Sulzer Reviews

3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(627 total reviews)
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Suzanne Thoma

70% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Sulzer has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 627 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sulzer 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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627 reviews
3.0
15 Apr 2016

Use to be a great company to work for.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I have loved working for this company. I would actually have given them 5 stars if not for the cons. It was a great fit for me.Great people to work with, family life balance, good pay, and good benefits Lots of good talent and knowledge in the employees.

Cons

Sulzer as a whole is very disorganized, and it starts at the main office in Switzerland. Plants are closing, jobs are being outsourced. Bad synergy within the company. Constant change and constant restructuring. When that happens, you can't tell if what you were changing to begin with actually worked. In the US, there are politics between the plants, one of which is all but shut down. Again, there is no structure and no standard operating procedures. Each service center operates as if it is a single company, and not as one. With all the layoffs and plant closings, this company has become very unstable in their processes. Also, a majority of the stock now belongs to the Russians

1.0
22 Nov 2016
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Pros

The pros would be hours. When it's busy you can work 5-5 and get some serious overtime. This is great but then you also get burned out. Healthcare is decent but going up. Nice Christmas party but not held every year. There was hunting trips, fishing trips, golf tournaments, but it's all fading away.

Cons

Job security. If you make a mistake they have no hesitation to suspend you. And then threaten you and remind you constantly of the one mistake. Company is lacking standards which in my position standards would of helped a lot of errors coming through. No matter the proposal, it's glanced at and tossed aside without discussion. No future goals They just want to continue working their employees 5-5 mon thru sun. Instead of making sound changes. I saw exhausted and frustrated coworkers daily. Training One of the programs I used offered free training in which I had zero experience. They still wouldn't schedule it for me. If I used it incorrectly I was chewed out, then when I asked for training they balked. Help me help you. Very rare to get any training. They express the want to make changes, I think it's more of fear for accountability of the change. There is a lot of fear pushed around and it was sad to receive and watch. Engineers, get ready to work 7-5 mon - fri. And prepared to not do any engineering. It's more project engineering or "quoting". You are paid for 40hrs a week. Information is hoarded because it can't be in the open. Most will hide information. Pay was avg to below. Actual moral was devastatingly bad. Salary treats hourly and shop men poorly. There is a demeaning feel which both sides know is true. Most have only ever worked here and don't know much better. Bosses lack leadership skills and real callaboration techniques. A bark in orders mentality is strong. CEO new CEO who seem more informative. I was told it changes frequently. Company is really owned by a Russian investor. Overall Out of my tens years experience in my career this was sadly the worst place I have worked. I wish them well as I had to resign.

2.0
3 Sept 2014
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Pros

Great and committed people, great international opportunities, great personal development opportunities Working in one of the divisions of Sulzer Group is a great experience, where you can contribute and make a difference.

Cons

Current Group Senior Management and executive board is destroying culture and image of this once great Company with irrational and irresponsible decisions, without backing their decisions with strategic alignment.

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