Does NOVA Chemicals pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, NOVA Chemicals employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at NOVA Chemicals. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at NOVA Chemicals?

72% of NOVA Chemicals employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated NOVA Chemicals 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at NOVA Chemicals?

Engineer (8) , Research Engineer (5) , Chemical Engineer Co-Op (4) , Intern (4) , Operator (4) , Process Engineering Intern (4) , Research Technologist (4) , Technician (4) , IT Analyst (3) , Mechanical Engineer (3) , Mechanical Engineer Intern (3) , Process Engineer (3) , Process Engineering Co-Op (3) , Process Operator (3) , Administrator (2)

What are the pros of working at NOVA Chemicals according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with" ((in 24 reviews)); "Pay is good" ((in 23 reviews)); "well paid and good benefit" ((in 21 reviews)); "Good salary and great place to work if you can deal with being in Sarnia (the town gets really boring in the winter and fall)" ((in 18 reviews)); "great Work/life balance" ((in 10 reviews))

What are the cons of working at NOVA Chemicals according to real employee reviews?

"Poor project planning and management." ((in 12 reviews)); "thankfully senior leadership has changed this very recently." ((in 6 reviews)); "Horrible senior management." ((in 5 reviews)); "Limited opportunities for career advancement in some roles." ((in 5 reviews)); "Old boy mentality’s and harassment is often encouraged and performed by supervisors." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed NOVA Chemicals locations?

Calgary , Sarnia , Joffre , Red Deer , Edmonton , Mooretown , Burlington , Lambton Shores

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NOVA Chemicals reviews

3.6

72% would recommend to a friend

(204 total reviews)

Roger Kearns

87% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

NOVA Chemicals has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 204 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The NOVA Chemicals employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

204 reviews

1.0

Feb 21, 2016

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, pay, wellness program, and mostly friendly employees

Cons

Management does not give feedback until they are being pressured by their manager when things turn out poorly and then the tension is taken out on bottom rung employees. Leaders intentionally under spend on projects and then wonder why things turn out poorly and dysfunctional. Communication within the corporation stinks. Document management is nonexistent. There's a sense of only a few people being really knowledgeable about the process and these individuals will not share info unless poked with the right questions

1.0

Sep 19, 2021

Not so good- Has significantly worsened in the last ~ 2 years

Process operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It used to be (8-10 years ago) an OK company to work for (the only choice in Central Alberta) NOT anymore !

Cons

Clique Nepotism More leaders than doers - (at leas at the Joffre site) Inept and VERY unexperienced leaders Knowledge and experienced don't count "Yes" person type only listened to, and/or promoted Say something that the leaders don't like hearing and... you're out, or your career path is doomed Pack of wolfs-promote their own species within Mid/low level leadership don't convey messages to the upper management P.S.- HR department and Leadership are "advising" employees to add positive comments on different sites (this one included) in order to balance the... real ones and...improve PR . Don't be fooled by the "extremely" good / positive comments as they are generally fake .

1.0

Mar 30, 2015

Good place to get your feet wet

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good opportunity to learn about consulting.

Cons

Owned by a venture capital company. If your not billing don't expect to survive on the bench.

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Jobs at NOVA Chemicals

Advisor, Product Safety (Hybrid)

Calgary

CA$138K - CA$153K /yr

(Employer provided)

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