Clearwater Paper Reviews
Updated May 27, 2019
Found 69 reviews
"Good pay, semi-flexible with leaving early for appointments, etc" (in 7 reviews)
"Great People at the site (local) level" (in 6 reviews)
"High turnover of employees and management, not able to commit to one plan and execute" (in 3 reviews)
"Upper management are trying to change things too fast and are indirectly pushing good people away" (in 3 reviews)
"Intern"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at Clearwater Paper full-time
Pros
Great staff, willing to help you learn and they invest a lot of time into teaching you how to become a successful professional.
Cons
No cons at this point.
Clearwater Paper2018-12-10- Helpful (1)
"Running a Clearwater mill"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Clearwater Paper full-time for more than a year
Pros
Benefits, some good middle management, some good workers to get things done despite work environment
Cons
A post on LinkedIn sums up management at the mill: A bad company is run on politics, a good company is run on good ideas. Clearwater is run on politics(buddy system, power games, etc.). Maintenance personnel come in at all hours to get overtime when there is no work to perform. OEMs are onsite to take care of equipment. Very expensive onsite service contract. No mill expertise is developed for this equipment. ...
Show MoreAdvice to Management
Please manage using good business practices and ideas instead of trying to protect personal image
Clearwater Paper2019-05-27 "Good Balance"
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No opinion of CEOI worked at Clearwater Paper full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Benefits, mid level People, customer focused
Cons
Focus changes by the hour, senior level People, old thought processes
Clearwater Paper2019-03-19"Distribution"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Clearwater Paper full-time
Pros
Company benefits and pay are above industry standard for many roles
Cons
Organized chaos. Changes made are not necessarily fleshed out completely leaving the lower level employees to pick up the pieces. Morale continuously remains low due to these poorly orchestrated and implemented changes.
Advice to Management
Listen to employees at all levels. The company would be more profitable and would attract quality employees looking to do a great job.
Clearwater Paper2019-01-05"Not headed in the right direction"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Clearwater Paper full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Worked with great people. Pay was decent.
Cons
Overworked. Unrealistic expectations. Lack of quality training in operations.
Advice to Management
Too much demotivating. Try to not keep piling on.
Clearwater Paper2018-10-29- Helpful (3)
"Ok for the short term"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Clearwater Paper full-time for more than a year
Pros
Decent pay, although with layoffs they've really been stingy and have tried to shortchange people. Insurance, 401k, PTO is pretty great. I enjoyed most of the people I worked with, and being in manufacturing can be pretty interesting.
Cons
I would not recommend this as a long term employer to anybody, especially people who think logically. Logical thinking seems to really be lacking here. At every company, there is a degree of things that don't make sense and things that are inefficient. Here, that pool of things is huge and can be very taxing day to day. Over the last year they've been laying people off in an effort to save money. Problem is, in my opinion,...
Show MoreClearwater Paper2018-11-07 "It's a decent job"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Clearwater Paper full-time
Pros
Good pay, room for advancement
Cons
No empathy, hopes are rich
Clearwater Paper2018-10-10"Maintenance"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Clearwater Paper full-time for more than a year
Pros
Excellent pay and benefits are good too.
Cons
Work alot of overtime, southern swing shift.
Clearwater Paper2018-08-21"Converting Associate"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Clearwater Paper full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
You make good money there.
Cons
The management there is unprofessional.
Advice to Management
Learn people skills
Clearwater Paper2018-05-21"Challenging"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Clearwater Paper full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Flexible, challenging, fast paced and fair
Cons
12 hour shifts and corporate downsizing
Clearwater Paper2018-04-30