Kyocera Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Zero-tolerance policy is not tolerated.  First, allow me to lay out some pros and cons:  Pros ?There are chances to grow and further build your skillset. ?The benefits are good compared to some other companies. ?Job security is among the best. Cons ?You will more than likely be paid below the midpoint of the comparison ratio. ?A good portion of the managers fall short when it comes to people skills; there are a lot of temper tantrums that are passed off as being "passionate" instead of a total lack of maturity. ?Cheapness runs deep, and people often buy their own supplies. My main complaint: In spite of the employee handbook stating that they do not tolerate violence or bullying in the workplace and that any offenders will be immediately terminated, it turns out that this is nothing more than a bluff. A fight broke out between two female employees, with one attempting to attack the other but being stopped by another employee physically intervening. Three weeks later, no witnesses were questioned, and the female who committed the assault hasn’t faced termination or any other consequences. Despite this not being her first problem that resulted in trips to HR, it's all back to business as usual. Why have a zero-tolerance policy in your handbook if you evidently have no intentions of following it? There was also a male employee who was allowed to harass multiple women before something was finally done. Kudos to them for finally terminating the man's employment, but something was supposed to have been done after the second, if not the first, and not the sixth or seventh complaint. To wrap this up, you are much better off giving your time to an organization that won’t simply let situations fester but will take action based on rules that they themselves have established. Find a company that values your safety as much as you do and commits itself to a hostile-free environment. Good hunting."

"Great place to work, 401k and Pension, great medical PPO. Employees are the company's greatest asset. Flexible work schedule 1 remote day per week. Many employees have been with us for a long time and we are a bunch of small families working together for a common goal."

"Kyocera is guided by its corporate Kyocera Philosophy which was written by Founder Emeritus, Kazuo Inamori. This Philosophy teaches solid business practices that have produced a profit for over 50 years Kyocera has been in business. It also guides employees to be humble and to be team players. This is refreshing not to have to deal with highly inefficient corporate politics. Kyocera has a pension plan and excellent benefits."

"Worked with Kyocera now for three years. There are a lot of good projects to learn here, a lot of Engineers with good experience. Japanese/American management with emphasis on doing "the right thing" for society, people"

"A good place to work. Really good team!"

"I’m interested in working for a more progressive company."

"Long hours. Low pay. Managers expect at least 10 hour days excluding lunch of engineers."

"Customer centric organization with well established teams across sales, business planning, operations, supply chain and management."

"Managed by novices. Requires a formal training and better collateral. Japanese culture bogs progress in the USA"

"Great company and environment to work."

"Kyocera/AVX is a leader in electronic passive components and other timing devices. I supported the crystal product from the technical aspect generating specification requests and initial failure analysis reports for products. I would generate characteristic reports showing margins and explain those to the customer for their full understanding."

"I've worked for Kyocera Mita America for about 11 years. I've found it to be good company with good ethical value, emphasis on customer retention."

"While this is a US branch, the company is extremely Japanese. Japanese employees will be promoted over American ones. Americans will be dismissed, and ignored for the most part by those at the corporate headquarters. Not LBG friendly, and rather high sexism, and agism (on both sides). Some development teams are untrained in the basics, and outsource more than they build. The only good dev team is their mobile one, but it is bogged down by the other teams, and an unskilled marketing department."

What do you like about working at Kyocera?

"Straightforwardness & honesty of management. Good people to work with. Challenging projects."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"No, because I interviewed with Qualcomm and Kyocera bought the division of Qualcomm for which I worked."

What don't you like about working at Kyocera?

"Cafeteria food was too expensive and not very good. (I brownbagged)"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I really liked the way management looked upon recycling and environmental concerns as ways to save costs."

"Great team, a lot of flexibility and responsibility for team leads and engineers"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Interviews are with working managers, so be honest and avoid marketing or HR speak."

What don't you like about working at Kyocera?

"Lines of communication can be very long. We have development offices in Japan, the Philippines, the Ukraine, and China."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Let people work their jobs and don't try to do every job in house."