Does Watlow Electric Manufacturing pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Watlow Electric Manufacturing employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Watlow Electric Manufacturing. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Watlow Electric Manufacturing?

65% of Watlow Electric Manufacturing employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Watlow Electric Manufacturing 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Watlow Electric Manufacturing?

Engineer (15) , Operator (7) , Senior Engineer (6) , Senior Operator (6) , Buyer (5) , Engineering Manager (5) , Lead Operator (5) , Operator II (5) , Engineer I (4) , Engineering Intern (4) , Production Operator (4) , Senior Buyer (4) , Technician (4) , Customer Service Representative (3) , Designer II (3)

What are the pros of working at Watlow Electric Manufacturing according to real employee reviews?

"Great people (peers) to work with" ((in 17 reviews)); "Great culture and they strongly support a healthy work" ((in 13 reviews)); "Good benefits and amenities for employees" ((in 11 reviews)); "Awesome team members to work with for the most part." ((in 7 reviews)); "Good work life balance & career growth" ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Watlow Electric Manufacturing according to real employee reviews?

"Poor Management and lack of concern with overtime" ((in 17 reviews)); "Upper management not good at communicating with employees on the floor." ((in 6 reviews)); "Raises are nothing but couple cents." ((in 4 reviews)); "1. My second project with the company had 4 managers who constantly changed the project goal, scope, and plan." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Watlow Electric Manufacturing layoffs in 2026?

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

What Watlow Electric Manufacturing locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Maryland Heights , Winona , Hannibal , Saint Louis

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3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(212 total reviews)

Rob Gilmore

70% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Watlow Electric Manufacturing has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 212 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Watlow Electric Manufacturing 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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3.0

Aug 15, 2014

Watlow Ups and Downs

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Here are some of my experiences and views at Watlow: - Okay Benefits - Family Orientated - Overtime - Employees mostly care about their jobs and what to build a great product

Cons

- To get anywhere in this company it is "who you know" kind of thing - Raises suck! And when you get a raise you end up paying more for you benefits anyways - Too many chiefs and not enough Indians - One piece Flow slows the heck out of the process. They say its faster, but they just change the numbers to make it look like we are doing better then we were. Quality has gone down also, less time to inspect. - "Testing is non value added" I think that the customer is pay for a good board.

4.0

Aug 9, 2014

My life at Watlow

Operator i

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Pros

Hours are flexible, they give the employee many ways to be off with pay if need be

Cons

Pay rate is too low. In this economy the amount of pay the entry level employee makes compared to the temp to hire is no significant differance

1.0

Apr 29, 2014

We have no money *except for ourselves

Operator ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

cool friends and teams. I like my lead op and his boss when we talk and I like the location to my house and that its close to the expressway

Cons

Pay pretty much just sucks. Advancements are a joke. Raises are not enough to stay above inflation

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