Does Arkema pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Arkema employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Arkema. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Arkema?

81% of Arkema employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Arkema 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Arkema?

Intern (15) , Process Engineer (15) , Engineer (14) , Line Cook (11) , Estagiário (9) , Ingénieur Stagiaire (9) , Ingénieur (8) , Technician (8) , opérateur de production (8) , Analista (7) , Business Manager (7) , Chemical Operator (7) , Chemist (7) , Customer Service Representative (7) , Stagiaire (7)

What are the pros of working at Arkema according to real employee reviews?

"Good People to work with" ((in 39 reviews)); "Benefits good and retirement good." ((in 36 reviews)); "Excellent employment and good pay" ((in 28 reviews)); "Good work life balance while also still having good drive at work" ((in 16 reviews)); "Most colleagues are nice; some are just plain arrogant" ((in 11 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Arkema according to real employee reviews?

"Middle & Senior Management have no accountability." ((in 6 reviews)); "Absolutely no training programs nor documentation in place for new hires" ((in 6 reviews)); "Long hours Triring sometimes back" ((in 6 reviews)); "French leadership was arrogant and out of touch with variable needs by business, applying standard ratios to every situation." ((in 6 reviews)); "Communication was difficult at times." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Arkema layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Arkema layoffs and their outlook for job security at Arkema in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Arkema locations?

Buenos Aires , General Belgrano

Arkema reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(449 total reviews)

Thierry Le Hénaff

87% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Arkema has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 449 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Arkema employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

449 reviews

3.0

Oct 14, 2017

Aging company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary and lots of benefits for holidays, annual bonus and activities. Stable and safe work especially if you have a family.

Cons

Lack of innovative mindset and flexibility. Very strict hierarchy not allowing for change and development. Middle-management is really mediocre by not taking up responsibilities, not allowing team bonding and integration. Very few new hires.

Arkema Response

8y

Thanks for your comment. I'm sorry to see that you have such a negative opinion of the middle managers, although one should not generalize. In 2016, we recruited more than 1600 people all over the world. About your "aging" argument, to give you an example: in France, 42% of our white-collar positions were filled by people with less than 29 years old.

5.0

Sep 29, 2017

Sr. Administrative Assistant

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very professional environment and great people to work with and for.

Cons

High turnover ratio of employees.

1.0

Sep 25, 2017

High Engineer Turnovers

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Okay benefits and provided excellent safety training.

Cons

Abnormally high engineer turnover rate well known throughout the plant, subpar technical training, lack of teamwork in several areas, extensive overtime for salaried workers, nonexistent work-life balance, bad workplace culture, problems with communication throughout the plant, gross inconsistencies on following policies & procedures, assigning evolving tasks not benefiting plant or company, thick office politics, high tendency to suppress innovation.

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