test engineer

sales specialist

design engineer

plc programmer

health & safety manager

Greenlight Innovation

Former Apprentice - Electrical Engineering Co-Op Student in Burnaby, BC
Doesn't Recommend
Neutral Outlook
Approves of CEO

Pros

Great company and the owners try they're best to make it good.
Some good people, some good pay.

Cons

Amazing, I thought I was allowed to put my own honest REAL Review?
Don't get me wrong, the company is a great company with a good future unfortunately, with the decisions made to put those who are currently in charge and the hires that have been hired are the ones that are going to run this company into the ground.
Unfortunately, the people that the owners have put to make these decisions are the ones that are also running this company into the ground even faster.
What would be preferred? Should I put the names of the people who are the biggest brown nosers in this company?
Or people that have been put in charge in positions where they have no business being in charge of or have no knowledge in what they are doing ?
For example "team leads" or "supervisors" or "facility" or "health and safety" or "management" or "HR Department.
Seems like you must know who I am talking about.
And you know who you are.

How about those that are abusing the company benefits, "working from home" charging the company for so called worked hrs! Taking more then allowed days off and still charging the company somehow.
Coming in late and leaving early and still charging the company 8hrs of so called "work" not coming into work and still "getting paid overtime"
You know who you are.

On top of this, it seems this company has real hard and bad issues with They're Payroll. I've heard many of the employees complaining about money not being paid, or in constant pay on they're checks or missing work hrs, banked time missing and people not being paid for the work they do.

The other thing is, seems they have too many electrical people many of them milking time, taking way too long to finish tasks and standing around just cause no one is monitoring they're work making projects fall behind schedule and people in charge letting them get away with it.

Other issue seems to be with the s.i.t. department. Alot of these people in this department feel they are all high and mighty making electrical and mechanical feel like they must obey and do everything they say not asking for help but Demanding it while walking around with they're noses so high up..
This s.i.t department and electrical department needs some serious structural rebuilding.

Not sure but it's an ok paid job, unfortunately they're are tons of issues in the engineering departments both mechanical and electrical and seems no one also want to address this. Could be for job security purposes but not my place to say, all I can say is if you have an interview here pay attention to details.

Advice to Management

You need management restructuring. Get rid of the current people that were put in "Charge" and put people that have the knowledge and know how into those roles

Pros:
 - The people (funny, intelligent, warm, well-intentioned) make it a great place to show up.
 - The work; designing and producing complex testing equipment that's a part of progress in the alt energy sector feels pretty good. It's complicated equipment. Brain gets challenged.
- Office in Burnaby easy to access, good location, quick commute from city. Skytrain pulls right up across the street. Many staff cycle to work from various parts of Vancouver.
- Management are collaborative. Have skin the game, so they care about the company. 
- Staff respectful of one another.
- 50 people, but feels like a small company.

Cons:
- Sometimes big machine sales come rolling in all at once, and we get stretched into OT to meet demand.
- Living in Vancouver is expensive depending on where you live (Burnaby much cheaper).

They did not give me a job title. I began each day asking what I was supposed to do and then completed that task. The job was usually cutting wires than threading those wires onto tags than putting those tags on the machines. Sometimes we would clean the machines for shipping or assemble and attach parts. Management was great and always available to ask for assistance. I never needed their help. Anyone motivated can do this job. It is a human assembly line; just do what your told and you will get through each day.

Loved working at Greenlight! It's a fast paced environment so you're always learning something new.  The workplace culture is fun and supportive, which is important when you are working hard to meet production deadlines.

Co-workers and management are outstanding, everyone has a lot on their plates, but are always willing to stop and help out when you ask, and give feedback in a meaningful and helpful way.

I loved working in the industry - you truly feel like your work is meaningful and that you're making a difference.

This company provides a clean and organized environment, making it a good place to start for newcomers. However, a culture of confidentiality and favoritism can be prevalent. Communication within the company needs improvement, as limited guidance and inconsistent management practices can sometimes lead to misunderstandings and stress among employees. Wage increases are modest, and despite high expectations, training support could be improved. Additionally, job security may be uncertain, which could be a consideration for potential employees,

What is the best part of working at the company?
Trusted, independence shift start times

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Deadlines strickly kept and posted.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Friendly, inclusive.Multi-cultural workforce and management.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Work alone, independent.Work at steady pace, hours fly by.

I was happy working there, 
I was in both manufacturing and engineering departments. My colleagues were really nice to me and I had a really great experience with them. The salary I can’t say is the highest but I’ve heard after 2 or 3 years when you are in a position, they assess your income and then they match your income.

The guys who have been working there for a long time and I had a conversation with them were happy with their salary 

Company needs worker-bees not leaders.  Management is kind of shortsighted and doesnt really engage employees in decisions.  They are looking for minions and folks that keep quiet and can be beaten up to do any task.  Also, kind of a cowboy/roughneck/macho attitude amongst a white-collar (highly educated) management.  Weird? go figure...

overtime policy sucks, you are allowed to bank time but its useless as you are not allowed to utilize the bank time instead of vacation.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Excellent management team amazing product
Great teams

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Cutting edge technology means risk

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Great group of people to work with.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Writing Documents, reviewing SWP’s, training teams

Great place to work.  Great work culture. Lots of growth challenges but they are being dealt with.  Talented co-workers.  Fun, clean, lab-like environment.  Quality assurance where everyone is heard.  Leading edge technology.  It was awesome to work at a place where I felt I was making a difference.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Test engineer 4 salaries reported	$66,500 per year
Sales specialist 7 salaries reported	$92,500 per year
Design engineer 4 salaries reported	$90,500 per year
Plc programmer 6 salaries reported	$85,417 per year
Health & safety manager 5 salaries reported	$95,000 per year

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