Gerdau reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(757 total reviews)
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Gustavo Werneck da Cunha

89% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Gerdau has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 757 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Gerdau 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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757 reviews
3.0
Jul 7, 2014

Micro-managing

Recommend
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Pros

Affordable benefits. Rotating shift schedule has a built in 7 day break every month.

Cons

Environment is hot and dirty. I've had my pursuit of a BS degree referred to as a distraction, yet have witnessed the same guy helping others do homework during work hours. Employees are not treated fairly across the board, management has it's favorites.

2.0
Feb 23, 2014

"Buyer" Beware

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good medical benefits package; decent benefits packages and relatively decent people depending on the site and team. Leaving to go home in the evenings.

Cons

If you are looking for a supply-chain position - RUN. EXPECTED to work from home and weekends after 10 hour days at work. Too policy-laden - reduces quality work, productivity and effectiveness. Egotistical, non-engaged management more concerned with "initiatives" and "the numbers" than processes that negatively impact the numbers or goals of initiative. Buyers responsible for AP, data master, vendor master, projects, HR initiatives and everything in between - little time left for true procurement activities like achieving savings, negotiating and expediting. Buyers are glorified baby sitters and task masters, way too much non-value added administration and correspondence-based activities. One buyer had nervous breakdown...I failed to mention that you are grossly underpaid for the time and effort.

3.0
Jan 29, 2014

Lost sight of core business

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Focus on safety and employee feedback, striving to always do better and improve.

Cons

Stretch employees way too thin, to many priorities, not enough resources to support the load. Promotions and career development reserved for a certain group

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