Keyence reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,552 total reviews)

Tetsuya Nakano

Not enough data to show CEO approval

67% positive business outlook

Keyence has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,552 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Keyence employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews
3.0
Nov 4, 2025

Good structure but..

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good structure Provides good discipline Build strong foundation for sales

Cons

Too rigid Many many processes and ‘KPI’ to follow Unrealistic expectations and numbers to achieve

4.0
Oct 29, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Good compensation early into career -Great learnings across manufacturing industries -Great peers to work with and learn from

Cons

-Very rudimentary processes and typical Japanese management -Middle Managers are not leaders but puppets of higher management (not true for all the managers) -Job needs demands a lot of travel

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