Does Linamar pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Linamar employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Linamar. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Linamar?

59% of Linamar employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Linamar 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Linamar?

Machine Operator (97) , Quality Engineer (32) , Project Engineer (25) , Manufacturing Engineer (23) , Engineer (22) , Quality Assurance (16) , Process Engineer (15) , Quality Inspector (14) , Automation Technician (13) , CNC Machine Operator (13) , Engineering Co-Op (13) , Mechanical Engineering Co-Op (12) , Maintenance Technician (11) , Production Supervisor (10) , Line Setup (9)

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

"people are nice and helpful" ((in 52 reviews)); "Good benefits and very inclusive." ((in 32 reviews)); "good work environment and colleagues" ((in 21 reviews)); "environment/ culture is good." ((in 20 reviews)); "Friendly coworkers and boss," ((in 15 reviews))

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

"Pay is low and not much of increase per year" ((in 58 reviews)); "Bad management makes you waste a lot of time on nothing." ((in 47 reviews)); "low salary, I don't know the rest" ((in 36 reviews)); "Long hours and some travel depending on position" ((in 24 reviews)); "no work life balance" ((in 17 reviews))

What are employees saying about Linamar layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Linamar locations?

Arden , Livonia , Wilson , Asheville , Florence , Hartselle , Southfield , Fletcher , Detroit , Mills River , Muscle Shoals , Fruitport , Charlotte , Howell , Milford , Waynesville , Selma , Shelbyville , Albion , Englewood , Gulph

Linamar reviews

3.3

59% would recommend to a friend

(841 total reviews)

Linda S. Hasenfratz

72% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

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Linamar has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 841 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Linamar 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

841 reviews

4.0

Dec 5, 2015

Student- Machine Operator

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good experience in learning the basics of Business Operations

Cons

Repetitive work on the assembly line

3.0

Dec 3, 2015

Good for gaining experience for new grads

Process engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of opportunity to learn, although amount of knowledge you can gain is limited. Always need to hire external people to do root cause analysis because people arent ver techinical.

Cons

Lots of negative trade off for saving cost Everything is done based on trial and error instead of analysis and comparing directions to take Very hard to implement a change, stuck in there ways, get ignored easily

3.0

Nov 10, 2015

Okay place to work if you can handle rotating days/nights/afternoons

Machine operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy money, people willing to help, salary increases over the years, opportunity to advance if you work hard enough

Cons

Rotating shifts are brutal, hard to maintain balance life with family and friends, repetitive work - sometimes long days

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