Does Sensient Technologies pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sensient Technologies employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sensient Technologies. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sensient Technologies?

69% of Sensient Technologies employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sensient Technologies 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sensient Technologies?

Sales (20) , Sales Account Manager (18) , Manager (15) , Account Manager (13) , Customer Service Representative (10) , Intern (9) , Director (8) , Sales Manager (8) , Application Technologist (7) , Chemical Operator (7) , Production (6) , Anonymous (5) , Applications Technologist (5) , Chemical Operator II (5) , Regulatory Affairs Specialist (5)

What are the pros of working at Sensient Technologies according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are good and they try to do things that help employees." ((in 69 reviews)); "Good pay provides uniforms and boots" ((in 65 reviews)); "Many great people with great big" ((in 49 reviews)); "Many opportunities to explore various fields" ((in 25 reviews)); "good salary ... ... ..." ((in 21 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Sensient Technologies according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management that have no skills or styles other than micro managing with a different day different attitude." ((in 43 reviews)); "Culture is poor and lacks accountability." ((in 27 reviews)); "Poor upper management do not provide clear expectations" ((in 15 reviews)); "Despite presenting as a corporate organization, my experience involved unclear role definition, inconsistent communication, and a high level of micromanagement." ((in 13 reviews)); "4. Manager will watch you closely and it looks like you are thief." ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about Sensient Technologies layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Sensient Technologies layoffs and their outlook for job security at Sensient Technologies in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Sensient Technologies locations?

Saint Louis , Hoffman Estates , Turlock , Milwaukee , Chicago , Indianapolis , Livingston , Amboy , South Plainfield , Juneau , Harbor Beach , Merced , Sauget , Lake St Louis , Jersey City , New Brunswick , Newark , Carpentersville , Hoffman , New York , Minneapolis , Avon , Murphys , Los Angeles , Winton , Livermore , Hamburg , Mexico Beach , Turkey

Sensient Technologies reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(681 total reviews)

Paul Manning

76% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

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Sensient Technologies has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 681 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sensient Technologies employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

681 reviews

1.0

May 16, 2017

Engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay scale was above average. Benefits were good at reasonable costs.

Cons

Work weeks were 60-80 hours. Upper management was ruthless, relocating new hires and letting them go in about a year. I had 8 supervisors in a 7 year span. General Managers expected lifetime was about a year. Management lacked honesty from the President up to the CFO & CEO. Spoke with forked tongue.

4.0

Apr 25, 2017

Great opportunity

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It was a great Lerwick ing experience for me. Gave me an insight ino the runnings of a large industry.

Cons

I felt as thought the company, or the site in particular, sometimes lacked adequate management and leadership.

1.0

Apr 20, 2017

Pay could be better

Technical manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay was good depending on how you negotiated it prior to joining the company.

Cons

Workload management politics and colleagues not very welcoming. Hopefully hapens once in a lifetime. The atmosphere and morale in the place is very toxic and low. People were not sharing as much information. Most are afraid their oversharing information would lead to their jobs being jeopardized. Co workers incentivized not to help each other leasing to competitive situations. Customer service is practically non existent.

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Jobs at Sensient Technologies

Packaging Operator - 3rd shift