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Piper Aircraft reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(121 total reviews)

John Calcagno

88% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Piper Aircraft has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 121 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Piper Aircraft 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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121 reviews
3.0
May 11, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

None of the positions at Piper are physically demanding and the pay is alright (15/hr for Production Control Coordinator)

Cons

The majority of the people out of the Vero Beach location are very "southern" and slow. The first day of orientation management told us stories of how they use to produce 14 planes per day many years ago with 2000 employees. They currently have 1000 employees and product about 2/3 of a single plane per day. This is primarily due to the extreme disorganization of the company and the lack of drive or intelligence that you'll witness first hand from the co-workers and management here.

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Piper Aircraft Response
4y
Thank you for this valuable input. We appreciate specific feedback about both pros and cons you experienced during your time with Piper. This helps us understand how things are being received by our employees and what can be improved to ensure a great environment and culture is felt by everyone. Thank you again for taking the time to share this with us.
1.0
Oct 29, 2019

DO NOT EVER WORK FOR PIPER

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It has benefits, 401k, insurance. You can learn about aviation.

Cons

They have no regard for safety to the planes they build that are going to FLY IN THE AIR, by hiring people whom never had aviation experience, train them for two weeks, pay them $12-$14 an hour to start and expect them to put together a $500,000 motor in very rushed amount of time because Piper ended up going with a company to purchase their engines to save a few thousand dollars per engine, Which I understand, but, in turn was not at all a wise idea, because the product doesn't work correctly. They are having to back track and go back to the company they originally purchased their product from. Employees are constantly getting yelled at to rush the work - WHICH is not having any regard for people's safety whom are going to fly the plane or purchase them. Why would you rush work on a plane that fly's in the air. The managers are seriously mean and rude to the employees. I don't know what happened, but they seem to forget their is an etiquette on how to treat your employees. They sell these planes for hundreds of thousands of dollars and they pay their employees $12 - $14 an hour. They say in the beginning when they hire you - you will get raises. Don't count on it. They do not give an hour lunch. They threaten employees if they do not work Saturday or Sundays that they will charge their PTO. Management after all these years has gone down the drain. They are angry. The owners are not appreciative of their employees. The higher ups literally come in all the time and instead of saying hello or whatever they immediately bark. So if you are looking to get underpaid and not feel appreciated then work for Piper.

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Piper Aircraft Response
4y
Thank you for this input. We're disappointed to see that your experience was so negative while working with Piper. However, this feedback is very helpful in seeing how our efforts are being received and how we can do things differently so a positive environment can be felt by everyone. While no one enjoys receiving a negative review, we recognize they can be very useful in guiding the future of Piper, so we appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback.
1.0
Jun 12, 2019

Terrible

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good Job Experience. Leaving was good.

Cons

Management only promote their buddies. Managers are bullies.

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Piper Aircraft Response
4y
Thank you for sharing this feedback. We are sorry to hear that your experience was unpleasant while working with us. We take all review input into consideration as we continue to make ongoing improvements at Piper. Thank you again for taking the time to share your experience.
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