Gerdau reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(757 total reviews)
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Gustavo Werneck da Cunha

81% approve of CEO

60% 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
2.0
May 15, 2012
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Pay, benefits, "hands on" approach

Cons

Management doesn't like new ideas unless it is their own. Everyone is only looking out for themselves including higher management. No sense of team. People who show good work skills are overloaded with projects until they break while people with bad work skills have light loads and continue to get raises and promotions. No one is treated fairly. Corporate has a disconnect with the actual mill locations and only think in ideal situations when implementing new initiatives, when a steel mill is anything but ideal.

4.0
Jan 11, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great coworkers, good life work balance. Safety is a big thing here. In fact their budget makes up most of the spending the company does on one department.

Cons

Company rarely trains old employees to do new things. Observation is they would rather lay off workers and hire trained people from the outside. Budgets are always tight which impedes new projects. Company makes decisions based on EBITDA only. If a location doesn't make enough money to justify its existence, its gone. Very cold approach to business decisions.

3.0
Dec 21, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Met some nice co-workers over the years,from a previous buy-out of Enco Materials,and a few Gerdau employees,the pay was average

Cons

no leadership,need to focus on the customer more,not painting lines on the floor,you dont know who your boss is, your manager or the safety guy at your location?being in a management position they want you to wear to many hats

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