Is Tenneco a good company to work for?

Tenneco has an overall rating of 3.1 out of 5, based on over 2,131 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 48% of employees would recommend working at Tenneco to a friend and 39% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Tenneco have been left by employees working as Engineering Intern , Intern and Quality Engineer .

Does Tenneco pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Tenneco employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Tenneco. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Tenneco?

48% of Tenneco employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Tenneco 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Tenneco?

Machine Operator (79) , Welder (37) , Engineer (33) , Operador De Máquinas (27) , Operador De Produção (22) , Manufacturing Engineer (20) , Intern (18) , Manager (18) , Quality Engineer (17) , Team Leader (17) , Production Supervisor (16) , Engineering Intern (13) , Estagiário (13) , Maintenance Technician (13) , Material Handler (13)

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

"The pay is good but it's still not enough for how awful this company is." ((in 182 reviews)); "Most of the people are great" ((in 103 reviews)); "Good benefits at this company" ((in 79 reviews)); "Good salary other then city" ((in 31 reviews)); "Good money and the co workers are cool." ((in 28 reviews))

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

"Stressful environment Poor management Heavy lifting" ((in 96 reviews)); "I I basically had no work life balance and all my manger excepted was work and no life." ((in 43 reviews)); "Management was a revolving door due to poor leadership." ((in 26 reviews)); "long hours some weeks but overall not to bad" ((in 24 reviews)); "Upper Management could care less." ((in 21 reviews))

What are employees saying about Tenneco layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Tenneco locations?

Grass Lake , Monroe , Kettering , Northville , Plymouth , Southfield , Skokie , Marshall , Paragould , Smithville , Detroit , Athens , Hartwell , Lake Forest , Harrisonburg , Ligonier , Jeffersonville , Litchfield , Seward , Smyrna , Blacksburg , Manitowoc , Angola , Napoleon , Chicago , Lansing , Dayton , Northville Township , Sevierville , Waupun

Tenneco reviews

3.1

48% would recommend to a friend

(1,363 total reviews)

Jim Voss

55% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

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Tenneco has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,363 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Tenneco 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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1K reviews

1.0

Jun 24, 2021

No life

Production assembler

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The only pro is the decent pay

Cons

I could go on and on about the cons. One big one is you have no life when you get stuck doing overtime, definitely would not recommend this job to anyone with kids or who wants to have a life. You get told last minute if you are working overtime. Yes you know a few days ahead if your working Saturday and Sunday but as far as during the week they let you know in the morning if it is 8 or 10. You will also sweat your butt off during the warmer months because the company is a load of cheap skates who won't get AC because that means less pay for them You get 2 louzy breaks during a 10 hour shift and 1 during 8 hours which is towards the end of your shift which is ridiculous . Supervisors of course have favorites just like every other company

3.0

Jun 23, 2021

Doesn't Promote from Within for Management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They are offering a $2000 retention bonus and have good benefits. They also give you time off from the beginning. Depending on when you start it will be prorated. They even try to give some incentives with perfect attendance bonus and production bonus. Which is usually a $1 or more depending on how bad they are needing the employees to work.

Cons

Does not promote management from within. Certain managers have to have it their way and will not allow an employee to move out of a certain position.

4.0

Jun 23, 2021

Moderate

Dc team member

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Organized, reasonable benefits, and established traditions.

Cons

Industrial area, hazardous, laborious, etc.

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