Timken reviews

3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(850 total reviews)

Richard Kyle

82% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Timken has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 850 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Timken employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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850 reviews
4.0
Aug 13, 2015

Great company!

Recommend
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Pros

Good people, great work environment and lots of opportunities for advancement. I can't say enough about this company because I wouldn't be where I am if I hadn't worked here.

Cons

Lots of corporate layers and bad supervisors/managers can stifle good people for petty reasons.

2.0
Aug 2, 2015

Stay Away

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There have been a few opportunities to work on new skills. I have had relative freedom to accomplish my tasks.

Cons

My direct management and supervisor express a general apathy toward issues I bring to them. I have to constantly make sure that I am being paid correctly and that deductions are correct. My supervision forgot that I was taking vacation even with ample notice had not submitted paperwork. The environment is extremely unsafe do to crowded conditons and heavy forklift traffic. There is little to no on the job training. My manager, supervisor, and two senior employees all gang up on new hires and work to whittle down their self esteem. I have seen 5 coworkers leave because of this. My coworkers group up and passive agressively trash talk each other to the point where no one is happy at work. My supervision is unable to keep things confidential. In an effort to cover this up they pass the "supervisor" hat around the engineering department like a Frisbee.

3.0
Jul 30, 2015

Continuous Improvement

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Salary is decent, mostly ethical culture and people

Cons

Management tends to take a short term view in making business decisions, whether it's reducing inventory, forecast, or headcount sharply all at once.This tends to cause a bullwhip effects and leave the company unprepared on the upswings.

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