Does PCA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, PCA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at PCA. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at PCA?

49% of PCA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated PCA 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at PCA?

Machine Operator (53) , Maintenance Technician (16) , Sales Representative (15) , Process Engineer (12) , Customer Service Representative (10) , Plant Accountant (9) , Plant Optimization Engineer (9) , Production (8) , Intern (7) , Engineering Co-Op (6) , General Laborer (6) , Process Control Engineer (6) , Production Supervisor (6) , Supervisor (6) , Utility Worker (6)

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

"Good pay until you realize you have just sold your soul to disrespectful people who could care less about you." ((in 119 reviews)); "Care about their employees and benefits are great" ((in 88 reviews)); "Great people to work with that strive to get a lot done!" ((in 54 reviews)); "Easy work and friendly coworkers" ((in 13 reviews)); "The people and culture are great" ((in 11 reviews))

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

"You will have no work life balance" ((in 32 reviews)); "Long hours and too much weekend work" ((in 16 reviews)); "Upper Management and HR lied and stole from employees" ((in 13 reviews)); "Poor communication, bad habits among long term employees that prevent a cohesive work environment." ((in 8 reviews)); "Lacks leadership." ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about PCA layoffs in 2026?

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

What PCA locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Arlington , Counce , Valdosta , Burlington , Plymouth , Lancaster , Chicago , Los Angeles , Tomahawk , Jacksonville

PCA reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(717 total reviews)

Mark W. Kowlzan

62% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Career opportunities

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.9

Senior management

PCA has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 717 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The PCA 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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Reviews by job title

717 reviews

3.0

Sep 9, 2025

OK place

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

handy location, lots of hours

Cons

odd work culture, and rules

5.0

Sep 8, 2025

Great Company with a Great Future

Hr manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I love that PCA is a stable company with continued growth. Operations leadership is great about prioritizing investment in new equipment and runnability of our plants. I feel supported in my career and empowered to make improvements.

Cons

The company is very decentralized, which can be a good thing when it comes to corporate allowing each plant to make decisions for themselves, but it can also lead to a lack of necessary resources and support coming from corporate for things that are not easily handled by individual plants. For example, communications to all employees from corporate around updates about the company are few and far between, HRIS systems are not robust enough to handle more than the most basic of tasks, etc.

3.0

Aug 20, 2025

Fear based cultire

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

used to be a good place to work.

Cons

Fear based culture took over recently

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