Working at American Axle & Manufacturing in Detroit, MI: 24 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Detroit, MI Area

"Detroit plant scheduled to close."

What do you like about working at American Axle & Manufacturing?

"Very diverse heat treatment. Good place to learn a lot of different manufacturing processes."

What don't you like about working at American Axle & Manufacturing?

"UAW not always cooperative with salary workforce."

"Great place for career advancement."

What do you like about working at American Axle & Manufacturing?

"Job advancement opportunities, great co workers, good pay and benefits."

What don't you like about working at American Axle & Manufacturing?

"Reduction in work force not allowing me enough to advance."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None, realize that the economic climate has forced companies to take drastic measures."

"Old School Automotive Supplier that places employees a distant second."

"The plant is now closed but was a good career."

What do you like about working at American Axle & Manufacturing?

"I liked the benefits package and we had a pretty good pay structure."

What don't you like about working at American Axle & Manufacturing?

"I did not like the issues that had to be resolved through the union, the pay cuts and going on strike."

"Good place to work."

What do you like about working at American Axle & Manufacturing?

"Daily challenges."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Look somewhere else if you can."

What don't you like about working at American Axle & Manufacturing?

"Micro management, doing anything to say they are doing something, even if it is wrong or not related to the problem."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get out of the way, 10 salaried people watching 2 tradesmen work and getting in the way."

"Good place to work but not no more."

What do you like about working at American Axle & Manufacturing?

"It was a place to retire from until corporate America got greedy and wanted to take everything away from the working people. It was a good place to work and had a lot of good people to work with and I will miss the people."

What don't you like about working at American Axle & Manufacturing?

"The company never diversified their work to include anything but truck axles and that is what killed all of our jobs, but the company blamed it on the UAW and the workers. We took our cut after the 4 month strike and now everyone is out of a job and he lied to all of us."

What do you like about working at American Axle & Manufacturing?

"I like the people that I work with."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be sure to ask very detailed questions about what job you are actually applying for. I have heard from several new associates that they thought they were interviewing for a position within their experience, and once hired, it was a different position entirely."

What don't you like about working at American Axle & Manufacturing?

"I don't like how the economy has greatly affected choices at my employer. Bonuses, in the millions, that were given in previous years, are now causing a great financial strain in our company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get some perspective. We can't have a company with all managers and directors. There is currently a 2:1 ratio of managers to associates."

"Adequate place to work but definitely not a place to establish a long term career."

What do you like about working at American Axle & Manufacturing?

"The wages."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Start looking elsewhere."

What don't you like about working at American Axle & Manufacturing?

"Management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Go to school and get some education and learn how to be competent managers."

"We will make it."

What do you like about working at American Axle & Manufacturing?

"A challenge that I enjoyed."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"No, I would like to work there again."

What don't you like about working at American Axle & Manufacturing?

"It was a fair place to work. I would have stayed until I could no longer have worked."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Open the plants back up. Find something to make and open the plants. There are more to make than cars. Joy Manufacturing needs long wall axles, about around 2000.00 dollars for one. Rolling mine runners to use underground 80,000 ea, let's make something. This was one of the best, we just don't lay down and die. We find something to make."

What do you like about working at American Axle & Manufacturing?

"I liked the flexibility in work hours and the pay."

What don't you like about working at American Axle & Manufacturing?

"The lack of job security."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Treat employees with more respect."

"Fast-paced, no nonsense, support for those who show initiative and competence."

What do you like about working at American Axle & Manufacturing?

"Compensation, opportunity for potential advancement."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Beware of the good 'ol boy system."

What don't you like about working at American Axle & Manufacturing?

"Quality of life (over-worked), nepotism, and questionable level of employee respect."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Salary/management needs to be respected and appreciated as much as the hourly associates."

"My former job was alright but wasn't didn't allow me the opportunity to grow."

What do you like about working at American Axle & Manufacturing?

"The wages and benefits."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Good luck."

What don't you like about working at American Axle & Manufacturing?

"The lack of work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire more professional managers."