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 been stable over the past 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?

"Good pay provides uniforms and boots" ((in 61 reviews)); "Benefits are good and they try to do things that help employees." ((in 60 reviews)); "Many great people with great big" ((in 47 reviews)); "good salary ... ... ..." ((in 24 reviews)); "Many opportunities to explore various fields" ((in 23 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 47 reviews)); "Culture is poor and lacks accountability." ((in 26 reviews)); "Poor upper management do not provide clear expectations" ((in 15 reviews)); "No work life balance" ((in 13 reviews)); "Despite presenting as a corporate organization, my experience involved unclear role definition, inconsistent communication, and a high level of micromanagement." ((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

(680 total reviews)

Paul Manning

76% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (680 reviews)

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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).

Reviews by job title

680 reviews

2.0

Jul 10, 2014

This company's work environment lives in the 1950s

Plant engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary (in some locations depending on Plant Manager)

Cons

- They have almost no corporate direction. Everything is done on the fly. The corporate "direction" changes faster than the wind and you are left spending hours and hours gathering information or completing projects that never get utilized or even looked at. - They subtract Long Term Disability directly from your pay cheque as a "plant-wide" deduction which, if added up for the whole year is approximately 2 weeks of after-tax pay. In my case it was $95.09 deducted per pay cheque. - There are no official personal sick days for illness or a child's illness - you are either deducted pay or use your vacation days.

1.0

Jul 4, 2014

Pretentious Environment!

Chemist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Pay but that's about it

Cons

Management, coworkers, dress code, safety guidelines

2.0

May 29, 2014

Full-time in South Plainfield, NJ

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

My manager was absolutely knowledgeable, most professional & organized person. Great training/instruction from him. Many great people with great big-picture mentality. However, these people were not supported appropriately due to upper managers avoiding "stepping on toes". Work given was manageable. Benefit was good.

Cons

Pay was a lot lower compares to industry. Most people have been there too long and were out of touch with current technology. More time was spent whining about how they were so overwhelmed. Upper management did not do much to change the process. They were too happy with a slight increase in performance as a result of pushing employees to work longer days. Interview process was long and hard, which yielded high hope for a well-organized company. However, reality was messy. Culture lacked morale.

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Jobs at Sensient Technologies

Packaging Operator - 3rd shift