Does Watlow Electric Manufacturing pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Watlow Electric Manufacturing employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Watlow Electric Manufacturing. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Watlow Electric Manufacturing?

65% of Watlow Electric Manufacturing employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Watlow Electric Manufacturing 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Watlow Electric Manufacturing?

Engineer (15) , Operator (7) , Senior Engineer (6) , Senior Operator (6) , Buyer (5) , Engineering Manager (5) , Lead Operator (5) , Operator II (5) , Engineer I (4) , Engineering Intern (4) , Production Operator (4) , Senior Buyer (4) , Technician (4) , Customer Service Representative (3) , Designer II (3)

What are the pros of working at Watlow Electric Manufacturing according to real employee reviews?

"Great people (peers) to work with" ((in 18 reviews)); "Great culture and they strongly support a healthy work" ((in 13 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 9 reviews)); "Awesome team members to work with for the most part." ((in 7 reviews)); "Good work life balance." ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Watlow Electric Manufacturing according to real employee reviews?

"Poor Management and lack of concern with overtime" ((in 17 reviews)); "Upper management not good at communicating with employees on the floor." ((in 7 reviews)); "Raises are nothing but couple cents." ((in 4 reviews)); "1. My second project with the company had 4 managers who constantly changed the project goal, scope, and plan." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Watlow Electric Manufacturing layoffs in 2026?

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

What Watlow Electric Manufacturing locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Maryland Heights , Winona , Hannibal , Saint Louis

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3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(212 total reviews)

Rob Gilmore

70% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Watlow Electric Manufacturing has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 212 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Watlow Electric Manufacturing 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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212 reviews

3.0

Nov 14, 2016

Ethical Management

Quality engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Management supports and demands tolerance to change via constant process improvements being implemented. Customer satisfaction and meeting customer expectations is a top priority as well as meeting metric goals & regulatory requirements. Business system is well defined from the Quality Manual through the work instructions for each task required.

Cons

Not all managers follow the Watlow Way defined ethics standard and are not always held accountable for their actions. The training program is the weakest link in the business system and causes quality issues when high turn over of employees occurrs.

1.0

Nov 10, 2016

Great Potential

Operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Growing company with lots of potential.

Cons

Outside of management, pay is awful. Benefits are the worst available in the industry. Management is incompetent at best. Plant is run out of favoritism, nepotism, and fear. No communication. Employees are continuously lied to and given false hope. Policies and decisions change like the wind.

4.0

Oct 12, 2016

A company with great culture

Engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly colleagues to work with; customer focused culture; employee oriented with relative flexible work time.

Cons

Less growth opportunity for long term employees. Very conservative, which is good during the downturn, but bad for the company to grow bigger.

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