Ziegler CAT
poor management in ft fodge
Shop Mechanic (Former Employee) – Fort Dodge, IA – December 26, 2018
ok place to work IF the managers like you and you can handle politics and harassment from management good coworkers management in ft dodge likes to hire family and friends if you get hurt it WILL BE your fault
Pros
free lunch occasionally
Cons
management
Great place to work!
Technician (Current Employee) – Minneapolis, MN – December 2, 2018
Ziegler CAT is a great place to work. They're a union shop, so pay is good and benefits are decent. There is no mandatory overtime. You also start accruing PTO on the first day you start. 2 weeks PTO, plus nine paid holidays.
Pros
great place to work
Cons
labor intensive
Productive,challenging, leading edge technology.
Ag tech (Current Employee) – Chillicothe, MO – September 9, 2018
I like the work but not how my branch is managed. Work on the newest cat Ag equipment and class combines. Great customer repor with hands on training.
Pros
Team work and technical backing.
Cons
Micromanaging on the branch level. Big company that looses sight of its distant stores.
Was a good company to work for
Parts Sales (Former Employee) – Shakopee, MN – August 12, 2018
I worked there 10 years and seen a lot of changes. Good company to work for and there is a lot of history with the company. A lot of employees stick around for many of years before retiring.
Pros
Good people that work there.
Cons
Your just a number of an employee. They realy don't care for you.
Great atmosphere
Office Coordinator (Former Employee) – Duluth, MN – June 26, 2018
Co-workers and managers are great and fun to work with, good benefits, pay. We always had snacks and have group lunches at least once a month. There wasn't a lot in the way of job advancement for my role unless I wanted to move to parts, or move to Bloomington at the corporate office.
A very safety conscious company, monthly safety meetings are productive and have good information.
A very safety conscious company, monthly safety meetings are productive and have good information.
Pros
Hours, great coworkers, pay, benefits.
Cons
Not a lot of room for advancement for my position.
ok if you are content not moving up within the company
Service Technician (Former Employee) – Shakopee, MN – February 6, 2018
Management holds you back at some locations. They block you from advancing into better positions. Lots of BS for the technicians. More paperwork for the techs and they are suppose to charge customers time for morning meetings that turn into them getting told they cant do anything right. Very poor morale at a lot of locations. Very high turn over in a lot of positions. Dont get hurt it is always your fault. Disatchers are on call 24/7 with no breaks. expected to answer all calls.Over all I believe there are better jobs out there.
Pros
get free lunch sometimes
Cons
bad shop morale, cant move up in corporate depending on your manager
Ziegler is a decent place to work.
Project Manager/Business Analyst (Current Employee) – Bloomington, MN – January 31, 2018
Ziegler is a decent place to work, but I think they have some things they need to work on. They need to work on advancement opportunities and ability for autonomous thought.
Pros
No coffee
Cons
Cafeteria
diesel mechanic
Diesel Technician/Mechanic (Former Employee) – Altoona, IA – November 16, 2017
I started as an intern at Ziegler. I felt like no matter what I did I couldn't succeed due to the fact that I am a women! I tried rally hard to balance work and school trying to prove myself.
Good place for a career
Anonymous employee (Current Employee) – Twin Cities, MN – July 3, 2017
Ziegler has been a great place for me and my career. It's a privately held business, and the owners seem very invested in the long-term success of the company. People are very down-to-earth, genuine, and hard working. I have a family, and I've found it's a very good environment for work/life balance.
Ziegler is involved with philanthropic work - I have opportunities to participate in different volunteer opportunities in the area which is something important to me.
I always tell people the best part about working here is the people. I've worked a few other places and couldn't believe what a difference it was working here. People are honestly really helpful and really dedicated and very friendly.
For me, the best thing is that the company is small enough I can have an impact. I've worked for Fortune 500 companies before, and it's impossible to make your mark or have influence with a publicly traded company with tens of thousands of people. Working for a mid-size company has allowed me to take ownership in my career and have a big impact. I have no interest in going back to a huge company after working in an environment like this. Is it perfect here? No. But I've worked for enough other types of companies to know this is a good place to land for a long-term career, which is why there are so many long-term employees here.
Ziegler is involved with philanthropic work - I have opportunities to participate in different volunteer opportunities in the area which is something important to me.
I always tell people the best part about working here is the people. I've worked a few other places and couldn't believe what a difference it was working here. People are honestly really helpful and really dedicated and very friendly.
For me, the best thing is that the company is small enough I can have an impact. I've worked for Fortune 500 companies before, and it's impossible to make your mark or have influence with a publicly traded company with tens of thousands of people. Working for a mid-size company has allowed me to take ownership in my career and have a big impact. I have no interest in going back to a huge company after working in an environment like this. Is it perfect here? No. But I've worked for enough other types of companies to know this is a good place to land for a long-term career, which is why there are so many long-term employees here.
Pros
The people/culture, company size, industry, tenure, opportunities
Very top heavy!
Product Support Administrator (Former Employee) – Bloomington, MN – June 30, 2017
Worked at Ziegler for 6 years. When I started I had a great, supportive supervisor who was wonderful! But things soured terribly through the years. I ended with a supervisor who had NO business in that position! She was great at the product support part of her job, but had no leadership skills to speak of. We were treated like trash and it killed morale. When this issue was brought up to her she blamed everyone but herself. Ziegler has FAR too many people in managment positions, furthermore they have far too many who are incredibly unqualified!!! Job seekers beware!
Pros
Great coworkers
Cons
Poor managment, benefits, Sub par PTO plan, antiquated office culture
Top Notch Company
Account Manager (Former Employee) – Bloomington, MN – June 9, 2017
I Cut my teeth at Ziegler CAT in Territory Management. The overall staff, training, continuing education and culture is what this Company is all about.
Upper Management is wonderful to work with and the future of Ziegler CAT will always shine on simply because of the way they treat and respect their employees.
Great room for advancement due to the diversity within all of their divisions.
Upper Management is wonderful to work with and the future of Ziegler CAT will always shine on simply because of the way they treat and respect their employees.
Great room for advancement due to the diversity within all of their divisions.
Pros
Great Culture
Cons
None
Ziegler as a whole is a great place to work.
Machinist (Former Employee) – Altoona, IA – September 14, 2016
Management skills are lacking in Altoona.
The machinist position posted doesnt describe what the job really intales. This not a true machinist job. It is a repair shop with a couple of manual lathes that belong in the scrap yard! This is a phsyically demanding job that can be easily done, giving the proper training. However. Proper training is not provided to you. It's a sink or swim job.
The machinist position posted doesnt describe what the job really intales. This not a true machinist job. It is a repair shop with a couple of manual lathes that belong in the scrap yard! This is a phsyically demanding job that can be easily done, giving the proper training. However. Proper training is not provided to you. It's a sink or swim job.
Pros
Comparable benefits to today's standards
Cons
Sixteenth-century mentality. No thinking outside of the box.
Best place I ever worked in my 35 years as a machinist
Machinist / Hydraulic Specialist (Former Employee) – Minneapolis, MN – May 19, 2016
Hard work but it's a company you can work your whole career at and be happy that you did! I'm sorry I left after 15 years there. Wish I could redo that part of my life. Working on dozers is dirty work but it's well worth the effort.
Pros
Solid management who care. Good union.
Cons
It's dirty work if your a mechanic.
I liked the products
Technical Communicator Supervisor (Former Employee) – Buhl, MN – April 25, 2016
The job was good and interesting. The people were very good to work with. The training programs offered were wonderful.
Pros
Equipment use
Cons
Vacation time not good.
Take care of the customer
ELECTRICAL SERVICES MANAGER (Current Employee) – Altoona, IA – March 16, 2015
Ziegler is a family orientated / owned company that takes priority in taking care of their customer's. They are an excellent company to work for and believes that family time is important! The service industry is a fast-paced, on-call 24/7 business and they take pride in that industry, plus quick response to the customer. They promote from within before looking to the outside. You can start an entry level job and grow to management with this company.
Pros
Fast-paced, family orientated company
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