Crown Equipment Corporation Employer Reviews

Supported the Manger of Advanced Manufacturing Engineering

This company does not police their upper managers. They are allowed to make decisions without the training and education needed. Many directors show no professional conduct in meetings. People get promoted on the basis of who they know and their standing in the community. There is no teamwork, everyone is out to get up the corporate ladder .

Started at 7:30am, worked in shop. Pained forklifts, pre- maintenance inspection. Lunch at 12. Rebuild forklifts, build pallot jacks, off at 3:30. I learned how diagnose, trouble shoot electrical forklifts. I learned how to run DC warehouses and build rapport with building managers. How to correctly keep track of inventory in service vans and in DC – more... building.
Management was excellent. Always willing to address my concerns.
Co-workers were great. Hard working easy to talk with. Team players.
The hard parts of my previous employment was time management.
The most enjoyable part of my job was customer service. I enjoyed talking to managers, addressing there concerns and fixing their problems. – less

This is the worst company to work for in the forklift industry. All they care about is the bottom line. Management ask more than humanly possible and all they care about is 100% pm completion. The benefits are awful. They want to hold everyone accountable for every policy they have and they have a million different policies and do not make you aware – more... of them all. The customers complain about the service manager and say the service manager is the downfall of the company and all employees say the same about the service manager but yet crown does nothing to the service manager. They put more stress on an employee than should be allowed by law. – less

normally it is a great place and nice to come in to work every day on time.

This company has turned upside down and backwards in the last 10i years. Theyve gone from an authentic american owned, family first corp. To a replica of all the foreign corps. around. Employees are expected to do more than is humanly possible, while maintaining 100% quality and safety. If you have a concern or complaint, feel free to keep your mouth – more... shut. If you put voice to such things too often, you may find yourself unemployed for flimsy, if any, reasons. The mgmt lacks respect for hourly people, cursing and treating us like children. I watched one of the supervisors in a verbal altercation with an hourly recently, and it was a lot like watching my kids yelling at each other(senseless, ignorant). You can do very well here( if you are friends with the bosses, or the right crowd). Dont expect fair treatment from anyone if you dont fit the right image. Tattoos, piercings, long hair, all are considered bad things, as well as being too good at your job too quickly. Dont try to make a name for yourself or stick out in any way, good or bad. When the boss is looking, all he wants to see is a bunch of sheep, no black ones, no golden fleece. Really the only redeeming qualities this co. has are the pay, which is fair, and no mandatory overtime. – less

Management is a joke, employees are nothing but numbers at crown equipment corp. Don't ever express your opinions on daily operations or you will not have a job for to long. Company is a joke.

Company owns most of the town, but is an enlightened citizen and works for the good of the community.

Hard working people are what make this company great. From the shop floor to office staff,people take pride in their work.

The leadership team uses a secretive approach to advancement. This family run business is going through many transitions these past 10 years in order to stay competitive, in so much as having to change their approach to mimic a Six Sigma, 5S, CIP approach to their facilities and production teams. This has caused great concern throughout the company – more... and moral has dropped to new lows. Overall, when Crown stabilizes and really implements the lean approach with strong teams in place it will be robust once again. – less

Worked there for several years. Overall I liked the company itself, however my department management staff was extremely poor and has lead to multiple employees with years of experience (3 of them over 15+ years) leaving the company or the department just to get out. I would recommend the company itself, just be careful about who you work for inside – more... the company. – less

Don't waste your time with this pathetic excuse for a business. Look and apply at Raymond or Yale.

Excellent company to work for. Plenty of room for career advancement. Challenging and rewarding.