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Sensient Technologies

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Sensient Technologies reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(680 total reviews)
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Paul Manning

76% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Sensient Technologies has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 680 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).

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680 reviews
3.0
Nov 2, 2014

EMT

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

have had the experience and skills to be able to do safety inspections of a industrial plant

Cons

Drive time to work became 1 hour and half communte

2.0
Oct 28, 2014

Sensient Australia - the most terrible place I've ever worked at

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

None that I can think of

Cons

A very unionised blue collar workforce with a low morale. Disinterested Purchasing and Production planners using very old and clunky software. Also quite a blokey attitude with high levels of intimidation, sexual innuendo and harassment. Saboteurs abound within the organisation, limited responses to requests for assistance with important customer issues and an unwillingness to go that extra step to get the correct result.

2.0
Oct 19, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There seem to be changes beginning with the new CEO but it remains to be seen what the outcomes will be. Management gives you freedom to define new initiatives.

Cons

My experience has been that this company gives lip service to changing but has yet to accomplish relevant change as it applies to employees ability to effectively do their jobs. Management does not set employees up for success whether you are working on a new initiative or a routine one. They will definitely give you enough rope to hang yourself with very little candid feedback until it's too late. While it is a flat structure, the mentality is still very hierarchical. Plans or edicts are handed downward with very little (apparent) input from those who are assigned to execute the initiatives. The circus that ensues when C-suite executive visits a plant or office is ridiculous and detracts from productivity. There is a lot of employee turnover. There are no perks like working from home or casual dress code for those positions where it may be appropriate.

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