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Working at Nordson

Zippia score 4.6

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Nordson overview

Industry
Machinery
Revenue
$2.7B
Headquarters
Employees
7,555
Founded in
1935
Website
Organization type
Public
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Nordson Corporation manufactures equipment used for precision dispensing, testing and inspection, and surface preparation and curing. Its Adhesive Dispensing Systems segment manufactures equipment for applying adhesives, lotions, liquids, and fibers to disposable products; automated adhesive dispensing systems for the food and beverage, and packaged goods industries; hot melt and cold glue adhesive dispensing systems for the paper and paperboard converting industries; adhesive and sealant dispensing systems for bonding or sealing plastic, metal, and wood products; and laminating and coating systems to manufacture continuous-roll goods in the nonwovens, textile, paper, and flexible-packaging industries. The company's Advanced Technology Systems segment comprises automated gas plasma treatment systems used to clean and condition surfaces for the semiconductor, medical, and printed circuit board industries; controlled manual and automated systems for applying materials in customer processes requiring precision and material conservation; ultraviolet equipment used in curing and drying operations for specialty inks, coatings, semiconductor materials, and paints; and testing and automated optical and x-ray inspection systems used in the semiconductor and printed circuit board industries. Its Industrial Coating Systems segment provides automated and manual dispensing systems used for applying coatings, paint, finishes, sealants, and other materials. Nordson Corporation markets its products in the United States and internationally through a direct sales force, as well as through qualified distributors and sales representatives. It serves various markets, including the appliance, automotive, bookbinding, container, converting, electronics, food and beverage, furniture, life sciences, medical, metal finishing, non woven, packaging, and semiconductor industries. The company was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Westlake, Ohio.
The staff at Nordson come from unusually diverse demographic backgrounds. The company is 31.1% female and 41.1% ethnic minorities. Nordson employees are slightly more likely to be members of the Democratic Party than the Republican Party, with 54.0% of employees identifying as members of the Democratic Party. Despite their political differences, employees at Nordson seem to be happy. The company has great employee retention with staff members usually staying for 6.4 years.The average employee at Nordson makes $57,629 per year. In comparison, some of its highest paying competitors, like Coherent, Entegris, and Danaher, pay $79,648, $65,804, and $65,463, respectively.
Based in Ohio, Nordson is a key player in the manufacturing industry with 7,555 employees and an annual revenue of $2.7B.

Nordson's mission statement

To be a vital, self renewing, worldwide organization which, within the framework of ethical behavior and enlightened citizenship, grows and produces wealth and long term benefits for our customers, employees, shareholders and communities.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2025
Pros of working at Nordson

Rude nasty hateful people. Several managers lie and blame everyone but themselves. Not friendly at all. If you don’t ass kiss you get treated horrible!!!

Cons of working at Nordson

EVERYTHING!!! Horrible environment sucks the life out of you!!!

Nordson benefits

None!!

What do you like best about Nordson's CEO and the leadership team?

Never met the man. They hide the truth from him.

How would you improve Nordson's culture?

Fire everyone and start over. People with a conscience

How did you prepare for the Nordson interview?

Same as any other place.

How does your compensation at Nordson compare to the industry average?

On the low end. Pay for peanuts work your butt off.

What's the diversity at Nordson like?

Office staff is all one group.

What brings you the most joy at Nordson?

Enjoying my job and the people I work with.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Feb 2024
Pros of working at Nordson

steady work sometimes overtime

Cons of working at Nordson

sometimes no overtime

Nordson benefits

stockplan for hourly employeesa

What do you like best about Nordson's CEO and the leadership team?

seen at times by employees

How would you improve Nordson's culture?

offering an opurtinity to buy stock in nordson

How did you prepare for the Nordson interview?

by being iterviewed by a superivisor

What's the diversity at Nordson like?

alot of products an diversication

What brings you the most joy at Nordson?

just being lucky to be there

How does your compensation at Nordson compare to the industry average?

they pay fairly good wage

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The team at Nordson

  • The founders of Nordson are Eric Nord, Evan Nord and Walter Nord.
  • The key people at Nordson are Sundaram Nagarajan, Eric Nord and Evan Nord.
Key people
Sundaram Nagarajan
Eric Nord
Evan Nord
Walter Nord

Nordson rankings

Nordson is ranked #36 on the Best Manufacturing companies to work for in Ohio list. Zippia's Best Places to Work lists provide unbiased, data-based evaluations of companies. Rankings are based on government and proprietary data on salaries, company financial health, and employee diversity.

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Nordson salaries

Average Nordson salary
$57,629
yearly
$27.71 hourly
Updated March 14, 2024

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Nordson diversity

9.9
Diversity score
We calculated Nordson’s diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Nordson’s workforce.
Nordson diversity summary. Zippia estimates Nordson's demographics and statistics using a database of 30 million profiles. Zippia verifies estimates with BLS, Census, and current job openings data for accuracy. We calculated Nordson's diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Nordson's workforce.
  • Nordson has 7,555 employees.
  • 31% of Nordson employees are women, while 69% are men.
  • The most common ethnicity at Nordson is White (59%).
  • 16% of Nordson employees are Black or African American.
  • 12% of Nordson employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • The average employee at Nordson makes $57,629 per year.
  • Nordson employees are most likely to be members of the democratic party.
  • Employees at Nordson stay with the company for 6.4 years on average.

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Nordson office locations

Nordson is headquartered in Westlake, OH

Biggest Nordson locations

RankCityJob countAvg. salary
1Loveland, CO15$59,081
2Dayton, OH7$54,813
3Minneapolis, MN6$58,647

Nordson financial performance

9.8
Performance score

We calculated the performance score of companies by measuring multiple factors, including revenue, longevity, and stock market performance.

Nordson currently has 2.6B in revenue. Nordson's most recent quarter produced 648.7m (q3'2023).

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Highest paying Nordson competitors

Compare Nordson salaries to competitors, including Coherent, Entegris, and Danaher. Employees at Coherent earn the highest average yearly salary of $79,648. The salaries at Entegris average $65,804 per year, and the salaries at Danaher come in at $65,463 per year.
RankCompanyAverage salaryJobs
1$79,6480
2$65,8040
3$65,4630
4$65,3300
5$64,1440
6$62,6200
7$61,0080
8$60,3100
9$57,9000
10$57,3150
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    Zippia gives an in-depth look into the details of Nordson, including salaries, political affiliations, employee data, and more, in order to inform job seekers about Nordson. The employee data is based on information from people who have self-reported their past or current employments at Nordson. The data on this page is also based on data sources collected from public and open data sources on the Internet and other locations, as well as proprietary data we licensed from other companies. Sources of data may include, but are not limited to, the BLS, company filings, estimates based on those filings, H1B filings, and other public and private datasets. While we have made attempts to ensure that the information displayed are correct, Zippia is not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of this information. None of the information on this page has been provided or approved by Nordson. The data presented on this page does not represent the view of Nordson and its employees or that of Zippia.

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