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    81%
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    71%
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    Work/Life balance
    3.6(59 ratings)
    Career development
    3.6(59 ratings)
    Benefits & perks
    3.5(58 ratings)
    Management
    3.4(59 ratings)
    Working environment
    3.8(59 ratings)
    Diversity & equal opportunity
    2.0(3 ratings)
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    5.0
    Quality Assurance Engineer
    May 2026
    Perai PenangLess than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Good company to work for a long term, work life balance
    The good thingsThe benefit is very good compare to other company. Employee will enjoy a feast in every celebration. The working hour is flexible. Medical benefit very okay because no need to pay anything when you go to clinic. Good increment, have a company trip every year even a contract worker also can join. Bonus 2 times per year and got incentive in every quarter. Environment not too strict and employee free to move everywhere. The superior sometimes very helpful but still you need to be independently adapt with the environment. As for me, if I have a chance to work here again, I will stay until my retirement day. Hope to join the company again in the future. Many more to explore and gain a new experience.
    The challengesWorkload and need to explore everything by yourself. In terms of benefit, benefit are limited only to permanent staff. For contract worker, you only entitle for AL, medical benefit and company trip. Other than that only entitle for permanent staff. Usually hard to convert a trainee for permanent position even if you stay as a trainee for 2 years and already experience in handling the task. They only hired a candidate with experience more than 5 years. No opportunity for fresh graduate to have a permanent position. Maybe the management need to change their mindset that young worker cant handle the work because at the end of the day, the young worker are the one who can lead in the future.
    2.0
    Quality Assurance Engineer
    Dec 2025
    Seberang Perai Penang2 to 3 years in the role, former employee
    The more you capable the more workload and responsibility you will bear
    The good thingsPlenty of training and nothing else
    The challenges1.US MNC but local management style. Managerial position is more than the executive position made engineer level over loading with stress. 2. Top management direct giving pressure to engineer instead of manager, manager has no responsibility on the chaos. 3. Younger means more workload 4. Poor leadership for both top management and middle management
    2.0
    Human Resources Role
    Feb 2024
    Penang Island Penang1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Is a company for you to settle down.
    The good thingsA work life balance suitable for those wish to settle down.
    The challengesManual procedure with lack of insurance and health benefits. Lean practice progress is hampered by the excessive number of approvals needed.
    5.0
    QA technician
    Sep 2023
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    The best company here ..such a Peaceful place
    The good thingsWe are such a good roll training plan of new candidate
    The challengesTo improve output and manufacturing level of best
    2.0
    Reliability Engineer
    Aug 2023
    Good company to settle down
    The good thingsIt's good for those who are looking for work life balance and got so many company activities here.
    The challengesBenefits only for permanent role. For contract worker, need to undergo 1 year and a half to rebound the contract.
    5.0
    IT Apprentice/Technician
    Jun 2023
    The work environment here is great, especially the second plant where employees here are mostly friendly
    The good thingsWeekend sports activity (futsal, badminton)
    The challengesLearn to become independent and picking up experience through everyday issues
    4.0
    Operator
    Jan 2023
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Can learn about Electronic.
    The good thingsCan be cooperative and learn different product.
    The challengesThe working place is too far.
    4.0
    Technician 2
    Jan 2023
    Good working and best evoirement
    The good thingsVery good company to work until you retired
    The challengesI need to adapt with long hour working time which giving me less rest
    2.0
    Software Developer
    Jul 2022
    Butterworth Penang5 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    Challenging environment with less appreciation
    The good thingsAble to learn new knowledge, learn how to deal with all sorts of people in the organization. Always have free food and vouchers. Everybody is good in acting.
    The challengesLack resources and have to manage tasks in a very challenging environment in a very short time. Wasted a lot of time for unnecessary meetings and consume most of your working time. When jobs are completed, there will be less appreciation or no appreciation at all. Staff health risks were not concerned at all during pandemic and put staff health at high risk who had not fully vaccinated booster to manage big screening within the company instead of hiring medical professional to handle. There were also a lot of non value added tasks involved.
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    5.0
    Intern
    Jul 2022
    PenangLess than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Wonderful and enjoyable
    The good thingsWorking environment, colleagues, and work lifestyle
    The challengesFacing international and local suppliers.
    5.0
    Technician enginering
    Jun 2022
    7 to 8 years in the role
    Test technician / Technician Machine
    The good thingsWork team hard , Support group team , Can support ot
    The challengesI like this company konwless and company very very good
    4.0
    Engineer
    Oct 2021
    Penang
    Great teamwork with good overall environment
    The good thingsFriendly environment, balance worklife, competitive benefits and compensation.
    The challengesDynamic business situations.
    5.0
    Engineer
    Jun 2021
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    overall good working environment
    The good thingsgood working environment, good benefits, staff travel to genting/langkawi and love the annual dinner, good bonuses and opportunity to travel oversea
    The challengeslack of global standard SOP, always last minute requests, parking not enough, production line need system major upgrade
    5.0
    Finance Trainee
    Feb 2021
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Very helpful colleagues and understanding DM.
    The good thingsEveryone was very helpful and friendly eventhough I was just an intern trainee. Looked forward to going to work every single day. Lots of team building activities which allowed better co-operation between colleagues and great benefits.
    The challengesThe pay is average and a 1 year contract is required before getting to qualified as confirmed employee.
    4.0
    Automation technician
    Jan 2021
    Bayan Lepas Penang1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Great place to find experience and knowledge, Many things can be learned whether mechanical or electronic, in this department prioritizes very high safety, Therefore accidents are difficult to find when working in this factory.
    The good thingsGreat place to find experience and knowledge
    The challengesNeed to complete task as soon as possible .
    4.0
    Store keeper
    Jan 2021
    Bayan Lepas Penang1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Wonderful working experience
    The good thingsHad a good management and wonderful Supervisior.
    The challengesLearned alot of beneficial experiences and good management.
    5.0
    Intership trainee (facility dept)
    Sep 2020
    Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    A great place to work and develop your skills
    The good thingsPeople were so good, a great environment to work, learnt a lot of thing especially to become a good workers, learnt to focus on doing your work, become more independent solving your task, gain a lot self confidence when speak in front of people
    The challengesIt become challenge when you do not ask whenever you facing difficulties.
    5.0
    Buyer
    Aug 2020
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Able to handle purchasing tasks.
    The good thingsImprove my communication skills such as able to give a good explanation to other employees and suppliers.
    The challengesFaces a challenges such as need to deals with overseas suppliers.
    4.0
    Technician
    Jul 2020
    7 to 8 years in the role, current employee
    Work On Call, No call, thats means no work.
    The good thingsBest environment. Good managment. Feel free and not stress.
    The challengesReview too bad and need to make a new project every years.
    4.0
    Senior admin assistant
    Jul 2020
    Its great to know people for all level
    The good thingsworking environment, Company package, Life balance for employee.
    The challengesHuman attitude and help individual to be strong.
    1.0
    industrial engineering technician
    Jun 2020
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    bad working culture and terrible management
    The good thingsnon exempt benefit is very bad if not working on swift pattern
    The challengeslack of planning and no help given to newbies
    4.0
    Engineer
    May 2020
    7 to 8 years in the role, former employee
    Good company, good superior
    The good thingsGreat superior provide guidance to employee in working place. Lot training provide to increase employee skills, good management, good team work of members
    The challengesOverall is good, early salary, lot allowance
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    5.0
    Human resouce trainee
    Jan 2020
    5 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    Very interesting and able to learn a lot of new things.
    The good thingsA very friendly and professional environment. Great team members. Overall a very happy and caring place.
    The challengesNot many vacancies in Human Resource department.
    4.0
    IT
    Nov 2019
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Good Working Environment & People
    The good thingsLocal people are very helpful. Every one works as a team towards to same goal.
    The challengesKPI from corporate may be vary from local especially you are on share function team. Juggling the priorities between corporate and local is challenging. If you are looking for work life balance job, this is not the one. However, if you looking to take charge and contribute. This is the right place.
    3.0
    Engineering
    Sep 2019
    tough but good environment
    The good thingsthe stress turn to motivation and provided good training for fresh grad
    The challengesFA like fire fighter in emergency status
    3.0
    Journalist
    Apr 2019
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    I have exprices about in industries
    The good thingsHappy And Enjoy
    The challengesI not enjoy because parking for the motorsyle is not big
    1.0
    Planning assistant
    Apr 2019
    5 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    From shipping to planning no upgraded in salary and position but the job given is bigger than the salary.
    The good thingsA lots of game
    The challengesStressfull with too many job but not in payment.
    3.0
    Process engineer
    Mar 2019
    Multitask and Challenging Workplace
    The good thingsMany training provided
    The challengesNo worklife balance, rush and heavy job load
    1.0
    Trainee
    Feb 2019
    Trainee become operator.
    The good thingsI cant think any of them.
    The challengesTrainee are forced to do 700 unit a day. What a joke with allowance of 500 ringgit
    5.0
    EFM
    Jan 2019
    Its a good place to gain experience
    The good thingsWorking environment is really good
    The challengesHave to deal daily emergency problem
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