Trinity Industries Reviews

Pros

Treat employees fairly. work is challenging and rewarding.

Cons

sometimes poor communication. compensation package could be better.

Pros

I was given the opportunity to move around and learn different aspects of the business and there were plenty of opportunities to dig into the details and learn new things or make improvements.

Cons

When business gets tough, decisions are made based on who knows you and likes you rather than on who are the best people for the job.

Advice to Senior Management

More employee focus...take care of your most valuable assets.

Pros

Direct interaction with upper management
Opportunity to be involved with decision making proces

Cons

Very "old" environment
Conservative, business minded company
Very Formal

Advice to Senior Management

Great job developing employees

Pros

1) Dedicated workforce
2) In a rising manufacturing market, the company is very competitive.

Cons

1) In an economic downturn, management is quick to layoff aggressively.
2) Very political.

Pros

Made some wonderful lifelong friends that are on the same work level as I am. The experience you recieve is rewarding and useful.

Cons

In the past work was very plentiful and you were allow to work as much as you need to. Some of the benefits are not as great as they use to be. Morale is poor. Communication between lower management and employee is extremely poor.

Advice to Senior Management

Senior Management needs to take a concern interest in lower management decisions. Overall management needs to listen to the concerns and opinions of the employees that are out in the field.

Pros

i was able to get overtime usually anytime I needed it. And the work was never usually to hard to do.

Cons

Noone ever knew what was going on. You might come in one day and do one thing, and then undo it all the next.

Pros

Older demographics leave lots of room for fast upward growth by hardworking Gen Xrs and Gen Y'rs. Management is honest and hardworking.

Cons

Pay and benefits comparatively lower to most other industry peers. Ultra conservative, old school company does not embrace change well or fast enough.

Advice to Senior Management

In order to effect change, it needs to be enabled through grass roots efforts that are embraced and enforced by Senior mgmt. Pay is not sufficient to compete against your competition. Benefits, especially health care and 401K are lackluster at best, and HC benefits continue to decline in value. Take care of your people, and they will take care of you.

Pros

Good team culture. Management is understanding of time off needed. Great place to learn advanced technologies for the willing employee. Training is offered although tough to get.

Cons

Pay is not isn't competitive enough to keep seasoned employees. It is hard to stay when any job offer a person gets will probably be a lucrative raise. The vacation policy is very strange. It amounts to one week vacation the first year of employment depending on what month a person starts. It is a business casual environment but the dress code is strict. Jeans are not allowed.

Advice to Senior Management

More competitive salaries would go a very long way to creating lifers. People want to work there but employees are forced to leave for monitary reasons.

Pros

A very fair company. No union means no union dues and the company treats it's employees fairly and with a sense of respect. Good hours. Company issued personal protective gear including annual safety boots.

Cons

I am currently having some difficulty finding requirements for advancement to next operator level. This appears to be an issue with a number of employees not just myself. I intend to persue the matter, though, and expect that I will be able to get satisfactory results.

Pros

Benefits are in line with industry standards. Strarting to use technology to advance company. Somewhat behind with other industries because old habits change slowly.

Cons

Head strong management. Older industry with older ideas and outdated thoughts. As management retires, company is getting better. Still a good company.

Advice to Senior Management

Manegers need to get some new ideas from younger upcoming professional coming out of college. Need to pay these rising starts a premium in line with other competitors salaries in order to bring them on board.