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      3.1

      53% would recommend to a friend

      (192 total reviews)

      Paddy Gregg

      36% approve of CEO

      42% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.1

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.1

      Work/Life balance

      3.0

      Career opportunities

      2.8

      Culture and values

      2.8

      Compensation and benefits

      2.6

      Senior management

      Austal has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 192 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Austal employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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      192 reviews
      1.0
      19 Jan 2026

      Full of empty promises

      Unemployed, laid off
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Going home everyday, don’t experience any

      Cons

      Poor onboarding, salary different to offer, not flexible when you ask, TOXIC work culture, they reward people who complain, micromanaging

      2.0
      14 Dec 2025

      Mundane

      Controls engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      There was some, but that went away

      Cons

      Watch over your shoulder, track every minute as a salary employee, and they build really crappy boats. You'll have to work with ancient software.

      2.0
      27 Sept 2025

      Good and bad

      Graduate engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Nice people to work with

      Cons

      Senior management is old and reluctant to take on feedback and change

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