Gerdau reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(757 total reviews)
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Gustavo Werneck da Cunha

81% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Gerdau has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 757 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Gerdau employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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757 reviews
1.0
Aug 10, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

There are still some good people that work there, left over from the Chaparral Steel days. They'll drop a bundle of money on breakfast burritos and other fatty foods for a 15 minute meeting discussing the "Wellness" program. Free water.

Cons

Sad to say, but this place is just of shell of the great steel mill that it used to be. Hard to understand why a Gerdau would spend $4.2 billion for a company, only to run it into the ground. Even if the steel industry wasn't struggling right now, this mill would be fighting to keep it's head above water due to poor management. It's like they don't give a damn about making steel. They want to make sure all of the employees can memorize all of the business acronyms and know what the production numbers are every second of the day. Some general managers are above HR and are allowed to dictate from her...I mean their throne. Don't fall asleep in a meeting after being up for 12 hours working nights. You may get kicked and humiliated in front of your co-workers.

3.0
Aug 4, 2015

Steelmill

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pays well, good benefits concerning healthcare and dental. Some departments allow a lot of overtime. A lot of cross training with various jobs.

Cons

Rotating Shift, not a lot of sick days available, the skills learned at this job does not really get transferred anywhere else.

1.0
Aug 3, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Large company is about all I can say.

Cons

After 25 years of dedication and numerous money saving ideas and projects,i was let go by a ruthless he dept.without reason .management was so devious ,let this be a warning to all potential employees, I was 3 and a half years away from early retirement when after only two weeks of having my review and scoring higher than anyone at the plant I was let go by an HR dept.at management's request over an accusation of not showing mutual respect to an intern.

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