Does Greif pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Greif employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Greif. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Greif?

58% of Greif employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Greif 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Greif?

Production Supervisor (15) , Machine Operator (14) , Intern (10) , Maintenance Technician (10) , Supervisor (10) , Production (8) , Manager (7) , Plant Manager (6) , Maintenance Manager (5) , Analista (4) , Auxiliar De Produção (4) , Engineer (4) , Estagiário (4) , Financial Analyst (4) , Forklift Operator (4)

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

"Benefits are good" ((in 35 reviews)); "great people to work with" ((in 28 reviews)); "Good pay breaks no water bottle lunch is short" ((in 25 reviews)); "Good work life balance." ((in 10 reviews)); "Great company culture" ((in 9 reviews))

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

"Long hours but it’s a job" ((in 6 reviews)); "Hyper focus on lowering SG&A metrics has drained the company of experienced technical and commercial leadership forcing the remaining middle management to compromise customer satisfaction, facility maintenance and equipment re" ((in 6 reviews)); "No training manuals or reference material for how to set up and run the machines." ((in 4 reviews)); "Communication is lacking and needs to get better." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Greif layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Greif locations?

Delaware , Austell , Columbus , Alsip , Houston , Atlanta , Baytown , Van Wert , Chicago , Lockport , Amherst , Concord , Winston-Salem , Deer Park , Massillon , Cincinnati , Warminster , Taylors , Englishtown , Mobile , Grand Rapids , Louisville , Welcome , Arlington , Dallas , La Porte , Merced , Longview , Tacoma , Palatka

Greif reviews

Item: Greif
Rating: 4
Author: Current employee - Anonymous employee

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(95 total reviews)

Ole Rosgaard

53% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.2

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

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95 reviews

Reviews about "Compensation"

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4.0

Sep 23, 2018

Good ethical company. Poor opportunities for advancement and career growth

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Average pay. Great current leadership. Industry leader.

Cons

Poor promotional advancement. Slow salary growth beyond cost of living increases. Poor talent and experience retention.

Greif Response

7y

Thank you for your positive review. We are glad that you enjoyed your experience with Greif and that you liked our leadership! We read every review and are dedicated to utilizing the feedback to enhance the experience for all of our Greif colleagues. Thank you again!

1.0

Oct 8, 2017

Greif Good Company bad Managers and Support Groups

Fst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Pay, Managers don’t listen , Credit Card needs to be changed, The Company only Want certain airlines car rental hotel points put your private email Down not Company to make Sure u get your points Greif gets enough kick backs from US BANK other places Hilton avis exc. Company credit card needs to be American Express or Chase Business. Rocky needs to retire Art needs To learn how to be a manager and stop giving excuses to Engineering team FST always bails Them out and FST gets stuffdone and tries to Make deadlines. Your family comes first career Second Art is understanding but grips and fires u over a credit card bill and that’s not all been sent out there they Greif are the reason the payment is late and haven’t sent me the rest of my expense after I done what I said I Would do now do your part let me get this Debt off of me and move on

Cons

Not sticking to there word, getting paid every two weeks sucks, two faced people in Corporate and my home plant Englishtown,Nj Travel for 14 days at a time to come home for 3 days but people can take off for anything n they don’t care about Deadlines or project cost they say they do but they don’t they make u work these stupid hours to get no where cause Engineering besides Greg Robey knows what he is doing everyone else is a print reader. Or old and needs to retire Rocky

Greif Response

7y

Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry that your experience with Greif didn’t meet your expectations. We read every review and are dedicated to utilizing the feedback to enhance the experience for all of our Greif colleagues. Thank you again.

4.0

Aug 23, 2017

Good employer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and good people

Cons

Large area to cover with a lot of travel and minimal staffing

Greif Response

7y

Thank you for your feedback. We see every review and utilize all feedback to enhance the experience for all of our Greif colleagues. Thanks again!

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