UOP Reviews

Pros

There are enough career opportunities to find something for most anyone here. The work is interesting and there are opportunities for travel, innovation and leading change.

Cons

Outsiders have a hard time understanding the organization.

Advice to Senior Management

Improve salaries to get competitive

Pros

This is a great place to learn about refining and gas treating. UOP is competitive in a wide array of technologies and is respected in the industry.

Cons

UOP is below average in their pay. There are a lot of big egos as you would expect from a company with mostly Engineers.

Pros

Great way to see the world and you get a lot of experience quickly - making you very marketable. Most fellow FOS advisors are great people both technically and socially. You make great bonds with people you are on assignment with.

Cons

You work excessive hours without adequate compensation (could be 7 days a week 12 hour shifts for extensive periods of time). Planned vacation is non-existant, often you are forced to take vacation in between assignments without any prep time. Policy changes from Honeywell are slowly starting to trickle into FOS and perks are starting to disappear. FOS management does not seem to care about retaining advisors or trying to make them happy - favortism seems to play a role in which people receive which assignments.

Advice to Senior Management

Management really need to compensate employees better and focus on employee retention. The high FOS turnover forces advisors to be thrown in situations which they may not be completely qualified for.

Pros

Extremely competent engineering staff. Lots of movement within but you have to work for it.

Cons

Benefits could be better, but overall they aren't that bad.

Pros

The UOP culture and work colleagues make the everyday enjoyable. The work is interesting and challenging.

Cons

Dealing with the impact of being owned by a large conglomerate (reduction of benefits year by year). Generally the UOP salaries are below comparable companies requiring the same skill sets.

Advice to Senior Management

Continue to differentiate UOP from the rest of Honeywell. Don't allow the brand to be diluted by association with Honeywell. Honeywell is a good company but is not recognized within the refining industry as a technology leader.

Pros

good experience for the future

Cons

hard to advance with many old timers

Pros

Good Knowledge Sharing, sound knowledge of experienced engineers. various opportunities in different departments. Very fast learning, good knowledge transfer about the technology. the experience can not be compared with any other leaning specially for the beginners. Lot of options are available to change the profile once the change is asked by engineer. People are very open to share their experience of various technologies.

Cons

Changes are Slow, changes in technology are not used. The work becomes boring once you stay at same profile for a long time. change is required.

Advice to Senior Management

Please take 360 degree review. Please take good care of your engineers because UOP is the engineering company. Knowledge does matters here.

Pros

The company loves to share technology & encourage learning. This is a good company start your career. Everyone friendly, good friends made.

Cons

Not all of upper management is family orientated and they micromanage employees. Show no interest in ideas employees have or are willing to listen. UOP management cowars when Honeywell says jump.

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to their employees ideas, stop micromanaging, become family friendly and get Honeywell's attention

Pros

Good solid company with incredible stability.
Fantastic facilities
Strong nurturing environment for incoming employees
Excellent learning environment
Tremendous level of experience from the working staff
Professional yet understanding work environment
Very Family-oriented
Tradition; UOP has quited a decorated history and legacy in the petrochemical industry

Cons

Not a company that is looking to aggressively expand therefore it is difficult to get a position here.

Advice to Senior Management

None.

Pros

Great/ Extensive SAP exposure and experience. Very detailed oriented position. Flexible hours and great benefits. Temporary positions allow room to see if you like the company.

Cons

Salary is a bit lower than most companies. They have more short-term contracted people on the payroll, hence more training/attention to new employees.