Does Graham Packaging pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Graham Packaging employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Graham Packaging. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Graham Packaging?

58% of Graham Packaging employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Graham Packaging 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Graham Packaging?

Machine Operator (37) , Production Supervisor (13) , Maintenance Technician (12) , Plant Manager (9) , Estagiário (6) , Forklift Operator (6) , Operador De Produção (6) , Maintenance Mechanic (5) , Production Manager (5) , Technical Specialist (5) , Controller (4) , Maintenance (4) , Maintenance Tech (4) , Manager (4) , Operator (4)

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

"Good pay and a decent schedule" ((in 63 reviews)); "Good people on the floor." ((in 36 reviews)); "Good benefits and managers at my facility." ((in 33 reviews)); "Almost all coworkers are great" ((in 10 reviews)); "It is a good work environment as far as relationships with co" ((in 8 reviews))

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

"Bad management, won't listen to employees, demote employees and take away pay while expecting you to do the same job." ((in 59 reviews)); "Verbal abuse from leads is common and excepted by upper management and some supervisors." ((in 13 reviews)); "Hard work and long hours" ((in 10 reviews)); "Expensive health insurance, bad leadership, no corporate support, band" ((in 8 reviews)); "Training of new employees is horrible" ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Graham Packaging layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Graham Packaging locations?

York , Lancaster , Atlanta , Evansville , Cartersville , Holland , Houston , Hammond , Altavista , Findlay , Modesto , Newark , Lexington-Fayette , Florence , Racine , Tolleson , Bedford , Emigsville , Baltimore , Saint Louis , Sturtevant , Bowling Green , Memphis , Fremont , Rancho Cucamonga , Baton Rouge , Bradford , Bradenton , Chicago , Casa Grande

Graham Packaging reviews

3.3

58% would recommend to a friend

(445 total reviews)

Mike King

33% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (445 reviews)

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Graham Packaging has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 445 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Graham Packaging employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

445 reviews

3.0

Jan 9, 2015

Nice pay

Machine operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If your looking for overtime and opportunity to make money its here. There is always overtime. It's a very busy busy job that somedays makes day long 12 hour plus day fly by.

Cons

There are some workers there who have been there years and they act like they don't have to do anything. When a new worker comes in they don't help out but instead sit on their butt in the office and talk all buddy buddy. Especially when one takes lunch and they are suppose to watch your machine and don't and you come back to a disaster of a mess and have to shut the machine down to clean and catch up. Which causes your numbers to be low. When You cover for them and they come back to everything just fine. I would have stayed if it wasn't for this. Loved some of the other workers there. But then there is also the rumors but, hey, you'll have that at Most factories.

1.0

Jan 8, 2015

Wasted too many years on this company. My new year resolution is to find a new career elsewhere.

Quality

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Clean building to work in that is professionally maintained. Nice views if you have an office on the backside of the building. My office was internal and I would come in at dark and leave at dark so I never knew if it was raining or snowing. I only realized it was lunchtime by the stampede of upper management running past my office to beat people out the door. My favorite activity was listening to them plan their golf outings together all day then watching them stop at the 85 individual stop signs in our little parking lot at 3 pm on a Friday. (Sarcasm) We all believe in safety but installing all of those signs is the butt of many jokes between the rationale workforce. Everyone else eats lunch at their desks and stays late trying to keep up with the pile of unnecessary paperwork left for them by the elite. (Truth)

Cons

How much time do you have? I could basically write my thesis on how to waste your life while working for a company that stomps on your dreams and ambitions for a few cents. I am just thankful I am getting out alive and with my sanity intact. The stress alone is ridiculous and I often wonder how many people are medicated just so they can make it through the day. The performance management system is a huge waste of money because no one believes in it. The raises are insignificant (1- 2%) and don't even keep up with the cost of living in the area. My advice to anyone considering working here is look elsewhere. Read these reviews they were definitely helpful to me. They made me realize I'm not the only one who is living this nightmare at work.

1.0

Dec 30, 2014

totally lost

Plant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Still some good people stuck there

Cons

Ownership/Top Management know where they want to be but do not have a clue as to how to get there.

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