Golden Cockerel
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    38%
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    Work/Life balance
    2.6(24 ratings)
    Career development
    2.4(24 ratings)
    Benefits & perks
    2.5(24 ratings)
    Management
    2.5(24 ratings)
    Working environment
    2.7(24 ratings)
    Diversity & equal opportunity
    2.9(24 ratings)
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    5.0
    Administration
    Apr 2026
    Mount Cotton QLD 41652 to 3 years in the role, current employee
    A great place to work.
    The good thingsGreat employee recognition program. Supportive teams and leadership.
    The challengesCommunication to the workers
    4.0
    Maintenance Electrician
    Nov 2025
    Mount Cotton QLD 4165Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    good crew, good managers
    The good thingsSupportive engineering managers and supervisors. Relatively well stocked stores. Down to earth colleagues.
    The challengesCan be challenging at times to keep old machinery working.
    1.0
    Process Worker
    Sep 2024
    Mount Cotton QLD 4165
    Don’t work here unless you’re desperate
    The good thingssome of the regular staff are nice and some departments have available overtime but con is they try and force you to do it.
    The challengesHorrible supervisors especially the senior supervisors. No communication management and supervisors don’t listen . place is filthy and unsafe it’s just chaos. company picks favourites and has their ‘untouchables’ very negative work environment nobody is happy there and that’s for a reason.
    1 person found this helpful
    1.0
    Process Operator
    Sep 2023
    Mount Cotton QLD 41655 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    Mostly horrible run away
    The good thingsNot many did manage to meet a few decent people
    The challengesIt's a big list company pushes very hard it's always faster faster faster hygiene in the place is well below questionable standards are low management don't care when you raise issues or concerns they pat you on the back and say great job but nothing changes best part of the day is leaving
    1 person found this helpful
    1.0
    Administration Role
    Aug 2023
    Redland Bay QLD 41651 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    The most toxic place I have ever worked at
    The good thingsStaff are friendly and in general are respectful
    The challengesSenior Management are atrocious. Demand changes but put roadblocks in place. Working conditions are terrible Over time is expected but in excessive some days 14+hrs and continuous days at that for factory workers. Communication is beyond terrible and SLT would not have a clue what they are doing. The most toxic place I have ever worked
    1 person found this helpful
    1.0
    Administration Role
    May 2023
    Mount Cotton QLD 41653 to 4 years in the role
    Glad to move on from this place, will take some time to get it out on my system.
    The good thingsAccess to cheap chicken through the staff sales.
    The challengesNo career progression, certain managers treat staff very poorly. Very toxic work environment and no resolution when HR are engaged.
    1 person found this helpful
    1.0
    Administration Role
    Jan 2022
    Badly managed
    The good thingsI struggle to think of any
    The challengesManagement or lack of.. Departments working against each other even though we’re part of the same team No career progression Horrible work environment
    1 person found this helpful
    3.0
    Packing
    Nov 2019
    5 to 6 years in the role, current employee
    Easy job and good work place, but one supervisor in the area is too rude
    The good thingsWorking with my co workers
    The challengesSupervisor picking you all the time for 3am shift
    1.0
    Processor
    Nov 2019
    9 to 10 years in the role, former employee
    A job that paid the bills that make you feel brain dead
    The good thingsLots of work very little weekend work
    The challengesManagement and gossip no privacy respected
    1.0
    Process Worker
    Sep 2019
    Experience : never going back
    The good thingsNot much ! at least work is available
    The challengesAccording the company policy staff should rotate in every position. I been put on same position for over 5 months. No care about their workers.
    2.0
    Dispatch
    May 2019
    Good place to work for the short term, but certainly not for a career.
    The good thingsHourly rate is good. Suitable for casual work seekers
    The challengesNo opportunities for career advancement and poor working environment.
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    Forklift Driver
    May 2019
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Very enjoyable but challenging at times
    The good thingsGood hourly wage and weekly income, good hours to enable a healthy balance between life/ family and work, discounted stock for employees, majority of staff enjoyable to work with, always enjoy the challenge of juggling the busy workload.
    The challengesTrying to achieve a positive result while under pressure, lack of space at times especially during busy periods.
    1.0
    Packing Operator
    May 2019
    Terrible place to work at
    The good thingsThe good thing about this place was leaving finding a better opportunity to make a living.
    The challengesWorking with lazy rude people
    4.0
    Hunger
    May 2019
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    It’s was very good before the company changed
    The good thingsThe good things Is that we have fix hours to finish
    The challengesToo many charge with yellow hart in lovebird
    1.0
    Process Worker
    Apr 2019
    Do not work there
    The good thingsCo-worker were nice to work with.
    The challengesThey want you work till you drop. Some supervisor/leading hand want you to do 2 people jobs, because they want to cut costs. They just ask you to do more work.
    1.0
    Despatch
    Jan 2019
    Unorganised, Who's running this chook raffle?
    The good thingsEasy Labour, cheap frozen chook.
    The challengesManager incompetency - Lack of safety standards or care. Communication.
    4.0
    Process Worker
    Sep 2018
    Enjoyable with good money but long and inconsistent hours
    The good thingsEqual opportunity, excellent pay rate, opportunity for career progression if the position arises, great work environment in terms of the employees, very diverse
    The challengesWork hours were long and inconsistent - every day was different, some supervisors were not pleasant, difficult to get time off
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    Department Manager
    Feb 2018
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    I absolutely loved my time at Golden Cockerel.
    The good thingsGreat place to work . Would recommend it to anyone
    The challengesNone at all. Great team environment
    2.0
    Meat Processor
    Apr 2017
    Mount Cotton QLD 41657 to 8 years in the role, former employee
    Not a family oriented company as what they portray to now 2017. A friend of mine still working for the company and her husband got admitted to hospital and been there for two weeks to now and her supervisor would not allow her to take time off to be with
    The good thingsGood pay package and you get to meet some trusted people and they end up your true friends.
    The challengesToo much politics and favouritism from supervisor where as they have their own problems and shouldnt be taken out on staff. Supervisors dont have people skills they need to be retrained or demoted
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    Truck Driver
    Feb 2016
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    I have enjoyed my 3 years working here.
    The good thingsGreat hours and benefits are great
    The challengesThat Hill is steep but you can climb to the top
    5.0
    Employee office
    Feb 2016
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Great employer and environment
    The good thingsEnvironment, wage rates, training and development of their employees
    The challengesChanging retail requirements
    2.0
    Process Worker
    Sep 2015
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Great pay, easy work, no career advancement
    The good thingsGreat pay for what you are doing. A good place to save money for a short while, but not a great place to stay as there is no room for career advancement.
    The challengesManagement is poor and respect is not given by certain supervisors although some supervisors are great and show respect towards hard workers.
    4.0
    No say
    Sep 2015
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    I enjoyed working there even if I had some challenges.
    The good thingsFirst aid
    The challengesUnderstand the employee's situation as human bein
    3.0
    High Reach Forklift Driver
    Aug 2015
    slow mind numbing days with bosses that take you for granted
    The good thingswas an easy job
    The challengesworking with all the lazy people and not caring managers
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