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      Milwaukee Tool

      Part of Techtronic Industries North America

      Engaged Employer

      Milwaukee Tool reviews

      4.0

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (1,639 total reviews)
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      Steven P. Richman

      92% approve of CEO

      74% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Milwaukee Tool has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,639 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Milwaukee Tool employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

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      2K reviews
      4.0
      Jan 12, 2021

      RFS TR

      Territory sales representative
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great Company, Spares no expense on employees, great promotion opportunity, good leadership, fun at times

      Cons

      Not all TR positions are created equal, Work-life balance, regional managers treat TRs as replaceable assets instead of human beings, training for position is not very effective, you deal with a lot of problems and it quickly becomes physically, mentally, and emotionally exhausting, RFS TR pay is an insult once you find out you have the job of someone 2-3 positions higher plus massive merchandising resets. This is any other TR role on hard mode and it highly depends on the size and history of your territory

      5.0
      Nov 9, 2020

      Newer hire with minimal complaints - not out of honeymoon phase but aware enough to see the benefits and flaws

      Senior quality engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      1) Very upfront during interview process about the challenges facing the company 2) Solid benefits esp medical and 401K 3) Appear to be willing to invest in employees 4) Flexible work schedule for salaried teams and work from home options 5) Reasonable IT and infrastructure

      Cons

      1) Manufacturing has been chaotic during the Covid crisis and this has led to extra demands on the operational teams. But being busy is not a luxury all companies have right now... 2) No company is perfect but there are no significant red flags - the job was as described, operational management knows theirs challenges which says a lot - they are aware and want to fix their problems. 3) The company has indicated a commitment to diversion and inclusion but they have a ways to go...

      2.0
      Nov 21, 2019

      Unrealistic Project Schedules Results in Fire-Fight Culture

      Design engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Projects can be very interesting as they are tools that you will likely use at home.

      Cons

      Milwaukee tool does a poor job of properly scheduling, planning, and executing on projects. Nearly all projects end up as a fire fight for the last 3-4 months. Management will then pull additional people to fight the current fire but then the projects those pulled resources were responsible will suffer as well with another fire fight on later on those projects. This results in a continuous never-ending cycle and culture of fire fighting without any plan to improve the situation. Management is happy enough with the status quo because they have bonus structures in place to incentivize pushing lower level engineers to work extremely long hours to maintain schedules. Management does not care about employee burnout and turnover is starting to become a large problem with increasing amounts of engineers leaving the company due to the excessive work hours and below average pay given the amount of hours management requires.

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      Milwaukee Tool Response
      6y
      Thank you for posting this feedback. Of the hundreds of projects our cross functional teams deliver every year, and as much due diligence the team members do put forth early and throughout a project to identify potential risks, unfortunately we do experience unanticipated challenges during some projects. When those challenges do occur, our agile and empowered team members respond with a great sense of urgency to overcome the challenge brought forth with an incredible sense of ownership to meet our User and Distribution Partner needs. We never settle on how we approach the business and project management is no exception. Hence, we will continue to improve the many pieces of our business including project management. Again, thank you for your feedback.
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