Does Gleason pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Gleason employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Gleason. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Gleason?

28% of Gleason employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Gleason 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.5 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Gleason?

Engineer (6) , CNC Machinist (5) , Field Service Engineer (4) , Mechanical Engineer (4) , Mechanical Design Engineer (3) , Project Manager (3) , Supply Chain Analyst (3) , Assembly Technician (2) , Controls Software Engineer (2) , Controls Technician (2) , Machinist (2)

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

"Good benefits for full time employees" ((in 19 reviews)); "The people are good and helpful." ((in 9 reviews)); "Being away from the shop and in charge of your day, lots of PTO, overtime, easy going coworkers, modern well maintained vehicles, air conditioned and clean shop, great when left alone" ((in 3 reviews)); "401K match is 6%." ((in 3 reviews))

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

"Poor management" ((in 25 reviews)); "Pay is low for the high level of work" ((in 7 reviews)); "Also do not try going to someone higher up then your departments manager if you are not satisfied with your review, even though they tell you that you can, it will cause bad blood between you and your department manager which means you will get probably a worse review the next time around." ((in 3 reviews)); "Raises have been 1%" ((in 3 reviews)); "3. If we serve 2 mnth noticeperiod they deduct 1 month salary and if u ask them they will tell company policy but they will remove employees without intimating and they not paying 3 months salary." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Gleason layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Gleason locations?

Rochester , Loves Park , Capron , Rockford , Hilton , Machesney Park , West Carrollton

Gleason reviews

2.5

28% would recommend to a friend

(109 total reviews)

John J. Perrotti

42% approve of CEO

20% positive business outlook

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Gleason has an employee rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars, based on 109 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Gleason employee rating is 28% below average for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

109 reviews

1.0

Sep 11, 2020

Not good

Cnc machinist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing is good at gleason

Cons

Everything seems to be bad. Lots of layoffs

3.0

Jun 20, 2020

Top heavy, resistant to change, throwing under the bus

Production planner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Family environment Trust, little micromanagement Sometimes low stress

Cons

Attempted changes tend to fall off Adversarial work environment among different departments Lack of clear direction from upper level management Lots of frustration due to setbacks but no real solutions ever come of it Unfair expectations during downturn Job Instability

4.0

Dec 9, 2019

Strong company with plenty of work and OT

Field service engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company with good benefits and very stable.

Cons

A lot of traveling and only home weekends, sometimes work weekends on big projects.

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