Collaboration, Innovation, Success
Our success is attributable to the nearly 2,000 Benjamin Moore employees who dedicate their time and talents to the brand and exemplify our core values of openness, integrity, community, excellence, and safety. The various disciplines within our workforce form one team that shares achievements and continues to build upon our 140-year legacy within the marketplace.
With an impressive average of more than 10 years of service, Benjamin Moore employees enjoy an environment of collaboration and learning. Employee offerings are regularly evaluated to ensure our people receive competitive and well-rounded benefits, career development options, and opportunities to come together.
It is because of our dedicated and diverse team that our business continues to thrive. Learn more about our DE&I efforts.
The Employee Experience
Our Total Rewards program demonstrates
Benjamin Moore’s commitment to fostering a healthy workforce—physically, mentally, and financially. We continue to focus on our employees’ overall well-being, ensuring they feel a sense of purpose in their jobs and communities, have opportunities to grow as people and in their careers, and return home safely each day.
WELL-BEING
Overall well-being is the foundation of a productive lifestyle inside and outside the workplace. Our benefits and additional offerings reflect our commitment to providing inclusive options that meet the needs of our workforce.
- Mental health therapy and coaching
- Medical co-pay plan option without deductibles or co-insurance
- Physical and joint pain aid
- Financial help for insurance (auto, home, pet, and more)
- 401(k) match of 6%
- Identity and cyber safety protections
- Hybrid workweek
- Wellness days
PURPOSE
At Benjamin Moore, we strive to give our employees a greater sense of purpose through service to the communities where we live and work. While employees are encouraged to volunteer as teams or individuals throughout the year, the company comes together for our annual month of giving in September, known as “Moore Month.”
Since 2017, Benjamin Moore employees have donated more than 7,800 hours to causes and community projects. Additionally, the company offers a matching gifts program, contributing $2 for every $1 donated by employees to the charities of their choice. Over the past five years, this program has contributed $1,675,000 to qualified nonprofit organizations.
Talent Development
Employees participated in over 20,000 hours of online and in-person learning opportunities in 2023. In addition to personal development and skills training such as developing business acumen, polishing management and leadership capabilities, and enhancing knowledge of frequently used tools and software, we continue to administer annual training in cybersecurity, business practices, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and harassment.
Our Transformation and Development team continuously reviews and expands offerings to support employees in the current work environment, reaching a larger number of learners. This year we introduced workshops for creating psychological safety, assessing emotional intelligence, and coaching. Employees are offered access to LinkedIn Learning®, and more than 425 employees utilize the platform. Subjects accessed on the LinkedIn Learning platform include communication skills, change management, project management, and unconscious bias awareness.
People managers also received access to Blue Ocean Brain®, where they are provided curated content and lessons centered around inclusion and belonging. The extensive library includes interactive articles, challenges, and other offerings designed to be completed in 10 minutes.
Our Leadership, Exposure, and Discussion Circles (L.E.A.D. circles) program provides employees with an opportunity to build business acumen and professional skills through the combination of mentoring and experiential learning. Circles help employees stay connected with co-workers across the company, navigate the workplace, and garner insights into various business areas. In 2023, seventy employees participated in the program led by seven mentors and facilitators.
Employee Health and Safety
Benjamin Moore is committed to ensuring the health, safety, and security of our employees, as well as protecting and preserving the environment of the communities where we operate.
CRITICAL SAFETY PROGRAMS
To ensure the safety of all employees, Benjamin Moore is
continuously improving our Critical Safety Program, which includes lockout/tagout, mobile equipment, elevated work surfaces, confined space entry, machine guarding, electrical safety, and hot work and hazardous work operations requiring the use of safe work permits. Executive leadership is committed to providing the necessary resources to ensure the highest level of control is considered when designing systems around these critical programs. All Benjamin Moore locations deploy effective standardized controls and countermeasures to enforce the associated policies, procedures, rules, and work practices. Employees, contractors, and visitors are expected to comply with the applicable policies, procedures, rules, and work practices and are empowered and expected to stop work if an unsafe condition is identified or an unsafe act is observed.
BEHAVIOR-BASED SAFETY
The SafeStart® Critical Error Reduction Techniques program has been incorporated into our manufacturing, distribution, research and development, and quality departments across North America for several years to reduce the risk of human error. Reducing the risk of human error is critical to preventing injuries and incidents in our operations. To sustain this vital program, Benjamin Moore conducts periodic refresher training for existing employees and provides SafeStart training as part of the new hire onboarding process. Over the past two years, Benjamin Moore conducted SafeStart’s Safety Leader program, SafeLead, within our manufacturing facilities. This interactive program is designed for frontline leaders and provides effective leadership skills and actionable knowledge to engage employees. Frontline leaders are taught to assess for various hazards, encourage more near-miss reporting, and anticipate human error.