why Stepan?

 

Our employees utilize their diverse backgrounds and talents to meet the challenges of today, while anticipating the needs of tomorrow. By choosing a career at Stepan, you will be choosing to build your skills through challenging and rewarding work.

 

Integrity

Ensuring safety and protecting the environment is our foremost principle. We believe that all incidents are preventable and all employees have personal responsibility for taking actions to ensure the safety of our products, practices, and operations. Stepan Company is a member of the American Chemistry Council (“ACC”), and a charter member of Responsible Care®, an initiative created by the chemical industry to safely handle products from inception in the research laboratory, through manufacture and distribution, to ultimate disposal, and to involve the general public in appropriate decision-making processes.

 

Collaboration

At Stepan Company, we believe that the best results are achieved when teams of people with different perspectives and skills are empowered to create and champion solutions. Cross-functional groups comprised of talented individuals from varying disciplines are a mainstay of our business. Our employees are committed to and passionate about cultivating long-term partnerships that enable each other to realize their optimal potential. We actively foster relationships with our customers, suppliers, industry peers, and communities to collaborate on solving technical, operational and other challenges.

 

Opportunity

At Stepan Company, we believe that continuing professional development is critical to our company's future success. Every employee is challenged to approach their career and their job processes with a high degree of ownership and an eye for continuous improvement opportunities. In the spirit of fostering growth, employees receive ongoing feedback and execute development plans in order to leverage strengths and build skills throughout their career. Employees are encouraged to evaluate how their job functions can be improved, innovate and share ideas with their colleagues, and execute sustainable improvements.

 

Innovation

Stepan Company is committed to the creation of new products and technologies that improve the lives of our customers and communities. We strive to proactively identify opportunities, develop innovative strategies, and rapidly bring solutions to the market. We believe that the answers to the world's toughest problems lie in the minds of intelligent, creative people around the globe and therefore provide employees an environment and array of tools designed to assist them in realizing break through success.