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3.8
Average Rating
(based on 6 OptiSolar Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.0
Growth Opportunities
3.3
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
4.8
Rewards You Receive
3.3
Support You Get
3.7
Way You Work
4.1
Work Setting
3.3
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Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.8 / 5
Company Culture 4.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Process Developer

"What a team to work with."

Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 3.1 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.8 / 5
Company Culture 3.1 / 5 Way You Work 3.1 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.8
OptiSolar (17)

4.6 Highest Rated in this Industry is Novus International (6)
2.5 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Liquid Environmental Solutions (6)
3.6 Average of All Companies in this Industry (1,837)
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 3.5 / 5
Senior System Engineer
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 2.1 / 5
Support You Get 3.1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3.9 / 5 Way You Work 3.9 / 5
Quality Control Inspection Analyst
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 3.9 / 5 Work Setting 2.9 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2.2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2.1 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Shipping and Receiving Supervisor

What do you like about working at OptiSolar?

"learning the production of solar panels. working with great people."

What don't you like about working at OptiSolar?

"all facilities were under construction. it was a problem for most jobs to work around."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"to make a clear path for all deliveries."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4.6 / 5
Senior Buyer

What do you like about working at OptiSolar?

"The day to day challanges that go with a Million Square Foot TI project."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They need to have better contol of finances."

Senior QA Manager

What do you like about working at OptiSolar?

"Compensation; Botherhood"

What don't you like about working at OptiSolar?

"Insecure job"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more proactive about funding"

Commodity Manager

"bad management who lied to us. I left a stable career from a fortune 200 company to come here. Founders sold the company and did not honor stock options"

What do you like about working at OptiSolar?

"nothing"

Electrical Support Administrator

What do you like about working at OptiSolar?

"Technology!"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"please look into long term, Job security.."

What don't you like about working at OptiSolar?

"Senior Management"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Invest better."

General Ledger Accounting Supervisor

"Great Technology"

What do you like about working at OptiSolar?

"Great Vision"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Prepare to show confidence"

What don't you like about working at OptiSolar?

"Hard to find vneture capitalist"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Team building events"

Engineering Technician

"Its a good place to work but they lost there capital"

What do you like about working at OptiSolar?

"inovation and solar technology"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"just be yourself"

What don't you like about working at OptiSolar?

"start up so there was a lot of on going changes"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"try to develope better ways to improve technology"

Principal Electro-Mechanical Engineer

"Company leadership get a failing grade"

What do you like about working at OptiSolar?

"Before the manufacturing management team was hired it was a pleasent place to work with challanges, recognition and job satisfaction."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you are up for high stress and no recognition for your commitment go for it."

What don't you like about working at OptiSolar?

"The manufacturing management team and their leader. Production, purchsing and IT management severly under qulified. This made working at Optisolar terrible. I guess the only qulifications needed to hold these positions is to be a friend of the top guy. This is evedent since the group that is still there were hired by the top guy."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire leadership that understands equipment and process not just production numbers. Also the investors should have put more financial accountability on the 2 main guys running the show."

Systems Development Engineer

"A place to work to grow your knowledge extremely fast."

What do you like about working at OptiSolar?

"I liked the fact that you could take on any project you wanted. There was never a shortage of work to do."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Provide more extensive interviews."

What don't you like about working at OptiSolar?

"They had money problems and it was hard to get the job done after a while."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Plan better for the future."

QC Manager

"Apparently the business plan was flawed and short term doomed"

What do you like about working at OptiSolar?

"Great people and energy. There was a clear team work atmosphere and work was enjoyable."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"No tips will help-it is too late."

What don't you like about working at OptiSolar?

"Their lack of a robust business case and some of the directions were highly questionable (like building the first soalr farm in upper CANADA and constructing in the winter in 2 feet of mud!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make a plan for success by performing feasibility studies and alternatives before moving forward. Example-Before deciding to expand 37 production lines with only two start up line-Perhaps adding 3 to 5 more is more rational."

OptiSolar Reviews FAQs

Is OptiSolar a good company to work for?

OptiSolar has an overall rating of 3.8 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 6 OptiSolar Review Ratings left anonymously by OptiSolar employees, which is 3% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 100% of employees would recommend working at OptiSolar.

Does OptiSolar pay their employees well?

OptiSolar employees earn $81,000 annually on average, or $39 per hour, which is 23% higher than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 0 OptiSolar employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find OptiSolar Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at OptiSolar?

100% of employees would recommend working at OptiSolar with the overall rating of 3.8 out of 5. Employees also rated OptiSolar 4.0 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.3 for Rewards You Receive, 3.3 for Growth Opportunities and 3.7 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at OptiSolar?

According to our data, the highest paying job at OptiSolar is a Process Developer at $200,000 annually. Browse OptiSolar Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at OptiSolar?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at OptiSolar is a Quality Control Inspection Analyst at $20,000 annually. Browse OptiSolar Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at OptiSolar?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at OptiSolar to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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