Sullair reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(140 total reviews)

John Randall

91% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Sullair has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 140 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sullair 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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140 reviews
1.0
Apr 2, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

The pay is average for the area and the non-management employees are easy to work with, but many are too scared about loosing their job to really make a real change in the company.

Cons

The leadership makes reactive decisions to their previous bad decisions and are not forward thinking. They are only interested in turning the company into an IPO as soon as possible, without concern to the employees or long-term company health. One reviewer rated this company as five stars. That rating is an obvious attempt by an HR person or executive in the company that wants to skew the ratings. That type of behavior is exactly what you can expect from the company. If you leave because of their low ethics and bad management practices, they will manipulate it and say that you were not creative enough or you cannot handle this "Fast Paced" environment.

2.0
Apr 28, 2017

Inconsistent Vision

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Salary is good for the area. Lower level management in non-product development and manufacturing engineering areas is dedicated to improvement and willing to listen to new ideas. The people on the manufacturing floor are easy to work with and are striving to produce a quality product despite poor designs and questionable quality. Fitness center is a definite plus. Sale to Hitachi, Ltd. gives hope for a brighter future and is the only reason to recommend to a friend.

Cons

Very cliquish. New product development is very closed minded and oppose any ideas but their own while rehashing and perpetuating existing problems in future designs. Upper management is isolated and snobbish while making decisions that make little sense because of their lack of knowledge of what's happening on the manufacturing floor. The benefits have declined since the sale to Carlyle Group and BC Partners in 2012, but with the recent sale to Hitachi, LTD maybe hope is in the way! Severe shortage of necessary staff means that most are stressed and overworked while be rewarded with no pay increase since 2015. We've been promised a raise for over a month but have yet to see it. I can't comment on Henry Brooks as CEO since he was removed after the closing of the sale to Carlyle Group and BC Partners in 2013!

2.0
Jan 8, 2017

Company in transition

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Still some very dedicated and hard-working employees trying to keep things together.

Cons

New ownership does not care about employees; community; or long-term health of the business.

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