Meritor Reviews

Pros

Company very good at communication. Communication meetings held montly after earnings review phone call. Plans of company described and questions answered.

Cons

see wall street investment firm reviews. Among the complaints of outside evaluaters is that Meritor is a "Goldylocks" company, the market can not be too hot or too cold.

Pros

The place offers technically diverse opportunities

Cons

You are just a number.

Pros

Meritor has great people and some really interesting project work. Learning experiences will come from hands on project work. Co workers are all highly skilled.

Cons

There is no balance between work and home a usual week is 70 or more hours due to lack of administrative support and analyst roles. Quality issues are creating ongoing challenges and it appears that the new product pipeline is weak. The recent departures by several senior leaders without a view to the larger strategic plan is a concern. Formal training and mentoring is lacking as managers are stretched too thin and financial resources are limited.

Pros

Actively bringing in strong talent with open and progessive ideas to continualy challenge the status quo.

Cons

Still has a large contingetn of long term employees with "old school" attitudes who are not open to new ideas; at times, very resistant to change.

Advice to Senior Management

continue to embrace what changes are taking place around you. Continue working towards the emphasis of work-life balance.

Pros

In product development, I get to work on many different projects so the variety is very good. There are many good people who are willing to share knowledge because there is a vast history of products and field experience. This is a great place to learn about the heavy truck industry from vehicle dynamics, fatigue, design and manufacturing. The company makes a profit most years and shares the profit with employees.

Cons

The work life balance on the surface appears OK, however, if you don't work 7:00am-7:00pm don't plan on being promoted. Also if you are not willing to travel at the expense of family and personal life don't expect to have career gains. This rigid "old school" management style will hurt for the long run because it will be hard to attract and retain talent. There is very little formal product training and no tuition reinbursement. Management claims to have a SDP (Succession Development Program) however, this is rareley used at the lower levels. All projects are poorely planned and managed and it creates "emergencies" to the point were everything is super hot. This desensitizes the truely urgent issues. Upper Management takes on to many projects with-out regard of the personel to complete the projects. Most people are very stressed in the work place and to many mistakes occur and projects are never fully closed and documented. Too much politics and paperwork.

Advice to Senior Management

Have clear goals and a long term vision and execute that vision. Spend more on R&D and reward innovation and invention. The old school management techniques and tired products must be reviewed and relentless change must occur.

Pros

Received opportunities to work in a variety of functional areas in different divisions of the company. Rotations were short, which was good because otherwise they would become boring.

Cons

Biggest con is the quality of the people you work with. It wasn't hard to feel like a rockstar there and you didn't feel very challenged.

Advice to Senior Management

This is a tough business and sometimes that calls for making tough decisions. In my experience management was too willing to sit on their hands and hope things got better.

Pros

ArvinMeritor has a range of business lines one could get involved in if interested in the Automotive industry. They have made acquisitions and are intent on growing.

Cons

A lot of the employees only stay in their area. Improvements could occur in communication between departments including shared incentives to drive cooperation.

Pros

Good atmosphere. Great people. Challenging work. Very good leadership. Values their employees. Is concerned about community involvement and supports employees who volunteer in the community.

Cons

There are no huge negatives to working at Meritor. Sometimes communication can be slow, but that should be somewhat expected in a large company.

Pros

Very Cool Product to design.

Cons

If you are a woman go somewhere else.
Not treated as an equal if you are a female.

Advice to Senior Management

Promote people that know what they are doing not because they are a male.

Pros

Great products and name recognition in the industry. Dedicated to work/life balance and community involvement. Good benefits and salary packages (depending on your location.)

Cons

Lack of qualified leadership and control of expenditures. Not a lot of good new products in the pipeline. Short term focus sacrificing long term growth. Many long term employees not pulling their weight or willing to adapt to the needs of a modern day employee. Lack of customer focus.

Advice to Senior Management

Create a long term strategy and stick with it. Invest in R and D to keep the company viable in the future. Cut out the dead wood. Listen to the customer.