Does Blue Bird pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Blue Bird employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Blue Bird. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Blue Bird?

48% of Blue Bird employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Blue Bird 2.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.3 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Blue Bird?

General Laborer (4) , Welder (4) , Assembly Line Worker (3) , Design Engineer (3) , Production Supervisor (3) , Accountant (2) , Analyst (2) , Automotive Painter (2) , Data Analyst Intern (2) , Financial Analyst (2) , Material Planner (2) , Production Worker (2) , Purchasing Category Manager (2)

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

"The factory was local and offered good benefits." ((in 7 reviews)); "Great people and good location" ((in 6 reviews)); "Pay and coworkers are good" ((in 4 reviews)); "Everyone in the Marketing department and plant is very nice." ((in 3 reviews))

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

"Archaic management" ((in 7 reviews)); "constant layoffs, very poor decisions by senior management, not able to focus on improving the business, people are treated like cattle always worried about being laid off." ((in 3 reviews)); "No work/life balance." ((in 3 reviews)); "There are no opportunities for company sponsored continued learning." ((in 1 reviews))

What are employees saying about Blue Bird redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Blue Bird redundancy and their outlook for job security at Blue Bird in 2026.

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3.2

48% would recommend to a friend

(126 total reviews)

Phil Horlock

60% approve of CEO

30% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Diversity and inclusion

2.6

Career opportunities

2.5

Work/Life balance

2.5

Senior management

2.3

Culture and values

Blue Bird has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 126 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Blue Bird 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

126 reviews

1.0

3 Jul 2019

Na

Hca

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

There no pros in working for this company office lie and bully staff

Cons

Don’t pay travel time they think that the workers should walk 10 miles ect

4.0

13 Sept 2023

Average

Care assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good to work at Staff friendly Customers great Hours great

Cons

Salary could be alot better

5.0

11 Jul 2023

Yy

Patient care assistant (pca)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Work well as a team

Cons

I have no cons for them

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Jobs at Blue Bird

Forklift (Main, South, West, and Warehouse)