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Evonik is one of the world’s leading specialty chemicals companies. We may not manufacture tires, mattresses, medications, or animal feeds, but Evonik is part of all of those products –and many more. While we often contribute only small amounts of material, those contributions are precisely what make the difference. That's because Evonik products make tires fuel-efficient, mattresses more elastic, medications more effective, and animal feeds healthier. That’s what specialty chemicals are all about. And when it comes to specialty chemicals, we're among the best in the world. read more
We are asked to do better each year while upper management puts more non value adding hoops in place to get the work done. Our engineering department has been without a plotter for nearly a YEAR because Evonik IT and Procurement has so much meaningless red tape
What are some of the best things about your team?
Our integrity to perform our jobs as best we can and our concern for this plant site.
What does the leadership team need to get better at?
Engage with our department to understand what we do and the struggles we have to overcome just to get our job done. We need to have common goals and understand how our decisions affect other departments.
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
I should spend my time being an engineer and solving real problems, not working through countless hours in Avetta just to get a vendor on site to perform work, or jumping through hoops to satisfy Procurements rules just to purchase a piece of equipment that I know is the best solution, much more
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
It took 15 years for me to get a promotion when I was rated that I exceeded expectations 8 out of the 15 years. Evonik's Technical Promotion Ladder is non existent. Also, if I were valued, upper management (not just my mgr and 2nd level mgr) would take the time to engage to understand what we do.
What needs to change to make the company culture better?
It's not just about the hours you work in a day, it's how often you can take PTO without feeling guilty because you have no backup person to support you while you take PTO. And when you come back from PTO you have twice as much to do. There used to be 6 engineers that do what I now do.
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