We attract the best employees and inspire growth and success!

CULTURE

Cogent’s Core Values are more than just words, they’re a way of life. We know that companies with a strong culture and a higher purpose perform better in the long run. We strive to ensure that our culture remains alive and well. Check out our core values and see if they speak to you.

• We Put the Customer Experience First
• We Use Honesty and Transparency to Guide Our Actions
• We Treat People with Respect
• We Act Autonomously and Collaboratively for the Good of the Team
• We Are Accountable for Our Results
• We Are Cogent

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PEOPLE

Creative. Entrepreneurial. Industrious.

Cogent knows that our employees are the face of the company and want them to feel valued. We recognize our employees hard work and in return provide competitive wages, benefits and career growth opportunities. Being the best company starts with finding the best people!

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ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)

EMPLOYEES are what makes Cogent great, employee owners are what make us excel. We believe everyone desires to be successful and deserves a stake in the outcome, thus Cogent provides an ESOP, an opportunity to own a piece of the pie.

At Cogent, we believe in empowering our employees through ownership. As an ESOP company, every team member has a stake in our success. This unique structure fosters a collaborative, motivated workplace where your contributions directly impact our growth and your personal financial success. Joining our team means becoming a co-owner, enjoying a culture of shared prosperity, and investing in your future with every effort you make. Experience the difference of working where your voice matters and your hard work is rewarded.

At Cogent, we believe everything we do is centered on advancing our communities. Our charitable giving program, All Hands In, perfectly embodies the grit and heart of our employee-owners. As an employee-owned company, we are truly employee-inspired. This inspiration fuels our dedication to delivering exceptional work for our customers, drives us to collectively move our company forward, and compels us to make an impact far beyond our office walls. We are inspired to pursue the greater cause of giving back—to our communities, to the next generation, and to each other.

HANDS UP: VOLUNTEERISM

At Cogent, our employee-owners are dedicated to advancing our communities by leveraging their unique skills and expertise. We strategically focus our volunteer efforts on initiatives supporting veterans, STEM and trade education, health and wellness, and critical infrastructure. This commitment ensures our collective impact creates lasting, positive change across the many communities we serve.

HANDS OUT: WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

The future of our workforce is important not only to our industry but to the local communities in which our employee-owners live and work. Ensuring good jobs are available and that people have the skills and training they need to succeed in those jobs is at the forefront of what Cogent stands for.

We are dedicated to training our employee-owners, inspiring the next generation of workforce, and providing our customers and partners with programs and services that advance their own current and future workforce.

FLYGT PUMP WATERMARK AWARD

Cogent is a recent recipient of the Flygt Pump Watermark Award from Xylem. We’re honored to align with a partner who shares our commitment to charitable work and community giving. As proud Flygt Distributors and Xylem partners, this award reflects our collective dedication to advancing communities through initiatives like Xylem Watermark, which focuses on providing education and equitable access to safe water and sanitation for healthy and resilient communities.

COGENT TAKES SAFETY SERIOUSLY!

Workplace safety is very important for each and every employee in the industry because all employees desire to work in a safe and protected atmosphere. We strive to create the kind of productive, efficient, happy and inspiring workplace we all want to be part of.  We also look for individuals with an uncompromising commitment to integrity and safety to join our team.

PERKS/BENEFITS

Competitive benefits are just a plus working at Cogent. Not only do we offer traditional benefits like medical, dental, 401(k), etc. we go a step above and provide profit sharing, casual dress and a broad array of fun and rewarding activities.

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