Sensient Technologies reviews

Be VERY skeptical of positive reviews about this company. I bet virtually all the positive reviews are solicited by upper management and issued under orders from the HR departments of the different divisions. This kind of duplicity is "par-for-the-course" for upper management at Sensient.; they always need to control ALL opinions about the company. All the positive reviews list as a negative something that an aggressive business professional might take as a positive..."very forma all the time" or "extremely high-paced business environment" or incredible support from upper management"". Milwaukee (and the Mannings) micromanage everything at the divisions. The stock price is built on a deck of cards - with all the major food manufacturers eliminating artificial FD&C food colors (a major product of the color division), the total control of SENSIENT pricing by HP of ink jet colors (another major product of the color division), the disorganization of the Flavor Division due to the incredibly unwise move from Indiana to Illinois and the loss of many critical manufacturing and sales personnel due to dissatisfaction with the company.

Awful Culture. In the three years I worked there I had six different supervisors due to constant turn over. I saw two group presidents terminated, two directors of engineering terminated and one quit, half a dozen general managers terminated, plant mangers with a typical lifespan of less than two years, etc.... The organization runs on constant fear of upsetting those in charge. Remaining locations after the Indy closure are not desirable for attracting and retaining quality employees.