FMC Reviews

Current Employee – been working at FMC full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – supportive teams, ambitious people, drive to succeed and grow

Cons – There is no robust talent management program to help new or young employees.

Advice to Senior Management – create a robust talent/career management program

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at FMC full-time

Pros – The plant is big enought that you can get involved in a lot of different things, or you can focus in on one specific process. The initial training was very in depth and they made sure you were on the right track

Cons – It was a little isolated from the world, and pretty cold in the winter. That's forgivable though as your also close to the country.

Former Employee – worked at FMC full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Global company with worldwide opportunities, if you want to live in some of the worst locations.

Cons – Low salaries. Claim to be competitive, but salaries have really slid.
Poor management, particularly in HR at Green River. A chemical engineer as an HR manager, who has zero people skills, has turned many people, particularly skilled engineers, away. She sides with management, and as a result, has not stood up for strong employees that could make this company great. The turnover has been huge. Her entire department left her, if that gives you any indication of the work environment there.
Safety record is slipping. Management only cares about the bonuses involved with safety, but they don't put the blame where it belongs, with the workers. Middle managers, who are paid less than union, are the scapegoats.
If you want to move up, you have to move every 18 months or so, to places you really don't want to live. If you say no, then you are "punished" with lower-level assignments and the silent treatment. You could get put on the night shift for months on end, working overtime without getting overtime pay.

Advice to Senior Management – Make sure you put employee and management advocates in HR and top management positions. Make your salaries more competitive. Instead of letting people walk out the door, figure out what makes them happy and what it takes to keep them happy.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at FMC full-time for more than a year

Pros – Strong, niche player in selected markets. Staff are very knowledgeable in their areas of expertise. R&D site is very new with nice facilities.

Cons – Lots of flux in senior management. Lack of confidence that current strategy will remain intact. Lack of vision on where the future growth will come from.

Advice to Senior Management – Decide on a strategy and stick with it. If you want new and innovative products streaming out of R&D on a continuous basis you can't change the strategy every couple years.

Former Employee – worked at FMC

Pros – Salary
Strong supply organization
Contine to make money despite themselves

Cons – Politics take driver seat, not the good of the company.
Ever changing organization results in no continuity on strategy and projects

Advice to Senior Management – Stop the games, agree on a strategy and commit to it. Short term successes will continue to keep the company in shareholder's good graces, but a sound and consistent long term strategy is lacking. Why wait to see what comes of the future and react when you can play a part in shaping it.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at FMC full-time for less than a year

Pros – The plant is big enought that you can get involved in a lot of different things, or you can focus in on one specific process. The initial training was very in depth and they made sure you were on the right track

Cons – It was a little isolated from the world, and pretty cold in the winter. That's forgivable though as your also close to the country.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at FMC

Pros – They pay well and take care of their employees. Great place to work.

Cons – Could it be better? Sure, there are some things to improve, like getting a cafeteria. The health benefits are good, but not Personal Choice good.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at FMC full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – High growth potential
Very smart senior leadership

Cons – Management practices still evolving....day to day running not very efficient
Compensation below par to attract / retain top talent

Advice to Senior Management – Attract and retain great people to execute on growth plans

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at FMC as an intern

Pros – Professional and global management team
More focused on growth than in the past
Lots of locations all around the world

Cons – Company adding a lot of corporate SG&A...faster than top line and bottom line are growing
Slow to make major decisions. Wants to grow but not always willing to make the big bet and invest the resources and money required
Under resourced in terms of talent and capabilities in operations. This has/ will hold the company back as it lacks the qualified resources to execute. Invested too much in corporate management resources and not enough in line or project management resources. Getting the right ones/amount required will take a lot more time than anticipated

Advice to Senior Management – The company is certainly doing well but the next phase of growth will require different resources than what is present in the company now (more engineers, project managers etc..). Focus more on that versus procurement or regional management as those folks will guarantee bigger future returns. Don't be afraid to make big bets. Locking into numbers 5 years out is fine to grow the multiple but the world changes fast. Don't be afraid to spend the cash.

Former Employee – worked at FMC full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Fairly good benefits and general work environment. Worked with some really good employees who cared about doing the right thing to get the job done correctly.

Cons – Employees are given very few promotional opportunities or room for growth. Management not focused on appreciating the employees and their contributions. Most of the stated goals were completely different on paper than what was actually practiced. Actions by management were typically based on who your individual manager was and their own personal agenda, not the same as the company's projected vision.

Advice to Senior Management – More accountability for managers to actually move the company in the desired direction. Disconnect and morale issues have caused loss of talent that cannot be easily regained.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend