Magnetek reviews

3.2

52% would recommend to a friend

(49 total reviews)

Pete McCormick

50% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

Magnetek has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 49 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Magnetek employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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49 reviews
1.0
Nov 6, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Had a good team to work with. Direct boss treated me like an adult but the rest of the staff did not.

Cons

This is the only company I've been at that the engineering department was the last one to embrace technology. They still ran Windows 2000 and management didn't want to upgrade... Most issues are not handled like adults... No one is approached like an adult they are belittled and scolded like a 5 year old. The same process that was in place in the 70's is still in effect today and to change anything that may be efficient would endanger your job as the senior staff is extremely scared of change. If you enjoy pushing buttons and never having an independent thought this would be the place to go. Each business unit is disconnected from the business as a whole and it would appear management does not care in the least. Most employees are scared and confused about technology. There is very little planning to any project and even everything is run by the seat of their pants. HR is not your friend and over reacts to almost every situation as they don't know what is happening and don't grasp the information presented. Overall the company is in the dark ages and progress is not valued or embraced.

1.0
Apr 23, 2016

Buyer/planner

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good, hard working co-workers. Nice office space, all needed computers, phones, etc. in-place.

Cons

Below low on average pay scale for industry. No opportunity for advancement. Poor management, poor training. Constantly combining positions due to other people quitting- too much work for one employee. Instead of fixing problems, the company uses temporary @fixes" to just get by.

2.0
Mar 4, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The pay was great and most of the people were nice

Cons

Management was not willing to discipline certain workers who have had major problems with most employees. The reason being is that these workers had too much experience and basically were doing the managers job. Many workers left the Material Handling department due to one older employee.

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