JH Kelly Reviews

4.0

73% would recommend to a friend

(38 total reviews)

Mason Evans

77% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

JH Kelly has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 38 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The JH Kelly employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, repair and maintenance industry (3.7 stars).

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38 reviews
2.0
28 Aug 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

If you get the right forman and on the right job site you may have a decent chance to enjoy work.

Cons

no tools to get the job done right, lack of prints to do lay out work. compleat incompantant management. Dishonesty is their policy place the pipe in the rack even if its in the wrong location and demand payment. if your not a kelly ranger good luck in advancement.

3.0
7 Aug 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The company provides decent pay, average benefits. There are some very smart people working here. Interesting projects to work on and you will be exposed to many different trades. A lot the people actually doing work in the field (read - PE's, PM's, safety folks and supers) are great people who love what they do. The safety folks genuinely care about people. The president of the company is a decent guy in a 1:1 if you get a chance to talk to him

Cons

There is no plan for anything, ever. Most decisions are made only after a problem has blown up in everyones face and cost a lot of money or someone got hurt. Stagnant, reactionary executives who have never worked anywhere else in their 30+ year careers cause more problems than they solve. It is common to see people below them get thrown under the bus for their mistakes. The "flat org structure" the company promotes really means a lack of opportunities for career growth. Many PM's and PE's are stuck doing the exact same thing for a decade or more due to not being friends with the right people. No merit raises. Skill atrophy is a real thing with the lifers here. The company is very cliquey. It goes a long ways to have an "in" or share a last name with someone here. They say it's a family company but in practice it seems like it's an excuse to play favorites. JH Kelly has a reputation of being "the last stop before non union work" in the trades and the company collects a lot of folks who couldn't cut it elsewhere in the industry.

2.0
9 June 2024

It's aight

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

It's aight nothing too great about it

Cons

Loves to play friends and if one person doesn't like you. You will never move up or succeed.

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