Employee
CELEBRATING OUR GLOBAL CULTURE
We are also proud of our culturally diverse foundation with 12,000+ people in 39 countries across the globe. Our workforce is a global mosaic with many cultures, subcultures, religions, lifestyles and languages. Our teams come from many different backgrounds, bringing a wide range of perspectives, skills and experiences to our organization. We celebrate our diverse backgrounds, languages and experiences, as they are what make us collectively stronger.
Geographic Profile of our Workforce
Our employees are located in 39 countries on 6 continents
Seeking Success Through the Employee Life Cycle
Throughout the entire employee life cycle, Lincoln Electric focuses on supporting and developing our workforce in ways that maximize employee potential and engagement.
Attraction
In every role, our people are the essential link to our success. Every day we work together to challenge the status quo to create a better world in market categories like general fabrication, heavy industries, automotive and transportation, energy and process industries, and construction and infrastructure. To attract talent to our team, Lincoln Electric offers robust benefits including:
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance for our employees and their eligible family members.
- Paid vacation to our employees based on tenure.
- For eligible employees, the annual employee bonus, based on both company and individual performance.
- A co-op and internship program designed to allow individuals to gain practical work experience that will prepare them for a future with Lincoln Electric.
- Life and disability insurance, flexible (pre-tax) spending programs and a 401k plan for eligible employees.
- A robust profit-sharing program, rewarding eligible employees with a share of the company's profits.
- Ability to relocate to other areas of the company, within many regions of the world.
- Tuition reimbursement to eligible employees to further their education.
Developing Our People
Investing in our employees and their career development remains a crucial element in our company's long-term success. To ensure the competitiveness of our workforce as well as a strong succession pipeline, we provide development opportunities to advance skills, knowledge and expertise. Our programs include formal leadership, management and professional development programs, tuition reimbursement for external accredited programs, comprehensive employee safety and compliance training, early career and internship programs, mentoring and coaching assignments, self-guided online courses, instructor-led programs and special project and rotational assignments that can lead to extensive global exposure.
