is very opotunity to grow as person, the company is still growing, there is a chance of becoming big company in africa
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Productive and Fun

I learned that accounting is all about proving what you say it happened. Effective management is a united management There were different cultures and nobody was critizing other culture. The job is always have deadlines It teaches you to be accountable, responsible, integrity, Business acumen.

Pros

Cheap food

Cons

Overtime was always required
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Typical day at work

This was my first job after finishing my diploma. I really enjoyed it. In the mornings I used to run purchasing price variances for South African Rand versus other currencies and analyse and report in the afternoon.
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Can participate in teamwork.

Can initiate changes where & when required. I take initiatives using my practical experience and creativity to find solutions to problems. I am a hard working young man and very ambitious. I also enjoy seeing projects through a positive completion. I am motivated by new challenges and strive to learn and understand in a short space of time.
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very interesting place to work.

-Production support and working on currrent projects or improvements.I feel good after a fruitful day at work where I have accomplished something. - a person can never know everything because you learn everyday. -My co-workers are very important to me and therefore have to be treated appropriately. A happy team is a good team. -the hardest part of the job is trying to convince people as to why it is important for the company to continuously grow. -The most enjoyable part of my job is when I finish a project eg. build a machine or set up a production line. When I stand back and watch it work, the feeling is unexplainable. It is a great feeling of accomplishment.

Pros

Opportunities to learn new things.Free training courses.

Cons

Too much overtime
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Life at Smiths

Smiths is a very progressive company with first world systems. Leaders in the field of Lean manufacturing and integrated management systems the name Smiths Manufacturing is synonymous with exceptional quality , on time delivery, competitive pricing professional conduct. Smiths is a South African based company with interests in a number of countries. Smiths has cultivated a professional, people orientated, team based culture which has resulted in a workforce that is honest, loyal and hardworking. All efforts are geared towards helping the company achieving it's overall goal of becoming the prefered automotive component supplier on the African continent. Being a subsidiary of Denso (the single largest manufacturer and supplier of automotive components in the world) eured that Smiths was always abreast of new, innovative and ground breaking technology and systems. The management team at Smiths can only be described as progressive, loyal and dedicated. Always keeping an eye on the bigger picture while simultaneously having the employees' interests at hear.

Pros

Salaries, benefits, professional, progressive.

Cons

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Productive and fun working place

Its fun working at SMITHS as we have turned to be one big family. Management is very supportive and willing to help the needy people, inside and outside of the company.

Pros

free lunches when its stocktake period

Cons

long working hours
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3,9 out of 5 stars for Work/Life Balance
3,7 out of 5 stars for Salary/Benefits
3,9 out of 5 stars for Job Security/Advancement
3,7 out of 5 stars for Management
3,8 out of 5 stars for Culture

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