Insteel Reviews

3.3

56% would recommend to a friend

(43 total reviews)

H. O. Woltz III

91% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Insteel has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 43 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Insteel 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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43 reviews
5.0
6 Oct 2017

Machine operator

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great if up to the challenge

Cons

Same as the above line

1.0
4 Feb 2017

Maintenance

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great people to work with.

Cons

Safety only matters when it doesn't interfere with production or cost money to implement. Jacksonville mesh plant sweeps any type of incident under the rug in order to seem the safest plant. Absolutely no accountability whatsoever. Stupidity runs amok in the management realm.

1.0
2 Apr 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The only pro in my eyes is the schedule. I like 12 hour shifts because you end up having more days off.

Cons

I could write a chapter book on the cons working for Insteel. First off, they play favorites with certain employees. Some employees are allowed to do anything while others cannot. Insteel’s management and pay is absolute trash. They could care less about their employees or their employees lives. They preach safety, but at the end of the day they show that they only care about numbers and production. Also, if you such as blink the wrong way, they will fire you. I’ve never seen such a turnover rate in my entire life. Management will lie to you constantly and stab you in the back. They rarely give raises. The environment is very filthy and the plant has very little airflow thru it. They claim to be a family company, but could literally care less about your home life or situation. If you want ptsd, they are the place to go. There is no way to work your way up or succeed at this company. The insurance is expensive. Most of the long timer employees will be nice to your face but talk behind your back and even make up lies about you to get you in trouble or fired. The employees act like a bunch of two faced woman and children, and enjoy causing trouble.

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