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Powell Industries reviews

4.3

93% would recommend to a friend

(419 total reviews)
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Brett Cope

93% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

Powell Industries has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 419 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Powell Industries employee rating is 24% above average for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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419 reviews
1.0
Oct 3, 2012

Former Senior MFG ENG

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Generally good people to work with - Has loyal customers - Products are in a nitch market

Cons

- No lean processes or a good understanding on lean - Very micromanaged. From Ops manager and especially the MFG ENG Manager. You will never have your own thought - Lead times on projects are way to agressive and are set-up for failure. - Old business with no room for internal growth. You can move in the company if you are friends with upper managment. - Most managers should not hold there position. Most are uneducated for the task and dont have the social skills to deal with people. - No work life balance (Your world is heavly micromanaged!) - HR is horriable to deal with. - Internally the company is very divided and looks to past instead of the future. - Labor force runs the shop which leads to process issues that effect lead times and process flow.

3.0
Jan 26, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Management doesn't pressure you too much, they mainly want to see a quality product produced. They are also easy to approach if you have a question about what you're working on or if you want to give constructive feedback.

Cons

There could sometimes be more communication between departments. The temporary employees would get no warning when they're services would no longer be needed, even after telling some of them that they would be hired on after their first 90 days.

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