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| Company Name | Industry | Interview Process/Rounds | Pros | Cons | Overall Rating | Job Title | Salary/Benefits rating | Salary Range | Other benefits | Work-life balance Rating | Management style and company culture? | Recommendation | Additional Information |
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| Kenafric beverage and bottling | FMCG | Interactive, simple and technical | Nothing | Alot of deductions from lost hours, no overtime, no meals , no transport, no insurance | 1 | Technical operator | 1 | 60000 | None | 2 | Toxic / High Pressure | Yes, with some reservations | |
| Pwani Oil Products Limited | Manufacturing | 1, excellent interview process | The company is great at career development. There a lot of stuff to learn and great experience to acquire. | It suites entry level or people earlier in their career. | 3 | Senior QA | 2 | 35-40K | None | 5 | Supportive & Empowering | Yes, definitely | N/A |
| Shanga engineering company | Fabrication and maintenance. | Totally crap. You need to talk to the supervisor to be favoured | Nothing great here..just exploitation and denying one a chance to grow. | Overworking Low pay Poor work conditions no safety Harsh treatments | 1 | Mechanical technician but ended up being given the role of a cleaner | 1 | 400 daily | NA | 1 | Disorganized / Unclear | No, I would not recommend | Unless you know someone there , please don't apply there, those mhindi guys will exploit you, suck your energy out, demoralize you, if they see you have the potential to grow ,they will press you down . |
| Deluxe Inks Limited | Manufacturing | Interview is not really that professional also for some its just but a formality | Nurturing someone right from school hence learning new skills | Micromanagement, poor pay, working under pressure, overtime is too much which is still underpay. | 2 | Lab technician | 1 | 20,000-35,000 | Nothing | 1 | Micromanaging | No, I would not recommend | |
| Happy Cow Dairy Ltd | Food/Dairy industry | Hiring process is easy. One interview | 1. It's a cheese processing company, so you'll gain alot of experience on cheese. 2. I ate cheese😂 | 1. Micromanagement 2. Alot of unprofessionalism 3.Extended working hours without compensation 4.Incompetent Human Resource 5.Incompentent management personells 6.Emotional and verbal abuse 7.Sexism | 1 | QA/RND | 1 | Ksh 25-30 | None | 1 | Micromanaging | Yes, with some reservations | If you value your mental health, don't work here. Especially in the Quality department |
| Healthy -U 2000 limited | FMCG | Did two rounds. They're very fair in their hiring process. | Nothing. | No Job security at all....you are always walking on egg shells. Anytime you can be fired. | 1 | NO PLEASE. | 2 | Doesn't matter since I didn't say my role. | No benefits,just kfc for making profits. A very toxic place to be. | 3 | Toxic / High Pressure | No, I would not recommend | Create awareness about healthy -U, don't let ppl quit jobs to come here...The worst mistake I've ever done in my career is coming here. |
| Bidco Africa | FMCG | Exhaustive, through. 3 rounds. | Nothing. Terrible culture. | Terrible culture. | 1 | Quality Assurance analyst | 1 | 28-30k | For an entry level, one is hardened to stress and torture. | 1 | Disorganized / Unclear | No, I would not recommend | |
| Malbros (Mjengo) Limited | Manufacturing | 2 rounds of interviews but they never disclose all the information like your working hours | Gave me an opportunity to learn, overall I don't see any strengths | Work life balance, toxic managers | 2 | Shift Engineer | 2 | 80000 -110000 | None | 1 | Toxic / High Pressure | No, I would not recommend | I'd rate it 0, kindly do ammendments on the rating matrix |
| Mars Wrigley | Confectionery | Three stages. Day 1 there's sit in exam then practical with marks. They select a number for the next and final stage in front of a panel. | Transport provided. Canteen within the company. Safety n hygiene strictly adhered. | Nowadays they use outsourcing company hence salary a bit low than directly employed. | 4 | Instruments n Utility Technician | 4 | 80,000-100,000 | Company transport | 4 | Supportive & Empowering | Yes, definitely | |
| Glacier products limited(Dairyland) | Ice cream and chocolates | Free and fair interviews as far as you are shortlisted,Mostly recruits dairy experiences | Value the staffs,no working pressure ,meals provided and it's a fair place to work in | If you love comfort,this place can make you forget your career.Gain experience and and move for better opportunity | 3 | QAA | 3 | 35-40k | Medical insurance,pension,departmental parties😃 and end year vouchers | 4 | Demanding but Fair | Yes, definitely | It's a good company for a starter in quality assurance and production.It also favours those recruited in higher positions since promotions are rare.Job security is high and no work under pressure |
| Kenafric Manufacturing Limited | Manufacturing | 1 round, fair | Experience gained | Working overtime without compensation Poor pay | 2 | QC | 1 | 30-45k | None | 1 | Disorganized / Unclear | Yes, with some reservations | |
| Fresha Githunguri dairy | Food and beverages | 1 | Environmental friendly No pressure Job security | Criminal Hr | 3 | Electrical technician | 3 | 45000 starting salary | Medical cover Lunch and breakfast voucher Compensation of overtime worked | 3 | Supportive & Empowering | Yes, definitely | This is the best have ever worked of all companies with no work pressure and respect.. |
| Softcare Kenya ltd | Manufacturing | One round, easy | No | More working hours, no experience, harsh supervisor | 1 | QC | 1 | 20000-25000 | None | 2 | Micromanaging | Yes, with some reservations | |
| The alps hotel nakuru | Hospitality | 1 round. Interview was straight. | None | No clear management. Today you're part of management tomorrow you're a junior staff even security guard can terminate your contract. | 2 | Waiter | 2 | 35_40k | None | 3 | Disorganized / Unclear | Yes, with some reservations | Accountant is final, she pockets the boss. Director can add you salary but Accountant say no and that is final. |
| JP Garment Kenya EPZ Ltd | apparel | Easy, one round | Gained experience, good for entry level | Poor administration, unprofessional management, quality not valued, one can be fired any time | 1 | Qc | 1 | 19000-25000 | Over time compensation | 1 | Disorganized / Unclear | No, I would not recommend | |
| Kevian Kenya Ltd | Beverage | Mostly they use recruitment agency. 2 rounds of interview. First with the panel,2nd with the managing director. | Large scope of production therefore more skills gained. | 1. Micromanagement. 2. Unprofessionalism 3. Systems put in place not working 4.salary cuts to compensate for nonconformances 5. Toxic/high pressure 6. Director's son roaming around looking for any mistakes | 2 | Quality control supervisor | 1 | 60000 | Nil | 2 | Micromanaging | Yes, with some reservations | Grass is not always greener |
| Keitt exporters ltd | Ovacado oil processing | Easiest.... interview personnel are Indians poor in English. No documents required just cv | Nothing | Poor pay.they never value tertiary education Summary dismissal without hearing No PPE provided | 1 | Machine operator | 1 | 18000 | None | 1 | Disorganized / Unclear | No, I would not recommend | |
| Friendship Containers Manufacturers Limited | Packaging containers | Very simple to get in as long as you have mechanical engineering skills | It's great for learning especially SACM machine | Toxic bosses, Favoritism amongst supervisors.No salary increments.Very small pay. | 2 | Machine operator | 1 | 20,000 -25000 | None | 1 | Toxic / High Pressure | Yes, with some reservations | |
| Tropikal Brands | Manufacturing | 2 rounds. Very accommodating and professional | Good job culture, friendly colleagues | Low salary Stagnant career growth. Very hard to get a promotion | 3 | Brand Manager Assistant | 2 | 35k- 70k | Pension Medical Insurance | 5 | Micromanaging | Yes, with some reservations | |
| Kenchic Limited | Food | Fair | Employee empowerment | Long working hours | 5 | Electrician | 3 | 40-50k | Health and house allowance | 3 | Supportive & Empowering | Yes, definitely | Nice |
| Tincan ltd | Manufacturing | No interview/ 1 interview ( start immediately) | Has a wider variety of different machines, if patient and kiss as* you can gain alot of experience | Almost all supervisors are illiterate, when you get employed with papers they fear your hence suppressing you. | 2 | Machine operator | 1 | 25000 | None | 1 | Toxic / High Pressure | No, I would not recommend | It's an Indian company, expect alot of kambas and backbiters. It good for career beginners but never change career for this company. |
| AVODEMIA LIMITED | FOOD | 4 | company benefits | mistreatment by QA supervisor | 2 | QC | 1 | <30K | MEALS | 2 | Toxic / High Pressure | No, I would not recommend | work that you are assigned does not align with the JD, QA supervisor sometimes assigns casual work like cleaning of trenches. |
| Brookside dairy | Manufacturing | 1 | On job training | Toxic workplace, tribalism | 2 | Production supervisor | 1 | 40-45K | Pensions | 1 | Toxic / High Pressure | Yes, with some reservations | |
| Konnect Internet | Internet Service Provider | Entry Level | Pizza Parties | Work-life imbalance | 3 | Network Maintenance Engineer | 3 | 40-50k | Health Insurance | 1 | Demanding but Fair | Yes, with some reservations | |
| West valley sugar company | Manufacturing | 1 | None | Company hires indians neglecting africans,technicians are not being hired instead company goes for indians | 1 | Fitter | 1 | 20,000 gross salary | No | 1 | Disorganized / Unclear | No, I would not recommend | Africans working there most of them are desperate seeking employment outside,they are not valued, low pay. Company recruits indians with big salaries leaving africans |
| New KCC | FMCG/DAIRY | 1 | NO PRESSURE. FRIENDLY SUPERVSIORS/MANAGERS | THE COMFORT CAN MAKE YOU COMPLACENT | 4 | QA | 4 | 40-55K | NONE | 4 | Supportive & Empowering | Yes, with some reservations | |
| Pwani oil company | Manufacturing | 1 round a very interactive section | Job security good but the salary way too low | Work politics , there is discrimination on permanent and contracted stuff | 3 | Quality control analyst | 2 | 35000 | None for contracted stuff | 3 | Demanding but Fair | Yes, with some reservations | |
| Tropikal Brands | Manufacturing | 1 | - Great team - Innovation - Great possibilities if well-structured - It's a great company overall | - Poor communication and planning - It can get slow and drowsy and that energy can suck you in - Lack of structure weakening the company's potential | 4 | QC | 3 | 55-75k | - Lunch - Medical cover - Pension | 5 | Disorganized / Unclear | Yes, with some reservations | - With good political skills one can really grow here. It helps to be good at your job but to really grow, you've got to learn how to play some corporate chess |
| Kevian Kenya Limited | FMCG | 3 rounds | Had the worst experience. | Very tribal and toxic managers | 1 | Production Supervisor | 2 | 50,000 to 80,000 | Leave and sick allowance | 3 | Micromanaging | No, I would not recommend | |
| Glacier Products Limited | Ice cream | Very fair process | Good management Good employer/employee interaction | Somehow demanding but fair | 4 | Production Supervisor | 4 | 70,000 | Medical cover Pension Sick leave Meals Team building Holiday voucher Birthday gifts | 4 | Demanding but Fair | Yes, definitely | |
| Softcare Kenya | FMCG | Simple, 1 round | Being a Chinese company, its oveworking people with less pay | Overworking Less pay overally Unprofessional in handling issues especially work related Not a good place for one who wants to grow professionally in a specific field | 1 | Machine Operator | 2 | 40,000-45,000 | No other benefits | 1 | Disorganized / Unclear | No, I would not recommend | This is a place where you work 63hrs a week, sundays there is work. Even though overtime is paid, the basic salary is low, it is not matching the hours you put to work. Work culture strictly is standing. You will be treated as a class 8 drop out, yet you have a degree. Contracts are issued currently on 3 or 6 months basis. There is always massive firing after a while, so job is not guaranteed always |
| Millyy Glass Works Ltd | Manufacturing, of glass bottles | Simple | Gives the best experience especially if you are in Mechanical and Electrical | Low pay | 4 | Mechanical Technician | 1 | 25k-35k | Health cover by partner dispensary | 3 | Micromanaging | Yes, with some reservations | You get there, gain your experience and move on |
| Softcare Kenya | FMCG | Clarity, one | There pay seems abit better. | Overworking, employed as electrician but work as plumber, mechanical and spanner boy. Treated like form four leave with no skills. | 1 | Electrician | 2 | 35000-45000 | None | 1 | Toxic / High Pressure | No, I would not recommend | |
| Square Pharmaceuticals Epz | Pharma | 2 rounds of interview | Fantastic working environment | Working on Saturdays | 4 | Executive | 3 | 40000-50000 | Lunch and transport | 5 | Demanding but Fair | Yes, definitely | |
| Isuzu East Africa | Manufacturing | 3 | No. Their strength is tribalism based and discrimination of outsourced contractors | Handling predetermined decision and doing interviews for formalities | 1 | Maintenance Technician | 2 | 87-130k | House Allowance | 3 | Demanding but Fair | Yes, with some reservations | None |
| Quality Meat Packers Limited | Meat | Rare for them to advertise but they are quite fair depending on the department | A good place to get experience in food quality assurance | Mistreatment from the owners and Indian supervisors, A minimum of 12 working hours, one meal but very badly cooked, no any kind of leave including sick leave | 1 | Quality Assurance | 1 | 19000-30000 | None | 1 | Toxic / High Pressure | No, I would not recommend | The company has a potential but mistreatment of workers should stop. The company is an extremely toxic place to work. Most professionals don't even last a month in that place because sometimes you're forced to work unprofessional. If you get to be called there just decline it. |
| Spectralab Analytical Laboratory Services | FCMG | One round | The company makes you learn alot interms of analysis especially chemistry theory and water analysis. | No clear structure. Micromanagement . Cooks results especially instrumental, coz there are no instruments like AAS, GC or HPLC. Poor pay, no leave, no job description, no contracts, no lunch. High pressure. | 2 | Quality Control Analyst | 1 | 15-30k | 10 O'clock tea. December holidays cake and soda. | 1 | Toxic / High Pressure | Yes, with some reservations | Good starting point for fresh graduates/interns for experience gaining. Dont try when you have experience. Only hires fresh graduates to use them. |
| Coastal bottlers limited | FMCG beverages | Open and interactive | Best for entry level with a wide manufacturing scope | Promotion is not merit based | 2 | QC | 2 | 30000-35000 | Sick leave, medical cover, overtime | 3 | Toxic / High Pressure | Yes, with some reservations | Best for starters, rich in food safety standards and procedures |
| Kenblest foods ltd | Fmcg | 1 round done by quacks, as long as you know what PLC stands for you'll get the job | Nothing to love about | There's a certain Mzungu who treats people like dogs | 1 | Electrical Technician | 3 | 30k - 250k depending on your negotiation | 1 packet of unga during Christmas | 1 | Toxic / High Pressure | No, I would not recommend | You have to look for the General manager(Mzungu) everyday to sign your gate pass, for you to exit the premises |
| Softcare company limited Athiriver (Sunda) | Manufacturing | The interviews are unprofessional the Chinese there judge you basing on your appearance | Nothing in particular | The company is always hiring and firing, They don't retain you for more than two years because they say the more you stay the more your salary The guys are always shouting threatening staff and saying that they can fire you anytime Very long working hours no holidays , you can not take more than three days of your annual leave at once you can only take one day at a time Some Chinese there beat up staff I even have some CCTV FOOTAGE showing Chinese beating staff and other footage showing sexual harassment from the Chinese In short anyone with a sane mind should never work for that company | 1 | Anonymous | 1 | 17000 | None | 1 | Toxic / High Pressure | No, I would not recommend | That company is hell on earth |
| Blowplast Limited | Plastic manufacturer | One. The quality manager asked personal and irrelevant questions. | Nothing to lovable in the company. Just blame games. | Blame games Culture is broken No proper communication channels Toxic working environment | 1 | Quality controller | 1 | 25,000 | None | 1 | Toxic / High Pressure | No, I would not recommend | |
| Friendship Container Manufacturers Limited | Manufacturing | 1 Interview, There was poor communication during the interview. Though the interview is tough. | None | Production is more necessary than quality, no team work or departmental cross collaboration, poor work ethic and communication. Poor working environment and gender biased. No specified roles causing poor work flow. Poor production planning, no accountability. | 1 | Production personnel | 1 | 14,000-17,000 | None | 1 | Disorganized / Unclear | No, I would not recommend | Interviews for the applied role are rigorous, but assignment is to any role within the company. |
| Impact chemicals Ltd | Manufacturing | Simple ,not really professional | Nothing | Underpayment, too many performance appraisals with no salary increment | 1 | Can't disclose | 1 | 30-50 gross | None | 1 | Toxic / High Pressure | No, I would not recommend | |
| Stainless pro industries limited | Fabrication stainless | Fair no pressure | No strength everything is disorganised | No payment...paid in installments | 1 | Technician | 1 | 25 | None | 1 | Toxic / High Pressure | No, I would not recommend | The boss doesn't pay workers and doesn't want to give people contract |
| Meru Dairy Co-operative Union Limited | Dairy | 1 | Salary | Favorism, sexual harassment, working prolonged hours no overtime | 2 | Supervisor | 5 | 65000-70000 | Health insurance | 1 | Toxic / High Pressure | Yes, with some reservations | |
| Twiga Chemical Industries | Manufacturing | The interview was fair. Went two round | Best for career start,alot of learning and growth | Very toxic boss,very insensitive and petty | 2 | Laboratory Analyst | 3 | 40K-60K | Pension,medical insurance and paid leave | 2 | Micromanaging | Yes, with some reservations | The company is generally good apart from few departments with toxic boomers |
| Persea oils and orchards | Avocado oil processing | Very easy but at times you must know someone.(Tip the HR) | Fair hearing | No job security, micromanagement,high pressure and a stagnant salary | 2 | Assistant Production coordinator | 1 | 50 _80000 gross | Medical insurance | 1 | Toxic / High Pressure | No, I would not recommend | |
| Farmers Choice limited | FMC | One round, you must know someone there | With a God father it's a very good place, no stress. | Toxic environment.. especially in Quality assurance | 2 | QA | 2 | 40_50k | None | 1 | Toxic / High Pressure | No, I would not recommend | QA management makes the environment toxic. |