chemical operator

operator

customer service representative

production technician

process engineer

Nouryon

Corporate has a superiority complex, it feels the plants are there to support corporate not the other way around.  Little support is given and it is difficult to get help, especially from HR. 

Corporate comes out with these grand programs and initiatives but they are not followed through at the district/sites levels.  Don't let the pretty corporate websites fool you.  The diversity and inclusion initiative is a joke.  

Pay is dismal, everybody was commended for working through COVID and keeping the plants running but at the end of the year, with really good profits, no raises were given.  I was trying to wait it out until they rolled out the IPO but in hindsight I should have left a lot sooner.  The prior year I received a 4/5 on my annual review and only received a 1.2% increase in salary.   




The company as a whole has gone downhill since it was bought by private equity. All they care about (and mean ALL) is reaching their IPO pricing.  People are leaving in herds.  There is a very large gap of understanding and happiness between the executive team and middle-management down.  Pay is below mid-point and there are ZERO perks aside from salary and benefits.  No retirement parties, no team building, no birthday cakes - nada.  On office only with very little remote flexibility coming from the CEO.  My individual business line management, however, was wonderful.  We continued to support each other even as we felt the world crumble around us, however, we were only allowed to do that because our group was making money.  I'd wait til IPO and then another 2-3 yrs before working for Nouryon, at least in the US.

Unfortunately, this company provided me with little to no training upon entering. I was basically forced to fend for myself for over 2 months while management figured out a plan of training. The workplace environment is difficult to adjust to as the cubicles offer absolutely no privacy whatsoever. Anytime you are on the phone in a meeting, your cubicle mates can be having loud conversations without a care in the world. 

The workgroups here are highly clique-ish and active gossiping makes this place a very difficult place to work for. 

Run for the hills if you ever see any open position there. Anywhere to work but there. Work performance is not appreciated. If you are friends of the ones with power, you don’t anything then you are ok. Focused and performing employees are not appreciated. No HR at location snd they ignore if there is retaliation, abuse, disrespectful treatment. Run for the hills. Anywhere to work but there. I resigned to a great job thinking that working for Nouryon was a good opportunity since they were moving the HUB from Chicago to Houston. One of the most regretful moments of my life. Run for the hills. 

I started with AkZoNobel. The company culture was ok, but there was a lot of frequent change in leadership which ultimately led to a separation and creation of Nouryon.

My time there was filled with uncertainty as there was virtually no job security, red tape, and lack of transparency from leadership about changes affecting employees' livelihoods.

Comp and benefits were somewhat competitive and it was a laid back culture, but profits always came before people.

● Management
Garbage! NN

● Overall
terrible structure on safety. The person in charge of safety focuses more on women contractors he hires and has his way "gatekeeper". Shiftleaders are not leaders at all, they're just "yes" men. Easy putting blame on hard working people then on themselves. If your not in the "click" then you might as well find another job. true "buddy" system there. No kind of consideration for the people and families going through covid. If your not at work, its a write up. Not worth it!

The company culture at Nouryon is great, everyone is super nice and friendly. But you work 12 hours shifts and there is lots of "opportunity" for overtime. Opportunity is in quotes because it is basically mandatory overtime because there are not enough employees and there is a high turnover rate.

Awesome pay, which is definitely one of the biggest highlights of the job. The onboarding process, however, could use some improvement, as there isn’t much in the way of structured training or guidance when you first start. You really have to come in prepared to work hard from day one and be willing to figure things out as you go. It’s not the kind of role where everything is handed to you, so being self-motivated and ready to put in the effort is a must.

Nouryon has a lot of potential and many of the people I worked with directly were great.  The company has gone through a lot of changes since it was split from Akzo Nobel and that makes clear expectations and business processes difficult. I enjoyed working there but not some of the decisions that were made by upper management including the reorganization and policies that did not seem well thought out.

Management is the only downside to this job. Most of the equipment is old and is in need of dire repair and upgrades, but it still runs. If it weren't for operators working round the clock and maintenance dedication to chasing endless amounts of repairs. This company would go under. When the REAL employees that keep this company running, lose dedication.... This company will sink very fast.....

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Chemical operator 2 salaries reported	$27.66 per hour
Operator 1 salary reported	$28.08 per hour
Customer service representative 5 salaries reported	$61,540 per year
Production technician 7 salaries reported	$42.50 per hour
Process engineer 1 salary reported	$50,000 per year

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