Does Orica pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at Orica?

84% of Orica employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Orica 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Orica?

Manager (21) , Engineer (16) , Analyst (8) , Finance (7) , MMU Operator (7) , Senior Manager (6) , Finance Business Partner (5) , Graduate Engineer (5) , Sales Manager (5) , Supervisor (5) , Account Coordinator (4) , Coordinator (4) , Intern (4) , Operador De Campo (4) , Product Manager (4)

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

"Met some great people over the years" ((in 46 reviews)); "Good benefits but too few" ((in 25 reviews)); "Good pay but depends on the department and generally speaking good bonus'." ((in 24 reviews)); "Good work life balance most of the time" ((in 21 reviews)); "Salary is good" ((in 14 reviews))

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

"Poor management" ((in 22 reviews)); "Good company with some bad managers unfortunately." ((in 8 reviews)); "Constant restructuring, no clear strategy, High turnover, senior management with serious ego issues, low morale all make for a very poor experience." ((in 6 reviews)); "Long hours and little pay pathetic" ((in 4 reviews)); "Extremely poor communication and accountability all around." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Orica layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Orica locations?

Watkins , Denver , Opelika , Jeffersonville , Morris , Marion , Liberty , Brooklyn , Canada , Louisville , Madisonville , Raleigh , Gold Hill , Dallas , New Braunfels , Nashville , Aurora , Winnemucca , Columbus , Joanna , Homer , Warrenton , Africa , Southeast Newberry

Orica reviews

4.0

84% would recommend to a friend

(481 total reviews)

Sanjeev Ghandi

93% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

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Orica has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 481 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Orica 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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5.0

Nov 5, 2015

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Pros

Safety and Health are prioritized over anything Acceptable benefits Good environment and resources to achieve own objectives. Officers efforts to change culture toward professional habits and values Committed to perform the best to clients Local leaders driven to achieve highest standards and goals

Cons

Cloudy communication by HR on performance bonuses Difficult to distinguish between avoiding individual accountability and collusion behaviours Decision makers control on many activities Not much Global rotation

3.0

Sep 30, 2015

Business Manager

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Good company, Market Leader, Gave a fair bit of Autonomy which was good. Also gave you a fair say in the decision making process. Cutting edge Blasting solutions. Good benefits.

Cons

Lost there way a bit with the issues Surrounding CEO Ian Smith, were a bit reactive to the mining downturn (although this would be true of many companies I would imagine). Could tend to manage from afar and not be across customer issues, and market dynamics. They are going through significant change with job numbers substantially reduced. It is still unclear to me what the restructure and new strategy will be from current CEO. The job reductions to me appear unsustainable.

5.0

Sep 15, 2015

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The People and their commitment.

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The un-certainty of fellow employees, after the announcement of job cuts.

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