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Updated May 23, 2023

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Found 543 of over 623 reviews
3.6
66% Recommend to a Friend
Woodward CEO and President Chip Blankenship
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Found 534 of over 623 reviews

3.6
66%
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Woodward CEO and President Chip Blankenship
Chip Blankenship
17 Ratings

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Pros
  • "Good benefits and culture outside of California(in 112 reviews)
  • "Great people there that make the day better(in 66 reviews)
  • "The pay is good for the area but not what is should be.(in 35 reviews)
  • "Good benefits package and good people to work with on the line(in 13 reviews)
  • "Good coworkers and interesting daily work(in 12 reviews)
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  1. 5.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Great Company

    Apr 12, 2023 - CNC Machinist in Fort Collins, CO
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Room for growth and also a great place to learn and grow your skillset. Lots of varying jobs with knowledgeable employees. Not great, but above average benefits.

    Cons

    The training program needs work so your coworkers are who you will lean on heavily. Management and support are spotty so you will need to document anything that goes wrong so you're not thrown under the bus.

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  2. 4.0
    Former Employee, more than 3 years

    Manufacturing Tech

    May 23, 2023 - Manufacturing Technician in Niles, IL
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Technologies that will interest job seekers in Aerospace and Defiance. Friendly people.

    Cons

    No training....learn as you go.

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  4. 4.0
    Current Employee, more than 10 years

    Good place to work

    Apr 29, 2023 - Applications Engineer in Fort Collins, CO
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Large enough to have opportunities to grow

    Cons

    They continually try and outsource their application work with disastrous results.

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  5. 4.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Working for Woodward

    Apr 17, 2023 - Mechanical Assembler in Fort Collins, CO
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Pay was decent and had opportunity for advancing.

    Cons

    Working with chemicals that were not always safe

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  6. 4.0
    Former Employee

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    Apr 10, 2023 - Engineering Intern in Windsor, CO
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good work environment everyone was friendly

    Cons

    Not complex enough, tasks were too easy

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  7. 5.0
    Current Employee

    Great Job

    Apr 6, 2023 - Retail Sales Associate 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Work environment was positive and enjoyable Benefits

    Cons

    Seasonal position so not enough hours for the summer

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  8. 4.0
    Current Employee

    nice place

    Apr 2, 2023 - Engineer in Rockford, IL
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    -nice environment to learn in -friendly people

    Cons

    star method for all interviews

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  9. 4.0
    Current Employee

    Best employment in rockford

    Feb 22, 2023 - R&O Technician 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Benefits, pay, lots of opportunities for overtime

    Cons

    Management always seems to be changing

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  10. 2.0
    Former Employee, less than 1 year

    Pay low, cut benefits, see who stays - The 1980's Are Alive and Well

    Jul 27, 2022 - Engineer in Fort Collins, CO
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Nice people, Colorado is beautiful.

    Cons

    Pay, vacation, work, and leadership. Pay: The pay for an engineer is low and doesn’t get better with time as all the veteran employees complained about pay. Bonus target is a marketing tactic only. Vacation: They let you “buy back vacation days” read “unpaid time off”. Vacation days do not rollover. They are cutting benefits quickly, people that started 6 months before me had better vacation benefits. Work: The projects were a mix between data entry and copy-paste from the last project. There was not a lot of work to do. No progression or succession plans and 90% of the workforce is 0-7 years from retirement. Leadership: "Woodward announces $800 million stock buyback and won't be able pay your bonuses this year". Sorry, but there are only 7,200 employees and that stock buyback represents over $100,000 per employee - you really can't afford to pay a bonus to the working class employees? Woodward is stuck in the 1980's corporate raider mentality of "cut employee benefits and pay to increase share price which ultimately enriches the CEO, board of directors, and shareholders." Is this the best Woodward's management could come up with on how to invest extra capital?

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  11. 5.0
    Current Employee

    Good Atmosphere

    Dec 17, 2022 - CI Specialist 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Plenty of room for growth and development of skills. Good environment for career building while maintaining work-life balance.

    Cons

    Pay way less than the average job across the board. Engineers, machinist, supervisors etc. are all underpaid and raises are low. Cannot keep good people when we lowball as the area is competitive.

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Woodward has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 623 reviews left anonymously by employees. 66% of employees would recommend working at Woodward to a friend and 49% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Woodward employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Woodward. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

66% of Woodward employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Woodward 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Woodward to be career development, coworkers, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, culture, management.

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