Does Nortek pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Nortek employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Nortek. This rating has improved by 12% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Nortek?

56% of Nortek employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Nortek 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Nortek?

Engineer (8) , Supervisor (6) , Applications Engineer (5) , Assembler I (5) , Production Assembler (5) , Assembly Line Worker (4) , Manager (4) , Manufacturing Engineer (4) , Buyer (3) , Mechanical Engineer (3) , Senior Electrical Engineer (3) , Technician (3) , Administrative Assistant (2) , Assembler (2) , Director (2)

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

"Great people and excellence driven." ((in 25 reviews)); "Oh the benefits are good" ((in 14 reviews)); "Good pay and relaxed atmosphere." ((in 12 reviews)); "Unlimited PTO, no weekend work and some excellent engineers" ((in 6 reviews)); "Balanced life and friendly team" ((in 5 reviews))

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

"Management is bad." ((in 12 reviews)); "Good workers have been lost dew to bad leadership lies or cover ups." ((in 10 reviews)); "Bad manager but is no longer there" ((in 8 reviews)); "Dysfunctional upper management." ((in 6 reviews)); "High staff turnover poor communication" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Nortek layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Nortek locations?

Tualatin , Oklahoma City , Carlsbad , Okarche , O'Fallon , Providence , Saint Louis , Eden Prairie , Dyersburg , Poplar Bluff , O Fallon , Springfield , Portland , Mercer , Wentzville , New York , Hartford , Sussex , Austin , Dallas , Minneapolis , Shakopee , Memphis , Mira Loma , San Diego , Novato , Petaluma , Ohio City , Sherwood , Baltimore

Nortek reviews

3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(245 total reviews)

Philip Windham | Russell Toney | Dick Pope

69% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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Nortek has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 245 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Nortek 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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245 reviews

4.0

Jul 25, 2016

Demand Planner

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

A global, diversified industrial company- Nortek operates within six business segments:

Cons

Onboarding processes for incoming groups to global group

1.0

Jul 9, 2016

They have looked for ways to let people go.. And so they did.. Awful place to work at. Do not recommended to anyone.

Lead assembler

Recommend

CEO approval

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There really isn't anything good I can say they lied since he beginning dos not keep there promise .. It was great in the beginning when we had our first supervisor and ones he left everything went down hill..

Cons

A lot of drama and hate with the older people.. And the manager did not pay attention he didn't care and let people do whatever they wanted be late all the time .. Not professional at all!

2.0

Jul 8, 2016

App Eng

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They once had good products and people

Cons

Management was incoherent. Plans were poorly laid and executed. Resources squandered. Customer relationships severely damaged or killed

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