material handler

compounder

laboratory technician

account manager

production scheduler

Takasago International

Takus Fragrance Division
Systems are built and maintained by Japan since they do not want to pay for an outside company to build database systems. Database systems are constantly down causing a backlog of work. 

No clear direction caused by lack of leadership. Fighting amongst upper management leading many concerns.

Training: none in your department. You're expected to train yourself.  HR training classes offered at times (Excel & Word)
Yearly reviews are completed by HR. 
Some departments you do not have yearly goals. You basically have no idea what your job role is. 

Morale is very low at this company leading to high turnover. 
Lack of concern for employees from management and HR. 

PTO-10  days for the first year. 15 PTO after the second year. 
Some departments are not flexible with work schedules. If you're over an hour late or need to leave an hour early you will have to take a 1/2 PTO day. 

Health Benefits- not that great.

If you are established in your career, don't bother with this company. Cutthroat culture and bullying management style. Too much finger pointing, teamwork doesn't exist. There are no established SOP's which means no sense of direction. You have to guess on what to do since job training doesn't exist. Double standards by leadership leading to low morale. Upper management has been it clear they don't want to know or hear of employee disengagement. "There's the Door" type attitude by them. They've recently changed PTO policy. They offered zero PTO days for the first 6 months. After that you were allowed 6 PTO days for the year. I imagine they changed it for legal reasons. Work-Life life balance is poor. This company is not flexible with time so be aware you will be forced to take PTO time frequently.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Flexible hours, 35 hr work week, remote work options

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Sometimes short deadlines but not unusual for the industry. Everyone helps each other to manage stress.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very nice, everyone works together as a team to meet customer deadlines.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
7.5 hrs M-Th with one remote day, Friday 8:30-1:30.

Though there may be a certain amount of bias in this review 9my father is employed at Takasago), I found my time there to be the best working experience I've ever had. Everyone was friendly, well-mannered, and genuinely cared about the work. Things were simple and straightforward, and my superiors forthright and honest. The work was simple, and the environment made it even easier. My only regret is that my position was only temporary; if I could, I would work for this employer again in a heartbeat.

Although work week is 35 hours, 7 hours/day, some managers consider this a minimum and expect an additional 2 hours a day.  Although top individuals are Japanese, not a huge influence on culture.  Lots of great people, however VP of HR has a lot of power and if she doesn't like you, you can forget about a career here.  You get reassigned to lesser positions, pushed into resigning.

Once you start your shift, You have a daily meeting about what needs to be completed for the day and expect immediate rushes for clients who want a certain flavor within a couple days. My co-workers are generally nice people. Everyone on staff for the most part believes in working as a team. The most enjoyable part about the job is learning new about new flavor or raw ingredients. The reactions that take place when formulated a specific flavor.

there are positives and negatives in every company.  I can see that the people here like what they do and are passionate about their jobs.  I have worked at other companies where you worry about being sold, losing my job and terrible benefits.  I can say I don't worry about that at Takasago.  I have been here three years and hope to stay 20 more.

nice place to learn a lot. the only issue here is career path.  not everyone gets treated the same regarding career path. 
if you wanna grow within the company, I really don't know what or how people are selected to be promoted. 
However, overall the company is great and i had a chance to work with great people and learned a lot that can help me somewhere else to grow.

co-worker were great.  Management would not give you the support and tools needed to perform your job.  The job was intense and diverse and I loved it.  While training was taking place and there was a down fall constructive criticism was never choice.  Management feelings were you are what I scrape off my shoes and I will prove it..  I asked for a review after 6 months a never received one.

Contract position. lack of work. I performed Clerical / customer service. Used SAP business software. General office duties. Checked daily orders for accuracy of product information, quantity, pricing, ship to and sold to address. Emailed invoices as per clients request for payment.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Material handler 23 salaries reported	$20.49 per hour
Compounder 11 salaries reported	$21.21 per hour
Laboratory technician 4 salaries reported	$49,917 per year
Account manager 4 salaries reported	$128,199 per year
Production scheduler 1 salary reported	$72,620 per year

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