MTS Systems reviews

3.8

65% would recommend to a friend

(381 total reviews)

Randy J. Martinez

78% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

MTS Systems has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 381 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MTS Systems 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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381 reviews
2.0
Oct 13, 2017

Machinist

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits and work schedule is flexible.

Cons

I have never seen a company that makes as many absolutely terrible business decisions in my life. In the 3 years since were were purchased they ran us into the ground and shuffled more than 4 different managers over our facility.

1.0
Nov 29, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

the employees are top notch but completely demoralized.

Cons

Now the latest news. Not a surprise to anyone who knows how the China group was set up without our help here in Eden Prairie. They have known about these problems for years. Here we go again. Just like the all the stuff that happened in the past with violations a few years ago. Nothing has changed. Its not just words here its fact now. just look at what they did in China and the latest news.

1.0
Mar 29, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1) Pay and benefits are reasonable for the industry. 2) Many talented individuals with years of experience. 3) Ability to work on some very interesting projects

Cons

1) Customer satisfaction is not #1, revue and profit are. 2) The current management has the goal of being a $billion/year company, but when asked why doesn't have a good answer why. The steps they are taking to get there do not seem to be adding up to their stated goals. 3) They company has been reprimanded by the US government several times in the past few years and as such any further incidents are going to cost the company greatly. As such very few people within the company are willing to take any risks to get things done. What would normally take a 10 minute discussion between co-workers devolves into 3 or 4 conferences and meetings where nobody seems to want to take ownership. If you are a go-getter type of person and expect for things to move quickly here look somewhere else to work. 4) Workloads are very high for the smart, driven people who know how to get things done. Far too many other employees that seem to add layers of unnecessary paperwork to the process. 5) Long history of procedures and protocols that are outdated with industry. When asked why "X' procedure is done often the answer is "well we've always done it like that..."

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