International Paper Employee Reviews
Out of 205 International Paper employee reviews, 70% were positive. The remaining 30% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping International Paper improve their work culture. The Product team, with 92% positive reviews, reports the best experience at International Paper compared to all other departments at the company. The Operations team offered the most constructive feedback, with 51% of that department's reviews constructive in nature.
Briefly describe your overall experience at your company
Posted a month ago
What do you like best about the leadership team?
They seem pretty fair for the most part
Posted a month ago
Fairness teaching skills and I listen and learn a lot when the leadership team speaks
At this time i guestion some of the decisions they have made that effect our oroductivity.
Mostly open to feedback of different ways to accomplish goals.
All inclusive, diverse, and willing to guide and mentor young professionals.
What does the leadership team need to get better at?
Training, education, degrees, cleaner backgrounds.
Review from Engineering Dept
Take advice from employees be open minded about their ideas, allow employees to have a voice in the condition of the machines they work on daily
Review from Operations Dept
Removing obstacles. Broken parts need replaced scheduling needs to be more fluid. Listen to those in production if everybody is having the same issues fix them don't ignore them. Be proactive and not reactive
EVERYTHING! Every aspect of his job needs improvements
Review from Engineering Dept
Work/life balance and employee recognition
What is the best part about your compensation package?
The pension for retirement and welfare of my family
It is cheaper than anywhere I have worked
Review from Product Dept
The pension. Sad I'm leaving.
Average coverage at a very high cost
Yearly bonuses and full coverage healthcare
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
COLA is 4-6% a year in this area raises avg 2% we fall behind each and very year, yet they close plants while expecting to produce the same volume with fewer locations and equipment turn record profits yet "can't afford to raise wages"
Review from Product Dept
I think that all employees, including us on the manufacturing floor, should have some sort of stock investment option. Health benefits could absolutely be better. Also, it would be amazing to get paid every week.
I feel the co makes you do too much to receive your bonus
PTO should be accrued way faster and lots of Saturdays worked. It's a turn off and definitely is a key reason why the company has a difficult time holding on to new employees.
Need sick time, pto , if your child is sick and you have to call out, you do not get paid. Also even with a doctors excuse you still get a point for missing work
What are some of the best things about your team?
They smell good and brings lots of donuts
Interacting with each other helping one another
One of the few reasons that I like coming to work.
Quality in work that they do
Review from Product Dept
Everyone is kind, and attentive to detail
Review from Product Dept
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
Theyvwill hire anyone so you are constantly expected to do the next guys work for the same amount of pay that he gets to sleep tge whole shift
Posted a month ago
Give them a culture worth the buy in.
Review from Operations Dept
Treat new employees as you would a stranger on the street.
Stop with the highschool drama
Review from Engineering Dept
Get off the phone pay attention to the job. Be put with like minded workers. Being put with those that do less then the bare minimum cause they know you'll pick up the slack is exhausting. There are no more good days.
What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
They pay a lot of money to minorities
Long term employees see how downhill has went
Everyone is on board up beat and good vibes around the building
They are all very nice people
Review from Product Dept
Very safety oriented and a good number of leaders are people focused.
What needs to change to make the company culture better?
Actually interview and have a more in depth hiring process. We literally hire guys that cant read a tape measure here
Posted a month ago
Management!!! All management positions are filled but not being fulfilled!
Be treated with respect, and allow my opinion to be heard
Review from Operations Dept
Action to words. There motto is safety, quality, and quantity. It is anything but.
Stop treating some employees better than other employees
Review from Engineering Dept
What did you like most about the interview process?
I got the job but i knew i would because they hire any guy that can show up for the interview
Posted a month ago
Interaction with different managers and quality of questions
The evaluation of my curriculum, studies and previous jobs.
Review from Engineering Dept
I got to ask questions and hr made it as simple as they could
They let me speak alot
Review from Product Dept
What would you improve about your company's interview process?
Listen to the skill your candidates posses and utilize them.
You have to go thru 100 hoops to get in and start making money. We have families to feed, time is of the essence.
Review from Operations Dept
What makes you most happy at work?
The ability to pay my bills
Posted a month ago
Getting my work done in a timely manner and managers involved and care about creating a positive workplace
Being productive and learning new things about the job
That we are a team and we help each other
Review from Product Dept
Running the most tons through the gator in an eight hour shift.
Review from Operations Dept
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
More customer focus and less focus on IP.
Fire everyone and restart! Horrible
Review from Engineering Dept
Management has turned to managing by fear and intimidation. The company has been taken over by bullies!
Review from Operations Dept
employees are tired from all the additional hours
Review from Operations Dept
Customer complaints are mainly quality issues. Caused by poorly kept or out dated equipment. Fix the machines as a hole. Don't fix one part while another is broken fix it all. Numbers come before anything else because this is what drives are pay. Broken machines count against you. Stop this
What do you like best about your company?
Career options to move around when they come up.
Lots of opportunities for growth.
Sustainability
What would you most like to see improved at your company?
Increased focus on people in terms of hiring the right people that are qualified for the jobs they are hired to do and retaining the people and talent we already have.
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