Cooper Tire & Rubber Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Cooper Tire & Rubber full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Best culture to work for

Cons – Findlay OH is a small town

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Cooper Tire & Rubber full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – good money, I liked the work

Cons – long hours, changing production numbers too high so as not to get bonus. closed the wrong plant
When they closed our plant they would not let us transfer but, would let us move and start at the new higher pay.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Cooper Tire & Rubber full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – I liked my co-workers and enjoyed working with them. Working at a manufacturing plant was also interesting... getting to see the process and having tangible products. HR would try to spread the company's philosophies and beliefs.

Cons – Frequently the decisions (by higher management) seemed to stand in the way of progress. Even after discussing pros and cons of a decision with my manger and other team members, we couldn't make (what we felt was) the right decision because we were overridden. It was very frustrating. Additionally, HR or management would frequently officially tell you things that were obviously not true (months later). It got to the point that you couldn't trust them.

Advice to Senior Management – Spend more time considering the impact of decisions.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Cooper Tire & Rubber full-time

Pros – memories of how things used to be...employees long for management of years gone by that knew what they were doing

Cons – management constantly seeking ways to take more from employees...especially non union plant...management says that don't want unions but prove they work...steal pensions and benefits from profitable plant and give to less productive plants...example for one particular job pay is 28.00 and 30.00 dollars at union plants and 10.20 non union...also twice as much produced from non union with half the people

Advice to Senior Management – reward those that keep the company afloat

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Cooper Tire & Rubber full-time for more than a year

Pros – No pros if you work there except for the fact that people who do the ground work are far better people than top management.

Cons – Poor top management decisions and vision statement is fake and not followed by anyone. This company cannot go global because they have no ethics, even working with senior managers. Be a lier and you will win in this company. No growth opportunity as very flat organization. Please work for a startup than for Cooper Tires.

Advice to Senior Management – Change your management style and please hire people with ethics on the top roles. Pay people their dues and do not play with somebody hard earned money.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Cooper Tire & Rubber full-time for less than a year

Pros – They have alot of good strong values and very strongly believe in the work life balance principal. Not often expected to work overtime.

Cons – Office bureacracy makes it hard to advance in company, pay is average.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Cooper Tire & Rubber full-time

Pros – Great opportunity to learn all areas of business as it relates to manufacturing as well as learning about IT Support.

Cons – 2/2/3 work rotation makes work/life balance impossible

Current Employee – been working at Cooper Tire & Rubber

Pros – Flexibility in work schedules.
Challenges provided.
Fair/Decent Wage
Cooper Family Values.

Cons – Resource (materials, staffing, etc.) constraints
Salary wage

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Cooper Tire & Rubber

Pros – the pay for those that have worked there for a long period

Cons – Cancer death rates, long work hours, not treated with respect, poor insurance, has gone downhill steadily for the past 20 years.

Advice to Senior Management – Should need a college course in how to handle workers with respect.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Cooper Tire & Rubber

Pros – The people there are some of the finest to work with. (co, or Union)
The pride inmaking a great product.

Cons – Upper management's way to turn employees on each other and create a hostile environment.
The treatment of the people after many sacrifices were made to keep cooper viable.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend