chemical operator

packager

chemist

shipper/receiver

qc technician

Quaker Houghton

I used to love working here. After a large company merger a few years ago with a company that was miles underwater in debt, we have started to adopt their poor procedures and have lost interest in doing the right thing.

The turnover rate has become alarming. They've recently raised the new-hire salary so much that experienced employees with years of service are making less than those that walk in the door and only work long enough to get the sign on bonus.  Employees who have spent years sticking their necks out and have had the initiative and skillsets to receive promotions are only making as much as these new hires will by the end of their first year.

Great place for new hires. Terrible place if you plan on exploring an actual career opportunity.

We have a schedule to go through and maintain all machines in the plant when it was at full production, however there are always things that come up that we must take care of first, and these things have to be taken care of without stressing out because they are priority, of course this can change you entire plan for the day but as long as you are flexible you can make all things work. It is a friendly environment to work in with some really great gpeople that we come in contact with through out  my position.  I have enjoyed getting to learn new things all time and also getting to know not only the employees at my company but also the ones at the plant where we are in contract with. Everyday there is a something new however I love to learn and if you have a can do attitude you can learn and grow every day.

Quaker Chemical is a great place to work because they become integrated with their customers to ensure the client's success. By offering multiple services to their clients, as an employee you feel empowered that your ideas will be implemented as they are constantly searching for ways to stay innovative, a leader and a responsible corporate citizen. Although it's a worldwide company, Quaker Chemical has a local feel.

This job is designed to provide on-site fluid managment for the coolant and washer systems used during the manufacturing process of engine parts. I helped the plant manager organize employee job tasks, attend customer quality review meetings, write CPU/GPU reports, etc. The hardest part of the job were the long hours, I was often asked to work 6 or 7 days out of the week and most days were 9-10 hours long. I learned a lot about time management and customer interaction through this position and I greatly enjoyed the traveling aspect of the job to other sites.

i started out in an entry level position for a subsidiary and moved up to VP within 10 yrs.  After moving into QH corporate I moved in and out of various roles, ending up in my final role.  A typical day was fast paced, but not stressful.  QH is a process-based organization made up of teams, which work with other teams to ensure that nothing drops through the cracks.   Ownership is a part of all roles.  The hardest part of the job was switching gears on a moments notice to ensure the customer was first in both a perceived and real way.  The easiest part of the job was knowing there were others in my team that had my back.  QH gives its associates the tools and training to get the job done.

Intelligently run but HR is not always fair & objective with business practices and decisions. Functional silos- need to vertically integrate diverse departments and not only teach core values but live them on a daily basis. A lot of great employees but the organization still seems segmented and disconnected as a whole. More attention towards engaging employees and less focus on mundane tasks.

Company culture has been and continues to deteriorate.  Don’t have the right people or right leaders to build a company to be proud of.  So busy working to check the box that they’ve combined Quaker and houghton they have zero interest in how those changes impact the people.  These is no “soul” about creating a solid employee focused workplace,, just those looking out for themselves.  A lot of disingenuous people, egos.   And when you leave, your treated even worse- poor communications, no follow up, backing out of commitments made.

Keep looking for other opportunities.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Working with the different departments to complete a task.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I can’t really think of a stressful part of my job. I haven’t had a time where I’ve been stressing at my job. I’ve been here for almost a year.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It’s peaceful, clean, and the job is always having events for team building.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Well it depends on your department, I pretty much build my own schedule for the week. I can have as much work as I want.

there is no room for advancement, you are not recognized for always being on time and never calling in when others call in twice a week and you pick up their slack. unskilled management who dont ask you questions they just thing they have it all figured out when they are the biggest problem on site. you might have to work here for 3-5 years before you get a raise. Cant think of anything good about working for this company, you can drive 30 minutes in either direction and get a $7 raise it is the lowest paying factory in this part of Iowa.You can make more at Mc Donalds.

Daily submissions sometimes rapid in succession required time management and going from task to task with no immediate supervision.Coordination of workflow departments required a sense of urgency usually. Authored SOPs, input formulations, covered switchboard when secondary was unavailable. Also as accounting clerk co-administrator I took responsibility to back up& maintain that database as well as my own to ensure integrity of the data.

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