Is Zimmer Biomet a good company to work for?

Zimmer Biomet has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 3,174 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 62% of employees would recommend working at Zimmer Biomet to a friend and 47% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Zimmer Biomet have been left by employees working as Finance Intern , Product Development Engineering Co-op and Intern .

Does Zimmer Biomet pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Zimmer Biomet employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Zimmer Biomet. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Zimmer Biomet?

62% of Zimmer Biomet employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Zimmer Biomet 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Zimmer Biomet?

Sales Representative (167) , Quality Engineer (67) , Sales Associate (66) , Manufacturing Engineer (63) , Product Builder (55) , Customer Service Representative (31) , Manager (31) , Development Engineer (29) , Engineer (27) , Sales (26) , Territory Manager (25) , Product Manager (23) , CNC Machinist (22) , Project Manager (21) , Product Development Engineer (20)

What are the pros of working at Zimmer Biomet according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits were good not great." ((in 225 reviews)); "The majority of the people I worked with were great and I could tell that they really cared about developing me personally." ((in 209 reviews)); "Good pay and good IT processes learnings" ((in 160 reviews)); "Great culture and place to work" ((in 93 reviews)); "Good work life balance there" ((in 89 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Zimmer Biomet according to real employee reviews?

"poor management and not being fair" ((in 171 reviews)); "Poor leadership locally and lack of long term strategy for the territory." ((in 59 reviews)); "Upper management is absent." ((in 42 reviews)); "long hours and really needing to figure it out alone often" ((in 39 reviews)); "No training for an extremely stressful environment" ((in 37 reviews))

What are employees saying about Zimmer Biomet layoffs in 2026?

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

What Zimmer Biomet locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Grand Rapids , Miami , Indianapolis , Chicago , Westminster , Memphis , Seattle , Scottsdale , Jacksonville , Tampa

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Zimmer Biomet reviews

3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

(2,489 total reviews)

Ivan Tornos

62% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture & values

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Zimmer Biomet has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,489 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Zimmer Biomet 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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

1.0

Oct 2, 2012

Tread with Caution. Remember the old adage: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Zimmer is a company which makes products that help millions of people live without pain. Staff below the management level are genuinely great people who believe in the mission of the company. They share a great sense of Midwestern pride and Midwestern hospitality. The environment among peers is congenial.

Cons

The leadership and culture are from an era gone by - conservative and fear based. Executives rule from above with their assigned parking and peer down from locked Ivory Towers and corporate jets while expenses are continually cut from the company. Zimmer focuses its entire attention on VPs who run the company like the Wild West - disconnected and protecting 'their turf.' Chain and command is alive and well at Zimmer. Innovation is actively discouraged and those who fall in line are rewarded. Turnover is high and the best managers leave quickly. You most likely will work for a manager who is left behind and lacks coaching and people skills.

1.0

May 2, 2025

Worst Company, nothing but soulless individuals

Manufacturing associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

none, none, none, none, none

Cons

Everything, horrible managers, break your back for nothing, get laid off for no reason

1.0

Nov 2, 2015

A Hot Mess!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

My immediate manager is incredible. The pay is very good for the area.

Cons

Little respect for manufacturing. Engineers now have desks on the floor between machines. Must wear safety glasses while staring at a computer screen. Loud, and impossible to concentrate or have a phone conversation. Everything is being outsourced. Little communication from the people calling the shots as to what the 'plan' is. Many long time, talented people fleeing. Not sure how this company plans on retaining talent like this. I can't imagine a young engineer fresh out of school with $50k in debt sticking around very long after he's shown his shiny new desk on the machine shop floor.

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