Does Smead pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Smead employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Smead. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Smead?

52% of Smead employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Smead 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Smead?

Machine Operator (6) , Customer Service Representative (2) , Sales (2)

What are the pros of working at Smead according to real employee reviews?

"Pay's decent, good benefits, fairly easy to learn the P1 machines." ((in 6 reviews)); "workers, owners are great people" ((in 5 reviews)); "good benefits and paid time off" ((in 5 reviews)); "Great work life balance." ((in 3 reviews)); "Friendly staff and management." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Smead according to real employee reviews?

"Once you are here there is little or no room for advancement in your career." ((in 3 reviews))

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3.3

52% would recommend to a friend

(44 total reviews)

Sharon L. Hoffman Avent

72% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture and values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Diversity and inclusion

3.1

Senior management

2.8

Career opportunities

Smead has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 44 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Smead employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

44 reviews

5.0

20 Nov 2025

Great Family Owned and Operated

Svp business development

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Low pressure atmosphere and very nice culture

Cons

Unfortunately, major categories are in severe decline

5.0

6 Aug 2024

Good but old school

Maintenance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Safety, nice, good leadership, clean, routine

Cons

Can be boring, hard work, standing, possibly mandatory ear plugs, repetitive

5.0

8 Nov 2023

Great place to be

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great atmosphere, co workers are great and stress level is low

Cons

sometimes slow to upgrade building and technology

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