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On average, employees at Cargill give their company a 3.7 rating out of 5.0 - which is 5% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest Cargill employees are Maintenance Technicians submitting an average rating of 3.7.

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3.7
Average Rating
(based on 69 Cargill Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.5
Growth Opportunities
3.4
People You Work With
4.2
Person You Work For
3.9
Rewards You Receive
3.6
Support You Get
3.6
Way You Work
4.1
Work Setting
3.6
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"Cargill is a fantastic company to work for. It is a global company that always makes money. To my knowledge, they have never had a year where they lost money. The culture of Cargill is great, as evidenced by the many people who join Cargill and then remain for their entire careers."
Posted 10 years ago in Minneapolis, MN
Director of Health and Safety

"Best Opportunity for young managers"

What do you like about working at Cargill?

"Very solid company, good management in general."

What don't you like about working at Cargill?

"Some managers did not work well with others."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get rid of lazy hangers on who backstab good managers to keep their jobs."

Position Monitoring Technician

"Gained very good knowledge on trading."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Improve in processes related to maitaining server environments."

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.7
Cargill (96)

4.5 Highest Rated in this Industry is Fleming Foods (16)
3.0 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Wireless Advocates (20)
3.7 Average of All Companies in this Industry (6,899)
Maintenance Technician

"Not a good environment if you dont like cold and wet"

What don't you like about working at Cargill?

"communication barrier"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"more translators"

Operator

"Great Place to work"

What do you like about working at Cargill?

"The benefits."

What don't you like about working at Cargill?

"The 3 rotating shifts each month."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the good work."

Capital Project Manager

What do you like about working at Cargill?

"The advance opportunities"

What don't you like about working at Cargill?

"Plant locations"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"listen to hourly employees closely."

Quality Supervisor

"Good place to work."

Plant Engineer

"old"

What do you like about working at Cargill?

"Well run and capitalized company with lots of people willing to make things happen."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Never de-emphasize safety."

What don't you like about working at Cargill?

"Being privately held, you only know what they want you to know."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More transparency."

Scheduling Supervisor

"Excellent company"

What do you like about working at Cargill?

"Career opportunities; professional atmosphere"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Normal interview procedure"

What don't you like about working at Cargill?

"Lack of communication from Upper Management"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Communicate more"

Cargill Employee

"Avoid Cargill Meat Solutions - Plainview"

What do you like about working at Cargill?

"The company presents a solid foundation and has potential, thought he lack of adequate management eliminates this."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"dont if they suggest the Plainview facility"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"start over."

Senior IT Consultant

"great place to work"

What do you like about working at Cargill?

"work culture"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"keep up the good work"

Analytical Chemist

"Cargill is a very good company that takes care of its employees and their families."

Shift Electrician

"Compensation for knowledge is lacking ."

What do you like about working at Cargill?

"I like working shift and the overtime that is available. My supervisor is a good guy as well."

What don't you like about working at Cargill?

"I was lowballed on wages on the front end because I was unemployed when I accepted this job."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Pay your employees what they're worth."

Maintenance Coordinator

"It is a meat processing business, don't expect an excess of anything but work."

What do you like about working at Cargill?

"Enormous company with vast growth opportunities, decent work schedule"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Go elsewhere if you can, take it if you need it."

What don't you like about working at Cargill?

"Corporate mentality, bad physical work environment, inconsistency, gross incompetence of employees, difficult to attract quality employees, operates too lean, reject common sense approach."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Increase compensation and attract higher quality employees."

Supply Chain Analyst

"Great place to come to work."

What do you like about working at Cargill?

"Knowing I working for someone who appreciate their employees."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be honest and show who you are."

What don't you like about working at Cargill?

"Downsizing"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep doing what you are doing."

Project Developer

"Great company to work for. This was an internship position over 4 months (summer)."

Cargill Reviews FAQs

Is Cargill a good company to work for?

Cargill has an overall rating of 3.7 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 69 Cargill Review Ratings left anonymously by Cargill employees, which is 5% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 90% of employees would recommend working at Cargill.

Does Cargill pay their employees well?

Cargill employees earn $51,000 annually on average, or $25 per hour, which is 23% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 33 Cargill employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Cargill Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Cargill?

90% of employees would recommend working at Cargill with the overall rating of 3.7 out of 5. Employees also rated Cargill 3.5 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.6 for Rewards You Receive, 3.4 for Growth Opportunities and 3.6 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Cargill?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Cargill is a Senior Manager at $201,000 annually. Browse Cargill Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Cargill?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Cargill is a Production Line Worker at $16,000 annually. Browse Cargill Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Cargill?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Cargill to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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