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 improved by 1% over the last 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?

"Benefits are good and they try to do things that help employees." ((in 70 reviews)); "Good pay provides uniforms and boots" ((in 57 reviews)); "Many great people with great big" ((in 45 reviews)); "good salary ... ... ..." ((in 25 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 46 reviews)); "Culture is poor and lacks accountability." ((in 28 reviews)); "Poor upper management do not provide clear expectations" ((in 16 reviews)); "4. Manager will watch you closely and it looks like you are thief." ((in 11 reviews)); "I felt as thought the company, or the site in particular, sometimes lacked adequate management and leadership." ((in 10 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

(682 total reviews)

Paul Manning

76% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

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Sensient Technologies has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 682 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

682 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

Nov 16, 2016

Top managemet

Research scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, Benefits, Bonus, Colleagues Not so much things to say! Do not waste your time, save your personal life balance and do not compromise your integrity.

Cons

Lack of strategy, Short short term vision , profit over customers and employees. 0 innovation, 0 technology the facilities are really old and without automation Nepotism, abuse of authority . Corporate is so far of the sites that doesent care about harassment, conflict of interest or staff concerns or Concerns about code of conduct violations. Super high staff turnover , in my site More than 25 in one year without replacement plans. Real know how is eroding. Do not waste your time, save your personal life balance and do not compromise your integrity.

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.

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