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    Kongsberg Automotive Reviews

    Updated September 18, 2017
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    Kongsberg Automotive President & CEO Hans Peter Havdal
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    1. "Good and bad"

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      Current Employee - Engineering Manager in Easley, SC
      Current Employee - Engineering Manager in Easley, SC
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Kongsberg Automotive full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Local management was great. Good people to work with

      Cons

      Senior division leadership did/does not have any operations experience, and does not understand how the local plant and business operate. Hence they are moving the plant to Mexico.

    2. "Overall satisfied with my time at Kongsberg."

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      The best thing Kongsberg has going for it is it's leniency and understanding the management provides it's employees, within reason.

      Cons

      Kongsberg automotive has a minor flaw with holding too many meetings to talk about problems as opposed to spending that time working on solutions.

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    3. "Moving South"

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      Current Employee - Professional in Easley, SC
      Current Employee - Professional in Easley, SC
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Kongsberg Automotive full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Great group of people at the local level.

      Cons

      Unknown people at the upper levels.

      Advice to Management

      Enjoy Mexico

    4. "Decent place."

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Kongsberg Automotive full-time

      Pros

      Clean, fair wage, and flexible when needed.

      Cons

      Deadlines are sometimes difficult to achieve with the resources in place.

    5. Helpful (2)

      "Do not give them a notice!"

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      Former Employee - Project Buyer in Easley, SC
      Former Employee - Project Buyer in Easley, SC
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Kongsberg Automotive full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Pay is great, working hours are very reasonable, and most of the people (excluding management) are great.

      Cons

      When you give a notice that you're going to take another job, you will be released immediately. If you plan to leave, I would recommend waiting to give notice only a day or so before your last day.

      Advice to Management

      Value the work the employees do more, give more thought to the contributions the employees make, show the appreciation with honest evaluations and merit-based raises.

    6. Helpful (1)

      "Great place to work"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Kongsberg Automotive full-time

      Pros

      fast paced enviroment, you learn alot and at a fast pace

      Cons

      not much room to move up

    7. Helpful (2)

      "No Direction"

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      Current Employee - Design Engineer in Novi, MI
      Current Employee - Design Engineer in Novi, MI
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Kongsberg Automotive full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Very relaxed atmosphere.
      Good work life balance.
      Very little pressure.

      Cons

      Lots of upper management, structure, and executive changes.
      High turn over rate.
      Very little direction.
      Confusing and lacking systems.
      Very little to no outlook for advancement.
      Not aggressive at pursuing business.

      Advice to Management

      Pick a direction and stick to it. Organize your systems better to save time and keep project quality.Take more interest in what is going on on the working level.

    8. "Current"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Kongsberg Automotive full-time

      Pros

      Company invests heavily in talented workers with internal programs for those invested in career development. The development opportunities are offered for a range of management levels.

      Cons

      Currently within the first six months of a new CEO and there is some uncertainty within various areas of the company as to what will happen in the next year.

      Advice to Management

      Have a unified message to the employee base and hold employees accountable for the core values, which in themselves are good.

    9. Helpful (2)

      "Management Lacks Ethics/Morals"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Greenville, SC
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Greenville, SC
      Doesn't Recommend

      I worked at Kongsberg Automotive full-time

      Pros

      Some of the employees are great to work with. Most are unhappy, but they need the job, which Kongsberg depends on. The building is nice enough.

      Cons

      1) The upper management team needs to be completely replaced. Management in Norway has no clue about the management team in the USA, and shame on them. There were lawsuits and threats, yet nothing changed.
      2) The pay scale is outdated for the floor employees.
      3) It's a revolving door. Managers/supervisors come and go constantly.

      Advice to Management

      Replace the upper management team in the USA. Listen to your employees, whether the employees work on the shop floor or otherwise.

    10. "Good company, benifits/ vacation is not great"

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      Current Employee - Engineering in Suffield, CT
      Current Employee - Engineering in Suffield, CT
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Kongsberg Automotive full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Ability to learn their processes. More employee appritiation steps bave been taken in the last year. There is a preformance reiveiw every yearn but this turns into just a cost of living raise for most, but it is appritiated.

      Cons

      Its the flavor of the week for management, what was important last week is forgotten by the next and completion of projects is hard tk achieve on a regular basis.

      Advice to Management

      Put some actual engineering into the chances on the shop floor, to often changes are made that are because managment feels it should be a certain way. Try interacting with the shop floor employes, you will find that you perseption of what is, is not acurate.

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