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Smiths Detection

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Smiths Detection Reviews

3.1

54% would recommend to a friend

(494 total reviews)

Roland Carter

79% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Smiths Detection has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 494 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Smiths Detection 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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494 reviews
4.0
15 Apr 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

good pay for this companies

Cons

this companies it a good benefit

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Smiths Detection Response
4y
Thank you for leaving a review It’s great to hear our salary and benefits are being felt across our organization as we ensure we remunerate our employees for their hard work in making the world a safer place.
1.0
15 Apr 2015

A company near the end

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I have encountered a lot of good people at Smiths. The people in Operations are hardworking and knowledgeable in their tasks, friendly and helpful, too. The Research and Development people are creative, good problem solvers who are well versed in their field. Health, education and other benefits, which the company provides, I would also rate favorably.

Cons

However, most of what is good has been squandered by management. Their narrow vision of the company has prevented diversification and limited growth potential. The focus on the accounting numbers and on automation is reductionist. It reflects a lazy, withdrawn, negatively elitist, attitude by management and has cost the company more than it can recover. And as mentioned before by others, the rate of pay is, to put it mildly, disappointing and does not measure up to the value of the efforts involved.

1.0
20 Mar 2019

Not for field service

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

pay is ok. Everything is great if you work at the HQ locations.

Cons

If you are a field service technician, you are dirt. 80% or more on call, no rest. Forget about having time for yourself. You are dirt that the company walks on even though field techs are ones that are barely keeps this company afloat.

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