Does Great Dane pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Great Dane employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Great Dane. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Great Dane?

60% of Great Dane employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Great Dane 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Great Dane?

Production Assembler (15) , Welder (10) , Assembler (9) , Assembly Line Worker (8) , Welder/Fabricator (8) , Engineer (5) , Team Leader (5) , Trailer Builder (5) , Trailer Mechanic (5) , Product Engineer (4) , Fabricator (3) , General Laborer *Production Line/Assembly Line Worker (3) , Maintenance Technician (3) , Manager (3) , Painter (3)

What are the pros of working at Great Dane according to real employee reviews?

"the pay was good." ((in 29 reviews)); "Benefits are good" ((in 15 reviews)); "Pay and used to be great people and a family environment where everyone’s opinion mattered." ((in 11 reviews)); "Good money and as much overtime as you want." ((in 8 reviews)); "Not to mention the pension AND 401k." ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Great Dane according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours and need to be accessible through phone at all times" ((in 9 reviews)); "Short breaks... Management is terrible" ((in 4 reviews)); "Everything...the place is full of negativity and low wages" ((in 3 reviews))

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Great Dane Reviews

3.3

60% would recommend to a friend

(262 total reviews)

Dean Engelage and Rick Mullininx

63% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Diversity and inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.0

Culture and values

3.0

Senior management

Great Dane has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 262 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Great Dane employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

262 reviews

5.0

26 Mar 2026

Best Company to Work For

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great company to work for in my opinion. I have been in manufacturing for decades now and this is the first company I have worked for that treats each employee with respect. Employees matter here. Great teamwork and an amazing leadership team.

Cons

None. No cons at all.

4.0

13 Mar 2026

Hard work but a good company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Privately owned, so you don't have the numbers games that public companies play, but there are still targets to hit Very established company building trailers for over 100 years A product that everybody has seen on the highways

Cons

Very much about heavy manufacturing, so it's hard work Trailer business is slow in general, so the future is iffy

4.0

3 Mar 2026

Great company

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

I liked working here, good people

Cons

Too much corporate friction at the plant

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