Does Pilgrim's pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Pilgrim's employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Pilgrim's. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Pilgrim's?

58% of Pilgrim's employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Pilgrim's 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Pilgrim's?

Production Supervisor (48) , Production (25) , Supervisor (23) , Maintenance Technician (16) , Production Worker (16) , Manager (15) , Laborer (13) , Packer (12) , General Laborer (11) , Quality Assurance (11) , Debone (10) , Production Superintendent (8) , Human Resources Manager (7) , Line Worker (7) , Maintenance Mechanic (7)

What are the pros of working at Pilgrim's according to real employee reviews?

"I lost a lot of weight and the pay is good" ((in 124 reviews)); "The people here are wonderful to work with, the money and benefits are good." ((in 79 reviews)); "Most of the production workers were great people and there was rarely a dull moment!" ((in 62 reviews)); "You meet a lot of new people and it's good money" ((in 25 reviews)); "Good coworkers and fast paced" ((in 18 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Pilgrim's according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management will not refer noone" ((in 63 reviews)); "Long hours and physically demanding" ((in 42 reviews)); "Supervisors are incompetent." ((in 22 reviews)); "redundant work, multiple reports to update, long hours" ((in 18 reviews)); "heavy favoritism, long hours on your feet and legs, manual labor, conditions people may not find favorable" ((in 18 reviews))

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What are the top reviewed Pilgrim's locations?

Mount Pleasant , Greeley , Athens , Carrollton , Nacogdoches , Sumter , Sanford , Lufkin , Chattanooga , Russellville , Live Oak , Douglas , Mayfield , Moorefield , Canton , Hickory , Gainesville , Guntersville , Marshville , Elberton , Cold Spring , Ellijay , Enterprise , De Queen , Waco , Atlanta , Broadway , Timberville , Pittsburg , Dallas

Pilgrim's reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(320 total reviews)

Fabio Sandri

58% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Culture & values

3.1

Work/Life balance

2.8

Senior management

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2.0

May 14, 2015

What Can I Say About This Place...

Production supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They offered a pretty decent salary at 45k/year with benefits. Easy job.

Cons

Worked odd hours until 2 in the morning most days. Hourly employees can be a handful often. Frequent lack of attendance from hourly workers causes headaches. Working in the cold plant. Lack of cleanliness in the plant. Job was in the middle of nowhere, 12 miles to get anywhere in civilization. Co-supervisors would steal things. Constant butting of heads with the supply room when trying to get equipment for workers to use. Machines breaking down frequently.

2.0

May 5, 2015

If you don't come in at the right position, you won't ever end up where you want to be.

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of learning opportunities if you are willing to work very hard to pursue them. Good bonuses. Culturally the company is decent, letting people leave early on Fridays, etc

Cons

You won't be rewarded for your contributions. If you have a chance for a promotion before you've been in your position for a year don't count on getting it. Fresh college grads in the ALT program are treated like royalty and will be paid better. Terrible vacation, 10 days at entry level and after two years bumped up to 12.

1.0

Dec 30, 2014

Forget about it...

Production supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hard-working associates...that's about it. I can't believe I wasted so much time with this company. It says a lot when turnover is the main concern for HR...such a concern that they hold monthly meeting about it and it becomes part of your goal (in order to get a bonus) to reduce turnover in your department.

Cons

Good ole boy system, favoritism and the buddy-system ran the location where I was employed. Instead of promoting from within, the company brought in outsiders from competitors and trained them to be Supervisors. They would start out making way more than those supervisors that had been there for 30+ years!!! A college degree does not a poultry processing supervisor make!!! When employees leave, the company doesnt try to find out why. Because they don't care...you're just a warm body to them.

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