JCB reviews

3.6

57% would recommend to a friend

(857 total reviews)
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Graeme MacDonald

59% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

JCB has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 857 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The JCB 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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857 reviews
1.0
Jun 7, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Good Salary No Variable pay till manager level

Cons

1) Only CAD work is performed (Be it a fresher or a manager all you have to do is to just correct Drawings & follow UK team's instructions) No practical knowledge 2) Very monitored culture like North Korea 3) Location is too far ~ 45 kms from city 4) Horrible shift timings (Morning shift starts at 5.45 am) considering traveling time of approx 1 hour you gotta wake up @ 4 am in morning. That's terrible. And in the next week you will have afternoon shift till 11.45 pm. This shift change really sucks. 5) Even a small mistake in drafting is not tolerated

2.0
Jun 5, 2019

Culture needs a shake up

Recommend
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Pros

JCB pay well for the area. There is huge variety to the work.

Cons

It is a shame that he company let's good people down. If you would like to work for an extremely autocratic company with no flexibility and a management structure that rules through fear and bullying then this is the place for you. I have seen many instances where management have pushed people well beyond the edge of reasonable pressure for sustained periods. When the employee suffers the answer is to turn the thumb screw and break them. There are many bigots in senior management positions, there are good guys too but in the cut throat culture they are often overpowered. There is no room for flexible working and flexible holidays. Expect to be hauled over the coals for clocking on 2 mins late even if you've put 5 extra hours in that week. JCB do not promote diversity, this is a place where wearing brown shoes instead of black can be considered too risqué. Having worked outside the company it's clear they expect double the amount of work with half the people of other organisations. Expect to be chastised for talking to a colleague or even taking time out to eat your breakfast in the canteen.

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