People Matter At United Gear

As a third generation family business, the members of our team are more to us than just employees. To us, they are family. We look out for their interests and well-being, and we make sure that they are able to take care of their own families as well. Our employees can rest assured that when life gets busy or overwhelming, we’ll be there for them. When you come to work at United Gear, you join a family, not just a company!

A Place Where People Enjoy Working.

We’re a small but growing team, so we need to harness the power of collaboration. We have a number of ways to come together:

  • We’ve established an in-house gym for our employees that is open during working hours.
  • We have team lunches every Friday, because we believe that food brings people together and fosters creativity and communication.
  • We encourage each other by celebrating each other’s achievements, by giving creative freedom to experiment with new ideas and approaches, and by being open and honest in both our feedback and our interactions.
  • We participate in group events, whether they’re related to work or not. We bond over shared experiences—we’ve even had fun going to sports games as a group! It’s given us a good chance to learn more about each other as people as well as colleagues.
Getting Ready for the Suffield 350 +1 Anniversary Parade. We've been and active member of the community and proud residents of the town for 70 years!
Team Running

Core Company Values

The Core Values of our company are Family, Development, Integrity and Clarity. We believe in all these values and we intend to cultivate them by working together as a team to achieve our goals. Our core values are the foundation for our daily operations and for the future growth of our company. By adopting these core values as a company, we are able to build a strong foundation for future success.

FAMILY

We are a family business, and the relationships built between colleagues and teams are the foundation of who we are. We take an active interest in each other and treat each other with respect, dignity and humility, regardless of job title, experience or hierarchy.

DEVLOPMENT

Every day, in everything we do, we challenge ourselves, our practices and our business to grow by pushing boundaries and being forward thinking. We pride ourselves on developing talent from within, and hiring hungry, career focused individuals seeking an opportunity they can build a life upon. We respect our past and history, and use that knowledge to embrace change and innovation for a more efficient, productive and successful future.

INTEGRITY

What we do when no one else is looking. Integrity is the foundation of trust, and we infuse every interaction with honesty, fairness and respect for colleagues, our work and the company as a whole. We openly collaborate in pursuit of the truth. We have no tolerance for politics, hidden agendas or passive aggressive behavior. With empathy and humility, we seek win-for-all solutions.

CLARITY

We make thoughtful, considered decisions quickly, and communicate them with clarity and precision. We move from decision to action without hesitation and with a focus on implementation, solutions and simplicity. We listen intently and fully, with the purpose of mutual understanding. We give and receive feedback and constructive criticism as warranted, and use it to become better in everything we do.

Investing in our People

We believe in creating a culture of empowerment and growth for our employees. We want to make sure that our people are not just knowledgeable in the way things are done, but also have the skills to think outside of the box and create new processes that can take our company to even greater heights. To accomplish this goal, we learn from each other by providing on-the-job training, paying for continuing education classes, and investing in new technology in our shop.

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