Fun place to work until manufacturing plants started closing
Sourcing Coordinator (Former Employee), Evansville, IN – May 24, 2012
Enjoyed the job for the most part up until the time (10/11) when I was told that the jobs in my department (Procurement) were being moved to Michigan; thus, resulting in my unemployment.
Technical Consultant (Current Employee), Fort Smith, AR – May 21, 2012
Pros: excellent co-workers
Cons: reducing benefits, bad management at corporate level
Management at local level was extremely efficient and had good values. However, corporate level repeatedly passes on their own proposed values in order to make a quick buck. I couldn't ask for a better bunch of co-workers. They are a talented group of professionals who consistently live values in the workplace.
Industrial Worker (Former Employee), Tulsa, OK – May 16, 2012
Pros: benifits
Cons: hard work
As I look back on the whole whirlpool experience it was a good place to work. Guess that is why they employee so many folks. A typical day, on the clock was important...the noise level was pretty high. Co - workers were group oriented. The hardest part of the job was keeping up the pace. I enjoyed chatting with different people that I worked with.
Commodity Manager (Former Employee), Saint Joseph, MI – May 11, 2012
Pros: great sense of community, great pride in products, passionate about innovation
Cons: us locations, slow advancement
I worked several jobs at Whirlpool and was grateful for my seven years there. Whirlpool makes great products. This all starts with a talent rich employee base and leadership that takes pride in innovation and quality. At the corporate level the "networks" really create a sense of community, which is needed to retain talent in cold, desolate St. Joseph – more... Michigan. – less
Great company that was filled with great talent. I am proud to have been a leader in the Logistics group which was world class. Great management and co-workers. I was given a great deal of authority and freedom in crafting my final position and am very proud of delivered results. I will always be proud to have been a part of the Whirlpool family. Great – more... compensation and benefits. – less
Customer Service Rep. (Former Employee), Yakima, WA – April 30, 2012
Pros: on time breaks/lunches
Whirlpool Corp was a totally amazing friendly working envirment. Always caring about employees, always making work fun. Management was also so understandable, work was hectice but management always made the day go by fast and fun.
Technician Level III (Former Employee), Indiana – April 28, 2012
Pros: flexible hours
Cons: the job evaluation process is the pits
Typical day would inculde plenty of daily tasks for product evaluations. Time management was the key to getting projects completed. The co-workers were always very helpful. The hardest part was dealing with the performance ratings were you felt helpless in defending your actions. I enjoyed the challange of learning something new to help in the process – more... of solving issues. – less
Factory Service Technician (Former Employee), Chicago, IL – April 27, 2012
Pros: benefits
Cons: out of business
My career at Whirlpool started as a file clerk. Then I became a call taker- a scheduler of service calls. From there I was promoted to the parts department, then to dispatch to fill in for a high risk pregnancy and maternity leave employee. I returned to the parts department, then I began an internship for appliance technician. I was trained, paid and – more... lived appliance repair. This was the best all around position I have owned. The security was good, but in the end, Factory Service closed, and I was forced to go outside of this great Fortune 500 company – less
Very high volume, comparable benefits, ability to move from job to job, learning experience.
Set-Up Operator and Mechanic (Former Employee), Findlay, OH – April 26, 2012
Pros: made good pay, was able to work overtime often as wanted
Cons: i worked 2nd shift, missed a lot of my childrens activities.
Every day was different, worked on and repaired machines, in order of priority to keep assembly lines and production scheduals up and running. would pm machines at scheduled times to minimize down time, and maximize quality and productivity. Always something to do, never a boaring moment, learned to make intelligent decisions in order to make operator's – more... jobs easier and productive. Listening to experienced operators is very important to repairing and having machines up and running quality product is essential. Did not see much of management if you were doing job correctly. Enjoyed my coworkers, they were allways willing to give a helping hand when needed lots of teemwork. The hardest part of job was, trying to take an unintrupted lunch, being that it was a paid lunch and different lines would take lunch at different times, I usualy stayed in department durring lunch i n case of a problem. The most enjoyable part of my job is the fact that every day was different. – less
Contract Account Manager (Former Employee), Washington, DC – April 26, 2012
My job was to secure new business in the home builder business. It required a lot of patience and long hours. My work life balence suffered during the beginning phase.
Factory Line Worker, (Former Employee), Fort Smith, AR – April 22, 2012
Pros: good money, good people, safe work enviroment
Cons: short lunches, stressful situautions.
WHIRLPOOL WAS AN EXCELLENT PLACE TO WORK. YOU MEET ALL KIND OF PEOPLE. THE BENEFITS WAS GOOD AND SO WAS THE PAY. THE COMPANY REALLY CARED ABOUT THE EMPLOYEES..MY OVERALL RATEING FOR THIS COMPANY IS 5 STARS.
Power Vehicle Operator (Former Employee), Marion, OH – April 15, 2012
Pros: good pay
Cons: bad communication at times
Learned many skills while employed , most importantly getting experience on fork lift and materials handling. Worked with many great people in relaxed environment.
Customer Service Representative (Former Employee), Benton Harbor, MI – April 4, 2012
Whirlpool offers alot and a variety of appliance to the world! Its a fun place to work and i was always learning something new about the company every day!
