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Howdens is a trade kitchen supplier.

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Howdens job reviews

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  • Best thing

    People you work with and vast majority of builders.

    Worst thing

    Working Saturday if only for 4hours

    9.5

    Howdens Kitchen designer, July 2023

  • Best thing

    people

    Worst thing

    stressful not stop graft all day

    8.0

    Howdens Kitchen designer, July 2023

  • Best thing

    Face to face dealing with customers and bringing the visions to life

    Worst thing

    Constant stress and pressure, not much thanks

    4.6

    Howdens Employee, May 2023

  • Best thing

    Getting out on site

    Worst thing

    Trying to paint in the time that want it dr7ing time

    3.0

    Howdens Painter, January 2023

  • Best thing

    Usually when there is a problem at home with deaths or parenting problems they understand

    Worst thing

    A lot of backstabbing and hypocrisy

    4.1

    Howdens Warehouse operative, December 2022

  • Best thing

    The team I work with

    Worst thing

    The manager

    7.7

    Howdens Employee, December 2022

  • Best thing

    Bonus

    Worst thing

    Job is stressful and not appreciated

    1.2

    Howdens Warehouse operative, December 2022

  • Best thing

    Pay and bonuses

    Worst thing

    Bad treatment
    No respect
    Leaving you feeling unwell

    2.7

    Howdens Employee, October 2022

  • Best thing

    Having over a week off over Christmas

    Worst thing

    No prober heating or aircon not enough holidays off and working every Saturday

    4.7

    Howdens Assistant manager, October 2022

  • Best thing

    You can do different things not just the same thing over and over again. You can either work in a bigger and heavier department or a smaller section where it’s less heavy .

    Worst thing

    Can be stressful.

    8.9

    Howdens Warehouse operative, September 2022

  • Best thing

    Pay is good and hours are not bad

    Worst thing

    We have to split out 1 hour breaks up

    4.1

    Howdens Warehouseman, September 2022

  • Best thing

    Good pay

    Worst thing

    Too long hours to work

    7.7

    Howdens Machine operator, September 2022

  • Best thing

    New truck, good money, home every night, good spread of work

    Worst thing

    Dirty disrespectful night drivers, lazy people, lack of communication, sub par information about a new role

    9.2

    Howdens HGV driver, August 2022

  • Best thing

    Outside, freedom, mature environment.

    Worst thing

    Lack of solutions, stressed and preasure when busy.

    9.1

    Howdens Employee, August 2022

  • Best thing

    Banter and bonus

    Worst thing

    Heavy lifting

    8.5

    Howdens Warehouse operative, July 2022

  • Best thing

    Salary location

    Worst thing

    Management lack of training

    4.1

    Howdens Employee, March 2022

  • Best thing

    Meeting people

    Worst thing

    People I work with

    4.3

    Howdens Warehouse operative, December 2021

  • Best thing

    Meeting people

    Worst thing

    Hours no breaks

    1.1

    Howdens Sales, July 2021

  • Best thing

    Pay and hrs

    Worst thing

    Very strenuous and tiring

    6.4

    Howdens Assembler, June 2021

  • Best thing

    It's OK

    Worst thing

    Having to work every other Saturday

    9.4

    Howdens Warehouse operative, June 2021

  • Best thing

    Good small team

    Worst thing

    Can be difficult at times but get through

    9.6

    Howdens Counter assistant, April 2021

  • Best thing

    Freedom

    Worst thing

    Early mornings and Saturday working

    9.5

    Howdens Employee, April 2021

  • Best thing

    Good hours
    Good money
    Good teams

    Worst thing

    Work load is uneven in the different departments.

    7.1

    Howdens Warehouse, March 2021

  • Best thing

    Local and some people

    Worst thing

    Lack of product training and overall understanding of other departments and what they do

    4.6

    Howdens Qa depot support, February 2021

  • Best thing

    Shift pattern and pay

    Worst thing

    Some colleagues

    9.8

    Howdens Injection moulder, February 2021

  • Best thing

    Office work so not strenuous

    Worst thing

    Everything else

    8.0

    Howdens Bad debt litigator, September 2020

  • Best thing

    Banter with staff
    Bonus when sales are well

    Worst thing

    Stress and pressures put on from above
    Pressure and way your made to feel if you call in sick

    7.7

    Howdens Assistant manager, September 2020

  • Best thing

    8 hour working day.

    Worst thing

    Too much expected from me.

    7.0

    Howdens Shunter, August 2020

  • Best thing

    Design

    Worst thing

    How I'm spoke too

    4.9

    Howdens Kitchen designer, June 2020