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3.7
Average Rating
(based on 7 Makita Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.6
Growth Opportunities
3.4
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
4.1
Rewards You Receive
3.4
Support You Get
3.5
Way You Work
4.0
Work Setting
3.6
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"I worked for Makita and I really enjoy working for them. This company respects and listens its employees opinions. Makita is a great company to work for. If I have the opportunity to go back and work for Makita I will do it."
Posted 10 years ago in La Mirada, CA
Application Developer

"I worked for Makita and I really enjoy working for them. This company respects and listens its employees opinions. Makita is a great company to work for. If I have the opportunity to go back and work for Makita I will do it."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Makita Employee

"Good place to work and grow up."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.7
Makita (13)

4.7 Highest Rated in this Industry is DEFENDER Direct (13)
1.8 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Hampton Forge (8)
3.5 Average of All Companies in this Industry (13,143)
Makita Employee

"Good company to work and grow up."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Makita Employee

"Good multinational company to work for."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Senior IT Manager

"Good place to work."

What do you like about working at Makita?

"I had a geat responsibility as Sr. IT Manager and I enjoyed it."

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

"Be prepare micromanagement from top management who are transferred from parent company.."

What don't you like about working at Makita?

"CEO did not share his vision of the business with employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I think top management from their parent company were too much micromanagement."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Marketing Business Analyst

What do you like about working at Makita?

"Coworkers are the best part. Only reason worth sticking around for any length of time."

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

"Limited opportunities to advance up the ladder, more horizontal movement."

What don't you like about working at Makita?

"Pretty sure the work I am currently doing used to be done by 2 people but they have just rolled all duties into my position."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Employees are not made to feel valued. There is a ridiculously high turnover rate in certain departments and wages are not fair. Also some issues with understaffing."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Inventory Control Analyst
Person You Work For 3.5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3.9 / 5
Support You Get 3.6 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2.1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Tax Preparer

What do you like about working at Makita?

"Steady Company"

What don't you like about working at Makita?

"No Comment!"

Operations Technician

What do you like about working at Makita?

"grate pepole"

What don't you like about working at Makita?

"benefits"

Retail Sales Representative

What do you like about working at Makita?

"Selling Power Tools"

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

"Great place to start after college"

Key Account Manager

What do you like about working at Makita?

"Challenging, ending up very successful. Good relationship building experience. Great chemistry, good company culture"

What don't you like about working at Makita?

"Compensation was too low to survive in the Bay Area"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Compensate those that provide maximum revenue"

Senior Collections Specialist

What do you like about working at Makita?

"Was able to advance in company. Having management ask me for help because of years of experience with company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Not to show favoratism"

Sales Representative

"Very concise"

What do you like about working at Makita?

"Support from management in sales processesAbility to make own decisions/independence"

What don't you like about working at Makita?

"Compensation was weak compared to other power toolmanufacturers"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Some territories cannot support the 9-stop-a-day schedule that's expected. Being out of territory keeps sales reps behind on covering their territories (working shows,etc.)"

Makita Reviews FAQs

Is Makita a good company to work for?

Makita has an overall rating of 3.7 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 7 Makita Review Ratings left anonymously by Makita employees, which is 5% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 100% of employees would recommend working at Makita.

Does Makita pay their employees well?

Makita employees earn $42,000 annually on average, or $20 per hour, which is 36% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 4 Makita employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Makita Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Makita?

100% of employees would recommend working at Makita with the overall rating of 3.7 out of 5. Employees also rated Makita 3.6 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.4 for Rewards You Receive, 3.4 for Growth Opportunities and 3.5 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Makita?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Makita is a Senior IT Manager at $120,000 annually. Browse Makita Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Makita?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Makita is a Warehouse Worker at $22,000 annually. Browse Makita Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Makita?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Makita to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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