Please hear us - Production G W Lisk Employee Review

3.0
16 Feb 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I have been with this company many years. Amazing benefits...esop, 401k, many paid holidays, working parents are not penalized for missing work for their kids. I Love what I do for this company and will retire from here if allowed to do so.

Cons

The pay is extremely low for the type of precision work and dedication they require of employees. Overtime is required, mandatory and expected every single week (going on for many many years now) with zero mind to staff exhaustion. Promises are made by new management and not kept. Experienced employees with seniority are no longer heard and seen as obstacles, we are labeled negative if we don’t love the new lean 6 sigma agenda being forced down every throat even if it’s been proven some of these ideas do not work. New management has employees doing their own reviews which makes absolutely NO sense and the review questions have little to nothing to do with your actual performance. Advancements are posted but saved for supervisor and management favorites leaving superior workers overlooked and bitter. The strong employees have to carry the weak employees on their backs, instead of ridding the company of weak team members we just keep them around to fill positions causing our stronger employees to quit from the burden of carrying the worthless.

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5.0
15 Oct 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Family first company. Good employees are treated very well at Lisk. There are many opportunities available to learn and grow within this company. Most of these reviews are from job hoppers and I have been here for 20 years. If you put in the effort at Lisk, they will take care of you. Just be an honest human. There are some really great people here as well! You can learn from some of the most intelligent people on the planet! I started from the bottom here, they gave me a chance and I am forever grateful.

Cons

There's always a few negative attitude employees and some lack of accountability at every job.

3.0
9 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Love the guys I work with on 2nd shift, Inlay Department. We always help each other no matter what, and generally have a good time. Benefits are also very good with three weeks vacation after 5 years, at least 7 company holidays, and 7-10 pto days. Health insurance very affordable, and while the employer 401k match is only up to $500, the annual employee stock awards are supposed to make up the difference.

Cons

Once you display competence and reliability, you are locked into that role forever. No chances to advance my skills or contribute my maximum potential to the company. My direct manager got the job in 2024 not because he has any management ability, but because he's been there "long enough." Morale is in the toilet, and senior management seems oblivious to how bad this is. Worst of all: there's no change in sight. My boss is only a few years older than me, he doesn't realize this isn't the best role for him, and Lisk will never admit they made a mistake in promoting it's managers. Lastly, pay is not competitive: $25 per hour (9 years experience) to run 3 machines, a welder, and all the automation that goes with it...with tolerances of +/-.0003. Enough said.

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