Manufacturing companies named to Forbes list of top employers

Several manufacturing and automation companies have landed on Forbes‘ list of Canada’s Best Employers.

To arrive at the results, Forbes partnered with research firm Statista to survey 8,000 Canadians working for companies with more than 500 employees and ask them to rate their employer on a scale of 1 to 10.

Respondents were also asked to evaluate other employers in their respective industries.

Here, we’ve rounded up the industrial suppliers and manufacturers in the top 100. The total list ranks the 300 employers that received the most recommendations.

• Cisco Systems
• Microsoft
• GlaxoSmithKline
• ABB
• Ericsson
• Siemens
• Pratt & Whitney
• Honda Canada
• Intel
• IBM
• Caterpillar
• Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada
• SAP

“The strength of any organization lies in its employees,” says Éric Deschênes, country managing director and electrification leader for ABB in Canada, in a statement. “We know we are our best when our employees are engaged, valued and truly believe that they are making a difference, every day.”