Is Southwire a good company to work for?

Southwire has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 845 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 57% of employees would recommend working at Southwire to a friend and 59% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Southwire have been left by employees working as Intern - Hourly , Intern and Account Manager .

Does Southwire pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Southwire employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Southwire. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Southwire?

57% of Southwire employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Southwire 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.4 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) , Take Up/Extrussion (6) , Warehouse Associate (6) , Forklift Operator (5)

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

"good pay and sometimes enviroment" ((in 102 reviews)); "pay schedule and benefits are good" ((in 94 reviews)); "great people and atmosphere." ((in 38 reviews)); "Great culture and purpose." ((in 25 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 22 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 45 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 11 reviews)); "Favoritism is continuous." ((in 11 reviews)); "On site management was clueless,should have been supervisors not plant or operations managers." ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about Southwire layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Southwire layoffs and their outlook for job security at Southwire in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Southwire locations?

Carrollton , Atlanta , Villa Rica , Bremen , Florence , Denton , Lafayette , Houston , Starkville , Rancho Cucamonga , Huntersville , York , Hawesville , Dallas , Arlington , Indianapolis , Crestview , Douglas , Heflin , Douglasville , Huntsville , Waukegan , Kansas City , Owensboro , Youngsville , Mineral Wells , South Bend , Livermore , Clearwater , Largo

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Southwire reviews

3.6

57% would recommend to a friend

(745 total reviews)

Richard Stinson

79% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

Southwire has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 745 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Southwire 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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Reviews by job title

745 reviews

1.0

Feb 16, 2019

Senior Leader

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Focus on giving back to communities. Environmental stewardship.

Cons

Top brass across all functions and corporately are delusional and myopic. Southwire likes to talk about taking a “OneSouthwire” approach but that is a false narrative inside the organization. There is no set of guiding principles in place to help with decisions. Rather, it is highly fragmented with most processes and has a highly political / growing cutthroat environment. I would only recommend working here to my biggest enemies.

3.0

Feb 16, 2019

Favoritism rules all

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

ProjectGift and community involvement is great.

Cons

Promotions based on politics rather than skill. Promotions yesterday prove it. Especially in HR.

3.0

Sep 16, 2015

operator

Operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Southwire pays well and have good benefits. They have their own medical clinic and gym.

Cons

good old boy system with no room for advancement even with a degree. If you work in the plant its zero to none chance of transitioning to corporate. It's all about who you know and not what you know.

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