Valuable manufacturing experience but poor work-life balance - Shift Engineer BASF Employee Review

2.0
May 20, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Experience in multiple areas of manufacturing environment.

Cons

It is less of an engineering role, and more of a mechanic and supervisory roll. Also bad work life balance.

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BASF Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback. We understand that maintaining a healthy work-life balance is important and are actively working on ways to better manage workloads and reduce the need for overtime. Please review our Total Compelling Offer (https://www.basf.com/us/en/careers/why-join-basf/what-you-will-get) to see some of our work-life balance and well-being programs. Your input is valuable in helping us make improvements in this area.

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