Maple Leaf Foods Reviews in Canada

Current Employee – been working at Maple Leaf Foods full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – It is a safe environment to work

Cons – you are just a number

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Maple Leaf Foods

Pros – Plenty of opportunity to grow

Cons – Low level tier CPG company

Former Employee – worked at Maple Leaf Foods full-time for more than a year

Pros – Advancement opportunities are available no matter what department you are in. Company is obsessed with Health and Safety.

Cons – Downsizing.A lot of locations have been closed since 2009

Advice to Senior Management – NA

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Maple Leaf Foods full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – -Great people trying really hard to make things happen.

Cons – -External and expensive consultants are more important for Management than employees. Employees' opinions perceived as secondary only, great ideas come from externals who occupy critical positions.
-Employees work extra hours and weekend for no extra compensation, external consultants making big money and laughing on employees working like slaves to make things happen. Bravo bonuses, when granted for extra hours and sacrifices, just enough to go to McDonalds with the family.
-Lack of Management strategy, bosses without clear short term visibility, aren't able to provide effective leadership.
-Lack of external training, always excuse on budget, you have to learn by yourself, even technical knowledge, which is scarce on the web.
-Corporate bonuses lost because lack of effective management in other that you are never direclty responsible for and never understand their golas.
-Too much marketing on corporate values that only work to think that 'Michael is a saint' and are used when convenient to justify actions against employees, good set of values that are ocassionally practiced by few management.

Advice to Senior Management – Do you really care about the company and employees?

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Maple Leaf Foods full-time for less than a year

Pros – Maple Leaf has an extremely supportive team environment

Cons – As with any large company it's difficult to get noticed

Advice to Senior Management – Keep doing what you're doing.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Maple Leaf Foods full-time for more than a year

Pros – innovative company, focused on continuous improvement; good learning and development opportunities

Cons – fast pace is unsustainable for long term, people can burn out

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Maple Leaf Foods as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Good people, Good work culture

Cons – There are no cons with this company

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Maple Leaf Foods full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Big, stable, making money, Canadian

Cons – Used to live company values but not any more.

Advice to Senior Management – Value your team

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Maple Leaf Foods full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Higher than average rate of pay for management, lots of career opportunities. The people can be great -especially at the plants.

Cons – Hugely management top heavy, very bureaucratic, very difficult to make change. the management structure is very, very over inflated and needs to be trimmed. It is drowning in high paid help not doing a lot.

Advice to Senior Management – The numerous levels of management need to be trimmed ASAP.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Maple Leaf Foods full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – people operate with respect, patience, tolerence

Cons – not a performance driven culture, no accountability from senior management all the way down to manager level. The higher the positions, the more of a white male dominent environment with some attitude.

Advice to Senior Management – Instill accountability!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company