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Updated May 30, 2023

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Found 1,916 of over 2K reviews
3.9
80% Recommend to a Friend
Holcim CEO Jan Jenisch
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Pros
  • "Good Benefits for the employee and dependent(in 85 reviews)
  • "Great people that were always willing to share knowledge and mentor at every level.(in 76 reviews)
  • "Good salary 'for few employee only'(in 59 reviews)
  • "Pay was good and you can learn many skills there if you are starting your career.(in 41 reviews)
  • "Good working environment and accommodating colleagues(in 23 reviews)
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  1. 5.0
    Current Employee

    Large company

    Apr 24, 2023 - Maintenance Engineer in Alpena, MI
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great company with growth opportunities

    Cons

    None that are worth it

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  2. 1.0
    Current Employee, less than 1 year

    Drop it Like it's HOT

    May 25, 2023 - Finance in Addison, TX
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great benefits and immediate first full month of employment.

    Cons

    Like the song says "drop it like its hot" and that's what they do! Without any notice or opportunity to correct any mistakes, known or unknown. Terminated for "performance" which no one ever eluded to any issues or concerns. Uncovered several mistakes by other employees. Thinking you're doing right by telling someone about the mistake can get you terminated. Acting to protect the integrity of the company by NOT overlooking safety issues will get you terminated. Keeping up with workload and multiple responsibilities in addition to the learning curve is not granted any more time than 80-89 days. That way the company can terminate you within the 90 day clause without any legal action. Absolutely no dedication in this company except for the ones there for many years, can't lay them off for fear of a lawsuit. They dump all the heavy workload on the new employees at every angle just to see if a person can tolerate that behavior. Document, document, document so that you're covered if they come at your for performance issues. Be sure you print off that documentation because you may need it.

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  4. 3.0
    Former Employee, more than 3 years

    Needs work

    May 11, 2023 - EHSS Manager 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    great pay and benefits with ability to travel and meet new people and see new processes.

    Cons

    lack of communication, back doored with loss of job. Was informed I would be touring new location with senior environmental, and instead was met by HR and Environmental to be told the position was not in alignment with future needs post company buy out and transition to Holcim.

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  5. 2.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Bad management

    Apr 20, 2023 - Front End Loader in Castle Rock, CO
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good batch man and hr

    Cons

    They will fire you for almost anything you never know if today will be your last day but if you kiss butt and make nice with the right people maybe you'll be a teacher's pet but I wouldn't count on it honestly. It pays okay but job security is not there and that is what's important too me and too a lot of people trying to provide for there families

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  6. 2.0
    Current Employee, more than 8 years

    Depends on where you are

    Apr 27, 2023 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    *Benefits are great, *Company at a corporate level is interested in retention, *Maternity and paternity leave offered, *Tuition assistance for continuing education, *Some corporate positions are remote-eligible

    Cons

    *Management at the site-level has ZERO interest in employee retention, rapidly going through numerous people in the same positions without change, *Pay is often far under market, *Site-level personnel are expected to work increasingly long hours are made to work well outside of their job descriptions, *Bonuses and raises are seldom at promised levels and are sometimes cancelled for certain employees altogether, *Safety at the site-level is a priority only when an issue arises, then it's the employee's fault for not taking more precautions, *Regional and Site-Level Management incentivizes employees to not report injuries, *Site-level personnel will often have offered perks and benefits revoked without notice and without reason, *Certain people in certain positions are allowed company vehicles, but just because your predecessor had one and everyone else with your job title has one doesn't mean you get one too. *Don't accept anybody's word on any subject, always get everything in writing. *Job descriptions and interview answers have little resemblance to the actual position responsibilities.

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  7. 4.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Decent Local Employer

    Apr 21, 2023 - Cement Technician in Bloomsdale, MO
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good people, good culture. Health insurance, 401k, and such aren't bad. Starting with prorated vacation makes it easier to take the chance and try the job out. Company does provide quite a few things that make life nicer, from specialty tools to keurig coffee.

    Cons

    Pay could be better, schedule could be better. Not a lot of room for advancement and the personal role advancement is tedious and includes signing up for classes that may only be given a few times a year and conflict with your schedule, although lower level management typically does what they can to help.

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  8. 1.0
    Former Employee, more than 8 years

    Used to be good.

    Apr 9, 2023 - Material Handler in Devils Slide, UT
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    It has Flexible time off.

    Cons

    Bad management who won't work with you. (My way or highway mentality) Low wages for what is competitive now a days. They promise a steady schedule but will change it all the time. Sometimes weekly. Management will only fix things that when it starts to inconvenience them and not when the problems starts and will then blame you for things when you told them it would cause a problem. They are starting to have a high turnover rate because of a lot of these issues.

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  9. 5.0
    Former Employee

    Good Company

    Apr 10, 2023 - Dispatcher 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good Company to work for. Good healthcare program and 401K. You get holidays off and with the floating days plus your vacation time.

    Cons

    Lack of ambition for the Houston region. Eventually it was bought out.

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  10. 1.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Toxic work environment

    Mar 9, 2023 - Anonymous Employee in Denver, CO
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good benefits including 401k, health insurance. Compensation was ok, but just know if you’re salary that you will be expected to work at least 50 hours a week without overtime.

    Cons

    Very little diversity in the workplace, especially among management. They are always short staffed in every department, and had a difficult time keeping new employees. The amount of training received was very minimal and they expect a lot out of new employees. High stress environment and management does not back employees at all with any customer issues. Management never addressed issues that brought up and always had an excuse for issues.

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  11. 3.0
    Current Employee, more than 8 years

    Decent company

    Apr 9, 2023 - Area Manager 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Company has fair pay and benefits

    Cons

    Short staffed at every location No work life balance

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Holcim Reviews FAQs

Holcim has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 2,226 reviews left anonymously by employees. 80% of employees would recommend working at Holcim to a friend and 66% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Holcim employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Holcim. This rating has improved by 5% over the last 12 months.

80% of Holcim employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Holcim 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Holcim to be benefits, coworkers, career development and the cons to be work life balance, culture, management.

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