Ardagh Group Reviews

3.3

59% would recommend to a friend

(445 total reviews)

Paul Coulson

48% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Ardagh Group has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 445 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ardagh Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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445 reviews
3.0
3 Feb 2016

career

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Pros

A great place as far as the job itself regarding what is needed and required to get the job done daily. Like most factory work I imagine it all becomes mundane after a while. The pay is really good and after a year your base rate of pay is $19.86.

Cons

I work with many people some not all of course who instead of just doing the job assigned them try to see if and look to you to do their job for them on top of your work load. I love to help out others when I can but through the course of my time here it is more than obvious that a few individuals instead of watching what I'm doing as far as the machine when it's malfunctioning or the design or pattern of the boxes on a pallet which are many to learn when a line goes down instead of watching and learning what I'm doing so they can retain the important necessary knowledge I've learned through the years they opt to just have me do it instead of learning it themselves. Believe me I love helping people which is what I'm known for throughout all the shifts. I just wish there was more accountability with all the employees that I have worked with through the years and not having just a select few having to cover so many people who just don't want to do more than the minimum expected of them. My other Con and most importantly I work swing shift working days afternoons and midnights week after week and I'm not kidding: we work 50 out of 52 weekends a year. You miss so much and so many family events. It's such an unhealthy life and lifestyle.

3.0
26 Jun 2017

Corporate Headquarters

Anonymous employee
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Pros

New Fishers, IN office is very nice and has a hip vibe. Pay is good. Work is challenging.

Cons

This company will never be voted top employer to work for if voted by its employees. The only consistent communication received from human resource is which lunch food truck will be in the parking lot every Thursday. Current HR hiring practice is to look outside for promotion vs. internal with more weight given to outsiders. Work life balance is very poor depending on the department you are in. Instead of rolling out an employee friendly flexible work schedule it goes by department or supervisor which of course is very inconsistent. This company had zero empathy to employees adversely displaced with the relocation of its headquarters from Muncie to Fishers. It's unfortunate in that young or new hires may never truly understand the close knit culture that once existed before Ardagh purchased the company in 2014. There used to be company wide annual holiday parties, fundraisers for the community, promotion of volunteerism, sports leagues, volleyball at lunch, Indy Mini Marathon teams, tuition reimbursement, and career advancement initiatives. Most of this is non existent now or not given much thought it seems. Atmosphere is somewhat smug now. Gone is the day of the company CEO walking up to you asking about your family or wishing you a Merry Christmas.

2.0
17 Sept 2015

Cold End Employee

Recommend
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Pros

Great pay and decent benefits

Cons

Crappy local management, unqualified coworkers for jobs that require NO skillset, horrible work hours.

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