Smith+Nephew reviews

4.0

83% would recommend to a friend

(2,740 total reviews)
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Deepak Nath

88% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Smith+Nephew has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,740 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Smith+Nephew 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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3K reviews
3.0
Sep 18, 2025

Not bad Not great

Recommend
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Pros

The work is pretty easy. You run three machines which is doable but some days it can be alot of work when u have setups. the shop is very corporate atmosphere so you can be sure that you will be treated respectfully.

Cons

Alot of work comes and goes. They wont fire you but they will stop overtime often. They change schedules every few years and if your coming in new to nails or screws be prepared to work night shift for a long time. Noone is going anywhere so you can be on nightshift for sometimes ten years while you wait in line for a dayshift position. Then to come to dayshift is solely based on seniority in your position. The last bad part is you never realy feel comfortable where u are going to be working. Like you will be moved around from cell to cell or from building to building. If you are looking to move up from being machinist forget about it there is no moving up for you. ive asked and tried for years and it is not happening for anyone.

4.0
Sep 17, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Positive team environment, good compensation packages

Cons

Unpredictable working hours, weekend work

5.0
Sep 16, 2025

Amazing experience!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Healthy culture and environment, great benefits, nice people, opportunities to develop and grow, company with purpose.

Cons

Disorganization and lack of clarity in some functions and processes.

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