field service technician

regional sales manager

sales associate

assembly operator

material handler

Nilfisk

Every day, once I get into the office, I'll sit at my desk, punch in, and go through the email that I didn't have a chance to sit down to do the prior day. 
After email, I'll get up and go into the lab.  Make sure all my tests are running sufficiently, do all my monitoring.  Once the monitoring is done, I'll do a fast clean up to make sure all the tools in my area are in the correct locations.
After I've finished monitoring, and cleaning everything, I'll look at current fixtures, and diagrams and try to improve them in one way or another. I'll also look at LabVIEW programming and play with the functions to try to learn more of the programming.
Currently I'm writing SOP's on how to do certain testing, as well as failure analysis, and also working on the electrical ladder diagrams for new fixtures.
I think management is definitely something that needs work, but I know that's a constant battle with how busy the managers are here.  They do take the time to try to stay in touch with you a few times a week, which is a good thing.
The most difficult part of my job, is trying to see what different engineers want to look for in test results.  They might have different ideas of what they want compared to the Test Engineer, so I've got to be able to find the time to communicate with everyone to ensure the test is run properly, to attain the desired results.
I love when I'm able to design a new fixture successfully, and see it used in more testing beyond what I made it for.  I also enjoy when I have a test running that gets positive results from the component being tested.  It tells me that I'm setting everything up correctly.

I joined Nilfisk with high hopes for a positive and fulfilling work experience, but unfortunately, my time with the company fell far short of expectations.

Sales can be a tough gig even when companies are aligned.  But Nilfisk is not aligned.  The US management team does not have your back.  There is a "Higher To Fire" mentality.   Certainly, there are times when companies have to let people go for various reasons.  This is obvious. 
However, this is different.  This is hunting season, and someone is always in the sights.  

There was rarely a day that went by that I didn't hear from someone who thought they were the next one.  Even though I left the company awhile ago, I still hear similar rumblings.

The management style at Nilfisk left much to be desired.  Decision making appeared to be opaque, and there was a noticeable lack of company morale and enthusiasm.  

I worked for two managers that were passive-aggressive in their style.   I would receive a call, or something would come up in a conversation with said manager that there was an issue.  

Rather than clarify the issue or be straightforward in discussion / resolve, it would be held onto inappropriately and used against you down the line.  That's like punishing your child for something they did in the past and not giving them clear explanation of conflict. 

I cannot even begin to count the number of good people, high performing individuals, with big hearts, who were victims of this revolving door.  This was tough to witness.

I was able to leave on my own terms.  But not everyone was as fortunate as I was.  




It's all about favoritism there at Nilfisk. There is room for advancement, as long as you can put in years of service,  and befriend the right people, because at Nilfisk it's not WHAT you know, it's WHO you know, regardless of your qualifications. It's a very confusing work culture there, they reward laziness, and ignorance. Then when the real workers get tired of picking up the slack, they get in trouble, while the real slackers are still sleeping in the bathrooms, standing around and so on. Do not trust anyone there. Very poor leadership who only look out for themselves. They want you to speak out during meetings but as soon as you say something that goes against certain people you'll get written up. Management thinks they ride on a high horse while the rest of the workers are just stupid peasants. Oh and good luck getting a raise, doesn't matter how much you are capable of doing, how many machines you can run, or your skill set, nothing. You must wait every January and you MIGHT get a 40 cent bump. While other guys who don't know jack get a dollar raise.  It's very sad to see the company the way it is, because it really does have a lot of potential to be a good job but with the current managers and supervisors running the clown show now, there's no chance it's getting better anytime soon. I do not regret leaving Nilfisk and if it stays the way it is, I will never return, nor will I ever recommend it to anyone I know. 

My work day and week had some basic routines to it but, never the same in challenges. I would typically travel on a Monday afternoon to a Market in one of my 8 states and spend the week with multiple projects, tasks and challenges.

I would work closely with the Dealer/Distribution Principals, Managers and Sales Representative. My Objective was to make sure the growth of my line was consistent and sustainable through New Equipment Sales, parts and also Maintenance Contracts. I would be involved with the Hiring and training of the dealer personnel as well to ensure their competency and credibility against the competition that was Direct and well trained. I also made sure that the Sales Personnel were out making call for my product by: prospecting, qualifying, demonstrating and quoting daily. 

My other responsibility was to manage entry level Sales Personnel for the organization who would be assigned to selected strategic dealers.

I would also interact with Multiple Vertical market end users by searching for long term projects, Government Contracts, National Account opportunities and Institutional Opportunities as well.

Employees are treated like disposible commodities who are under appreciated and over worked. You aren't allowed to have an opinion, don't question anything and never have an original thought. Huge turn over at this company between the firing squad (management and HR) and all of the current staff always looking for a new job and leaving. Bad politics, cliquey and mean management, unsupportive and lazy team leads who are just there for the paycheck and HR only supports management and the big wigs. You will be praised for a job well done one day and reported to HR the next by that same person, trust no one and always watch your back! At Nilfisk the crime will never fit the punishment. Terrible benefits, no career advancement and bad politics. Time off requests often denied. No work life balance. Ask any current or past employee if they'd ever refer a friend to Nilfisk, it's always one of two replies  ... no way or never!

great place to work. would go back and work there again if i could. loved my boss and the environment. i would refer this job to anyone. great career opportunity. great pay and benefits.i learned shipping and recieveing. how to print labels and how to pull orders directly from the shelf. i got the opportunity to meet new people. hardest part of the job was running up and down the stairs all the time. we also stacked pallets and loaded semi trailors with the shipments when a pallet was full and ready to ship. our HR department was great as well . they listened and was very understanding when the employees had issues outside of work. they offer great pay when you are hired on full time thru the company. some of the employees have been there for 30 years since Nilfisk first opened.

Not a good place to work. Toxic environment. This company once had a proud history as Advance Machine, employing manufacturing personnel in the Machinists Union, and now has reduced the building and quality of their product to a whimper, at a much downsized facility, of what it used to be, transferring their manufacturing to Mexico, and producing a far inferior product to what it was in the past. I was called in to do the engineering testing of one of their first major machines made in Mexico. Very poor quality compared to their original product. Most of their original staff has left the company for these reasons.

Management wasn't approachable and when seeking guidance, response is ambiguous.  High expectations without realistic capabilities to meet those expectations. No performance review and no individual goals set. High turnover of department managers and no replacements.. Procedures existed for systems but the majority were carried out ad hoc. with little training. Improvements and changes were highly difficult to implement, especially when non-site global management were involved.  Culture is sour and impressively presents a picture of all-is-good. Many choose not to speak up for fear of loosing their job. 

This is the company where I got exposed to all functional areas of the company. My role here was to implement Baan ERP software and convert the data from the legacy system. Played a key role in the implementation process and improved the on time efficiency of shipments to 98%. During my work here, played a key role in converting 3 more sister companies into Baan ERP.  My day to day task involved developing software, resolving system issues and user issues, documentation, training end users, interaction with business users to discuss ways to improve the system efficiency's and reduce cost. It was a challenging environment as I had to work on many projects at the same time. Was able to manage my work load real well.

On the surface, Nilfisk looks like a great place to work. Don't be fooled! You have a toxic culture the has been fueled by inefficient management. It taints everything you do even if you think you can rise above it. Some folks have been there 30 years. They're not about to change. That would require them to actually learn something new. Trust me, they're not up to it. If you try to change something, you're in trouble. A couple of these people should still be using a rock and chisel to communicate. Need help from HR? LOL Now that's a laugh! Company is having a hard time meeting numbers for shareholders so hiring is at a minimum. Jobs constantly eliminated, outsourced, etc. There are lots of other great places to work in Northwest Arkansas. Forget about this place! UGH!

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Field service technician 48 salaries reported	$34.04 per hour
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Sales associate 51 salaries reported	$70,073 per year
Assembly operator 16 salaries reported	$20.31 per hour
Material handler 12 salaries reported	$19.95 per hour

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