Generac Power Systems Employee Reviews

Generac was ok to work for, the customers would call in angry but once you listen to them you get to understand the situation and feel better about helping the customer

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Professional & Progressive

HR Manager (Former Employee) - Waukesha, WI - September 15, 2023

Hi caliber HR team, creative and progressive in HR best practices, lots of work opportunities. Culture was fast paced, but growth minded. Team members great to work with but there is some turnover.

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Generac Power Systems insights

Based on 607 survey responses

What people like

Fair pay for job
Ability to learn new things
Ability to meet personal goals

Areas for improvement

Trust in colleagues
Sense of belonging
Support from manager

Poor communication and conflicting expectations

Managed Services Coordinator (Former Employee) - Waukesha County, WI - September 12, 2023

Poor communication from managers, and job expectations change without warning depending on who you report to. I was hired for data entry, and after 18 months our team was moved without warning or choice to another department. Suddenly what I was hired for became irrelevant. Not a pleasant working environment.

Pros

Friendly co-workers

Cons

FMLA and STD claims are handled by a third party, which complicates the system.

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Chaotic chasing of your tail all day long.

Technical Illustrator (Current Employee) - Whitewater, WI - September 5, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Some good people there and some fun activities.What is the most stressful part about working at the company?The management has realistic expectations of time involved to make deadlines.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Fairly high paced environment with some tight deadlines.What is a typical day like for you at the company?Chasing down information in a very messy folder structure or from people that are overworked.

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Good days and bad days

Retail Account Coordinator (Current Employee) - Pewaukee, WI - August 29, 2023

The company as a whole is fine. The people are nice. However, there’s changes to positions constantly and no clear line of responsibility. Definitely has potential but better if you’re in a higher up role. Pay also doesn’t seem worth the job.

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Assembly Worker (Former Employee) - Oshkosh, WI - August 22, 2023

Constant drama between first and second shift. You'll run out of parts very quickly and sometimes have to wait hours for them. The assembly procedure changes every single day, so no matter what you'll be told someting is wrong. Generac is blaming employees for low production rate, meanwhile they made unrealistic promises to customers and refuse to resolve the warehouse and parts catastrophe. For a 10 hour shift you get two 10 minute breaks and one 20 minute break. It is not worth the pay.

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Horrible working environment

Material Handler/Forklift Operator (Former Employee) - Oshkosh, WI - August 6, 2023

This place is awesome!… for your first month. Definitely a short term type job, don’t expect to be there over 6 months. Never had management as bad as here, expect to be mistreated and belittled every day. The leads will definitely pick a couple favorites and treat everyone else horrible. HR is a complete joke, never helped me at all and not much others. They definitely hire quick but also fire quick. If you work in winter expect to endanger your safety by climbing on snow and ice covered metal and looking for a little code of numbers beneath the ice. Will also fire for bogus reasons so be prepared. Seriously guys DO NOT waste your time here.

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Ehhh

Parts Shipping and Receiving (Current Employee) - Janesville, WI - August 6, 2023

The jobs not bad it’s the favorites that the management has with others. U state something they ask u and they blow it off . They are currently getting worse good pay

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Great place to work and do not expect complements

Assembler/ Automated Machine Technician (Current Employee) - Whitewater, WI - August 2, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Work three twelve hour shifts and have four days offWhat is the most stressful part about working at the company?The supervisor can get emotional at timesWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?It is an easy place to work but a very warm place to workWhat is a typical day like for you at the company?Work twelve hours -- have two 10 minute breaks and a 20 minute lunch. Great people to work with fast pace

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Dysfunctional

Assembly Line Worker (Current Employee) - Oshkosh, WI - July 26, 2023

Very unorganized, management by mismanagement. Out of one part or another on a daily basis, so the the lead gets mad at you like it's your fault that material nonsupport hasn't gotten you your parts. They constantly want more and more production and it's hurry hurry hurry get the units out.It's like a revolving door with people quitting or getting fired and new people every week.

Pros

$22.00 an hour starting pay

Cons

everything.expect to work 50-58 hours every week and almost every saturday

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Material Handler/Forklift Operator (Current Employee) - Trenton, SC - July 25, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Working 4 days 10 hours no overtime What is the most stressful part about working at the company?They want to much done from one person. They expect 130 percentage and only wanna pay you for 90 percentage What is the work environment and culture like at the company?White is right. No one opinion matters but the higher power What is a typical day like for you at the company?Stressful list of the time. Everyone in upper positions is lazy

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Not bad

Engineer (Former Employee) - Waukesha, WI - July 20, 2023

It wasn't bad. Office was nice and the people there were decent. Engineering labs need a little love and some updates to available equipment. They need more desks.

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Lots of potential...Lots of distance to reach it.

Material Handler/Forklift Operator (Former Employee) - Oshkosh, WI - July 20, 2023

Repeated management cycling (turnover/movement) has created job uncertainty in many positions.A surprise decrease in 2nd shift compensation revealed a management perception of labor which has been detrimental.Generac has good goals but needs to discover stable fundamentals (upon which a path to those goals can be charted).

Pros

Fair compensation

Cons

Excessive overtime, conflicting processes/metrics.

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Fast paced and overworked

Material Handler/Forklift Operator (Former Employee) - Jefferson, WI - July 18, 2023

I was lied to about the hours and days I wibe working when I was hired on. I was expected to work mandatory overtime on different days that told in hiring interview. I was even assigned a different position than what I was hired on for. Complete disappointment.

Pros

Good coworkers

Cons

Unorganized and dirty

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Very productive place to work and learn different things. I really liked working there.

Machine Operator 2 (Former Employee) - Edgefield County, SC - July 16, 2023

I was and will always be very diligent and motivated to do whatever needs to be done with hesitation. I was and will always be very helpful, considerate, and take pride in the work that I do.

Pros

The work, the hours, the location and the pay.

Cons

There were no cons to me. I knew the rules and policies, so all I had to do is my job.

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No

Material Handler/Forklift Operator (Former Employee) - Janesville, WI - July 12, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Terrible company to work Management has no idea how to run smoothly What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Dealing with management because they do not comprehend what is actually needed to get the job done What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Terrible once again Management doesn't know what it is doing

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Overworked and under paid

Painter 2 (Former Employee) - Whitewater, WI - July 12, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Leaving being let go not having to go backWhat is the most stressful part about working at the company?Name it they expect more from you then can be put outWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?Unsafe and they just want more money in their pocketsWhat is a typical day like for you at the company?Hard work for little pay and no family time

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Other agents were great and made working better

Customer Support Team Lead (Former Employee) - Waukesha, WI - July 11, 2023

They do not take the time to properly roll items out, which made it difficult to help customers at time. Training went way to fast for products and lacking for ml.

Pros

Other employee

Cons

Storms season is busy and you don't get a lot of work life balance

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Busy and fast paced

Welder (Former Employee) - Eagle, WI - June 30, 2023

Ok place but mandatory overtime on Saturdays is tiresome. Those who schedule the overtime are never there themselves. HR sides heavily with management because white collars stick together right or wrong it seemed to me. Pay is good if you stay long term.

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The job provided a paycheck

Material Handler/Forklift Operator (Former Employee) - Whitewater, WI - June 28, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?It’s was only a ten minute commute What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Leadership never seemed to know which type of unit we were running next, so we had to scramble for parts. I don’t mind challenging but this was insane.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Environment not good. Culture nonexistent.What is a typical day like for you at the company?Wait in line to park, rush inside to clock in, start to hunt for missing parts

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Magnum products was a better place to work for

Welder/Fabricator (Current Employee) - Berlin wisconsin - June 25, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?The Co workers; close to home. What is the most stressful part about working at the company?The company treats people like a number

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