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4.4

94% would recommend to a friend

(419 total reviews)
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Brett Cope

94% approve of CEO

87% positive business outlook

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4.5

Culture & values

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.4

Senior management

4.4

Career opportunities

4.2

Compensation and benefits

Powell Industries has an employee rating of 4.4 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 27% above average for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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419 reviews
3.0
Jun 7, 2017

Good company but poor overall ethics and training

Machine operator
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and services for employees. Improved HR department in recent years. Kind and competent employees at many levels of the business. Cafes and recreational area in some facilities. Afternoon shift and overnight shifts pay a percentage more (Manufacturing positons)

Cons

Poor training program for all states of the business. Safety programs are backed by a few good employees and many more that could care less. Safety is ignored when convenient and disregrarded completely when busy but enforced with prejudice when an accident occurs. Lack of communication between shifts, departments, supervisors, managers, engineers, and leads. Most management plays into favoritism for promotions. Poor equipment/machine maintenance. Constant blame game between managers, supervisors, leads, and employees. Bad overall moral due to management. Overall market value for most manufacturing positions is poor being 15 to 20 percent under market value

2.0
May 11, 2017

nice people, terrible paid

Senior designer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I worked for Powell for a little over 8 years before I was laid -off. Things i liked about working there, was my co-workers. We all got along very well and we all went out to lunch every now and then. The work wasn't that bad, just boring same old stuff. On the management side I had a good manger, he wasn't a micro-manger, but a lot of them are. The Benefits were ok, as of last time i was there (it was awful the first 3 years when i worked there).

Cons

Let's be honest here, if you want to make good money don't work here. You could go to Walt-Mart and come out ahead. I had a friend work there (full time) while going to college, and still made $5 more an hour than me with a college degree. The entire time i worked at Powell i could never match his pay. Another downside is how unorganized everything is, and also they love do the blame game on who's fault it is. Last thing otherwise i could go on forever, no matter how loyal you are, this company will back stab you. I've seen it happen someone who been there 30+ years, it was a very sad moment. With all this said, i'm sure there are more worst companies than Powell, but these are my experiences. My goal here was to inform someone of what to expected if they decide to work here. Hopefully this helps.

4.0
Dec 13, 2016

Great Place to Work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly Hours, good staff. low pressure typically

Cons

Got boring after a while

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