Is Southwire a good company to work for as a Machine Operator?

Machine Operator professionals working at Southwire have rated their employer with 4.3 out of 5 stars in 45 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Southwire employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Machine Operator Jobs at Southwire now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Machine Operator interview questions at Southwire .

Does Southwire pay Machine Operator employees well?

Machine Operator professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Southwire with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 45 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Machine Operator salaries at Southwire.

How happy are Machine Operator professionals working at Southwire?

86% of Machine Operator employees at Southwire would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 19% in the past 12 months. Machine Operator professionals have also rated Southwire with a 2.9 rating for work-life-balance, 4.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.7 rating for culture and values and 3.2 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Southwire?

Machine Operator (45) , Warehouse Specialist (33) , Intern (20) , Intern - Hourly (19) , Manager (17) , Account Manager (15) , Extruder Operator (11) , Operator (10) , Maintenance Technician (7) , Supervisor (7) , Engineer (6) , Extrusion Operator (6) , Process Engineer (6) , Take Up/Extrussion (6) , Warehouse Associate (6)

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

"Good pay and steady I guess" ((in 106 reviews)); "pay schedule and benefits are good" ((in 87 reviews)); "great people and atmosphere." ((in 41 reviews)); "Great culture and purpose." ((in 24 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 21 reviews))

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

"poor management, disrespectful to employees unless you're friends with management." ((in 48 reviews)); "Long hours so it's hard on you if you have a family with kids." ((in 27 reviews)); "I had 5 managers in 5 years." ((in 13 reviews)); "Typical corporate cliques and favoritism" ((in 12 reviews)); "On site management was clueless,should have been supervisors not plant or operations managers." ((in 11 reviews))

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Southwire Machine Operator reviews

4.3

86% would recommend to a friend

(45 total reviews)

Richard Stinson

87% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.9

Senior management

Machine Operator employees have rated Southwire with 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 45 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Machine Operator professionals have an excellent working experience there. Southwire is rated 24% above average by Machine Operator professionals compared to other employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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45 reviews

2.0

Apr 28, 2021

Fails to see the bigger picture

Machine operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pays a fair wage. Has good benefits.

Cons

Buys companies that outperform them with superior operation strategies and then replaces successful strategies with failing strategies. Preaches culture of safe workplace while creating policies that make production less safe. Preaches culture of high quality product while implementing lower quality materials. Fails to maintain equipment. Pushes supervisors to stay off of the floor instead of working with employees to make sure they have what they need.

1.0

Dec 3, 2020

Don’t go there

Machine operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

One of the worse places I’ve worked with no work life balance

Cons

Just not a good place to work.

5.0

Dec 2, 2020

Good pay

Machine operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay and good benefits.

Cons

It is a job like any other.

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