Manufacturing Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Plexus with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Manufacturing Engineer roles take an average of 9 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Plexus overall takes an average of 19 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Plexus as a Manufacturing Engineer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 31%
Presentation: 15%
Background check: 15%
Phone interview: 15%
Drug test: 15%
Skills test: 8%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Plexus (Neenah, WI) in Apr 2015
Interview
Interview process is probably not what you are first expecting. You need to prepare a powerpoint presentation about yourself, highlighting your strengths and previous work. To me this made the interview process a lot better then the typical question/answer format. Because it allowed me to pinpoint some of the larger projects I accomplished during my internships that don't always fit into the typical interview questions. (I am also very outgoing and an excellent presenter so this style played to my strengths) After the presentation multiple engineering supervisors (one from each of their sectors/departments) and an HR rep will play question and answer with you, most questions play off of what you have talked about or things written on your resume. The HR person will generally ask stereotypical interview questions, while the supervisors will ask more project specific or technical questions. Overall a great company to interview with. (I ended up getting hired so I might be a little biased)
Logistics of the interview: was there for a couple hours for the interview in a conference room, don't expect a tour unless they like you as there is limited viewing and strict rules since they do some defense contracting
Interview Downside: I was not compensated for any travel expenses (gas, meals, housing, etc) unlike many of the other companies I interviewed with. (Kohler compensates you the most from my experiences)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All questions from the engineering supervisors are based on your presentation.
Panel interview with 15 minute PowerPoint that I presented. The panel seemed very disjointed and uninterested in the interview. The worst part is the never even got back to me which was fine since I was not that desperate for a job. But still, it is pretty rude to just ghost someone after a panel interview.
One good point was that the PowerPoint presentation that I made was a very good tool to prep for interviews so I guess they did do something good.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Plexus
Interview
I applied through recruiter. it took about one week with Phone Interview and three Group Interviews. Final interview with the management team. I received an offer following week. Interview process is very straight forward but lengthy.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All the questions are based on your previously achievements