Does Ascend Performance Materials pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ascend Performance Materials employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ascend Performance Materials. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ascend Performance Materials?

43% of Ascend Performance Materials employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ascend Performance Materials 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ascend Performance Materials?

Engineer (22) , Operations (12) , Chemical Operator (8) , Intern (8) , Manager (8) , Process Operator (8) , Processor (8) , Manufacturing Engineer (6) , Operator (5) , (4) , Anonymous (4) , Chemical Engineer (4) , Maintenance (4) , Maintenance Technician (4) , Process Technician (4)

What are the pros of working at Ascend Performance Materials according to real employee reviews?

"great people and working 4/10s" ((in 50 reviews)); "Pay is good for the area" ((in 49 reviews)); "The benefits are good." ((in 34 reviews)); "Coworkers good." ((in 10 reviews)); "It was a good work environment" ((in 7 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Ascend Performance Materials according to real employee reviews?

"No bonuses even when you outperform expectations and stay safe." ((in 13 reviews)); "new so dealing with growing pains, poor communication" ((in 12 reviews)); "Work life balance, 401K weak" ((in 10 reviews)); "Work/home life is non existent unless you're on top of the OT list, leadership is abysmal." ((in 9 reviews)); "Nothing will change for the better as the upper management avoids changing anything." ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about Ascend Performance Materials layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Ascend Performance Materials layoffs and their outlook for job security at Ascend Performance Materials in 2026.

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3.1

43% would recommend to a friend

(385 total reviews)

Patrick Schumacher

Not enough data to show CEO approval

17% positive business outlook

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3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Culture & values

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.6

Senior management

Ascend Performance Materials has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 385 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ascend Performance Materials 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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385 reviews

3.0

Jun 9, 2026

Pay is good, but schedule and management need improvement

Nylon processor operator iii

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CEO approval

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Pros

Pay and overtime are abundant

Cons

Schedule is not wall but doable & upper Management (HR) need to be completed removed and re-evaluated. They will find a way to get rid of you if they simply don’t like you or you can’t pass a test, even if your qualified in other areas of the plant.

4.0

Jun 3, 2026

Great team, but work-life balance is lacking

Logistics

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Team, No point system with attendance

Cons

Work life balance, Energy is off, Not a lot of opportunity to move up

3.0

May 5, 2026

Ascend

Treasury manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great team to work with and a place you can learn a lot and get challenged

Cons

Too many complexity with data not matching across systems

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