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3.5

70% would recommend to a friend

(518 total reviews)
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Avner Applbaum

57% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Valmont Industries has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 518 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Valmont Industries 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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518 reviews
1.0
Feb 16, 2018

Wage Disparity/Questionable Ethics

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Pros

I truly enjoy the majority of the people I work with. In spite of the frustration people really care and take pride in their work.

Cons

Wage disparity is a very real thing here. The vast majority of senior and executive level leadership are all white males. I was given a significant pay increase and 'promotion' for what I thought was great performance, only to find out it was to be somewhat aligned with a new, white male employee that was brought on board with similar job duties. There are rumblings of ethically questionable behaviors surrounding products being re-labeled or having labels removed of the country of origin to up profits within the International business. Management is aware and proceeds with the practices claiming that everything has the same warranty. Management should know that these practices have nothing to do with warranty. I'm not sure if any of these issues have been brought to light with HR, but that department has its own issues. The department almost completely turned over within a 3 week time frame, the three that left were the ones doing most of the actual day to day work and were the most knowledgeable with what was going on.

2.0
Oct 18, 2018
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Pros

Small Midwest life is pleasant in Valley.

Cons

They speak of moving towards being a leader in global manufacturing. The reality is they have a culture that is so broken they will never achieve their goal. They have new leadership that speaks to lean methodology and high performance. The reality is they still do things as they did in the 60's and 70's. They pay high wages and then hold no one accountable. The worst of the employees run the operation. Ask them to do anything and you will be in front of HR before the day is out. Their solution to no or low performance? Hire more people.

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Valmont Industries Response
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Thank you for bringing these concerns to our attention. We strive to make sure that every employee’s experience is exceptional, and it’s disappointing to hear that yours has not been. The foundation of our success for over 70 years has been our employees, which is why many have chosen to stay for 30 and 40 years as you reference in your comments.
2.0
Apr 2, 2017

A drama fiesta

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Pros

Pay, opportunity for overtime, I have a job, I'm not dead, good pay, they won't fire u unless u do something stupid or attendance, I feel confident that if I fell down at work and blood came spewing out of my head, they would at least call an ambulance and clean up the blood

Cons

People, management, drama, everybody hates each other, treated like a robot, HORRIBLE training! they will hate u for no reason, unless u enjoy getting treated like crap and people talking behind your back, by all means apply. By far the worst group of people I've worked around. What ever u hear about management will be found out to be true, u have a choice on one hand between getting treated like crap and expected to hit your numbers, or having a sense of dignity, if u choose the latter go look for something else.

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