Question 1

Does Daniel Defense pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Daniel Defense employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Daniel Defense. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

Question 2

How satisfied are employees working at Daniel Defense?

Accepted Answer

83% of Daniel Defense employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Daniel Defense 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

Question 3

What are the top reviewed jobs at Daniel Defense?

Accepted Answer

CNC Machinist (8), Sales (5), Team Leader (4), Engineer (3), Manufacturing Technician (3), Operations (3), Team Lead (3), CNC Operator (2), Machine Operator (2), Mfg Tech (2), Production (2)

Question 4

What are the pros of working at Daniel Defense according to real employee reviews?

Accepted Answer

"great people to work with" ((in 10 reviews)); "Fellow employees are great" ((in 8 reviews)); "Cool work environment, discounted guns" ((in 6 reviews)); "Wages, benefits, culture, location, air conditioned facility" ((in 6 reviews)); "Good benefits once you clear your first 90 days." ((in 6 reviews))

Question 5

What are the cons of working at Daniel Defense according to real employee reviews?

Accepted Answer

"Poor supervision and management." ((in 6 reviews)); "Hypocritical & lazy management, don't promote from within and hire people from Gulfstream that don't know what they're doing, rush products to market that have known issues, top heavy management (too many chiefs and not enough indians), lies to consumers about what is actually made in house and what is not, lies about QA testing processes, multiple members of Cindy's family work there that don't do their job well or at all but of course they won't be fired (double standards and blatant favoritism), don't speak your mind or disagree with management (even in a respectable manner) or you will be fired publicly and a mass email will be sent out to the entire company etc." ((in 3 reviews))

Question 6

What are employees saying about Daniel Defense layoffs in 2026?

Accepted Answer

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Daniel Defense layoffs and their outlook for job security at Daniel Defense in 2026.

Question 7

What are the top reviewed Daniel Defense locations?

Accepted Answer

Black Creek, Ellabell, Ridgeland, Savannah, Statesboro, Pembroke

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Solid

Company have a good foundation but is struggling.

Enjoyable place to work with a good culture of people

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