Ariens offering low pay for machinists. Job fair was disappointing. - Machinist AriensCo Employee Review

1.0
Apr 16, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Different shifts available. Business is expanding.

Cons

Machinist pay offered only in the $14.00 dollar range. This amount was not disclosed. This is low pay considering drive to Brillion. Work week is 5 days, so can't work 3 or 4 days more hours to save on gas money.

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5.0
Dec 10, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

All of my coworkers were very helpful and the day-to-day work was usually pretty exciting and changed often.

Cons

Communication between different departments was sometimes difficult.

2.0
Jan 15, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great experience to build your resume, mostly due to a lack of clear role definitions and being asked to do tasks outside of your scope of work. The engineering department is full of dedicated workers just trying to survive the whims of the Ariens children.

Cons

"Be Honest" - Upper management lies and intentionally misleads employees "Be Fair" - There are huge discrepancies in pay and responsibilities for the same job titles "Respect the individual" - Long hours and "unspoken expectations" make you feel like a number that's only as good as the amount of slop you can deliver "Encourage intellectual curiosity" - There was never anytime to try anything new or come up with multiple solutions let alone do anything innovative.

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