Saft reviews

3.1

37% would recommend to a friend

(156 total reviews)

Cedric Duclos

53% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Saft has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 156 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Saft employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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156 reviews
1.0
Nov 16, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

It is a good resume builder if you last more than 3 years and can find a new job before you are fired.

Cons

Seems like the unfavorable / bad reviews come from seasoned / higher ranking people like ex-managers, production team leaders, and engineers who have been in a wide variety of manufacturing environments for more than 10 years while the "positive" reviews are written by anonymous people who are still there due to their sheer luck, lower position and / or salary, or simply because their position that has not yet been targeted for termination due to the failed business climate and transition into new ownership that still exists. Funny how one reviewers claim that "more talented managers and engineers have been hired". Wow, they must have hired some serious well seasoned Ivy League talent to replace all of those under educated and unskilled graduates from schools in the S.E.C. , Big 12, & Big Ten . Does that reviewer know how many highly skilled and experienced managers, engineers, and maintenance technicians have quit on their own in the last 6 years to escape the climate and pending demise of the Jacksonville facility. Almost all of the original team and even the second generation team who were there for 2-4 years are gone in a short 6-7 years. I can claim that due to the lack of relevant manufacturing experience and general manufacturing savvy of those now in certain positions of authority and title, it has had a direct influence on the downward spiral of culture, production, employee turnover, and talent pool that currently exists. It is easy to say things are better now but when the plant is not even capable making their own lithium-ion cells that go into the products they sell, that takes the effort of all those who had to work since the plant opened with a flawed cell assembly design, process, and serious equipment issues out of the equation. My self and many of the others who have been terminated or quit did not create the poor culture that exists, we inherited the mess and worked hard to try and correct the countless issues that plagued the plant since its inception. It is interesting that those who support the current plant culture cannot even write about why it is better, what is their position in the company, or what they have done to change it. Terminating dozens of staff level people who are not / were not in a position of authority are not / were not responsible for the current situation, lack of sales, poor culture, and the inability to manufacture the very products that the plant was built to produce is not a credible answer.

3.0
Aug 16, 2016

Chaos

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Big company with a small company feel. There are a lot of talented people here and nearly everyone is easy to get along with. There is always something new to learn and the technology is fascinating.

Cons

Senior management is incredibly poor at planning. We are in process of a major renovation and expansion and the so called management team has dumped the entire responsibility on a handful of people who are not only responsible for completing but actually doing all of the work. This is a project that most "NORMAL" companies would have hired a real construction company to perform. We routinely purchase equipment that doesn't fit, literally, or is not spec'ed properly to perform the intended purpose. Communication at all levels is just POOR! Planning is all, "SHOOT FROM THE HIP"

1.0
Sep 19, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Resume builder nothing else to say about pros. Numerous words can be said for cons. Need my 20 word limit to finish this pros box

Cons

Unethical, the upper office lets rumors spread and they handle situations like a high schooler would. Tons of drama and stress. HR manager always results to conflicts by stating if you don't like it here then find another job. So I did and many others are currently looking. It once was a very nicely paying job but now it is just average. No employee evaluation process and no room to grow.

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