Sauer-Danfoss Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Sauer-Danfoss full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – -High value on personnel safety
-Lots of great, quality workers
-Can be a fun work environment if you like manufacturing

Cons – -Some lower level management isn't the greatest
-Some Engineers think they're better than the assembly workers who work on the product for 10 hours a day and won't bother to hear good feedback

Advice to Senior Management – Review your lower level management once in awhile. Some of the Facilitators care more about boating and golf than their employees.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Sauer-Danfoss full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Good opportunities to learn and grow - Lean, Six-Sigma, ...
Travel to other countries
Leadership roles and interface with Sr. Management
Direct contact with customers

Cons – Salaried employees expected to work a lot of hours overtime with little to no compensation.
Not a good a family oriented mindset (company comes first).
The Sauer-Danfoss way or the highway. The company is more is important than the person.
Not transparent

Advice to Senior Management – Your employees are the most important asset of a company.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Sauer-Danfoss full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Salary and benefit
friendly place to work
Efforts are recognized

Cons – Limited employment opportunities outside of Ames, Iowa

Advice to Senior Management – keep up the good work

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Sauer-Danfoss

Pros – Culture, Leadership style, Leadership mindset, Career opportunity, quality of work.

Cons – Compensation targets are set at Industry average.

Advice to Senior Management – Compensation and benefits should be targeted higher.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Sauer-Danfoss

Pros – People are great to be around

Cons – Management doesn't act quickly when an issue comes up.

Advice to Senior Management – Communicate with floor better.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Sauer-Danfoss

Pros – 1. very dedicated people on production floor
2. capable engineering team
3. the company finally solved Germany-Denmark share owner problem

Cons – 1. the company says a lot of "right" things, but doesn't always walk the talk
2. some managers have no trust in other people
3. too international for its own good

Advice to Senior Management – Stop talking BS since nobody is a fool. Focus on the good product in the right market, which is the only thing to guarantee jobs. Don't waste time and money just to look good.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Sauer-Danfoss

Pros – Generally very supportive of employees and dedicated to professional and first class performance. Employees are empowered and extensive hard and soft skills training are provided and encouraged. Many opportunities to work with team members globally.

Cons – There have been many changes in the company during the past few years, and it is unclear if the work culture is changing. The extensive head count reduction is putting a heavy work load on the remaining employees.

Advice to Senior Management – Management must provide a clear vision of how Sauer-Danfoss can maintain its product leadership with the severe reduction in engineering and capital resources.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Sauer-Danfoss full-time for less than a year

Pros – Great place to work and socialize,no pressure yet target driven

Cons – yet to find on in a dark invisible corner..

Advice to Senior Management – Keep it up

Current Employee – been working at Sauer-Danfoss full-time for more than a year

Pros – Informal work environment
Close contact and communication with management
Career opportunities within the organization are many
Challenging work and addition of new skills to my resumé

Cons – Location is a little far from major cities and home, causing long commute times.
Pay could be a little better
Training needs to be kept up to date

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Sauer-Danfoss full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Good diversified culture.
No fuss of politics
A great place to work
Well paid salaries

Cons – Need to give more decision making opportunities
Needs to have job rotations

Advice to Senior Management – Do not underestimate your employees for not having a piece of paper(degree,certifications).
Experience plays an important role too.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company