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BMW Manufacturing Reviews

3.8

82% would recommend to a friend

(675 total reviews)

Dr. Robert Engelhorn

92% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

BMW Manufacturing has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 675 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BMW Manufacturing 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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675 reviews
5.0
16 Mar 2017
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Pros

Hires people off the street with just a high school education and pays them what people with graduate degrees make Benefits are about $60 per MONTH for a WHOLE FAMILY Five consecutive days off EVERY three weeks! It's like I get vacation every month. Plant closes from Dec 23 until the new year, WITH pay. Company still gives BONUSES and we are just production laborers. Pay is highest in the town. We are in country Greer SC, not the big cities and paid extremely well. Pay is $28 top pay and you only have to be BMW for a measly five years to get it with loads of overtime. One guy on the line made $95k and he only has high school education. BMW gives us leased vehicles. They pay maintenance and insurance. You can drive a $100k 7 series for about $250 bi weekly or a $65k 5 series luxury and loaded for about $175 bi weekly or a Roadster for only about $100 bi-weekly. 2017 or newer. Onsite doctors, cafe, and lots of vending machines.

Cons

Negative employees who think the company owes them MORE than what they give. Unskilled coworkers come in and think they have engineering degrees or a special skill and want to make $35 per hour or what other auto companies in Texas or Michigan make. Long walks to the parking lot. When hired through the temp agency it takes 1-3 years (depending on how hard you work) to be permanent. Flat organization and no room for real growth, but what do you expect? People have to leave positions for new ones to open. People don't leave good companies. Cafeteria lines are kind of long at night and they need more lines open. Breaks are to short for us smokers because you have to walk so far to the smoking area that your break is almost over by the time you get there. Managers cater to their problem kids instead of the good workers who don't complain.

5.0
29 May 2018
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Pros

Bonuses Health Care Eye dr Dentist Lease car and insurance for your whole family if wanted up to 4 If you want to learn and not cause trouble and complain and work hard you do get promoted. I know you will have people act high and mighty but hey this is life no one said it was fair. A company can’t control every detail 24 hours a day on all humans. They do try to set bars for each manager to follow.

Cons

As a mother of 2 teens on foods stamps and struggling to pay for food, car payment, insurance. You name it we was on hard times, I always had to work long hours with low pay at other jobs. I went with no child support. I started Mau and worked my way to being hired and being BMW. Yes there things to complain about as with all companies. Even the president of the United States has work issues. I can truly tell you without this job, my life never would have had the money to get off of Government help and drive a 85,000 car with insurance paid. Or even to get bonuses to go on great vacations. My health insurance for my teen who needs drs care over him for health reasons is the greatest blessing. Yes you can complain, but the fact your life is better because of you and not everyone else paying for you is a blessing. As with all things in a global market you have to work hard to keep up with the world. That’s why BMW stays in motion, if we slow down and get pampered, these jobs can go to harder working non complaining areas. That’s something people forget. There is lots of over time for when the builds get behind because each car made is already paid for and has to be made to get to customer. Which allows us to be profitable and get bonuses. Problem is with the high turn over many people leave before it can level out with enough employees to make it better for all. So all the reviews of people complaining are some of the turn over who help continue the overtime they complain about :/. The reason why management is hard pushed to keep goals is to make sure in a fast market BMW keeps up to continue the stability of income for families that work there. It’s very hard to see so many people complain about things others pray to have. Hours to work and make money. So sadly the cons are long hours but much needed.

5.0
20 July 2013

Dream Job, Great Place to Work!

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Pros

I've worked at BMW for over 5 years and have enjoyed my time very much. There is a lot of opportunity to grow and develop within the company, especially if you have a qualified manager. Other pros include: - Great company lease program, allows an opportunity to enjoy the products at a greatly reduced rate - Potential to work abroad in Germany or other locations (China, South Africa, Oxford, etc.) - Chance to learn and use German on a daily basis - Passionate employees who care about the products that they produce - Good amount of job security (this can also be a con) - Decent benefits (health, retirement, annual bonus)

Cons

As mentioned above, high job security leads to some less than stellar employees who have been with the company past their expiration date. Some are unmotivated and sap the groups that they are in. The company could also improve the overall quality of the management, with a focus on developing people more. I have been very fortunate to have experienced and caring managers throughout my career, however not everyone is so lucky. Additionally, the company does not seem to emphasize continued education, at least in the traditional sense of graduate degrees. They do value practical experience and on-the-job learning. This is evident in the pitiful continued education financial support policy.

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