Vestas Employer Reviews

Management is inept. Constant layoffs and uncertain future of the industry makes working for this company a VERY big gamble! Very unstable place to work.

Worked in finnish dept. prepping blades for paint,would get a description from previous shift. A lot of different proceedures to accomplish. My role was transport ,moving 6 ton blades into building,set into work stands then into paint line,was a very demanding job to keep production going,safety,quality,and everything going,but was also very rewarding – more... ,loved it. Vestas is a Dannish company, so alot of differant, people ,ideas and doing things.worked with dannish, german,spaniards,russian people on daily basis.I was on night shift for 3 years ,that was hardest part.Learned a lot of skills,and different ways of thinking and working with all different personality's to accomplish goals.Was layed off in reduction in work force to save and restructure company. I felt very respected & liked by my peers,and management just one of those things the company had to do to stay in bussiness. – less

management has no standards, there is no accountability, work is decent paced, benefits are great

Vestas plant in Pueblo was not the best job I ever had by far. The management would promise something like a raise after working countless overtime hours then would change their views at the last minute. People on the floor worked in good teams, but management would not work together what so ever. They always had a "competition" going. They change shifts – more... around nearly bi-monthly. When production was in demand the shift was 12hr days on monday, off tuesday wednesday, on thursday and friday, off saturday sunday and monday, than the next week would be reversed. It was a nice shift other than they made us come in on our days off as transportation workers, but welders got the worst end. They would work 14hr days they were scedualed, plus six hours at night when they were scedualed off all mandatory overtime. No raise was given after that. The management didn't seem to have a clue about the processes and safety, though preached, was not a priority until it cost them money. The only good thing about the place is their pay and benefits, but somethings aren't worth it. – less

A typical day at Vestas began at 6 a.m.. I learned how to be a team player.

-Everyone works together as a team.
-Safety is strongly enforced.

learn something new everyday, co-workers were great and worked as a team, learned how to inspect rigging gear equipment, played fooseball on breaks and lunch, supervisor was outgoing and understanding great supervision.

It was new set up shared service center and had very wide scope for learning process and developing.
opportunity were open and our interest were respected.
but it was a bad local management took over the process later made the all disaster.
and now the shared service center can be closed at any time .
huge layoff happened unfortunately i was a part – more... of it.. – less

Very dynamic environment when facing new challenges every day is a normal thing

Great work experiance but no Future at Vestas what you Make is what you will ever Make, very unstabble job. Great People work there and they all work great together. Management always sends misleading infomation or changes what they Promise. Sence I have worked at Vestas My schedule has changed 10 times in 2 years.

Turbine availability comes before safety. Poor management quarter after quarter. Our manager expected us to watch SCADA all day while we were on call for 30 bucks.

Strong emphasis on safety with great results. Monthly reviews from the (female) CEO brings the initiative.

Production line of rear foundation of nacelle and as needed in other areas of the Brighton Plant. Responsible for wiring, prep of blower motor, prep box, multiple plugs, installing of generator cables, prepping of generator, final assemble of generator along with prepping and hooking up generator cables to bus bar, crane operator, final duties of cleaning, – more... painting and making sure all parts are assembled correctly to specific specs and measurements and torque specifications . Inspection of final product. Final stages of rear foundation to be ready for attachment to front end. Fork lift operator, nam operator crane operator – less

Typical day at work is a 12 hour shift of consistant process of building a full blade or blades. I've learned houw to di repairs and run different kind of equipment. Our management is very team and safety oriented and is always pushing for our safety. My co-workers make my job fun and easy to do daily. The hardest part of my job I would have to say – more... is switching shifts weekly, but the most enjoyable part of the job is getting the experience to travel to other countries and learn them come back and teach others. – less

The people behind the development of the corporate culture had the right thing in mind although the execution is hampered by a number of issues.

People at the lower levels are quite hard-working and are generally pleasant. Generally, there is a strong sense of being part of the company.

Since the company is currently encountering financial difficulties, – more... they have embarked on six layoffs in the past 3 calendar years with serious impact to the employee morale. – less

The combination of wind industry and poor leadership make the company very unstable. No a good place for long term.

There are things going on behind the scenes that are not advertised, such as "What goes on in the tower stays in the tower" i.e. safety rules being disreguarded, extra effort only given a token acknowledgement, management playing favorites, brown nosing, no upward mobility past Wind Tech 2, too much "Do as I say not as I do" attitude.

I have been directly reported to manager for plant maintenance and update status of plant which is given to me.

lavorare con vestas e' stato molto piacevole perche' mi hanno prima formato e seguito nel caso avessi bisogno di chiarimenti,i miei superiori sono stati ottimi sia come persona e come capo avevamo a disposizione ogni due ore alcuni minuti per bere acqua e bevande fresche o calde ai distributori automatici anche come luogo di lavoro abbastanza pulito – more... e ordinato – less

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