PACCAR reviews

3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(1,039 total reviews)
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Preston Feight

72% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

PACCAR has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,039 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The PACCAR 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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4.0
Dec 5, 2010

Strong Company

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Strong company with 5% 401k match. Pension if you stay over 5 years. 3 weeks vacation after 6 years if under Director level.

Cons

Pay is not competetive. Lately, the job security has not been the best. Senior Management demands a level of respect.

2.0
Nov 23, 2010
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Pros

You wear a lot of hats because of the total lack of resources and dated technology, which provides first hand exposure to the entire process from cradle to grave. PACCAR makes great products and is an American company. This minimal reinvestment in the company's employees, keeps overhead down and plays a role in the overall financial strength of the company.

Cons

Grossly understaffed as an organization, with little to no focus on process efficiency, which seems odd given that manufacturing is the core business. Goals is rarely even close to attaining so the annual incentive program usually does not seem to equally compensate the efforts of the year and with so much piled on your plate, it is a real challenge to be really effective at everything. There is a time when a company can run too thin...we'er here. There appears to be little strategy on how to best use resources and enhance processes and products. There is little to no career pathing and if there is a promotion, it usually comes with a 150% increase in work and a 3% increase in pay. I cant pay my bills with titles and I work too hard here not to improve my personal financial situation, as well as the companies and shareholders.

3.0
Nov 17, 2010

Ok

Anonymous employee
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Pros

There is a very high level of job security with PACCAR even if you have no relevant contribution to the company.

Cons

There are more managers than there are people to actually do the work needed to progress the company effectively and efficiently. Too many hands in too many pots creates mass confusion and excessive re-work.

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