Does Sandvik pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sandvik employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sandvik. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sandvik?

84% of Sandvik employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sandvik 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sandvik?

Engineer (27) , Manager (25) , Service Engineer (17) , Design Engineer (14) , Intern (12) , Sales Engineer (12) , Sales Manager (12) , Internship (11) , Project Manager (11) , Product Manager (10) , Estagiário (9) , Mechanical Engineer (9) , Supervisor (8) , Account Manager (7) , Business Analyst (7)

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

"Work life balance is good" ((in 66 reviews)); "Benefits are good and the company overall is very stable." ((in 66 reviews)); "Culture and very good peers" ((in 49 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 46 reviews)); "My first job and salary is good" ((in 34 reviews))

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

"No proper sales strategies and bad management" ((in 39 reviews)); "Problems in th financial crisis lead to poor leadership" ((in 13 reviews)); "Bad manager and HR behaviour" ((in 13 reviews)); "Senior management aren't interested in employee ideas and advice s." ((in 6 reviews)); "Upper Management is not aligned" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Sandvik layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Sandvik layoffs and their outlook for job security at Sandvik in 2026.

Sandvik reviews

4.0

84% would recommend to a friend

(950 total reviews)

Stefan Widing

89% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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Sandvik has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 950 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sandvik employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manifattura industry (3.5 stars).

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950 reviews

3.0

Jan 26, 2018

Not the best experience in my life

Business engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salaris and car, possibility to work from home

Cons

Low flexibility, poor training and education, a lot of travelling for the pleasure of your boss, long trip driving by car, bad communication/help from support service, no carreer development, a lot of reorganization, managment behaviour, a high sales pressure, few extra bonus (daily meal, leisure tickets...), communication hard with support countries especially Germany

3.0

Jan 22, 2018

Account Manager

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company with good perks and culture.

Cons

Salary below par as per Market conditions and Economic Standards

2.0

Jan 21, 2018

some good some bad but not great

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible hours, paid time off, no smoking policy, freedom to do what you want

Cons

yes #metoo, managers dont care about employees

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