Does Generac Power Systems pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Generac Power Systems employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Generac Power Systems. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Generac Power Systems?

42% of Generac Power Systems employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Generac Power Systems 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.5 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Generac Power Systems?

Material Handler (27) , Engineer (26) , Assembly Line Worker (25) , Production Assembler (16) , Manager (13) , Inside Sales Representative (11) , Sales (11) , Director (9) , Machine Operator (8) , Assembler I (6) , Dealer Acquisitions (6) , Intern (6) , Project Manager (6) , Software Engineer (6) , Supervisor (6)

What are the pros of working at Generac Power Systems according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and inspiring mission" ((in 81 reviews)); "Good benefits offered and a wide range of departments here." ((in 40 reviews)); "Good coworkers easy to work with" ((in 16 reviews)); "Great opportunity to get into the power generation industry if that is what interests you." ((in 13 reviews)); "Amazing and friendly employees!" ((in 8 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Generac Power Systems according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is low for the complexity of the work." ((in 43 reviews)); "Support Departments, such as IT, HR, and Finance are broken with poor leadership" ((in 27 reviews)); "Upper management is absolutely ridiculous." ((in 24 reviews)); "Some managers have no idea what they are doing, they shouldn't be in the position they are in." ((in 22 reviews)); "3. The culture is toxic and a lot of the reason is because hr just pushes whoever the hell through." ((in 19 reviews))

What are employees saying about Generac Power Systems layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Generac Power Systems locations?

Waukesha , Whitewater , Jefferson , Eagle , Milwaukee , Oshkosh , Trenton , Pewaukee , Berlin , Janesville , South Portland , South Burlington , Beaver Dam , Portland , Cincinnati , Reno , Bend , Birmingham , Chicago , Kenosha , Wisconsin Dells , Brookfield , Mukwonago , Wales , Burlington , Palmyra , Wausau , Delavan , Dallas , Houston

Generac Power Systems reviews

2.8

42% would recommend to a friend

(826 total reviews)

Aaron Jagdfeld

57% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (826 reviews)

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Generac Power Systems has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 826 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Generac Power Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

826 reviews

1.0

Jun 29, 2021

Current QA Technician Eagle Plant

Quality technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Weekly Pay Decent Hourly Pay $21.00 for QA Tech

Cons

Disorganized Management-They don't give a direct answer to anything. They leave it up to the employees to figure things out for themselves. Always trying to change things. One day it's one way, the next it's another, the next it's back to the old way. Perpetual Overtime-They schedule overtime just to schedule it. There's no practical reasoning behind it. They say it's just to get ahead, ahead of what? Then the assembly line runs out of parts come Saturday because the Supervisors and Production Planners don't communicate very well. Then they schedule more overtime to produce those parts. It's a never ending cycle. No matter how hard you work during the week, they will schedule OT anyway. Very poor training process. Management wants nothing to do with training so they leave it up to the employees to train each other and some of those employees aren't even qualified to train themselves.

1.0

Jun 27, 2021

Worst job I have ever had

Assembly line worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing I can think of except free parking

Cons

They give you unreasonable goals when they are extremely short staffed people walk out and quit everyday they don't want to do anything managers don't care if employees standing around and do nothing then they ask you to do the work for them it's unimaginable that a Fortune 500 company a company that's growing so big treats their employees so horrible when they literally have to increase wages so they can keep people but the wage is you're making still don't make enough because you never see your family I see my family literally maybe 5 hours a week because you work so much 7 days a week for mandatory overtime and when you go home all you want to do is sleep because they work you like a dog. They treat the employees that been there for 10 to 20 years like they are gods and the new people like they are nothing and when you tell them something like about your machine they act like you don't know what you're talking about.

4.0

Jun 25, 2021

Good place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Growing business, good company culture

Cons

Communication could be improved in between different groups

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Jobs at Generac Power Systems

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