Novolex reviews

2.9

37% would recommend to a friend

(390 total reviews)

Stanley Bikulege

43% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Novolex has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 390 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Novolex 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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390 reviews
4.0
Aug 18, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Very diverse work force in management and floor operators - Company willing to invest in projects - Opportunity available to advance for floor leadership

Cons

- Turnover when it comes to management team make it hard for any implemented programs to be sustained

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Novolex Response
3y
Thanks so much for your review! We’re so glad to hear that you are enjoying being a part of the Novolex family and how diverse the people and projects are. We are excited to continue growing our employee engagement activities as well!
1.0
Aug 8, 2022

Don't waste your time

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Management is fairly laid back. 7-3 work schedule Mon-Fri during slow periods.

Cons

The pay is LOW for what they ask of plant employees. Seems nothing is ever done to improve employees standard of living before or during the current hyper inflation. You can pretty much forget any pay raises here as a plant employee. When the busy season hits, they think nothing of working 10 hours a day and 8 hours on Saturday for months at a time. Satisfying the customer is one thing, but not nearly enough thought seems to be given to employee welfare. Never mind that long-term, loyal, older employees have a hard time holding up under that kind of schedule or younger employees who have children at home. Seems its ALL ABOUT RUTHLESS CORPORATE EFFICIENCY HERE. The place is owned by Waddington North America, which is owned by Novolex, which is owned by Apollo. I believe the local management to be under the daily microscope of the corporate hierarchy who hide behind computer screens and telephones at off-site locations and don't have to face the employees. Local management seems to spend so much time in meetings and conference calls and dealing with all manner of emails and required reports that its seems they are often inattentive to employees who need management input in trying to get things done. Problems are ignored, especially if it costs money. Morale here is bad. Local management doesn't seem to care that the employees in this plant are suffering in despair as long as they are getting theirs. That might require them to actually have to stand up for the employees and that is too risky. Who cares about the high turnover rate? Get the warm bodies in the revolving door so long as they will work for the low pay rate dictated by corporate. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME HERE!!! Holding companies are one of the biggest problems in America today. Well demonstrated here.

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Novolex Response
3y
Thanks so much for your feedback. We read every review because we truly value each and every Novolex family member. We’re sorry to hear that you have not been enjoying your time, but we would love to hear more about your ideas for improving – please email HRSC@novolex.com. Thanks!
1.0
Aug 7, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Not many pros unless you like working overtime

Cons

Alot of overtime. Alot of hours

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Novolex Response
3y
Thanks so much for your review. I’m sorry to hear that you did not enjoy being a part of the Novolex Family. We work hard to build an inclusive culture so if you have specific examples you want to share, you can email them to HRSC@novolex.com.
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