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    KUKA Robotics Reviews

    Updated February 6, 2019
    29 reviews

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    1. "Great place to work"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at KUKA Robotics full-time

      Pros

      Environment to really open your exposure to lots of different experiences

      Cons

      Can be difficult to find direction

    2. "Welder"

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      Former Employee - Welder/Fabricator in Toledo, OH
      Former Employee - Welder/Fabricator in Toledo, OH
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at KUKA Robotics (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Everything was amazing here clean

      Cons

      Nothing great pay and benefits

      Advice to Management

      Keep it up

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    3. "class 1 electrician"

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      Former Employee - Electrician in Sterling Heights, MI
      Former Employee - Electrician in Sterling Heights, MI
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at KUKA Robotics full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      great company to work for a positive place to build a better life and become a better electrician

      Cons

      not really any. I like to work and a challenge

      Advice to Management

      the bosses are really good and a great persons to work for.

    4. "Fantastic pay. Get burnt out from being on the road constantly. Excellent training."

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      Current Employee - Field Service Engineer in Shelby Township, MI
      Current Employee - Field Service Engineer in Shelby Township, MI
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at KUKA Robotics full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      A great group of coworkers in Michigan
      $$$$$$$$$
      Learning new age technology of robotics
      Employee appreciation- random bonuses, takes the service group out to bowling or something annually
      actually listens and corrects issues within the company

      Cons

      Tons of phone calls and emails while on vacation
      401k match isn’t that great
      Travel like 90% of the time

      Advice to Management

      Give service techs a break from the road. Flip flop people every 2 weeks for example on learn term assignments to spread the wealth and break from the road. If I don’t take PTO, I can guarantee I won’t be home.

    5. "KUKA is not German company after China took it over"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Washington, DC
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Washington, DC
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at KUKA Robotics full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      KUKA is one of main player of Industry 4.0 and robotics

      Cons

      KUKA Robotics took too many people from ABB...KUKA Robotics become ABB2.0

      Advice to Management

      Do not just copy from ABB ...Creat own culture

    6. Helpful (3)

      "Stepping stone, not a career move"

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      Former Employee - Field Service Engineer in Shelby Township, MI
      Former Employee - Field Service Engineer in Shelby Township, MI
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at KUKA Robotics full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Pay is good, plenty of travel (if you're into that), company provided training

      Cons

      Poor management, no room for advancement if you're good at your job, decent insurance is way too expensive considering the size of the company, no company credit card for travel

      Advice to Management

      Stop with the "turn and burn" approach you have with road warriors. Every (2) years there is a mass exodus of Service Engineers and that's directly related to how the work horses are beaten down over and over again while the "do nothings" of the group are coddled. The good workers have a hard time getting weekends off and vacation time approved. Quit the micro management of the good workers and start looking a little more at the lesser techs. Hold the sub-par employees accountable for their shoddy work. Provide a company credit card for travel expenses - there's no reason a company of this size should expect us to float the costs of travel.

    7. "Kuka"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Warren, MI
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Warren, MI

      I worked at KUKA Robotics full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      It normally has constant work.

      Cons

      Older building, outdated, kind of dirty

    8. "Great place to work"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Everyone is very friendly and helpful, the building is well-maintained inside and out, and they truly care about their employees.

      Cons

      No cons in my opinion!

    9. "Weld engineer"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Great team, liked the people I worked with for the most part

      Cons

      Terrible management/scheduling. They don't care about quality of life

    10. "Great opportunity to work for an International Company"

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      Current Employee - Project Manager in Detroit, MI
      Current Employee - Project Manager in Detroit, MI
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at KUKA Robotics full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      travel to Germany when applicable, great international team, fast paced environment. Management has a family first policy which really helps when there are situations at home which may need work to be somewhat flexible.

      Cons

      Some serious morale problems that are not addressed by upper management. Very different management expectations depending on which department. Not a unified company and serious departmental rivalries.