Most good reviews are due to unskilled knowledge - Process Engineer STIHL USA Employee Review

1.0
Mar 15, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

A big company for most who work here and those who want to work here to hide out and lay low with above national average pay, this will be your dream job. But for some of us who are educated and understand the process variation issues in molding, management and various departments this job is a nightmare.

Cons

Lack of management overseeing the departments that require a better communication. Department managers do not meet and understand molding. Technical employees with no degree are paid engineer pay and are part of the issues on the production floor. Quality managers have no follow through and experience to deal with drawing, measurement and quality data management for new and old product. This is left for engineering to reverse engineer poorly developed quality dimensions and manage quality resolutions on an engineer level. There are no DFM so old junk tools are rebuilt, no validation methods and no actual effective quality system that confirms process capabilities. This company is perfect for ex union workers who want to maximize their pay and do as little as possible...oh yeah and get a nice pension plan after 5 years.

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5.0
Feb 6, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

For all its flaws, this is a great place to work. The people are awesome and the benefits are pretty great. Workload is reasonable.

Cons

There’s some red tape that gets frustrating at times.

2.0
Feb 6, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Strong history / great back story / private (family-based) company. Stihl family has been a force of good in the creation of this brand and once great culture. Well-known brand / strong marketing / strong field support. Good pay / compensation / benefits. Good opportunity to be noticed.

Cons

Top management team is not in tune with the market or their team and often holds unrealistic expectations. Dishonest statements made are disheartening and do little to inspire. Management is more consumed by daily politics than mid/long term strategy and employee cultivation. Culture in transition with primary focus on battery and global harmonization but it comes at the expense of diluting the brand image and core values that made it a leader in the US market. Decreased emphasis on quality, individualism, team building, and dealer strength. Infrastructure is unstable with high turnover of knowledge experts and older systems / processes. Experience once was highly regarded but veterans are no longer appreciated and most were pushed / phased out over the past few years. Business outlook is concerning.

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