Cultivating a
Workplace of Choice

With origins that go back to an agricultural cooperative of farmers, CF employees remain proud of their role in helping farmers to feed the world.

G4-EC5, G4-LA2, G4-LA10; UNSDG #1, #8

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In our interactions with each other, we cultivate respect, openness and trust. We foster a working environment in which employees have a voice, feel valued and are treated fairly, encouraging people to offer new ideas and challenge established norms. As an example, members of CF’s senior leadership engage with front-line employees each time our quarterly earnings are released. Leaders travel to CF facilities, answer questions about where CF is headed and gather feedback.

Living by our values produces employees who take pride in their work and do things well. Our values also characterize our relationships outside the company, where we view our suppliers and customers as key partners in fulfilling our purpose.

Offering Competitive Benefits

Beyond a supportive culture, CF offers employees a safe, challenging and rewarding workplace environment, attractive salaries, competitive health, retirement and lifestyle benefits. Part-time employees are eligible for these benefits based on the number of hours they are scheduled to work. Starting salaries for operators average $47,000 per year, and with full certification, increase to $75,000 per year.

All employees work under an incentive bonus plan that rewards them for doing things right. Employees are also eligible to participate in a pension plan as well as a 401(k) or equivalent plan.

CF’s benefits approach includes an emphasis on wellness. We offer an employee assistance program; a wellness stipend, which employees can use to purchase health club memberships, fitness gear and more; annual biometric screenings and flu shots; and Do-It-Well, a quarterly wellness newsletter.

Active Employees

as of July 1, 2017
Total of 2,967 in North America and the U.K.

Years of Service

as of July 1, 2017

Growing a Long-Term Workforce

Building the skill and experience of our workforce is as important as making capital improvements to our plants. That’s why we invest in extensive recruitment, training and professional development opportunities for our employees.

For example, in the U.K., we offer apprenticeship programs through which students can access training, local college instruction and on-site learning with CF. At the end of the three-year program, graduates may fill roles as chemical, mechanical and electrical engineers, mechanical technicians and process operators.

In the U.S., talented young finance and accounting professionals take part in a three-year leadership development program that gives them experience in financial planning and analysis, general accounting, cost accounting, and plant manufacturing accounting and analysis. We view these types of development opportunities as being a key part of succession planning, allowing us to grow a stronger company, today and for the future.