Does Domtar pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Domtar employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Domtar. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Domtar?

50% of Domtar employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Domtar 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Domtar?

Engineer (14) , Machine Operator (14) , Process Engineer (12) , Operator (9) , Analyst (8) , Laborer (8) , Manager (8) , Administrative Assistant (7) , Reliability Engineer (7) , Power Engineer (6) , Accountant (5) , Director (5) , Electrician (5) , Inside Sales Account Manager (5) , Project Manager (5)

What are the pros of working at Domtar according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is good and hourly" ((in 80 reviews)); "benefits are good but expensive" ((in 65 reviews)); "Great people and work enviornment" ((in 50 reviews)); "Good salary and good environment" ((in 22 reviews)); "Good Pay and benifits Culture IT Team" ((in 14 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Domtar according to real employee reviews?

"Cheap Asian upper management, offer low package , ask to do everything" ((in 17 reviews)); "Long hours and some people are not nice to new people" ((in 13 reviews)); "No guidance or leadership." ((in 10 reviews)); "some mills have a lot of quality control and continuous improvement work to do ahead of them, some engineering teams really butt heads, and I didn't enjoy working with the engineers at the mill but I did enjoy working with the managers, operators and my engineers and other coworkers at corporate." ((in 8 reviews)); "Micro managing and poor communication" ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Domtar layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Domtar layoffs and their outlook for job security at Domtar in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Domtar locations?

Fort Mill , Kingsport , Greenville , Delaware , Hawesville , Ashdown , Bennettsville , Port Huron , Nekoosa , Calhoun , Coosa Pines , Charlotte , Irving , Cerritos , Rock Hill , Addison , Owensboro , Plymouth , Menominee , Raleigh , Glenwood , Johnsonburg , Tatum , Childersburg , Mahopac , Rothschild , Wausau , Detroit , Nashville , Dallas

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3.0

50% would recommend to a friend

(579 total reviews)

John D. Williams

6% approve of CEO

23% positive business outlook

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Domtar has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 579 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Domtar employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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579 reviews

1.0

Oct 12, 2023

Terrible

Pipefitter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

No good reasons at all

Cons

Everything poor safety poor management

2.0

Oct 1, 2023

Downed mill

Recaust/kiln operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Wages are good while they lasted

Cons

Mill shutting down as of November

2.0

Sep 24, 2023

Upper management sunk the ship

Maintenance technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great co workers, great pay and small town living, awsome work life balance, if you choose too unless you go supervision.

Cons

Organized chaos, upper management sucked everything out of it and then ran it to the ground, which ultimately was the final demise of the mill.

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