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3.8

77% would recommend to a friend

(495 total reviews)

Jean Savage

79% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Trinity Industries has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 495 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Trinity Industries employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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495 reviews
1.0
18 Nov 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Nothing. Unless you're an idiot, because idiots can THRIVE at this company.

Cons

The absolute worst "leadership". Too many chiefs, not enough Indians. The people in leadership completely lack business-sense, any and all leadership skills, backbone, technical and analytical skills, tenacity, integrity, and numerous other necessary traits for success. If each of them were to ask themselves at the end of each day - "Did I earn my paycheck today?" - and then answered honestly... they'd all have to say No. They utterly do not add value to the organization. And on top of that, they suck dry all the energy and positivity from the people that do when they do not value insights from their employees. What's that saying about hiring smart people so they can tell us what to do ... well Trinity hires dumb people to crush the spirits of smart people who could be helping the organization to grow and thrive. I suggest in the each of the next big meetings within teams and with leadership and with larger teams and at the" round tables" and "skip-levels" - ask your teams this - "Who here has ever felt that you had a great idea or feedback, but you didn't feel comfortable speaking up because you believed it it would not even be considered or you might even be admonished for it? Who here has felt like that often?" (Also and unfortunately, answering in the affirmative can be scary because it can be perceived as you saying your boss is ineffective, and no one wants to have that target put on their backs. Trinity makes no effort to create an environment where you feel comfortable being honest. It just becomes ingrained in you that staying quiet is the safe thing to do if you want to keep your job.) Further, they do not have any structure or pathway or interest in career growth for their employees. They value only external candidates for higher roles. So many great internal people have been passed up for leadership roles that they could so clearly excel in. It's truly sad. People bring it up to leadership all of the time at the "round tables" and other venues, but they are a never truly heard. If shareholders/investors really knew how poorly this company was run, they would certainly take their money and run. HR flat out lies to candidates in the interview and hiring process and again once they are employees. And I mean huge, ridiculous lies. Skilled, intelligent, capable employees are leaving this company in droves because they do not fit in at such an impotent company. Do not work here! You will regret it!

5.0
10 Dec 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I do not have alot of experience with other companies, however I do talk with my colleagues from other companies and they do not have things like: - The CEO of a $7B+ company taking time to have lunch at least monthly with small groups of random employees...and really getting to know them - The true feeling of "family" and willing to do what needs to be done to take care employees and their families - As a veteran, the support for the Veteran program here is SECOND TO NONE! Core values of this company almost align perfectly with the Core Values of Military Service (Integrity, Service, Excellence, etc) - Pay, benefits, opportunities are very good!

Cons

- It is right off I35 and traffic is always terrible - Most jobs do require alot of travel - Old-school "done it this way for 20 years" mentality does sometime limit the desire to automate and embrace technological advantages.

2.0
26 Nov 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

•Competitive pay and benefits. Quarterly bonuses are nice when they come. •Can build close relationships if your in the main office/salary position. Tight-knit family feel. •Kaizen / Op-Ex events are great if you get chosen to participate in a one. Takes you away from your daily norm and get to meet people outside your department that you normally wouldn’t have.

Cons

•EXTREMELY high turnover. Lost count on the number of operators/welders I seen come and go, this was within my first 5-6months being there... •The hours that the supervisors work are suicide. 12-14 hour days seem to be the norm for them. This doesn’t include working weekends which happens quite often. Have seen several supervisors come and go due to this. •Work conditions on the shop floor is very dreadful. Minor improvements have been done but no where near where it could be. Conditions during the winter and summer months are brutal. •Production seems to be the first, second, and third priority; all the other departments come next (maintenance, materials, quality, etc). “Hitting numbers” I get is essential, but seems to be the only important thing to the managers/corporate office. The problem or challenges of the other departments don’t come to light unless it’s made a negative impact on production (slowed them down), which then gets everyone into “all hands on deck” mode. A lot of fire chasing is done rather then taking the time to prevent fires so to speak. •The old school “it’s my way or the highway” attitude runs deep within most of management. Fear and intimidation is commonly used to get things done. The phrase “if you can’t get it done, we’ll find someone who will..” seems to be normal language. Profanity is used surprisingly a lot in meetings... •The overall morale is quite negative of most people, they are either sad, bitter or depressed about something. I admire the few that stay positive despite the situations. The work can be very stressful and for the most part, USUALLY is...you won’t find many people smiling around here unless it’s Friday... •Comfort zone cripples a lot of good people here. Either the fear of change or lack of succession plan keeps people you see that are capable of so much more but seem to be stuck. •The engineering department is greatly under appreciated.

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