Does North American Lighting pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, North American Lighting employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at North American Lighting. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at North American Lighting?

62% of North American Lighting employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated North American Lighting 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at North American Lighting?

Operator (24) , Machine Operator (22) , Team Leader (22) , Production Supervisor (17) , Engineer (16) , Manufacturing Engineer (13) , Material Handler (13) , Assembly Line Worker (12) , Supervisor (10) , Technician (9) , Assembly Operator (8) , Quality Engineer (8) , Design Engineer (7) , Equipment Engineer (7) , Production Operator (7)

What are the pros of working at North American Lighting according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits too." ((in 83 reviews)); "Pay is good and off on holidays" ((in 80 reviews)); "Some great people but not many" ((in 32 reviews)); "There are a lot of opportunities to move up within the company because NAL is receptive to letting employees move into different departments." ((in 19 reviews)); "good insurance but thats it" ((in 14 reviews))

What are the cons of working at North American Lighting according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and even worse work to home ratio." ((in 33 reviews)); "Long hours; it's not really conducive to a family life." ((in 24 reviews)); "Upper management is isolated from reality operating in an environment of overconfidence in their ability to plan/manage without input from those they control." ((in 12 reviews)); "Long Hours due to manpower constraints." ((in 11 reviews)); "No training at all in your job, ethics run low, watch your back." ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about North American Lighting layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed North American Lighting locations?

Paris , Muscle Shoals , Farmington Hills , Salem , Flora , Detroit , Terre Haute , Florence , Tanner , Farmington , Elberfeld , Evansville , West Lafayette , Sunnyvale , Dothan , Huntsville , Richview , Milwaukee , Troy , Paris , Illinois Plant , San Antonio

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North American Lighting reviews

3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

(555 total reviews)

Kishore Ahuja

68% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Work/Life balance

2.9

Culture & values

2.8

Senior management

North American Lighting has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 555 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The North American Lighting 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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2.0

May 30, 2013

former employee at alabama plant..coatings

Coatings tech headlamp division

Recommend

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Pros

fair rate of pay for area, could be higher for the industry, great co workers,

Cons

over work employees with 80 plus hours weekly with no time off for weeks,not for a family person for sure.lack of communication from hourly to salaried people,poor training,poor management,company wide things are different from alabama plant to the ill plants,.one can make money but at the cost of a life. lots of the "good ole boy" mentality. its a job only,management has high turn over rate as well . the company band aid mentality is frustrating. the place really needs a union for sure. management is sketchy to say .

1.0

Apr 11, 2013

Think twice before joining!

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary is higher that most.

Cons

Micromanagement and hateful managers. Very long hours 60 to 80 hour weeks very common.

3.0

Dec 1, 2012

Good place to start a career

Engineer i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, people at your facility are fun to work with, company is growing rapidly, plenty of opportunity for advancement since 2 new facilities were opened this year

Cons

Extremely busy, pay could be better, corporate has a hard time to get plants to agree to anything

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