Actuant Reviews

Pros

Actuant has some well recognized brands in the market.

Cons

You have no autonomy to make decisions as all aspects of the company are micro-managed by the finance department.

Advice to Senior Management

Let marketing & sales take a role to promote organic growth.

Pros

Benefits are good
On site work out facility (with trainer) open 24 hours minimal cost
Location right off the freeway

Cons

It is always the same people on the lead teams and these same people are the ones who always get the recognition and the promotions. Often make changes without getting feedback from everyone the change will affect and then instead of doing it right they just apply a bandaid.

Advice to Senior Management

You have a lot of talent within the company. Take a look at the people other than the same old players they have a lot to offer if you would just give them the chance

Pros

Actuant allows you to get involved with a lot of projects and you can learn a lot during your time here.

Cons

Actuant works their employees too hard for the least amount of pay. You are involved with so much and are expected to do so much with little resources. They do not pay well and is not a good company for women to grow women.

Pros

Professional Growth, cross training, internal training. There are a lot of internal training programs that are very insightful and well contsructed.

Cons

Strategic Leadership. There seems to be a misalignment between the company mission and personal goals of both management and staff.

Advice to Senior Management

Strategic Alignment and long term planning. There is a strategy for the company but how to obtain that goal is up for debate. Long term planning must be compeleted in order to reach your goals.

Pros

Actuant offers good benefits, coworkers are very supportive and the products produced are good quality and have a high level of brand recognition in the industrial marketplace.

Cons

The senior management is so focused on the the bottom line that they forget about the people that are working to make things happen. Very little effort is put into training and promoting people. They are very quick to buy companies absorb and close down businesses and move them offshore. If you are a company that is purchased by Actuant watch out! Start looking for another job as soon as possible.

Advice to Senior Management

Senior management should take more notice of the people and the effort that is given to bring profit to the company. They need to take better care of their employees that have shown dedication and commitment to their jobs especially within companies that are small acquisition.

Pros

Access to projects you never dreamed you'd work on, just because you were in the right meeting or expressed interest. Unfortunately, most projects go to people who, like you, have no experience and do a mediocre job. Open door policy results in easy access to any executive.

Cons

The only leaders with Fortune 500 experience are gone...too different? Seem to prefer middle of the road educational credentials, so my colleagues aren't too intellectually inspiring. COO and CEO need to LISTEN and accept what info walks in their doors. Corporate Coach is a former broker, serves as the messenger between executives.

Advice to Senior Management

Drop the Coach; LISTEN to feedback and input; hire people NOT like yourselves to inspire change, growth and challenge! Benefits are among the worst for this size company.

Pros

Good comp package, although bennies aren't that good. Uses good problem solving processes, but struggles with implementation. Good use of LEAN/SIx SIgma

Cons

Hard to make necessary changes, too much management baggage

Advice to Senior Management

Need to break down silos and barriers. Need better coordination between facilities.

Pros

good pay, good benefits... good people at the working level

Cons

corporate politics have created a culture of mistrust and paranoia.
Too many rumors about closing plant and moving to China or Mexico.

Advice to Senior Management

Support employees to focus on their work, instead of worrying about what the score is.
A lot of inefficiencies are caused by people feeling aprehensive to stick their neck out on an issue, especially if it will cost $$$... regardless if it is needed or not.

Pros

good befefits as far as the health insurence and company 401 k are concerned also good expense coverage for long term care

Cons

poor management team at the top of the with the need for many changes to the execution

Advice to Senior Management

hire better

Pros

easy access to management, fact based decision making, transparency, open door policy.

Cons

benefits package could be better.

Advice to Senior Management

there will always be tough decisions when you are in an extended down business cycle. But, the manufacturing sector is resilient and will rebound.