Does Columbus McKinnon pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Columbus McKinnon employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Columbus McKinnon. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Columbus McKinnon?

54% of Columbus McKinnon employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Columbus McKinnon 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Columbus McKinnon?

Customer Service Representative (7) , Engineer (5) , Manager (5) , Accounting Intern (3) , Applications Engineer (3) , CNC Machinist (3) , Intern (3) , Accountant (2) , Customer Service (2) , Customer Service Advocate (2) , General Machinist (2) , Inside Sales Representative (2) , MACHINE FLOOR (2) , Machine Operator (2) , Marketing (2)

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

"Good people that are the worker bees (although few are left)" ((in 29 reviews)); "From what I have gathered, pay and benefits are very good." ((in 20 reviews)); "Good pay and good location" ((in 16 reviews)); "Good salary" ((in 8 reviews)); "Everyone is friendly and willing to help." ((in 6 reviews))

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

"Management is terrible they favor certain employees." ((in 24 reviews)); "Cheap! Upper management does not want to give back!" ((in 11 reviews)); "Poor management, low paygrade, disorganized company, bad leadership, no profit sharing, overworked, 1" ((in 7 reviews)); "Bad management and HR, bad work/ life balance" ((in 6 reviews)); "Little to no opportunity for advancement" ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Columbus McKinnon layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Columbus McKinnon locations?

Getzville , Charlotte , Buffalo , Amherst , Chattanooga , Damascus , Menomonee Falls , Wadesboro , Salem , Lexington , Lisbon , Nashville , Abingdon , Hartland , Milwaukee , Smyrna , Eureka , Marion , Saltville , Phoenix , Brighton , Indian Trail , Rockingham , Houston , Mohawk , La Vergne , Gatlinburg , Columbus , Des Moines , Sarasota

Columbus McKinnon reviews

3.2

54% would recommend to a friend

(208 total reviews)

David J. Wilson

46% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

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Columbus McKinnon has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 208 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Columbus McKinnon employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

208 reviews

4.0

May 31, 2017

Decent place to work

Intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay. Pretty neat place to work. Nice facility. Good people to work with. ...... .. ..... ... ... ...

Cons

Management is terrible. Constantly changing managers. Tons of hours, no enough time at home. Everyone is overworked or laid off.

Columbus McKinnon Response

9y

Thanks for sharing your experience after your internship. We greatly value the fresh, outside perspective our interns can contribute, and are glad you had an overall positive experience! CMCO is currently working on ways to improve the leadership skills of management so they can lead our associates effectively, efficiently, and with the highest levels of respect.

1.0

May 21, 2017

Upper mgt clueless

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very dedicated middle managers, work ridiculous hours

Cons

I never understood how Upper Mgt. could not understand why so many salaried people leave. In my division alone we lost at least 25 salaried people in 5 yrs. Most of them were run off. If you want to figure out the main reason, look at the directors and how horrible they treat middle managers

Columbus McKinnon Response

9y

We appreciate your thoughts and thank you for your years of service while at Columbus McKinnon. We want employees and managers alike to feel they have the ability to speak up, especially when it comes to people being treated with respect in the workplace. We need candid open feedback in order to be able to make improvements. There are several ways to provide this, if you are not comfortable talking to your own manager, you can speak with HR, or with someone in leadership in another part of the organization, or use our Ethics Point Hotline which is run by a third party.

1.0

May 21, 2017

Disappointment and Misalignement

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Growing company through acquisitions as well as a solid product portfolio. The rank and file is made up of exceptionally high quality people with high caliber traits that include positive attitudes, work ethics, family values and sound morals.

Cons

Leadership is misaligned and dysfunctional and on most days at war with each other over gaining greater control and scope of authority. Leadership struggles with blaming each other for failures and objective misses instead of a unified effort to achieve more as reflected in the stock value performance compared to what it should be. Sales and service leadership are beyond their capacities to lead and direct an expanding and more diversified portfolio mix. This is evident with the string of successive misses on sales targets and goals feeding further into the leadership division between the sales and ops ongoing dysfunctionalities. Lower and Mid-Level management are viewed as disposal and none value added resources and usually fall victim to the upper leadership power and control struggles. Not a good career move to join CMCO.

Columbus McKinnon Response

9y

Thank you for taking the time to write this review. Your perspective is appreciated and we are open to tough feedback from the people who know the business best. Columbus McKinnon has been in a state of growth and change for the last few years and this has no doubt impacted all employees. Our leadership team, led by the new CEO, will be creating a strategic plan over the coming months that will have a fresh vision, including how we can better work together at all levels to poise the company for growth. We hope to see positive changes in all of our locations across the globe.

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