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Ronald De Feo
62 Ratings
Pros
"Good Work Life Balance, High Technical Exposure, Food" (in 10 reviews)
"great people, good upword opportunities" (in 18 reviews)
Cons
"Plant manager, production manager, quality manager- all mangers incompetent, seriously" (in 7 reviews)
"Though the top management is good and transparent but the lower managements play bad games with the employees" (in 6 reviews)
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"Mechanical Engineer"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Kennametal full-time
Pros
Excellent work environment with many resources to help you grow in your career.
Cons
Occasional "red tape" that can make it difficult to get things done.
Kennametal 2018-12-11 12:07 PST![Kennametal Logo]()
"Brazer"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Kennametal full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Good coworkers a lot of vacation time good pay for area
Cons
Only one break hot in the summer new lower pay scale
Kennametal 2019-02-01 18:08 PST![Kennametal Logo]()
"Inept Management"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Kennametal full-time
Pros
Decent pay but not consistent
Cons
Expensive benefits. Blame Game when Sales lag from Upper And Mid Managers.
Kennametal 2019-01-09 20:01 PST![Kennametal Logo]()
"Manufacturing supervisor"
StarStarStarStarStarRecommendsApproves of CEOI worked at Kennametal full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Very Good place to work
Cons
None that I can think of
Advice to Management
Keep up the good work
Kennametal 2018-12-24 19:49 PST![Kennametal Logo]()
"What once was............"
StarStarStarStarStarDoesn't RecommendNegative OutlookI worked at Kennametal full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
None - there is nothing left
Cons
Just a shell of its former self - Cardosa destroyed the company
Kennametal 2019-01-15 12:31 PST![Kennametal Logo]()
"Production supervisor"
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I have been working at Kennametal full-time
Pros
Great place to work so far
Cons
Reviews are not fairly done
Kennametal 2018-11-20 16:19 PST![Kennametal Logo]()
"Supervisor"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Kennametal full-time
Pros
Great technology and top-notch talent
Cons
Can often times be too focused on short-term results.
Advice to Management
Invest more in technology
Kennametal 2018-11-20 13:12 PSTHelpful (1)
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"manager"
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Kennametal full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
good company, lots of upward potential to move up, and lots of learning opportunities
Cons
too many changes in top positions, and executive management is clueless in the industry
Advice to Management
learn, listen and observe your employees' struggles. there are a lot of good people working for you, help them to do better
Kennametal 2018-10-17 14:12 PDT![Kennametal Logo]()
"Gurley plant"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Kennametal full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Great company to work for
Cons
Haven't saw any downsides yet
Kennametal 2018-10-02 10:46 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Sales engineer"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Kennametal full-time
Pros
Large company with a good reputation helps to sell.
Cons
4 CEOs with different philosophies in 5 years
Advice to Management
Try to stabilize
Kennametal 2018-10-02 11:04 PDT
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