Kuraray reviews

3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(109 total reviews)

Fumio Ito

63% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Kuraray has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 109 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kuraray 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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109 reviews
3.0
Jul 11, 2015

Low salary with high amount of workload

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

- Relative good benefits (e.g. zero mc incentive, flexible allowances etc) . - Recreational communities to promote colleagues &/or family bonding - Good learning environment

Cons

- Hectic work loads and require to OT over both weekends - Salary is lower than market - Quite politic in all dept

5.0
Mar 9, 2015

Good Work Environment

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

People are great; Company takes good care of their people; "fair" stress work environment; good work-life balance

Cons

not many opportunities outside of Houston, TX, although that is changing with acquisitions

5.0
Sep 3, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is very competitive (above average in the chemical industry) Benefits are competitive. Management is accessible and easy to talk to. They welcome new ideas. You have the chance to grow your skills and be noticed by upper management. Because the company is growing there are a lot of opportunities for advancement or to take on new responsibilities that help you learn new things. Because they are a Japanese owned company, the culture values good harmony between employees and managers.

Cons

The company is lean so even though you have an opportunity to take on a lot of challenges and new opportunities, it also means that the work you do can really help or hurt the company. That's a lot of responsibility. Also, they don't' always have formal training programs to help with career advancement or learning your job. You will get a lot of help from your manager or co-workers, but you definitely have to put in the effort and let them know what training you want. If you have the right attitude and entrepreneurial spirit, then you'll like it.

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