Harley-Davidson Employer Reviews

Weakest union I have ever worked for. Seniority based system leaves more than 50 % of the workforce ineffective.
Any process started there would take at least three weeks to complete.
A great place to just be a number and be treated poorly by others. Hiring dogma is to plant vague hopes of getting a position with insurance. Once you begin working there – more... you quickly learn this plant is a meat grinder going through hopeful new hires. Most likely will not be doing business in Kansas City for too many more years. – less

The money and benefits are good, especially for management, but the work is very hard. Projects are under-resourced. Global Information Services were recently outsourced to an off-shore firm, resulting in much confusion and lack of clarity.

• Handle all accounts with customers to avoid charge off accounts
• Made inbound and outbound calls on a daily basis
• Complete follow up calls to all customers with accounts past due 120+ days
• Successfully assisted customers in arranging payment plans, and exemptions in order to avoid company loss
• Successfully trained new hires
• Answered and assisted – more... all Spanish calls when on duty
• Basic duties of checking credit reports, accurint, and other credit application systems. – less

fun place to work co worker are very friendly and helpful alway looked forward to going to work

Entering info for bike manufacture for upcoming year.
very detailed data entry required, making sure correct parts were entered for each different bike

Helped many customers everyday with many issues. Very fun business with lots of activities.

No day is "typical"...everyday offers different opportunities and different challenges. Teamwork is key as well as the ability to embrace constant change. Management expects flexibility and tolerance but is open to suggestion for improvements. Co-workers are the best in the world...none better ever. Hardest part of job was dealing with uncertainty and – more... the resulting employee morale changes whenever production changes occurred. The most enjoyable part of the job was seeing the faces of a wide range of motorcycle enthusiasts as they toured the factory and saw their dreams being assembled. – less

This has been a great place for me to hone my MarComm skills from a client-side perspective.

There were two paths Harley took while I was there. In the past, they espoused caring and respect for the people on the floor. They tried at times to erase the distance between the senior leadership and the people who made the product. The last few years Harley has taken labor relations all the way back. I learned more in the first 15 years there about – more... gaining trust and developing consistency with management. I learned the company's side of the business and believe they began to understand and respect the average employee. Overall, the hourly employees are hard working, dedicated to the customers. Now there is a dark pall over the shop floor full of distrust and angst. The hardest part of the job over the years was dealing with people who ignore the whole and only focus on the "me". That and the management persons who felt they had to step on someone to gain career advancement. The most enjoyable aspect of the job was developing the lasting friendships that came out of years of doing whatever it takes to get the job done. – less

Learned alot about building motorcycles.Everything was fine until they downsized, then laid alot of people off.

The work was challenging some days. But, overall it was rewarding. I could feel some accomplishment at the end of the day. I saved the company $1000's by reworking parts and returning them to the line. Management usually did a great job taking care of problems that arose. Like, low in parts inventory, breaks, etc. I'd say the hardest part of the job – more... was having to leave it after almost 10 years of service...due to company downgrading and hiring temps. Very disappointing. The best part of the job; I made a lot of new friends and I always love Harley's since I was a small child. So, it was a pleasure to work there. – less

The majority of my days are spent supporting production on the assembly line, while also working on projects to increase production, safety, quality and ergonomics.

A typical day at Harley-Davidson was full of excitement. Every day was different and had different projects to complete. I enjoyed working with different departments and different people. I appreciated the independence I was allowed to show my creativity. Also the stability to learn and expand my knowledge.

Lots to do. The office is really cool and laid back. Wear jeans every day and embrace the Harley culture.

Great industry to work in very enjoyable. I have expanded my knowledge in the areas of Marketing, Merchandise display and market anaylsis.

Environment of bright, intelligent people from diverse backgrounds that are fully immersed in the brand.

It would be unfair to evaluate I was there a very short time. Most employees seemed happy

Good place to work very diverse good benifits great pay lost job due to downsizing

I found the company to be very good in its treatment of employees and customers, very good values and culture.

Commitment to making change, however too many talented people were in the shake up and Harley lost out on some very accomplished dedicated employees.