Crown Holdings Reviews

Pros

Benefits are paid 100% by employer for employee, Safety first, good people in company

Cons

not very proactive in some divisions, growth oppurtunities and promotion of personal growth available but not encouraged in some areas

Advice to Senior Management

Involve employees in more projects and activities, Corporate office should be have a culture of service to the plants and that the plants are their internal customers.

Pros

Location is great. Working atmosphere is fairly relaxed and conducive to working hard without excessive pressure. Management at the Holdings office really knows what they're doing.

Cons

Dealing with colleagues in different business units at offices in other countries / timezones can be a real drag when their English is not up to par. Colleagues in certain countries seem to make the same mistakes over and over again.

Advice to Senior Management

Holdings management is spectacular. Management in many of the individual business units off-site, however, appears to be sorely lacking. In non-holdings offices, it seems like the workplace atmosphere is almost hostile towards employees.

Pros

Pay is good and benefits are better than most
Management is trying to catch up to the modern times - new improvements in communications,etc.
Improvements in goal setting and pay for performance

Cons

Very structure environment which does not allow much work/life balance.
Corporate employees are given better benefits and opportunties for advancement than the outreach plants.

Advice to Senior Management

A culture change in which respect is given to the local/outreach plants which provide the income for the entire corporation.

Pros

An overall good place to work. A solid, reliable company with an established history and in an industry that is relatively resistant to recessions.

Cons

Recent history of downsizing / plant closures have created a sense of unease and distrust. A history of allowing poor manager to continue in their positions too long before applying corrective action.

Advice to Senior Management

Be more selective in filling key management positions. Minimize micro-management of plants while increasing monitoring of plant operations to ensure against problems getting out of hand.