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Cornerstone Building Brands

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Cornerstone Building Brands reviews

2.9

44% would recommend to a friend

(409 total reviews)
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Gunner Smith

78% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Cornerstone Building Brands has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 409 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Cornerstone Building Brands 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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409 reviews
4.0
Jun 22, 2020

Was great, until it wasn't

Recommend
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Pros

Stable company, but not many opportunities for advancement.

Cons

Company is now part of Cornerstone Building Brands, and have had a lot of growing pains over the last 2-3 years.

2.0
Jun 5, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

great range of products and services

Cons

what used to be comprised of great individual businesses are now been run by one large corporation. lost touch with customer base and what made each unit sucessful

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Cornerstone Building Brands Response
6y
Thanks very much for your review. We appreciate your feedback as we continue to integrate and help our teams and customers grow.
1.0
May 29, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Good pay but not because of them but because of Centria, the company we were before they bought us.

Cons

We were Centria, a family treated like company that took care of there employees and employees took care of them. We were the best roll coater business in the county. We put out the best all around product that we knew was the best when it left the shipping dock. We were union steel workers like our fathers and grandfathers. We worked every day, 12hrs or 16 hrs what ever was needed, we loved it, it wasn’t a problem, it’s how we were raised. We made a great salary and the company made great profit. Number one concern was putting out the best product on the market and satisfying the customers in every way. Which we did. Some employees were union some were company but it didn’t matter we were all focused on the same thing, to be the all around best. THEN comes Cornerstone, and the only thing the were worried about was safety, safety, safety. Now don’t forget this is a union job with good wages, benefits and company that cared about us and our families. We rarely had accidents, the whole mill was experienced, guys didn’t leave a job like this, you got hired you stayed. Nothing for a guy to retire with 35-40yrs service, union or company. For a dangerous place which it was we had very few accidents if at all. Cornerstone’s motto seemed to be don’t worry about quality, don’t worry about keeping the customers happy, they’ll get it when they get it. As long as no one was getting hurt then they were happy. This lasted a couple years before they used the corona virus as a excuse to shut us down and keep there other 8-10 roll coating lines open that cannot keep employees for longer than a few months and have terrible accidents all the time because they refuse to pay the money for the hard, hot, and long hour job that it is. Many customers left after they bought us and dealt with them a few months. From the late orders from not wanting to pay overtime and the bad product going out from cheaping up from paint to metal to cleaners to the experienced bosses that were fired immediately so they won’t have to pay there higher wages. Well out went the knowledge also. I could go on and on but it’s over so what’s the use? Cornerstone is the worst all around employer all 100 of us guys in Ambridge, Pennsylvania have ever had. So long Cornerstone and choke on it!!!!!!

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Cornerstone Building Brands Response
5y
Safety is one of our core values and is an essential part of our culture. Safety starts from the moment we leave home until the time we return; we take personal responsibility for our safety and the safety of those around us. As a manufacturing company we are always assessing the utilization of our facilities and from time to time we have had to make the tough decision to implement a reduction in the workforce or close facilities in some locations. As much as we are a business responsible to our customers and stakeholders, at this time, our biggest responsibility extends to our employees who are affected, and we are working hard to provide them with assistance as they transition out of the organization.
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