Kemira reviews

3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(184 total reviews)

Antti Salminen

75% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Kemira has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 184 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kemira employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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184 reviews
1.0
May 20, 2015

Extremely volatile work environment

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The benefits are average, if not slightly below average. That's about the best I can say for them. There are some really great people working there. Too bad they are completely hidden under a catastrophe of a management team.

Cons

They have had too many executive-level leadership changes in the last couple years. It is hard to keep abreast of your task at hand when it changes every few months, without prior notice. The current leadership does not understand the business they are in which goes to explain why most of their facilities are failing, along with their sales. They have went through 2 presidents, 3 directors, 4 facility managers and half their sales force in a 3 year span. What does that tell you about them? Any kind of dissent or offering of alternative solutions/opinions is not tolerated, which explains the turnover. It also explains why they are failing badly as a business, because management has a complete inability to listen to anyone underneath them, who actually understand the real problems, nor give them the necessary support to remedy these problems. So when the dominoes fall, they just continue to yell at everyone and keep complaining about the problems that still exist. They are a regulatory violation and/or a loss of a large account away from folding. And it couldn't happen to a better, more deserving group of people.

1.0
Feb 4, 2015

Not a good company to work for

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Pros

Used to having good culture and good pay. Not any more.

Cons

The company does not care about its employees. There are no career development plans, employees voices are ignored. Bonus target is so high. It is close to non existing. Some managers in IT are particularly good at micromanagement and creating hostile work culture. HR developed tools to support them. Management is very old fashioned and lacks professionalism and integrity. A high turn over rate. This is a company for relatives and friends. Not for career advancement unless you are related to some bosses.

5.0
Jan 23, 2015
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Pros

Plenty of learning opportunities Great manufacturing experience People were very nice Hands on State of the art lab equipment

Cons

The town I was working in was not that great, and not having any other interns or employees around my age made it difficult when I was off work. I found myself driving home (8 hour round trip) every weekend because of this

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