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KiwiRail

4.5
  • 1,000 - 50,000 employees

KiwiRail Reviews

Based on 12 surveyed graduates working at KiwiRail. Read on to get an insider’s view on life as a graduate.
4.5
Based on 12 reviews

Pros & Cons

  • The people. Everyone is so friendly, and my team has really welcomed me in. It's good that there are a few young people in the team. My buddy is just one year older, but he knows so much already. He's more than happy for me to ask him questions and have a good chat if I'm learning from it. The grads here are pretty keen to get amongst everything and it's just very good energy here.
  • Friendly atmosphere, well-managed graduate program.
  • KiwiRail is very supportive and will help you grow into the professional you desire to be.
  • Being a large company you have the opportunity to be part of a vast range of projects at once.
  • The flexibility within each team, and how welcoming they are. Great discounts and employee benefits, 5 weeks annual leave and they take care of you well.
  • Office location.
  • Technical difficulties with work device but that's kind of normal in any workplace.
  • Complicated business structure. Very big and silo's. Difficult to wrap your head around as a new employee.
  • Age-gap.
  • It's hard to get to know people due to the large scale of employees.

What Insiders Say

8.2
Career Prospects
8.2
Career Prospects
The graduate program has a structured progression to move graduates into full-time roles that they are passionate about.
8.1
Corporate Social Responsibility
8.1
Corporate Social Responsibility
Kiwirail as an organization recognizes the major advantages rail enjoys in terms of sustainable transport and works actively to advance this.
8.8
Culture
8.8
Culture
There is a strong culture of teamwork and friendliness. Staff and departments are familiar with each other across locations and business areas and are always happy to explain their role or help. Social events are organized regularly.
8.9
Diversity
8.9
Diversity
Kiwirail is making a concerted effort to recruit a more diverse workforce and the professional teams are already very diverse in terms of gender ratio, presence of POC, etc.
8.4
Satisfaction
8.4
Satisfaction
I have been involved with a variety of different duties such as assisting with procurement, design, and business-as-usual tasks.
9.1
Management
9.1
Management
Management interact well with employees, are competent and effective, and make good mentors.
8.1
Office Work Environment
8.1
Office Work Environment
I love the Millennium office building. I'm very happy I can have as much free coffee as I want/need haha. The dress code is smart casual and casual on Fridays.
8.6
Recruitment
8.6
Recruitment
The process and assessments were professional, advanced, and clear.
7.9
Salary
7.9
Salary
Remuneration is in line with other engineering graduate positions with generous raises.
8.6
Training
8.6
Training
2-week introduction course. extra development days every 3-6 months. skill learning days every fortnight on average.
9.1
Work Hours
9.1
Work Hours
Very flexible with start and finish hours. There have been some long days but generally lenient about coming in late the day after.
9.0
Sustainability
9.0
Sustainability
Kiwirail is one of the major drivers in decarbonizing NZ's economy and this attitude is reflected throughout the business.