Omya Employee Reviews for Technical Manager

"Omya is an excellent company, but with the economy and the corporate decision to decentralize all of the support groups at the largest plants in the world and fold them into manufacturing areas, opportunities for advancement have been reduced signficantly worldwide."

What do you like about working at Omya?

"A 125 year old, family-owned company, that had a reputation for treating its employees excellent."

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

"It's a very family-oriented company with a lot of community involvement."

What don't you like about working at Omya?

"I was laid off due to corporate decentralization of the support organizations at the plant, which impacted my department. That, coupled with the economic slowdown worldwide for the company's products, caused a worldwide hiring freeze and prevented me from moving to another position within Omya. Hence, I was laid off."