MKS Instruments reviews

4.0

83% would recommend to a friend

(398 total reviews)
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John T.C. Lee

89% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

MKS Instruments has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 398 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MKS Instruments 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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398 reviews
4.0
Feb 22, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Good pay and benefits for healthcare and 401K

Cons

You are working in a small group. Kind of isolate from other groups

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MKS Instruments Response
6mo
Thank you for sharing your perspective. We’re glad to hear you found the compensation and benefits competitive—particularly healthcare and retirement, which we know are important to many. Working in smaller teams can bring focus, but we understand it can also feel a bit disconnected at times. We’ve been putting more emphasis on bringing people together through internal communication channels, shared events, and cross-team touchpoints. Feedback like yours reinforces the value of that effort, and we’ll continue down that path to help strengthen connection across the organization. If you’d like to share more, you’re welcome to reach us at mks.feedback@mksinst.com.
5.0
Feb 22, 2024

Salary

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company is good, food growth

Cons

Need better Top level management

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MKS Instruments Response
6mo
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and for being part of the team in Berlin. It's good to hear that you're seeing growth and value in the company overall. Together with our global workforce, we enable sustainable and profitable growth, and we are proud of that success. You’ve touched on an important point—leadership plays a key role in how we move forward as an organization. That’s why we invest in programs to support leadership development and alignment across levels, with the goal of strengthening how we lead, communicate, and support our teams. If you’d like to share more, you’re always welcome to connect through our internal Digital Dialogue program or at mks.feedback@mksinst.com.
4.0
Feb 21, 2024

Decent place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Executive team seems committed to continuous improvement and employee satisfaction.

Cons

Significantly impacted by sharp rise and fall of semiconductor industry

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MKS Instruments Response
6mo
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. It’s good to hear that our commitment to continuous improvement and employee experience is coming through. We see disciplined continuous improvement across all organizations as a core part of what ownership means at MKS, and we’re glad that mindset is being felt. We recognize the impact of industry cycles, especially in the semiconductor space. Staying steady through those shifts and keeping our long-term direction in focus is part of how we operate—and it’s something we’ve navigated successfully before. That experience continues to guide how we move forward. If you have more to share, we’d welcome your input through our Digital Dialogue program or at mks.feedback@mksinst.com.
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