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SWM International

Now known as Mativ

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SWM International Reviews

3.6

71% would recommend to a friend

(63 total reviews)
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Julie Schertell

73% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

SWM International has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 63 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SWM International employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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63 reviews
1.0
1 Oct 2017

Change is not always good.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Not really sure anymore; change is seemingly constant. Without positive results. The few members of the “old guard” that remain are the only redeeming factors of this company.

Cons

The new leadership team is horrific. There are no inter-personal skills. There is no positive communication. Only “leadership by tyranny”. It’s a smorgasbord of attitudes. The HR department is amazingly unresponsive. IT is a train wreck.

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SWM International Response
6y
Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. We are excited to share that there have been many positive changes that have occurred at SWM since this review was posted. Please email us at careers@swmintl.com for any additional feedback you would like to share.
1.0
21 Aug 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Benefits are good. Work is reliable.

Cons

Lowest starting pay in the industry. Always under staffed. Mandatory Overtime 4-6 weeks apart. If you are written up for any infractions you lose your quarterly bonus for 6 months. Basically fining employees. Any advancing opportunities usual requires going to night shifts. This place needs a union. If you want to make good money go to Covestro.

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SWM International Response
6y
Thank you for taking the time to give us insight - have you made these suggestions to local leadership? We definitely want our employee's voices to be heard. Please email us at careers@swmintl.com for any additional insights you would like to share.
1.0
9 Apr 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Working for swm this company you learn not to trust management team . questions, Concerns, or issues are always answered by ill get back to you, or ill look into it , and blowing you off hoping you won't continue asking again but if you do then you are marked an employee with an attitude problem and harassed . human resource ,safety management ,superintendents as well as maintenance management have been nicknamed swm's (same worthless management) due to not wanting to properly address or deal with most situations to correct the issue instead they use the fact that you need your job and paycheck to hang over your head with their mob like family mentality until you quit or they find some loophole to terminate your employment where you can't collect

Cons

covering up safety issues that will cost to much to fix Not updating safety material data sheets or following new safety guidelines Constant harassment Being treated like a pawn Don't ask questions just do it Not providing the correct proper safety gear or environment

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SWM International Response
6y
Thank you for taking the time to offer insight into the 10+ years you spent as a part of the SWM family. It saddens us that you feel you were not heard. While we don’t agree with all your assertions, especially around safety, we will take them into account for potential learning opportunities in our efforts to meet the needs of our employees. We wish you happiness in your career journey and we welcome any additional feedback that you would like to share with us at careers@swmintl.com.
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