Niagara Bottling reviews

3.4

57% would recommend to a friend

(993 total reviews)
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Andy Peykoff II

75% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Niagara Bottling has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 993 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Niagara Bottling 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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993 reviews
5.0
Nov 12, 2014

Work Hard / Play Hard Culture, Challenging But Rewarding

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Niagara is a fast paced company that moves quickly and is growing at a rapid pace (30+% a year for the past decade.) There are lots of opportunities for internal promotions and professional development. Managers expect a lot out of their employees. The company is 100% family owned and the owners are still involved in the business and there is a family culture, even though the business has grown dramatically. There are lots of training opportunities and rotational programs for employee development.

Cons

- The corporate office is crowded, with parking becoming a big problem. - Benefits could be better - The culture is not for everyone. People coming from larger companies tend to have a hard time adapting to the pace. - Many departments are under staffed leading to resource constraints

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Niagara Bottling Response
11y
Really fair assessment. Thanks for taking the time to share your perspective and while growth is excellent, it does come with some growing pains, as exampled by some of your cons.
1.0
Aug 22, 2018

Niagara Bottling is hell on earth

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- water sale, but people need to stop consuming this much water bottles and stop putting all this plastic into the environment. - it is insanely fast paced, so you will be on your own in most projects which will teach you a lot. so basically you can use it as a ladder to gain experience and just move on.

Cons

-There is no improvement or raise if you are not family or best friend to the higher management. - CEO has no idea what is happening in his company as long as it's making money and higher level managers and VPs don't really care about their employees. - most of the managers are surprisingly unqualified and the trainings they offer the managers basically teach them how to fire people so the employee won't sue. - benefits are a joke in Niagara bottling. there's no sick days and PTO is at minimum. Insurance package prices are insanely high. maternity leave is also non existent, you have to apply for fmla. and considering the high work load, employees usually leave after having a kid. - the pay is not decent and last year, the maximum raise was 3% which will be nothing considering how low the wages are. however, VPs get higher bonuses each year so it makes sense why they cut employees raises, to add to VPs' bonuses! -Human Resources is pure evil in Niagara Bottling. there was never a moment that I felt they were employee advocates. - I understand it's a manufacturing company, but the headquarter is literally in the middle of a desert. there's nothing (restaurant, gym,...) decent around it in less than 15 minutes drive radius. I am really happy I left Niagara Bottling. After I left, my improvement speed was much higher comparing to before and as a genuine advice, if you have an offer from Niagara Bottling and an offer from another company, just run towards the other offer!

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Niagara Bottling Response
7y
Thank you for the feedback about your experience. We agree with you that there is always room for improvement and to never settle for status quo which is why we empower our Team Members, departments, leaders and everyone in between to find opportunities to always do better. In regards to pay and benefits, we monitor our total compensation packages every year to ensure we are within the industry range and make adjustments when necessary. The annual merit increases are determined based on performance. We’ve also implemented new training programs for our leaders to support them in the development of their teams. Additionally, we look forward to moving our headquarters to Diamond Bar, CA in the near future with easy access to amenities such as gyms and restaurants. Thank you again for taking the time to share your feedback.
1.0
Jun 16, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Get responsibility at a young age World class manufacturing Always want to do better A company that (was) in the right industry at the right time There are some honest, talented people working there There is lots of drama and excitement (pro)

Cons

There is lots of drama and excitement (con) Low trust, toxic environment Honest, talented people are overlooked in favor of ego and bravado Terrible listeners Everyone thinks they are the smartest person in the room, so everyone is second guessing and undermining each other Long line of experienced, knowledgeable professionals have been ousted or left voluntarily HR “protects the business” first and foremost In denial about negative feedback (see below for the response from the Talent Acquisition team to prove the point)

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Niagara Bottling Response
7y
Niagara has experienced tremendous growth over the past few years and have rewarded those who not only work hard, but are able to challenge the status quo to drive innovation and results. We also recognize the growing pains of such growth, and are continuously making steps to build leadership capability through Training and Development courses for our Team Members. Thank you for making the time to write this thorough review as we are always looking for continuous improvement opportunities.
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