Working at Vestas in Brighton, CO: 7 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Brighton, CO Area

"Good people. Poor management"

"better place to work"

"Vestas is an excellent company suffering from poor lower and middle management. The communication issues cause undo stress The benefits package is good."

"I actually really hate working for them and an very desperate to find basically any other job. About the only good thing I can say about them is that the other people I actually work with are hard workers despite mismanagement and unpleasant work."

"Company 'had' great potential as it opened their new factories in Colorado but after two years, starting in 2010, it became apparent that the poor executive leadership along with the good ole Danish boys mentality would be the end. Company went from 16k employees in 2009 to 23k in 2011 and they doubled their mfg capacity worldwide; not very controlled. They starting laying off in late 2011 thru 2013 and are now at back to 16k (Dec 2014). They are managing their hourly workforce at 40% temps which is extremely high. What that means is that when orders are not their they let the temps go. The Nacelles factory in Brighton is designed to do 25 to 30 2 megawatt turbines per week on two shifts. So when you hear that Vestas received a large 150 unit order, do the math. They are managing the factory by stringing orders out which means they are doing a few a week. The factory manager and his cronies from Advanced Energy run the show by being vague about the future and misleading new hires. Go to Blades instead, they make all the blades for the americas whether the turbine is built in Brighton or not. Salaries are average for the area; below average 401K, no bonuses, and promotions are difficult. My suggestion, if you need a job and you get hired take it, but continue to look elsewhere because it can end quickly."

What do you like about working at Vestas?

"Respected by peers and management team, able to work on multiple projects"

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

"Run away and don't look back, yet if benefits are very important might want to consider"

What don't you like about working at Vestas?

"Negative environment, zero job growth opportunities, company lacks strong leadership"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Develop a business strategy to work towards it, provide rewards for employees that go above and beyond expectations"

"#1 in global market trying to compete in shrinking,competitive industry"

What do you like about working at Vestas?

"Development and delivery of processes, equipment, and products on scales neverbefore attemped (55 meter long wind turbine blades) for a full production environment. Very exciting knowing my efforts directly helped the company as well as the people building the product"

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

"Communication and widespread intra-corporate networking are key skills needed to achieve success and build the best products for the company"

What don't you like about working at Vestas?

"The struggling (potentially shrinking) global wind industry market made it very difficult for executive manage to accurately predict market trends, resulting in continuous mid-stream strategy and project scope changes"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Improve global corporate alignment, break down silo culture to build global synergy and communication instead of the redundant and often diverging efforts prevevalent"