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 116 reviews)); "Good benefits for you overall" ((in 87 reviews)); "Great people to work with that strive to get a lot done!" ((in 52 reviews)); "Easy work and friendly coworkers" ((in 14 reviews)); "Culture is good." ((in 12 reviews))

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

"You will have no work life balance" ((in 30 reviews)); "Long hours and 6 days a week" ((in 20 reviews)); "Upper Management and HR lied and stole from employees" ((in 13 reviews)); "Some long hours occasionally which should be expected in the paper industry" ((in 10 reviews)); "incompetent leadership, lazy work force, if you're not "in" with the supervisor they act petty towards you any chance they can get." ((in 9 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 are the top reviewed PCA locations?

DeRidder , Salt Lake City , Lake Forest , Chicago , Wallula , Valdosta , Counce , Richmond , Tomahawk , Ashland , Jackson , Plymouth , Minneapolis , Harrisonburg , Grand Rapids , Waco , Los Angeles , New Oxford , Grandville , Plano , Boise , Nampa , Burlington , Atlanta , Liverpool , Phoenix , Arlington , International Falls , Denver , Lancaster

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

1.0

Mar 18, 2024

Terrible management and work life balance for good pay

Machine operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is good. People are great to work with

Cons

Job is super repetitive. Management couldn’t manage their way out of a wet paper bag. Favoritism galore. Will mandate entire shifts to work Saturday while only telling everyone by posting it on the door on Thursday. Rip weekend. Actually got offered money by other workers to cover their weekend shift so they wouldn’t get points and get fired. Mandated 12s usually minimum 2 a week. Management will act like they care, have meetings to hear complaints then change nothing and get mad when anyone complains about nothing being done to fix the problems. Will protect both do-nothing bosses and hyper-aggressive team leads

3.0

Mar 14, 2024

No appreciation

Production supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay, crew that I supervised worked well together.

Cons

Worked a lot of hours, low morales and culture was toxic.

1.0

Mar 12, 2024

Management issues

Utility

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Plenty of overtime avaliable if wanted

Cons

Management does not understand basic HR systems and procedures. You will br on your own to fix any problems that arise.

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