Does Kirby Inland Marine pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Kirby Inland Marine employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Kirby Inland Marine. This rating has improved by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Kirby Inland Marine?

56% of Kirby Inland Marine employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Kirby Inland Marine 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Kirby Inland Marine?

Tankerman (19) , Deckhand (12) , Tankerman PIC (9) , Shore Tankerman (6) , Captain (4) , Pilot (4) , Customer Service Representative (3) , Relief Captain (3) , Dispatcher (2) , Driver (2) , Sales (2) , Scheduler (2) , Steersman (2) , Towboat Deckhand (2) , Wheelman (2)

What are the pros of working at Kirby Inland Marine according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is good and 401k is nice" ((in 16 reviews)); "The people that are working with you on your team is great." ((in 5 reviews)); "They have good benefits and 401k." ((in 5 reviews)); "Job security is excellent for industry" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Kirby Inland Marine according to real employee reviews?

"Management allows the captain to treat you however they want." ((in 5 reviews))

Kirby Inland Marine Reviews

3.7

56% would recommend to a friend

(107 total reviews)

Gregory R. (Greg) Binion

92% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture and values

3.5

Diversity and inclusion

3.3

Senior management

2.7

Work/Life balance

Kirby Inland Marine has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 107 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kirby Inland Marine employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation and logistics industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

107 reviews

1.0

31 Jan 2016

Not as great as they make it.

Deckhand

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

hires you with no experience. Attempts to train you before feeding you to the wolves. If your incredibly lucky you'll get a good crew that'll take the time to work with you and teach you vs what I've gone through and my family has put up with.

Cons

low pay, long hours, verbally abusive and hostile environment, inconsistent work schedule, after everyones payed on the regular days we are waiting up to a week and half for paychecks to get sent out. Paychecks usually wrong which takes longer to fix. Been sent to collections many times over waiting on this company to pay me. Port captains blame game is heavy here. Micromanaging is bad to the point it holds people back and work takes longer to do. Supervisors and the like will make sure you "know your place" as one of my supervisors clearly reminded me. If your deckcrew..forget it..Your trash of this company unless your a tankerman or up. Avoid or get out of the postion asap. stuck on a boat with a crew who looks at you as a piece of trash and treats you accordingly there's things I've been supposedly shown which I have not, and been written up for it. Been here a year and vs getting opportunities for advancement. I have to pass random pop tests by the crew if I don't get one right I won't get my raise and have to wait another time frame and hope that I'm either trained or shown whatever the hell I was supposed to have known or been shown otherwise I'm written up and held back *per my captain*. As well as in another position I was told if I took the position I'd get a raise and other benefits for that position. Was flat out told after a few months that I was never going to move up get a raise or anything promised to me. Supposedly looks out for you..I've been the target of more harrassing and go kill yourself comments then I ever heard before to where I have gone to seek a counselor. Pays a joke for the work load you get tossed into and morale is just as toxic. This is a job where its either in your blood or your a target and waste of space to some of these guys. Good luck I'm currently looking for other jobs as fast as I can.

5.0

23 Mar 2015

If you put in the work, the opportunities are there.

Captain

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Will hire you with zero experience. Company provides paid training that sets the industry standard. They also pay for all licensing and do the paper work for you. Anyone who has filled out a coast guard application knows this is not a small deal. Pay is less than alot of other companies, but not to far off. They match up to 3% 401k. They also provide a pension, which for me is the biggest reason to work for them. The opportunity for advancement is definitely there if you work hard. I went from a new hire with no experience to a Relief Captain on a brand new boat in 5 years. Upper operations management and the executives seem to really know what they're doing. Very safety oriented. Overall a great place to work and build a career.

Cons

Not a lot of cons. The Port Captains play a lot of the blame game. They don't really let the Captains run the boat ,they try to run it from the office. I train a lot of steersman and hear constant complaints about the inefficiency of that department. Paydays are not consistent. They don't seem to value the deck crews as much as they should. There is no paid vacation for vessel personnel. You do get 10 days off a month,but you crew change on two of them. So you basically only get the weekend equivalent of a regular job.

4.0

25 Mar 2014

Working for Kirby Corp.

Deckhand/tanker trainee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Excellent place to build a great career with excellent pay, class-a schooling, good healthcare. If anyone's interested in building a career makin' 50+k the first year but can handle some away time...it's the job for you. On paper it's a little over 37k startin' salary but you have options to ride over and all that fun stuff. Great, (and quick, granted you're bustin ass) opportunity for advancement. You canliterally build an entire, 100+k a year career workin' for K I M without a diploma BUT...you'll never be in the wheelhouse wthout one. 18 months on the water, no matter your job title; you'll be in Pilot school for a year & come out makin over 100k a year. Like I said; it's a big change though, on that water,livin' on the boat like it's your first home So be ready for that but most of all you CAN enjoy yourself and stay in shape.

Cons

Too much politics, too much brother-in-law this and that, etc., etc.. Just do your job, bust ass at it 110% you'll be good to stay on your own that way unless politics are your thing. Regardless...it WILL get stressful at time dealin' with OSHA, Coast Guards. blah blah blah!

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