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
5.0
Aug 11, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work on million dollar equipment

Cons

One mistake can be very costly

3.0
Jul 26, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Majority of fellow coworkers are good to work with. - Pay is good (..but not great) - Upper management seems to be changing for the better.

Cons

- Projects are not managed well. This leads to high-level of ambiguity in many facets of the project. Undefined roles and unclear timelines are two big examples. - Management approach leads to a high stress environment. - Company culture is non-existent. - Company doesn't really care about your personal professional development. - Not best at managing professionals and bringing out their talents. - Reluctance to embrace new technologies.

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MKS Instruments Response
4y
I am glad to read that you had a good working experience with your former peers; this is an important aspect for any role. As an organization, we believe we should develop & engage our people. This is one of our guiding principles. A significant part of professional development is on-the-job training, which naturally occurs through your work and interactions. A small portion of development is through formalized training programs. This is the 70/20/10 rule of employee development that most companies utilize: 70% of development in within an employee’s job, 20% happens through mentoring and developing key relationships and 10% happens through training which might include online study as well as training courses. Thank you for providing your feedback on the project work, we appreciate it. We strive to continually learn from feedback and will review your comments with the local team. We are happy to discuss this matter further if you would like to continue this conversation. Please feel free to contact us at: MKS.Feedback@mksinst.com
5.0
Jul 2, 2021

Innovative Team

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Growing company with great culture

Cons

Outdated systems and processes but working on upgrading them.

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MKS Instruments Response
4y
Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback about your experience at MKS. We are excited to hear that you enjoy our culture. Yes, we are currently growing, and we are thrilled you are part of the organization. It is true that some of our systems need updating. We continually evaluate our systems to understand the best systems and technologies, and we are actively working on upgrading many of them. We hope that you have benefited from some of the recent enhancements in HR, IT and Communications. Please let us know if you have any suggestions for us at: MKS.Feedback@mksinst.com
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