Does Grede pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Grede employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Grede. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Grede?

84% of Grede employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Grede 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Grede?

Maintenance Technician (8) , Human Resources (4) , Maintenance (4) , Manager (4) , Production Supervisor (4) , Quality Engineer (4) , HR Manager (3) , Engineer (2) , Engineering (2) , Forklift Operator (2) , HR Director (2) , HR Project Manager (2) , Human Resources Generalist (2) , Industrial Electrician (2) , Laborer (2)

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

"Good benefits and 401k with health insurance." ((in 10 reviews)); "The team is great and collaborative" ((in 8 reviews)); "Great work/life balance" ((in 6 reviews)); "life balance, and enjoyable work environment." ((in 5 reviews)); "Great management team" ((in 4 reviews))

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

"Long hours, hot, no one listens or seems to care what gets done anymore." ((in 6 reviews)); "no training and instruction as the job assigments" ((in 4 reviews)); "Bad upper management, middlemanagement, basically Joining a foundry in America is not a good idea" ((in 3 reviews)); "salary isnt aligned with current rates" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Grede layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Grede locations?

Reedsburg , Southfield , Biscoe , Saint Cloud , Browntown , New Castle , Brewton , Columbiana , Menomonee Falls , Iron Mountain , Milwaukee , Kingsford , Wauwatosa , Bessemer , Meadville , Andalusia , Birmingham , Blacksburg , Berlin , Brownsville , Vassar , Cynthiana , Browerville , Minneapolis , Springdale , Wichita , Columbus

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4.2

84% would recommend to a friend

(195 total reviews)

Cary Wood

86% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Career opportunities

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

4.0

Senior management

3.9

Compensation and benefits

Grede has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 195 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Grede employee rating is 21% above average for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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195 reviews

3.0

Jul 11, 2015

Long hours, hard work

Intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not a lot of meetings or politics

Cons

No over-time when salary, long hours, poor work-life balance

2.0

Jul 10, 2015

Currently employed

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good experience in industrial maintenance

Cons

Horrible supervision. Horrible hr and safety

4.0

May 31, 2015

Okay

Press operator

Recommend

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Pros

Great pay every major holiday off and weekends occasionally overtime on Fridays with great overtime pay weekly pay all benefits offered

Cons

Quality control always complaining never can get perfect numbers on your pace board due to machine always breaking down maitience understaffed and you never get perfect parts always threatened of being written up for scrap

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