Does DWFritz pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, DWFritz employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at DWFritz. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at DWFritz?

35% of DWFritz employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated DWFritz 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at DWFritz?

Engineer (8) , Technician (6) , Mechanical Technician (5) , Senior Mechanical Engineer (5) , Mechanical Engineer (3) , Applications Engineer (2) , Control Engineer (2) , Mechanical Design Engineer (2) , Project Manager (2) , Software Engineer (2) , Systems Engineer (2) , Vice President (2)

What are the pros of working at DWFritz according to real employee reviews?

"The facility is beautiful." ((in 9 reviews)); "Great benefits" ((in 7 reviews)); "Collaborative Culture" ((in 6 reviews)); "Nice building and big lunch room." ((in 6 reviews)); "Even more so with the friendly and collaborative coworkers." ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at DWFritz according to real employee reviews?

"Horrible management, lies, backpedaling, overall lack of humanity" ((in 7 reviews)); "I'd be surprised if DWFritz was still around in 5 years with the current leadership, I'm honestly surprised they've made it until now." ((in 4 reviews)); "Upper management is deceitful, they don't learn from their mistakes and at times seemed like they had no idea what they were doing." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about DWFritz redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about DWFritz redundancy and their outlook for job security at DWFritz in 2026.

DWFritz Reviews

2.8

35% would recommend to a friend

(97 total reviews)

Michale Pacione

Not enough data to show CEO approval

29% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.2

Diversity and inclusion

3.2

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.8

Culture and values

2.6

Career opportunities

2.4

Senior management

DWFritz has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 97 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The DWFritz 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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97 reviews

1.0

9 Dec 2016

Would not recommend !!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Free coffee. Not a lot of pros.

Cons

This is the company for you if - You like working through weekends and all family holidays. Believe it or not they actually cheer and applaud people who work through weekends and family holidays. Like backstabbing. Like being worked to death, chewed and thrown away. Like a software bully. Like unhealthy work environment.

DWFritz Response

9y

Dear Former Employee, We really appreciate your years of service to DWFritz. It is true that occasionally working outside of normal hours may be necessary to get the job done - we are in the world of advanced manufacturing after all. However, our resource planning is conducted with 40 hour work weeks in mind, and our agile staffing model allows us to quickly bring in new employees and contingency resources as we have long-term and short-term increases in volume. We continue to make strides ensuring a work/life balance for our employees, both in our work processes and our employee programs, but we do acknowledge that our rapid growth came before we were able to get some of these things in place. We hear your feedback and are working to make sure this experience is better for current and future staff. Sincerely, Talent & Organizational Development

1.0

21 Nov 2014

Be very careful, ask many deep questions about employee turn over before making any decisions.

Anonymous

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Very good segment with strong growth potential. Need to diversify their customer base to ensure long term stability. Good facility and general location, Portland enjoys a very high quality of life.

Cons

Top two executives in the company are raging narcissists. This manifests itself in either active aggressive or passive aggressive behavior towards subordinates. Also, there are several in the facility that sexually harassing women in the work place....especially if they are attractive. This seems to be condoned by management since one of them has a history of this behavior.

DWFritz Response

9y

Dear Former Employee, First, allow us to apologize for our late response to your feedback. As you may be aware, DWFritz has undergone quite a few changes over the past few years and we are confident that you would find that we have evolved significantly as a company. For many years DWFritz was a small, job-shop and within the last three years, we have taken our company to new heights, with a focus on world-class practices and a values-driven culture. Our concerted efforts in these areas have actually resulted in a high level of employee retention, even as we’ve gone through tremendous change and growth. Our turn-over rate in 2016 was 12.28% compared to a nation-wide average of 16.7%. We would like to reduce this even further, and we take measures to survey all of our employees twice a year, and then acting on the feedback we receive. We heard your concerns and we took decisive action to make sure DWFritz is a comfortable and safe place to work for all of our employees no matter their gender or orientation. Sincerely, Talent & Organizational Development

1.0

12 Apr 2023

It was awesome for several years.

Sr. electrical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Very interesting projects with very technical challenges. Freedom to solve problems on your own. I loved the challenges for many years.

Cons

Completely unrealistic timeline and budget on projects leading to overworked, stressed out engineers that eventually burn out. Every engineer in a lead position that I worked with quit after one project. They don't hire the people needed for a project until after the project kicks off, and they don't lengthen the timeline or schedule the work out based on backlog. They make commitments as if a full team will start immediately. Mike Fritz is not the CEO anymore. It has been slowly going downhill ever since he left.

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Would not recommend !!

Be very careful, ask many deep questions about employee turn over before making any decisions.

It was awesome for several years.

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