Jeld-Wen Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"I worked for Jeldwen for three years. Even though they have a personnel retention problem with all levels of employees, I felt that they were trying to address the issue properly. For the personnel on the floor they realized that they were not competitive for the area and increased wages. For the management level personnel they were doing a much better job of screening the candidates before hiring them. The one area that I think they could improve on is the implementation of new equipment and products. It was done with little to no input from the end users. In my opinion and experience if the people using or making the product have an input into the equipment or processes will be exponentially better."

"great!! company to work for"

"I have worked with Jeld-Wen as a Mechanical Engineering Intern. I have found the experience to be educating and helpful in developing my skill sets. I found that working with others was a pleasant experience with clear goals and reachable deadlines allowing for improved work performance from myself and as a team. I'd recommend working at Jeld-Wen in Klamath Falls."

"A multi-industry leader with a proven track record of building operational performance"

"The management is completely incompetent and short sighted. I was hired at the beginning of the year and was required to work mandatory overtime for weeks. Then they had a layoff.They continued to take sales orders and work us like slaves without any thought of our family life. I was rehired and was again working mandatory 10 hours daily and Saturdays. At a recent meeting our manager stated that again because of more back orders were required to work 12 hours a day mandatory. I could not work 60 hours a week and was promptly fired. HR manager is a liar and does not care about the employees. He tells new 2nd shift employees that they can move to first shift when they get hired and then tells them they can't move to the other shift. The new management and HR has bungled the factory so they cannot keep employees. They fired many managers people and can't figure out how to project sales to have a reasonable turn around time. So instead, they work the employees like animals and require unreasonable hours, i.e. 4:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and because it is one of the only places to work in a rural area a lot of employees are stuck."

"Absolutely terrible, this place is a sweat shop."

What do you like about working at Jeld-Wen?

"I did not like anything about working here. I am glad I received some manufacturing and leadership experience to put on my resume, and to refer to down the road."

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

"Don't work here. Seriously, especially if your interviewing for a salary position. I worked here as a manager, and an employee screwing hinges on a door received larger pay checks then me as a manager."

What don't you like about working at Jeld-Wen?

"Started work at 4:00 am more times then not, work 92 hours one week on a 40 hour salary. They take advantage of their employees, have poor leadership, with little direction. This corporation currently operates in fear of being unionized."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Start over from scratch, work smarter not hard, stop running your business with old school practices. Get with the program."

"My last position with Jeld-Wen was challenging and rewarding."

What do you like about working at Jeld-Wen?

"Jeld-Wen has a solid reputation in the building materials industry."

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

"Opportunities for advancement exist for top performers willing to re-locate."

What don't you like about working at Jeld-Wen?

"There are numerous sales management levels which makes for a lot of bureaucracy."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Possibly loosen the guidelines for setting up a new distributor."

What do you like about working at Jeld-Wen?

"I liked the flexibility, consideration and discussing creative projects with my marketing director."

What don't you like about working at Jeld-Wen?

"I have only good things to say about JELD-WEN and my position with my department. As the daughter of a carpenter, I have valuable insight to creating and submitting creative marketing pieces for construction and builders."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"There never has been a time that I have not complied or agreed with the decisions of management."

"Very unprofessional!!"

What do you like about working at Jeld-Wen?

"I liked the Co-Workers and employees that worked for me."

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

"Make sure that you get in writting all the promises they make to you."

What don't you like about working at Jeld-Wen?

"I did not like the Mis-Management from the upper management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Don't change your mind half way through a decision without telling anyone."

"JELD-WEN continues to reach out to new markets."

What do you like about working at Jeld-Wen?

"JELD-WEN was the largest private organization in Oregon. The culture was rich in developing employees into leaders. They have a heavy emphasis on training, and once a person knows where they can help, allowing them to do so."

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

"JELD-WEN enjoys professionalism, and Business Dress is appropriate for positions in the office environment. Casual but neat dress is appropriate for manufacturing line positions."

What don't you like about working at Jeld-Wen?

"JELD-WEN is not in a large community heavy with services and is somewhat isolated. The people are great, but the rural setting can be a poor match for someone with a lot of expectations from a city environment."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management at JELD-WEN does a great job at preparing their employees. When managers change, more could be done to smooth the transition so it does not create such an impact on the teams being managed."

"Review based on 3 years employment."

"If you thought the working conditions in China were bad, work a week here."

What do you like about working at Jeld-Wen?

"The pay was great."

What don't you like about working at Jeld-Wen?

"Middle and upper management lacks common sense, they lie to employees, break numerous laws, and have a team of corporate lawyers (in house) to cover their tracks."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Bring a heater, it's cold where you're going."

"It was quick and easy"

What do you like about working at Jeld-Wen?

"It was a large company but had a very nice work environment."

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

"Make sure to know some of the history."

What don't you like about working at Jeld-Wen?

"I was not out of school yet so I could not move up in the company."