Oshkosh Defense reviews

3.4

56% would recommend to a friend

(242 total reviews)

Wilson Jones

55% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Oshkosh Defense has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 242 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Oshkosh Defense 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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242 reviews
1.0
Jul 27, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

decent benefits, most coworkers are good people. Floor supervisors do a good job despite low moral.

Cons

Upper management is has no organizational skill and dumps their collective imcompetence into the laps of the skilled laborers, Starting labor wages ten years out of date. refusal to properly train employees. Safety falls second to production despite what the script they read says.

2.0
Feb 7, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The pay and benefits are still good for this area. Most of work is done on the day shift during the week.

Cons

Most of the senior management is gone and has been replaced by college graduates and interns. They don't have much knowledge of building trucks they are there to micro-manage you. At Oshkosh it's all about the numbers- push as much as you can out the door, they don't care about quality. You are also just a number, should you have a health issue that is not work related you are shown the door. Many times the management has stood for hours watching you work and if you are not fast enough you get a letter. The 5S program they use is to take away as much from you as they can and still expect you to get your job done. Should you need time off for something many times it is denied and you will have to take an attendance point to take care of what you need to. The company violates the contract with the union on a daily basis, many times posting mandatory overtime and Saturdays without notice.

3.0
Sep 28, 2021

I get paid

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Great pay - Job security. After your probationary period, you can suck at your job and still keep it, or so I've seen. - You can switch up your work by bidding to other positions. - Safety. You can refuse to do anything if you feel it's unsafe.

Cons

- Little to no vacation. - Lack of quality due to "numbers" (the company gets paid per truck wether it runs or not) which also leads to unfinished trucks going 3 stations ahead if someone falls behind due to unforseen complications (They don't get paid if the line gets paused). - "People first" is a publicity stunt that doesn't apply to employees (we are numbers, trucks are numbers). - Workman's Comp Insurance company will do everything in their power to claim your injuries are personal injuries regardless of what doctors say. - You can suggest changes over and over (that benefit ergonomics, production, etc) but nothing ever gets done/fixed. - The ability to work well with others also implies to working well with people who don't work well with others. I've had to work with child molesters, I've been threatened, yelled at 2 inches from my face for no reason or for misunderstandings, had my tools stolen by complicated individuals from other stations who refuse to return them, etc. First shift is even allowed to lock tools away that second shift needs to perform their job duties. - No room for growth. Once you're at max pay you can bid to other jobs that pay a little more, but even after 15 years in you will not be considered for any office or management position, even if you are well qualified.

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