Excellent Work Environment, Technical Customer Service
Henkel has a corporate culture that is encourages a satisfied employee. It actively creates opportunity for career growth and is clear on its expectations are for day to day work and overall performance. It is a unique workplace that genuinely prioritizes customer satisfaction over immediate profit to cultivate long term relations. They are the ideal work smarter, not harder.
The culture is very not at all toxic, and hires are equally judged on how they'd fit in just as much as their performance.
However, from an engineering perspective, the work is not difficult. Most work done is record keeping and logging sales accounts across multiple platforms that are not in sync. Despite requiring ABET college graduates, most work can be achieved by a technically savy business major or someone with an STEM associates degree.
The higher ups have lost vision on trying to keep up with corporate trends instead of streamlining processes. Flashy Ipads are great but aren't very useful on a microsoft and SAP platform that don't bridge easily.
Sales force takes the weight of the company but doesn't get enough say in the direction.
Strong communication is demanded for this job as it is primarily managing accounts and relations by delivering expectations while balancing the supported sales representatives demands.
No one lasts longer than 3 years before transferring horizontally, promotion, or leaving limiting the tribal knowledge.
Henkel is not for the faint of heart. Priorities keep shifting, management only cares about themselves and if the numbers are not met, severance packages are the rule NOT the exception.
Henkel has a "forced rating system" whereby other managers around the country who do not even know your name get to rate you against other employees in your band. You need to have a manager who advocates for you which means you'd better "kiss up" to your supervisor for the support you need for you rating. Raises (minimal) are based on ratings so if you do not get the rating you deserve your pay takes a hit. HR is a joke, HR works for the company NOT you so you will not get a fair shake voicing any concerns.
Favoritism abounds so be forewarned. if not one of the favorites, your career can quickly be stunted. If your career is stalled and the numbers do not come in as promised to Corporate, you could be targeted in a "restructure", meaning "laid-off".
Lastly, be prepared to work long hours, especially if you are in the labs or Tech Service, you'll do quite a bit of traveling. Many times, the management team works remotely, a perk I guess if you're a manager.
You are fairly compensated when you start, BUT if you do not progress, your wages will stagnate. They have a bonus structure, but difficult numbers need to be hit to receive. There stock purchase program is a PLUS, purchase shares at 30% of market pricing, and it pays a decent dividend, but you need to work 2-years to be eli
ProsDecent benefits, stock purchase program (see below)
ConsManagement: Horrible, Lay-offs (frequent), minimal long term stability
It was decent place to work for years. It was a job. Management was not very progressive and they are very inconstant across the board. It is a tough business and innovation is key and they are getting away from what made this company great. There is management left over from previous ownership groups there for 20+ trying to adapt to the Henkel style with very little direction it seems what they expect. Henkel never made this big of a purchase of another company and had a very poor plan to implement into the Henkel structure. They were very ill prepared for the size of Sun. Management style is always changing and they seem to go with the flavor of the month approach and seem to think bringing in management from the Auto industry is the answer. When in fact they are clueless also. You can advance if your willing to suck up and try and become a favorite. Best advise i would give someone is that you if you go to work there do your job to the best of your abilities and keep to yourself. The average workers there are great people you will meet some of the nicest people in your life. The management people there like to play games with your lives and are not appreciative of the average worker. This plant needs to stay in its lane and do what it did best which is make budget minded detergents at low prices. Leave the premium market to the big boys and plants with established procedures and proven innovation.
ProsAverage line workers are great people to work with
ConsPoor management poor communication and direction everything is a secret.
I’ve been a mechanic there over 3 months. You don’t do pms, or really anything mechanical. You will only run the lines, clean and sweep floor. They can’t keep workers , that’s why they are always hiring. The line mechanic or operator mechanic, are treated poorly. You will not be respected, all you will be is a machine operator. You won’t get any training except on how to run the line and paperwork. They run short and are too lean. There is no benefit to being a mechanic, this is why most of the mechanics go to be just operators , they are not treated well. They pay structure is based on operators, nothing more for being a mechanic. You will work all the time 13 days in a row, 1 day off and than start again. The benefits while good are very very expensive, especially when you consider your hourly rate. Keep in mind they do pay every week , so if you take a job there which I would not recommend. They will take out benefits every week, which they don’t tell you till after you start. To put perspective on it, I’m paying about 500 per month for insurance. Management is horrible , they fail us every single day in every way, from the plant manager to HR, to the floor managers. The best advice I could give you , if you have a job I can assure you it’s not as bad as it is here keep looking. . I start my new job at a different company in a week.
ProsAbsolutely none
ConsThe way you are treated, cost of benefits, MANAGEMENT, never see your family or get time off
I believe Henkel as a cooperate company may be a good company to work for, however management, communication, human resources and safety are all issues at the Salisbury plant. Family and all activities outside of Henkel AI Salisbury are compromised, relationships and quality of life suffer tremendously. Operators are often misinformed, job scheduling and crew alignments are constantly changing, rules are bent as it benefits the company and management, safety is compromised to push production and no one is held accountable for their mistakes and actions so punishment is left to fall on operators as a whole. Management has lied to customers and then placed blame on operators resulting in pay cuts and job loss. Raises and advances in levels are misrepresented and held back even after reaching the time limit rule. Operators are being expected to take on more responsibility and preform higher level operations without receiving any change in rate of pay. Be sure to check pay checks each week, due to payroll accidently short changing hourly employees and it will take weeks to be reimbursed.
Prosgood healthcare plan (you'll need it after the chemical exposure!)
ConsScheduling, lack of communication, no accountability, safety issues, Family and home life suffer, health will decline
Site Manager is very uneducated in his profession.
The Site Manager that works at this particular site for Henkel needs many improvements to be able to functionally do his job on his own including management, how he communicates to his employees, how to properly discipline than overlook who he wants to. The Site Engineer at this site is his go to guy and ultimately he is doing 2 jobs in 1 unfortunately. The Site Manager relies on the Site Engineer to Responding to any questions, scheduling, how to communicate back to the customer, and within Henkel. Practically many things a manager should be taking care of. It is all coming from the Site Engineer. With my experience there, I have witnessed many situations of Biased activity such as favoritism between both the Site Engineer and Site Manager towards their employees. They both unprofessionally run the operation and try to run it at their own discretion. Unfortunately, This could be a very good place to grow a career at although at the same time, It is very difficult to work in a unprofessional and biased environment. This site does tend to have a high turn around rate because of these issues. Hope this helps somebody out in the decision of taking on this job.
ProsSalary Employee w/ overtime pay
Consbiased management/lack of professional managment!
Acheson Company was bought by Henkel Company while I was still there. The Henkel products are well known world wide.I enjoyed my time at this company
Working the second shift (3pm-11pm) started for me at 2pm. Converse with day shift supervisors going over problems and or products that needed attention. Check the schedules for needed changes or updates.Layed out work that was to be completed on the second shift or work that needed completed from the first shift. Learned alot on the different teams (Audit,Root Cause,Housekeeping) about the ins and outs of company management. I was able to work with most of the 80 or so workers at one time or another during my time at Henkel. The hardest part of my job was working a tight schedule with machines broke or disabled. I liked the challenge at Henkel Co. and the enjoyment of our accomplishments. I was offered a job in a different city down south. I didn't wish to move at the time for personal reasons.
Proswe were treated real well at henkel from management on down, pay was good as well as the benefits, the management worked with the management team real well, traded shifts if needed for emergencies.
Consthey closed and moved down south, i would still be working there, enjoyed the work and workplace.
Lack of advancement opportunities unless you are willing to work nights for a year minimum typically. Also seems nepotistic in that you need to be in with the right people and get very buddy buddy. Your work ethic or skill set will have little to do with advancement. Raises depend on who your boss is and again not at all work ethic or skill set. Don't even bother trying to learn new things for the sole purpose of pay advancement because you won't get it. You will just increase your work load. True skill or career advancement such as apprenticeships or education is either nonexistent or tremendously hard to acquire and complete. Pay is consistent and for most departments they rarely cut hours. Overtime is available only sometimes. PTO is done in a sketchy way as they primarily base it around an 8 hour work day, but all shifts are 12 hours. Most of the time production consists of just getting product out of the door instead of trying to run most efficiently or correctly and safely. They run things until they literally fall apart and can't be held together by duct tape or zip ties anymore. Can make certain lines a nightmare to run. This review is based off of years of experience at the plant in Bowling Green, KY.
An excellent place to work, internal promotions and advancements while continuing education
Began my career here at Henkel of America (formerly The Dial Corporation) as Administrative Assistant. As an Administrative Assistant, I assisted in setting up meetings and preparing Powerpoint Presentations and worked for various VP and Directors and their staff. While working in different capacities, I learned that if you learn the business and have good personal skills, it will open doors of opportunities. Our culture at Henkel was great, it was family oriented and community driven. Henkel offers lots of opportunities for advancement and did not hold their employees back from their dreams, the hardest thing is letting go, so that you can indeed move on to better opportunities within the company. I enjoyed working at Henkel because in my job, things were always changing and you were challenged. I like having challenges that keep you abreast of new ways and also of revealing ideas that sometimes do not work. My experience is that I have the best managers at Henkel of America (formerly The Dial Corporation).
ProsDiversity, Family/Community Committed and Internal Promotions
This company does have competitive pay, which is the only reason I still am here. Definitely runs off the good old boy system, if your not on the "list", you'll be denied advancement at every opportunity so it seems. Great ideas and hard work only get you more hard work while others get to just coast by doing the minimum and getting paid more. They take forever when it comes to the employee's needs/wants like hiring help or moving to a different position, but required overtime and to be on call at a moments notice. Certain people get to work desired hours while others have to work voluntold hours with little concern of what you may have going on in your life. No real structure when it comes down to pay scale and or knowledge based activities, your expected to just know the job and get paid what someone sitting in an office feels you should get paid. Working conditions are brutal to say the least, your constantly out in the elements and working with dangerous chemicals. Teamwork is a joke, specific training is minimal. Best part of the day is clocking out to go home.
ProsShort distance from my house
ConsI would gladly leave if I could find a job doing anything else for the same pay
On-site rep fully committed to fulfill customer expectations
Daily Duties
-Provide technical assistance in Material Engineering, Corrosion
Control, assembling process employing adhesive bonding and polymers technologies.
-Identify and formulate Cost Saving and Improvement proposals involving Adhesives, sealants and coatings; performing their technical, financial, manufacturability, and environmental assessment for approval and process implementation. Including among them:
a- Alternative products and Technologies
b- Packaging Change
c- Consolidation and Reduction of Products
d- Process Improvement and cycle time reduction
e- Chain Supply Simplification
g- Quality enhancement
h- Others
-Perform production troubleshooting finding root cause on production problems involving chemical products and recommend cost-effective solutions
- Perform periodical process audit to monitor proper use of chemicals and work instructions observance.
- To submit testing plan for mechanical and/or chemical performance and durability of adhesive, sealants, and coatings; coordinate with MCI engineering and Tier II suppliers testing implementation.
-To investigate failure claims of supplied products and identify root cause and liability for warranty management purposes.
-Manage TDS & MSDS database of Chemical Products approved in MCI Manufacturing process.
- Train and supervise compliance on Safety and proper use of Chemical Products.
- To coordinate with Tier II suppliers, fulfillment of MCI Customer needs for compliance of ISO 9000 Quality Assurance Procedures
Prosfocus on results, innovation, a wide range of products and technologies, global capabilities
Consprojects coordination in global scale, requiring constant updating in software and communication technologies
Managed all Henkel`s Liquid Detergent brands: Silan, Pur, Bref, Clin, Perwoll, Somat and Bobas and Kajtek soaps
Responsibilities:
Define a portfolio vision and high level strategy for the brands, including consumer focus, brand architecture and communication strategy.
Lead development and delivery of annual brand plan, including key insight identification, strategy definition, innovation and development of key initiatives
Have total P&L responsibility for the sparkling beverage brands, delivering business plan commitments and ensuring their long–term health
Personal achievements:
• Successfully managed and coached Liquid Detergents Marketing Team which resulted in business successes and employers continuous carrier developments (with two talents accepted as Managers in CEE Headquarter Vienna)
• Delivered outstanding business results with more then doubling total Liquid Detergents turnover and profit within 6 years
• Developed and implemented Fabric Softener Long Range Business Plan for Poland (including repositioning, portfolio adjustment, price repositioning, IMC, sales strategy) which resulted in Silan brand value market share growth from 6% to 18,4% (source:memrb)
• Developed and implemented Long Range Business Plan for Dishwashing Liquid Category for Poland. With new Pur Polska strategy the brand trippled volume share within one year. Currently the brand is the leading dishwashing liquid in Poland with 22% volume share (source: memrb).
• As a Member of International Bref Team, prepared and launched Bref umbrella brand in Poland reaching more then 40% value market
ambiente de trabajo muy bueno, jefes muy exijentes, excelente empresa para crecer y aprender.
Un día típico es levantarse y llevar una ruta de trabajo asignada para ese día, revisar los pendientes que quedaron en tu visita anterior y los nuevos que salieron en el día, realizar la supervision del promotor y lograr algo nuevo cada día, supervisar el comportamiento del sell out para detectar áreas de oportunidad, revisar constantemente los inventarios para estar realizando los ajustes necesarios, lograr negociaciones para exhibir productos de temporada o con oferta fuera del anaquel. Aprendí como superar los problemas cotidianos y a tomar decisiones con argumentos sólidos y benéficas para la empresa. Los directores que conocí y los jefes que tuve son personas muy bien preparadas pero aveces demasiado exigentes para obtener los resultados que buscan, mis compañeros de trabajo son muy sociables y alegres, nunca tuvimos un desacuerdo y siempre hicimos buen equipo. La parte mas difícil del trabajo era la realización y análisis de las bases de datos que nos mandaban y hacer diario reportes de presentaciones en ppt con fotos y análisis del comportamiento del sell out en los puntos de venta que visitaste en ese día. Lo que mas me gusto de este trabajo fue lograr cosas que ningún otro supervisor había logrado como colocar una exhibición de 12 tarimas juntas o colocar una exhibición con forma de estadio de futball en una sucursal donde nunca se había logrado algo así.
Prosfondo fijo revolvente para gastos de gasolina y otros, 1000 pesos mensuales para reparar tu automóvil, proporcionaban herramientas como celular y lap top, descansabas sábado y domingo
Consno eres contratado directamente por henkel, firmas un contrato en blanco y hojas que definen tu finiquito, aguinaldo, sin haberlo recibido aun, no te dan prestaciones extra solamente las de ley
Man ködert mit Zuwendungen, die sich sehen lassen können. Doch nützt all das Geld nichts, wenn der Druck von oben und die damit verbundene Unsicherheit immer wieder Mitarbeiter in den Burnout jagt. Kein klassischer Vertrieb. Keine Muster, kein Vertrauen, keine Eigenverantwortung. Zudem kann der Großhandel das eigene Produkt schneller und günstiger liefern. Intern drehen sich alle um sich selbst, kein Fokus auf Bestandskunden, halten soll man diese trotzdem. Viele Reportings und Listen zur Kontrolle und keine Unterstützung. Interne Struktur sehr schlecht, wenn aus gewissen Abteilungen jemand krank ist oder Urlaub macht, kann man keine Neukunden schreiben. Viele vorgeschaltete Ebenen, kein Gehör für den Außendienst. Dafür ein nettes Paket an Vergütung und co. Viele Mitarbeiter sind nur noch da, weil die Bezahlung so gut ist. Motivation ist hingegen in den Teams wenig zu finden. Die Unternehmenskultur ist schlecht. Viele Praktikanten und damit verbundene Wechsel der Ansprechpartner. Fehler in Systemen, Lieferschwierigkeiten aufgrund schlechter Zulieferer und eine schlechte Warenverfügbarkeit. Zu hoch gesteckte Ziele und kein Zusammenhalt von Innendienst und Außendienst. Es waren lehrreiche Jahre, größtes learning… mehr Schein als sein. Ich verließ das Unternehmen freiwillig.
Meu trabalho como Gerente Técnico Comercial Mercosul era ir pra Matriz Alemanha, Dusseldorf e pegar know-how pra os formulados de porte folio da empresa e voltar ao Brasil partilhando com o time master de vendas Mercosul, em particular no Brasil com todo o time de vendas.
Com os clientes key-accounts mantínhamos contatos pra novos desenvolvimentos desde a idéias do produto / processo ate as efetivas vendas. Os novos produtos eram ajustado aos processos destes clientes mantendo os negócios e os resultados Brasil afora.
Eu era o multiplicador químico e técnico do negocio Brasil no grupo Henkel pra o segmento têxtil.
O estressante do negócio eram as dificuldades de aprovação dos produtos por conta de eventuais objeções que surgiam de alguns headsns customers por terem outras perspectivas de custo / benefício e dificuldades com o pronto estoque no supplying chain deles com o mercado. " dinheiro nas prateleiras" devida as importações destes produtos e MP (por vezes), não a contento.
Enfim, aprendi muito em termos de negócios e performances dos processos etc e aplicquei noutras experiências que tive na sequencia profissional que tb atuei, como p ex a Cassema. (vide CV no site www.linkedin - Valter roda).
Obrigado pela oportunidade.
Best Regards.
Prosempresa oferecia carro, despesas de cpo, viagens etc...
Conssem horário, a qualquer tempo precisaria estar no cliente ou mercado.
Working and enjoying what you do help me to adapt with my job and also gives one strength to fulfilment, 24 hour duty does not mean, more over, if you enjoy doing what you do,. Good and quality production help the company getting stronger with values.. Also wast management can be control with the a good facilitating and maintainance of the machines. I work and enjoy my duties and that is my strength while at work, also I do believe no problem is greater than knowledge, studies and retraining help operator to work along with civilization.. So, from my experience, no problem can be too much than knowledge and asking questions.am a professional also a learner when it come to solving problems and operating a machine and at every event that is more than me, I call for help and I keep going on.using perspnal safety aid are important to me and I feel hurting myself without them, also, my personal safety matirals are my first kit before carrying out of my duties, without them I don't like to work. I enjoy working with teams of operator that got knowledge than I do, also, I have learn a lot in doing team work. Tools.. my tools are my official matirals , I don't joke with them, also noting make job so easy for me like good tools and clean tools, so I do ensure that my tools are safe and in good order.payer.. I pray before and after my duty.
ProsFree lunch
ConsShot houre
Questions And Answers about Henkel
What is the most stressful part about working at Henkel?
Asked Nov 21, 2016
Good people try to get jobs there and can't because of the stupid little tests they give to see if your quilifyed to work there! I tried to take that test and the man on the speaker talked so fast you couldn't answer one question til he was througing out another one! This is how they determine if you get the job or not! Really missing out on a lot of good employees because of this!
Answered Sep 12, 2020
At Henkel, we thrive on our culture of innovation. Anticipating future consumer needs, developing new products and implementing smart factory concepts keep us busy every day.
Answered Jul 13, 2020
On average, how many hours do you work a day at Henkel?
Asked Nov 21, 2016
Hazleton forced to work 13 out of 14 days going for over 6 years.
Answered Nov 1, 2020
We want our employees to have the support and balance they need to be successful inside and outside the workplace. We offer flexible schedules to allow our team to manage their commitments.
Answered Jul 13, 2020
How did you get your first interview at Henkel?
Asked Jul 3, 2016
We're excited your interested in pursuing opportunities with Henkel! An overview of our recruitment process can be found here: https://www.henkel.com/careers/jobs-and-application/application-and-selection.
Answered Jul 13, 2020
Got my mine face to face and still wanting for answer back
Answered Aug 7, 2019
What benefits does Henkel offer?
Asked Jul 3, 2016
Henkel provides a competitive benefits package. For US employees, this includes: medical, dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, paid time off, educational assistance and 401K program with employer match.
Answered Jul 13, 2020
If you’re full time you get oa days along with 15 vacation days. Also get health, vision, and dental insurance and they offer 401k.
Answered Sep 25, 2019
What is a typical day like for you at Henkel?
Asked Mar 14, 2020
Chaotic no direction
Answered Nov 3, 2020
I can only speak to the salt lake plant. It was long shifts, with very little structure, very little training, and very little actual feedback, or communication
