Why Join Newkirk?

As one of the Capital Region’s leading employers, Newkirk is proud of the advantages it offers its employees — advantages you may not find at other companies.

We treat you as an individual.
At Newkirk, we do our best to take your personal needs and expectations into consideration as we develop our employment relationship with you.

We believe that your success is our success.
Our hiring process matches your individual capabilities with the requirements of the job. After you’re hired, we offer on-the-job training that teaches you the specialized skills you need to be successful in your position. We give you feedback on your performance with regular evaluations. When it’s appropriate, we arrange ongoing training to help you excel in your job.

We communicate with you.
We let you know where you stand. You’ll know up front what to expect from us and what we expect from you. And, even though Newkirk is privately owned, we routinely share important information about the company — financial and otherwise — with all our employees. Management welcomes your questions, comments, and suggestions, as well.

We still take a small business approach.
Newkirk employs more than 300 people, but we still think of ourselves as a small company and work hard to maintain the family atmosphere that comes with a small business. You won’t get lost in the shuffle at Newkirk.

We provide opportunities for growth.
Newkirk is a financially stable, growing company that prides itself on promoting from within. Nearly all of our supervisors and managers are “homegrown,” and most of the company’s senior management rose through the ranks at Newkirk. As we grow, new opportunities are continually opening up to employees who have the skills, desire, and dedication to take advantage of them.

At Newkirk, we don’t just create jobs — we create careers.

Newkirk's Compensation Package
As you compare compensation offered by different employers, be sure you are comparing apples to apples. Salary or hourly pay shouldn’t be the only factor you consider. Your company-paid benefits may make up a large part of what you are really paid for your work, and you need to take them into account.

At Newkirk, we ask prospective employees to evaluate our entire compensation and benefits package before making an employment decision. Why do we encourage you to take this approach? The reason is simple: We think that our combined pay and benefits package is one of the best around.

Competitive Pay

Bonuses

40(k)/Profit-Sharing Plan

Medical Benefits

Paid Vacation and Holidays/Sick and Personal Leave

Long Term Disability Insurance/Group Term Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Government-required Programs

Other Benefits

Competitive Pay.
Our salary and hourly pay figures are competitive. We regularly evaluate them and the other parts of our pay package to ensure they stay competitive within the regional job marketplace. For full-time hourly paid employees working the second and third shifts, we pay shift differentials.

Bonuses.
Salaried employees are eligible for bonus pay. Bonuses are based on both individual and company performance. While bonuses are discretionary each year, Newkirk has paid annual bonuses for more than ten years straight.

401(k)/Profit-Sharing Plan.
Newkirk maintains both a 401(k) salary-deferral plan and a profit-sharing retirement plan for its employees. Employees become eligible for the 401(k) plan after one month of service. An employee may choose to contribute a portion of pay on a before-tax basis. Newkirk makes a percentage matching contribution for each dollar contributed up to 5% of pay. Employees may stop contributions anytime.

Newkirk also contributes to a profit-sharing plan for the benefit of all eligible employees, whether or not they participate in the 401(k) plan. While there is no guarantee that a contribution will be made in any particular year, we have made contributions in all years but one since 1990. For each of the past three years, Newkirk has made an average profit-sharing contribution equal to 5% of annual compensation to the plan accounts of eligible employees. Employees generally become eligible for profit-sharing after working for the company for more than a year.

Medical Benefits.
Newkirk offers employees an Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO) Plan through The Capital District Physicians' Health Plan. The plan also offers the option to purchase a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) Plan.

Newkirk pays 90% of medical plan coverage for employees (a 20% employee contribution is required for family coverage). This represents a significant savings (often, in the thousands of dollars) for those employees who would otherwise have to pay all of the cost of their coverage. Newkirk also provides self-insured dental and prescription drug plans.

What if an employee has other health coverage (because, for example, the employee is covered under a spouse’s plan)? Newkirk will reimburse the employee through its medical buyback program.

As an additional benefit, a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) with a convenient debit card is available to pay for medical and dependent care with employee pre-tax dollars. Qualifying expenses include, but are not limited to: doctor visit co-pays, health insurance deductibles, prescription co-pays, chiropractor visits, orthodontia, eyeglasses, and more.

Paid Vacation and Holidays/Sick and Personal Leave.
Newkirk provides paid vacation, holiday, and leave benefits to all eligible employees.

Long-term Disability Insurance/Group Term Life Insurance.
Long-term illness can represent a very real financial hardship to an employee and the employee’s family. Newkirk provides long-term disability insurance of up to 60% of pay at no cost to eligible employees with more than one year of service. The company also pays the full premium for group term life insurance coverage of twice the annual salary (up to $100,000 of coverage) for eligible employees.

Employee Assistance Program.
We also offer — free of charge — an Employee Assistance Program that helps employees who have drug, alcohol, emotional, or other personal problems to find appropriate assistance for those problems.

Government-required Programs.
Newkirk provides eligible employees the benefits required by the federal and state governments, such as the employer’s part of Social Security taxes, workers’ compensation, state disability, and unemployment insurance.

Other Benefits.
The following benefit programs are also available to eligible employees.