plant manager

process engineer

operator

instrument technician

chemical operator

LANXESS

What is the best part of working at the company?
Assigned as temp to hire… My daily response and variety of tasks performed there and be part of the crew performing the variety of tasks with their employees and with the direction from the managers daily work orders along with  “ Safety “ meetings in the start of the morning , I truly enjoyed Packaging dept  with “five star” rating from my experience !

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful ,  absolutely , no stress full times for me during my daily work actively , physically to each assigned tasks to every minute to every hour of my 40 hour serving there … …The one thing that was experienced unexpectedly  to experience “stress”  ,at Lanxess , during the hiring process , couple months before  serving 20 months there at East Hanover Lanxess  , hired as temp hoping when the position to hire was finally availble    to my interest what I been doing daily there , an opportunity to become “Full time Lanxess” employee was finally availble couple months prior to 20months …After I applied for the position ,it taken some few weeks until they Lanxess finally responded email and in process both my temp agency and Lanxess in works to hiring me full time was comminicated through texting and emailing me mostly randomly during the weeks with my full patience to cooperate .. After one procedure “ real time interview “ with east hanover people managers , a later response text and email response to the hiring procedure  includes drug /alcohol and physical exam ( they set up the place location and they paid the exam ) and I was to go at any time upon my availbilty ….It wasn’t easy to be availble after serving my morning shift from
Lanxess during the summer ! I did make a day after my serving my Lanxess first shift and made attempt to get to the place before they closed at 5pm, to had performed “ Physicall “ all performances , eyes , blood pressure , hearing , blood and urine samples ….Week after Some one from Lanxess hiring  dept had called me , couldn’t understand the way he had spoken to me ,was very baffling to me comprehend what -Lanxess described my health issue to demand an additional further information I needed to do and they failed to comprehend from me that I couldn’t get that specific doctor since at the time , I didn’t have any medical /health plan at couldn’t afford any out of pocket medical visits /medicine expenses to my budget  and couldn’t get immediate availble appointment from several special doctors  to the non life threatening medical issue in time they demanded from me was horrible and was “stressful” in those weeks !! Then to hear from my  dept manager , Lanxess upper management emailed to him and dismiss me from working further here at East Hanover Lanxess … The opportunity to the position interest with my expectations to continue perform and secure the opportunity to be officially” Lanxess” employee and receive there needed full benefits “ medical “ would of assisted the immediate attention to “afford” needed  attention at that time , prescribed by special doctor medicines to my minor non life threat health issue had become a total disappointment and respond five 👎 down to those only at Lanxess!!! 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Diverse culture, team work together very good to excellent with many in my dept … ! The work environment , had both goods and some hazards to deal with it , However , I found to me since I am cooperative to follow and obey ,their safety enforcement overall to each employee and  both indoor and outdoor environment with daily am safety updates , practices , attended real-time fire safety meetings ,  rules to follow posted on every walls to read clearly was without any doubt , a valid rate “five thumbs up “on East Hanover Lanxess efforts to there employees !!!! 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
My daily routine assigned would vary per day and during the hours of the day each day by following the early morning “ Safety and Daily plan for the day” 15 min announcement meeting and additional tasks  to do  directed by the packaging dept manager was  to say for me ,five star  👍 up my full cooperation to perform with no prob…

Most of the people here that have left a review are right. Management was poorly ran. After spending several months as a contract employee I finally got hired by this company. Shortly after I was let go for missing to much time even though I had PTO for the days I took off. The job was unsafe and people were not wanting to wear the PPE for protection due to the elements. However, over all the benefits and pay weren't so bad. The job was great until they brought in some proactive management people...won't say names. Even though they would say "Safety" before "Productivity" everyone that was a operator knew this wasn't the truth. From the first day I start working there I was lied to about what days I ended up having to work. I was told that I would only work a Monday - Friday shift to find out from the supervisors it was mandatory Saturday's as well. The safe meeting and walk throughs were a joke. Even though we would specify the same concerns over and over. Management would not fix the issue till someone either got hurt or worst. When I was there the moral was very low about the rotating shifts etc.. After two years management finally changed it to straight 1st, 2nd and 3rd shift. Some people including myself got stuck on a shift that was not in our best interest which caused people to start laying out and quitting = high turn over after this point. Recently, I spoke to someone that is still there and the company isn't doing so well I predict a shift change coming soon!

I would like to encourage anybody seriously considering a job at the Lanxess site in Greensboro to really take the time to read these reviews. They are accurate. The management, excluding the assistant plant manager, unfortunately do a lot of bias judgment and release people from employment based if they like them or not. There have been cover-ups over serious allegations for the past year. The management team will manipulate you and cheat you of opportunities. They will put on a show as if they are doing a lot of work, yet have nothing to show for it. Turnover is extremely high in the lab, due to poor lab management. In the past year, the lab has gone through nearly (or more) 10 different employees with only 4 being needed at a time. Ten employees is enough to replace the staff two and a half times...within a year. This is concerning. I’m not too sure why Pittsburgh has not seriously investigated the conflict of interest that occurs on the daily basis at this site. Truly was a great company until new management came in.

Toxic work environment. Favored staff who had seniority over rest of staff. Management never available. Always working from home or with doors closed with other managers for hours. Was given work had no prior experience with since a key member was let go due to costs. Couldn’t take vacation due to workload. Learned a lot. Liked co- workers. Need to redo management. No work-life balance. Flexible work days are not for you but for managers. You are to be flexible even if you have appointments set up. Abuse of the flexible work arrangement since no one sees it or enforces it. But others are allowed to file complaints against you when you did nothing wrong and you suffer. They win and abuse the system along with managers. Job was okay but not a career. Very little to no promotions. Claim it isn’t in the budget but hire anyways. Had excellent performance reviews but it doesn’t matter. Get overlooked. Find a company that appreciates you. 

Lanxess Corporation was a great place to work in the beginning then something changed.  It became extremely regimen and by the book or you are gone.  German owned company however management did not want you speaking them and telling them the truth about what was happening at our facility.  Our operators in the plant have it the worst - then all of the sudden they were either getting fired or quitting, after years of abuse the decision for all of the original employees was to leave.  Then, to make it worse all of management left or moved into another position to let new ones come in, one by one however they knew each other.  Then, there was this click and it was like no one else existed.  Great place...........at one time.  Sad that Germany did not care about their employees enough to find out the facts.  I loved my job and did it to the upmost of my ability and beyond.  The experience I gained was tremendous in the logistics and export compliance areas.  Benefits were above and beyond.  Human Resources - lack of.

Overall lanxess is a great company, Lanxess greensboro is terrible because of the management circle. They fire people on a drop of a dime. They have no clue how to run a chemical company. Your opinion dont matter even though the people who actually do the work have great incite on machinery. Management will tell you if you dont like something or you feel doing something they tell is unsafe they will say maybe you should find something else. Ive physically seen management at the bar during work hours drunk which probably explain a lot for the discourse. They have been reported to the main company multiple times but i guess a pretty lie beats the ugly truth in this case. Until theres a a engineering/plant management change i wont apply in greensboro. Some of the people and outside contractors there have been to the hospital multiple times but scared to report it due to there retaliatory nature of this bunch.

As a chemical operator b the job is basically focused on filtration and taking samples. Responsible for connecting lines and opening tanks and closing them in order with all SOP while working with other members of the batch process. The heat from the press machine can be a bit challenging but its definitely a good fit for me. You can't be lazy or irresponsible here at all. You must do your best on keeping the environment clean done and ready for the next shift. Keeping your eyes on equipment and the process is critical. Mistakes here are unforgiven and extremely serious. 

Not a bad place to work equipment is not the best and management isn’t the greatest and HR is Really Really shady. They do preach safety but it’s only a real concern when someone gets hurt. Other then that not a bad place hrs are good overtime is usually available if you want the work really laid back work environment fellow employees are pretty friendly for the most part and pay isn’t bad considering you have a lot of down time and get paid to do minimum amount of work I never went home with a broken back that’s for sure. They also work with you on days you need off weather it is vacation or sick days. Overall I enjoyed working here easy money.

I was a little stressed at first because going into a new job and only knowing some things can be difficult.  I figure it's better for me to pick and choose who I want to learn from. I've met some pretty awesome guys there who will always be willing to teach you something and then there are some that just don't want to be bothered which is OK too. I worked in finished goods warehouse and that was perfect for me for the 8 hrs a day and some ot.
I learned alot there but had to leave because of a surgery.  But if I'm given the chance I will definitely go back! It was a career for me and not a job.

A typical day at work is structured but workloads are not evenly dispersed with some employees greatly overworked and others with much free time not utilized for anything productive. Management is mostly absent and does not provide much direction or leadership. Most employees are hard working and dedicated but the hardest working employees are often overlooked. The hardest part of the job is handling the constant changes and loss of efficiency due to acquisition by a company based in Germany. The most enjoyable part of the job is the opportunity to work from home.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Plant manager 3 salaries reported	$162,100 per year
Process engineer 1 salary reported	$97,500 per year
Operator 3 salaries reported	$35.93 per hour
Instrument technician 2 salaries reported	$48.76 per hour
Chemical operator 3 salaries reported	$31.69 per hour

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