BASF reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(2,737 total reviews)
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Michael Heinz

76% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

BASF has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,737 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BASF employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews
3.0
Feb 24, 2026

Process

Recommend
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Pros

- Good basic salary - Straight forward process - Semi continuous production all recipe based

Cons

- Lack of safety procedures - No distinct job scope across Junior Tech to Lead Tech - Unreliable leaders as they do not know the process - Poor leadership steer

4.0
Feb 21, 2026

Great work life balance

Recommend
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Pros

Very reasonable and warm colleagues Optimum workload - learning and excitement without crushing pressure Full remote option

Cons

Slow salary increases Multi layered hierarchy can make decision processes very long and complex

3.0
Feb 19, 2026

Work Culture

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Hybrid working environment Autonomy depending on your work

Cons

A lot of restructuring has been on going that can be destabilizing.

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