Hammerton reviews

2.9

45% would recommend to a friend

(49 total reviews)

Bill Shott

31% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Hammerton has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 49 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Hammerton 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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49 reviews
1.0
Jul 16, 2017

Management

Anonymous employee
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Pros

None. Tons of potential if the CEO would get out of the way. Solid management over engineering team, but divisiveness in the shop.

Cons

Culture is terrible between management teams. Accountability is mistaken for behind the back nonsense that doesn't belong in the work place. This type of culture is created by the CEO/Owner Bill Shott. It's either he is oblivious to it or he likes it that way. I wouldn't recommend working there.

1.0
Apr 5, 2021

You'll come dressed business casual and leave in a straight jacket

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The front line workers are some of the best people I've ever met.

Cons

The quantity of bad reviews you see here don't happen by accident. The owner is a despicable human who creates a culture of fear. But not to worry, he has an MBA from Stanford.....and will tell you practically everyday....he has an MBA from Stanford. Nothing I could say hasn't already been said in other 1 star reviews.

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Hammerton Response
4y
Thank you for sharing! As you may or may not be aware, our Human Resources department has really come to light starting at the beginning of 2020 with a new HR Manager and HR Generalist. As we have been building a strong structured department where the sole purpose is to help build and enrich our culture, it has provided us the opportunity to really examine where Hammerton can improve. In 2020 and throughout this year, our focus has been on the main processes and procedures that were indeed missing in the employee lifecycle. For example, we switched to a streamlined and more efficient HRIS system, restructured and improved our health care benefits, developed a robust on-boarding and off-boarding process, examined our compensation philosophy, created more in-depth career paths for all of our employees, started a leadership training program, and focused heavily on the health and safety of our employees -- especially as the unforeseen pandemic hit. In reference to the COVID-19 pandemic, we communicated continuously through regular stand-up meetings and emails, we set up hand sanitizer stations and took daily temperature readings, displayed COVID safety signage throughout our facility, and created a large ‘COVID News’ bulletin board that was constantly updated. We also mandated masks for everyone who came on to our property. We still communicate updates as necessary. Although we have made some great strides to building an even better company, we recognize that we can always keep improving. This is where you can help! Below is a link that has been recently sent out to all of our previous employees. If you are willing, we would love to hear more from you! We appreciate all the feedback we can get as to help us evaluate if we are on the right track in our improvements. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CPKD9YW Sincerely, Stephanie Clausen HR Manager
2.0
Sep 21, 2020

I would never recommend

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Pros

You get to dress casually.

Cons

It has a horrible safety/quality culture; I saw zero appreciation for their workers, and they are the worst at paying competitive wages!

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Hammerton Response
4y
Thank you for sharing! As you may or may not be aware, our Human Resources department has really come to light starting at the beginning of 2020 with a new HR Manager and HR Generalist. As we have been building a strong structured department where the sole purpose is to help build and enrich our culture, it has provided us the opportunity to really examine where Hammerton can improve. In 2020 and throughout this year, our focus has been on the main processes and procedures that were indeed missing in the employee lifecycle. For example, we switched to a streamlined and more efficient HRIS system, restructured and improved our health care benefits, developed a robust on-boarding and off-boarding process, examined our compensation philosophy, created more in-depth career paths for all of our employees, started a leadership training program, and focused heavily on the health and safety of our employees -- especially as the unforeseen pandemic hit. In reference to the COVID-19 pandemic, we communicated continuously through regular stand-up meetings and emails, we set up hand sanitizer stations and took daily temperature readings, displayed COVID safety signage throughout our facility, and created a large ‘COVID News’ bulletin board that was constantly updated. We also mandated masks for everyone who came on to our property. We still communicate updates as necessary. Although we have made some great strides to building an even better company, we recognize that we can always keep improving. This is where you can help! Below is a link that has been recently sent out to all of our previous employees. If you are willing, we would love to hear more from you! We appreciate all the feedback we can get as to help us evaluate if we are on the right track in our improvements. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CPKD9YW Sincerely, Stephanie Clausen HR Manager
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