Klein Tools Careers, Benefits, Review

Family-owned and operated since 1857, Klein Tools has provided professional tradespeople with tools and solutions that enable the highest levels of performance and safety.  We are driven to be the world’s most innovative and customer centric, trade-focused tool company.   

For over 160 years, we at Klein Tools have worked hard to earn the trust and gain credibility with our customers by achieving world class quality and on time delivery standards. 

Our teams are built to continuously develop and deliver innovative new products that solve problems for our customers. This has led to steady growth which Klein Tools continues to fuel through expansion of teams and capabilities. 

Quality, Customer Obsession, Innovation, Teamwork and Ownership make up the core of Klein Tools. These five distinguishing values define our company’s culture and how we operate as an organization.  We believe that these values set our business above others in our industry.   

At Klein Tools, we give you the opportunity to forge your career with an iconic brand, providing you the tools you need to drive your future!

Learn more about our history here. 

Like other American businesses, Klein's business is built on five distinguishing values of Quality, Customer Obsession, innovation, ownership, and teamwork.

Quality: Quality is the foundation on which Klein's brand is built. Quality applies not only to the tangible product we deliver to our customers, but also the service we provide them.

Customer Obsession: We start with the customer and work backwards to develop our product. Although we pay close attention to competitors, we obsess over customers.

Innovation: We expect and require innovation. We are externally aware, look for new ideas from everywhere, and are not limited by "not invented here."  

Ownership: We think long term and don't sacrifice long-term value for short-term results. We are willing to wear multiple hats and never say "that's not my job."  Thinking like owners, we are resourceful and treat organizational resources as if they were our own.

Teamwork: We value winning as a team and proactively check our egos at the door. We all contribute to driving favorable results for the organization. We communicate in a candid, constructive manner.

We Are Growing!!

It is our trained, highly-motivated workforce that allows us to maintain our reputation for superior innovation and quality tools. 

Are you looking to make an impact while advancing your career? At Klein Tools you are not just a number, you have a voice. We value every team members perspective from Intern to Vice President. 

As a growing company, possibilities are endless and you have the abilitiy to forge your own career. 

Wear your favorite jeans, bring your best ideas and join our Klein Team today! 

At Klein Tools, our employee's health and well-being is the backbone of our company. We work year-round to bring our employee's choices in health, wealth and wellness benefits that best support them and their family. Retirement Savings and Investment Plan

Klein Tools offers a competitive 401(K) retirement savings plan with a company match to help you build your future. The plan includes an array of investment options that you can choose or select from preassembled, age-based Retirement Date Funds.

Profit Sharing

Klein Tools offers a discretionary profit sharing contribution to eligible employees on an annual basis. Profit sharing contributions are invested into the retirement savings plan.

Medical / Prescription Drug, Dental and Vision Benefits Klein Tools offers competitive choices for valuable health care coverage including two Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) medical / prescription drug plans, a dental PPO plan and a voluntary vision program.  Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Klein Tools offers Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA). Employees can choose to participate in the Health Care and/or Dependent Care FSA to set aside pre-tax dollars for eligible out-of-pocket health care and/or dependent care expenses.

Wellness Program

Klein Tools is committed to helping you and your families live healthy lifestyles. Participants and spouses enrolled into the Klein Tools medical plan has access to a wealth of confidential and complimentary wellness resources, programs and services for support in reaching health improvement goals. 

Klein Tools also has an incentive program that is dedicated to providing awareness, education, and support of a healthy lifestyle. If you participate and fulfill the wellness requirements, you will be eligible to receive a reduction in your medical plan rates.

Life/Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance (AD&D)

Life insurance is an important part of your financial well-being, therefore Klein Tools offers employer paid life/accidental death & dismemberment insurance (AD&D). Voluntary employee, spouse and child life/AD&D are available to purchase. Evidence of insurability may be required for coverage at a certain level.

Disability Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Klein Tools offers an employer paid short-term disability (STD) plan. This plan provides you with disability income benefits for short-term disabilities resulting from injury or illness. 

Long-Term Disability

Klein Tools offers a long-term disability (LTD) plan to provide financial assistance in the event you are unable to work for an extended period of time. This plan is designed to provide you with a reasonable level of income replacement in case you can no longer work due to a disability.

Voluntary Accident Insurance

In the event of an accident or injury outside of work, voluntary accident insurance can be used to pay for expenses associated with your accident, such as emergency room visits, ambulatory services or follow-up doctor visits.

Critical Illness Insurance

If you or your dependents are diagnosed with a certain critical illness, the insurance will offer you protection from financial hardship. 

Tuition Reimbursement

Klein Tools offers tuition reimbursement for approved undergraduate and graduate level college degrees at accredited institutions.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

To help provide support and resources for everyday difficulties, the EAP is provided to you and your household members at no cost. Confidential counseling and referral services are available to employees and their family members. A variety of online tools and resources are available to help including legal services.  

Employee Referral Program

Klein Tools Employee Referral Program encourages our valued employees to refer qualified candidates to current and future career opportunities within our company. If the candidate is hired and remains employed with the company for an allotted period of time, the referring employee is eligible to receive a bonus.

*Certain benefits outlined above may vary by location.

Klein engineers set their standards above the rest. We leave no stone left unturned and take pride in the fact that our products are the most durable and reliable products on the market. Professionals rely on our tools day in and day out in order to get the job done. The fact that Klein products can take a beating and stand the test of time is a direct reflection of our dedicated and detail-oriented engineering team. What else sets us apart?

Diversity of Work: We design and manufacture a wide variety of products and are exposed to everything from steel forging and stamping processes to printed circuit boards and injection molding. 

Cutting-Edge Tools: With the latest sketch monitors and 3D printing technology literally within arm’s reach, we can quickly prototype several design iterations at a moment’s notice. 

Project Ownership: Engineers aren’t confined to a specific product component or singular stage of the design process. Our cradle-to-grave design and development approach is something that sets us apart from most consumer product manufacturers. This philosophy allows us to take a deep dive into each and every product design and minimize the risk of overlooking critical details. From concept sketches to evaluating functional prototypes or rigorously testing the finished product, Klein engineers have the unique privilege of experiencing every aspect of product development. 

End-Customer Focus: We have dedicated field specialists at our disposal who focus entirely on facilitating strong end-user feedback and understanding. Whether we need to get on a jobsite or discuss ideas with customers in one of our monthly voice of customer sessions, valuable connections are readily available.

These distinguishing elements allow us to both improve current products and create innovative new products that address the needs of our dedicated end customers. Managing a project from start to finish is no small feat, but the solace of knowing that we’ve made someone’s job a little easier and seeing that finished product on the shelves of one of Klein’s distributors makes it all worth it.

Klein Tools has seen exceptional growth in the past decade aided by a strong emphasis on its Product Management organization.  The Product Management Team operates at the intersection of business, technology, and user experience to drive the development of new and exciting products and services that win in the market by delivering unique benefits, utility, and value to our target customers.  Product Management at Klein Tools is fast paced, customer-first, data-driven, and high impact.  Our team specializes in extracting insight to trends, preferences, unmet needs, and purchasing behavior using targeted methodologies with modern technology and insight from our 160 years of heritage. 

Product Managers at Klein Tools have exceptional breadth and depth of knowledge in their industry and categories, enabling them to recognize real-world, problem-solving opportunities, define product requirements to fulfill their customer’s needs, guide the project team through the development cycle, and successfully bring the product to market with an effective launch campaign.  Klein Tools is focused on bringing products to market that enable our customers to work more efficiently, easily, and safely. The real-world impact of our work can be felt quickly with most projects taking only 1-2 years from inception to launch.  The role of Product Management at Klein Tools is as much about building and growing your own exciting category as it is about honing the leadership and managerial skills required to be successful.  Our Product Managers work with a talented, cross functional teams who all play a role in delivering the world class products Klein Tools is proudly known for.

With categories ranging from traditional, Made-in-America hand tools to mission critical safety equipment, to market leading electronics and state of the art power storage solutions, there is truly something for everyone.  Come join the Klein Tools Product Management team and make a real impact on our future and yours.