"Oakwood is an ok company to work for. They provide a good job, but not many opportunities to advance your career. The local Utah division seems to be shutting down slowly."
"It was a good company in a corporate sense but the division I worked for was more about office politics than working as a team. Management used poor communication with me constantly."
"Started and and directed the LSS as well as leadership development."
What do you like about working at Oakwood Homes?
"They entrusted me completely to manage my department. (Started up the department from scratch.)"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"The company was merged with another manufactured housing company so, although the brand still exists, the corporation does not."
What don't you like about working at Oakwood Homes?
"In the beginning, the expectations were rather low. There was no balanced scorecard of any kind. The only number was floors out the door. This created a culture lacking in both quality and safety (and, ironically, productivity!)."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"I coached (and trained) the management team to:(A) Establish and communicate their mission, vision and values.(B) Create and deploy a balanced scorecard across all 35 plants and down to the every team on the shop floor.(C) Train, coach and develop leaders across all 35 plants and down to every team leader.(D) Create and manage a new hire orientation program followed by skills training.(E) Create and manage a safety program based on safe behaviors (versus counting accidents).(F) Create and manage an in-line quality program (versus at the final station).(G) Create and manage an employee suggestion program that generates 100,000s of ideas annually.(H)Create and manager a comprehensive employee recognition program (for safety, quality, attendance, productivity, and employee suggestions).."
"Not a secure place to work."
What don't you like about working at Oakwood Homes?
"No advancement and not a secure place to work"
Oakwood Homes has an overall rating of 3.6 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 7 Oakwood Homes Review Ratings left anonymously by Oakwood Homes employees, which is 8% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 100% of employees would recommend working at Oakwood Homes.
Oakwood Homes employees earn $50,000 annually on average, or $24 per hour, which is 24% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 2 Oakwood Homes employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Oakwood Homes Salaries by Job Title.
100% of employees would recommend working at Oakwood Homes with the overall rating of 3.6 out of 5. Employees also rated Oakwood Homes 3.3 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.6 for Rewards You Receive, 2.8 for Growth Opportunities and 3.8 for support you get.
According to our data, the highest paying job at Oakwood Homes is a VP of Product Development at $215,000 annually. Browse Oakwood Homes Salaries by Job Profile.
According to our data, the lowest paying job at Oakwood Homes is a Customer Advocate at $26,000 annually. Browse Oakwood Homes Salaries by Job Profile.
According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Oakwood Homes to be Company Culture, People You Work With, Person You Work For and Rewards You Receive, and cons to be Growth Opportunities.
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