Does Makino pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Makino employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Makino. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Makino?

51% of Makino employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Makino 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Makino?

Engineer (28) , Field Service Engineer (19) , Applications Engineer (11) , Manager (10) , Field Service Engineer (FSE) (8) , Mechanical Engineer (8) , Senior Engineer (6) , Administrative Assistant (4) , Executive (4) , Principal Engineer (4) , Software Engineer (4) , Assistant Engineer (3) , Intern (3) , Internship (3) , R&D Engineer (3)

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

"People are great and helpful" ((in 16 reviews)); "Good work life balance there" ((in 15 reviews)); "friendly colleague and interesting work" ((in 13 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 10 reviews)); "Good pay amd i think the pay is good" ((in 9 reviews))

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

"Poor management: Decisions are constantly overriden or contested by multiple layers of management on a frequent basis." ((in 17 reviews)); "Managers are always in meetings, direction and initiatives change on a whim with little or no communication." ((in 7 reviews)); "workers have been there for 5+ years and have not gotten any changes to their salaries and in the same position." ((in 7 reviews)); "Bad leadership, clueless GTM, expensive" ((in 6 reviews)); "tell you another so communication is lacking" ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Makino layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Makino locations?

Mason , Cincinnati , Auburn Hills , Jersey City , Kansas City , Detroit , Hamilton , Tipp City , San Jose , Wichita , Warminster , Dover , Ohio , Massa

Makino reviews

3.3

51% would recommend to a friend

(238 total reviews)

Peter Hoecklin

67% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Senior management

2.8

Career opportunities

Makino has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 238 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Makino 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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238 reviews

1.0

Apr 24, 2020

Don’t walk RUN

Fse

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None anymore the company will not be in the US much longer.

Cons

Don Lane has effectively put this company out of business. They laid off most of their employees already. The skeleton crew will make a bad name for Makino as their last few good FSEs run for the hills. Makino Tokyo needs to step in and fire Don Lane and his cohorts. Beware of this festering infection.

4.0

Mar 14, 2017

Makino USA

Senior accountant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-I worked for the Makino USA subsidiary in Cincinnati, Ohio. Great Bonus structure, opportunity for significant earnings even for admin and support employees. -Fast paced, advanced technical engineering projects in growth industries create interesting and engaging work for admin and support like Corporate Finance. -Global Company, but run more like a private firm from the US standpoint. Little interference from Japan. -Great people!

Cons

-Open Office workspace concept is great for collaborative functions like Project -Engineering, but not so much for Corporate Finance and Accounting. -Frequent Management changes created instability and lack of direction. -Death by Meeting culture. -Few advancement opportunities with slow growth and slow retirements.

3.0

Jun 7, 2015

Field Service Engineer

Field service engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and the travel can be cool sometimes. The coworkers are pretty cool

Cons

The travel gets ridiculous especially when you don't know where you will be the next week until Friday. The supervisors are incompetent and very knit picky especially with new employees, some are better than others it's just the luck of the draw. If you have a bachelors in engineering I would not reccomnend this job because it is more suited for a mechanic who went to a trade school compared to a college grad. It is largely a physical job and does not involve much analysis or use of a college degree.

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