Special Steel & Alliance Sdn Bhd
(38 reviews)
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Working at Special Steel & Alliance Sdn Bhd
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Work/Life balance
3.6(38 ratings)
Career development
3.7(38 ratings)
Benefits & perks
3.8(38 ratings)
Management
3.9(38 ratings)
Working environment
3.5(38 ratings)
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5.0
Assistant Manager
May 2021Petaling Jaya Selangor1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
Such a Great Place To Work
The good thingsThe company really take good care of employees.. High level of management and such a great environment to upgrade skills and experiences..
The challengesEvery job in the world have their challenges.
5.0
Executive
May 2021Kuala Lumpur5 to 6 years in the role, current employee
Transparent & open communication - you either love it or hate it
The good thingsI and my colleagues all enjoy working in this company. This company has a very unique culture to itself. If you love it, you will love it - open communication, transparent, no covering up mistakes. This is my kind of company, free of politics. I am glad to work here with my lovely team. Unfortunately, this culture not accepted by some...
The challengesI strongly believe all who work in this company are one happy family, and when I saw those 1-star ratings... I know those are the people didn't meet the standard and couldn't stay on with the company and are here to "revenge". I pity the company for such ratings. Truly don't deserve it! My two cents here
4 people found this helpful
5.0
Executive
May 2021Kuala Lumpur1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
Amazing benefit, salary, and most important thing its like a family under one roof.
The good thingsI love working area, collegue and the benefits that the company gave to the staff
The challengesBe ready to embrace new culture and the "fast & furious" working environment.
1 person found this helpful
5.0
Manager
May 2021Selangor5 to 6 years in the role, former employee
Amazing and happy environment
The good thingsProductive and passionate workplace. Good place to start and gain experience.
The challengesDay in day out different challenges you will face every single day
3 people found this helpful
5.0
Assistant
May 2021Kuala Lumpur5 to 6 years in the role, former employee
Awesome good teamwork
The good thingsOpportunities to grow, widen knowledge, good salary and benefits.
The challengesTiring and you have to give the best perfomance every day
5.0
Assistant
May 2021Kuala Lumpur3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
Have a good learning
The good thingsAble to have the opportunity to explore ourselves in different department.. Can learn how to multi tasking. Great working environment and benefits
The challengesNeed to learn how to work independently and time management
5.0
Sales
May 2021SelangorLess than 1 year in the role, current employee
Prepare for the challenges
The good thingsProvide training, good benefit, learn a lot
The challengesvery overwhelmed with work but allows you to gain insights into the company
4.0
Manager
May 20213 to 4 years in the role, current employee
Conducive working environment
The good thingsThe learnings and exposure on new technologies. Follows work standards without any deviations and is always transparent with the procedures, processes, and work flow.
The challengesmust be willing to work under preassure. New challenges at work almost daily. Some people find it hard to move on after feedback was given or mistakes pointed out because of the transparency and open communication
2 people found this helpful
4.0
Senior executive
May 2021Selangor3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
Good company - only for high standard people to join
The good thingscompany good benefits, every month early and punctual pay, good manager and top management willing to listen feedback. Culture is open and sincere. Can always work together with everyone as team and support each other
The challengesHigh standard, high requirement, but high reward when see result. Those who cannot fit to the standard after training or slack on the job will be out of the team, no joke.
1 person found this helpful
1.0
Executive
May 2021Selangor1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
Poor top management skills
The good thingsGood colleagues that willing to share information
The challengesPoor top management skills, micro management, no proper business direction.
2 people found this helpful
The Management TeamWe are very sorry to hear about your experience at Special Steel. We value all of our former and current employees' feedback and would be happy to learn more about what specifically it was that was not positive during your time here and how we can improve. Please feel free to contact us to discuss anytime. We wish you all the best.
30d+ ago
4.0
Executive
May 2021Selangor3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
Always improve and move forward, fast pace
The good thingsThis company very good thing is when find out mistakes, team and boss will understand why and improve together. Sometimes mistake is not because of people but process not perfect. I like the open communication. Say what means what and no guessing
The challengesThe bad thing is some of my very good colleagues can't stand the pace and will leave, change a bit fast, so when change teammates again have to retrain them..
4 people found this helpful
5.0
Warehouse executive
May 2021Rawang Selangor7 to 8 years in the role, current employee
Good benefits and colleges, high standard job
The good thingsI like the communication way my boss and colleges will help each other together as team
The challengesvery high standard have to follow and no nonsense when come to work especially in factory
5.0
Executive
Mar 2021Kuala Lumpur3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
Very unique company... Truly care for the staff
The good thingsI first time working in a company where my boss care not only my career but also gave me very valuable advice.. Not only work advice but how to handle my relationship in life... I really thank them a lot.
The challengesYes means yes, no means no, have to be open. can't pretend, if not you can't fit the environment. Some colleagues left because of this culture is open and scared if do wrong things no one cover for them. THis culture really for people who only want to achieve
2 people found this helpful
The Management TeamThank you for leaving us your review. We are glad to know that you and your boss have had a work relationship beyond just colleagues. We hope you continue to advance your career progressively as the company focuses on professional growth of our people.
30d+ ago
4.0
Executive
Feb 2021Selangor1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
Great place to work, but high standard...
The good thingsColleagues and boss are all work together like friends, help solve problem together. Very good benefits and no cut leave and pay during MCO
The challengesVery high standard. Everything performance comes first, manager will monitor very closely...
3 people found this helpful
The Management TeamThanks for your review. Before 2020, who would expect a pandemic so severe and life-changing impacting our lives? Thank you for your contribution and effort in propelling the company forward :)
30d+ ago
4.0
Executive
Feb 2021Kuala Lumpur3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
Nice company with great colleagues
The good thingsNice team, very friendly and can have fun together when working. Most important is no politics and boss is fair to treat everyone
The challengesIndustrial area and not convenient for me as I can't drive. I hope MRT done soon then I can take MRT and walk here...
1 person found this helpful
The Management TeamThank you for your feedback. The nearest MRT station is Sri Damansara West which is a 750-meter 10-minute walk (outdoor) to our KL office
(http://mrt.com.my/ssp/Sri_Damansara_West_Station.htm).
30d+ ago
3.0
Executive
Feb 2021Kuala Lumpur1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
Good for fresh graduate but limited growth
The good thingsBenefit is quite good as compare to others company
Holiday and AL is much better than market
The challengesNo/ less increment
work doesn't being appreciated
"Open Communication" doesn't really mean "OPEN COMMUNICATION"
4 people found this helpful
The Management TeamThank you for your time in writing the review. In Special Steel, we encourage open communication and appreciate honest feedback, but have zero tolerance towards accusations and frivolous complaints. Open communication is to the workplace what free speech is to the democracy. Even in the freest of nations, free speech is bridled by laws around libel, slander, obscenity, and hate speech. Workplace communication has parallels with each of these violations. Therefore, we always stress the importance of adopting our core value 'Mutual Trust and Respect' to guide us in our behaviours at work. We will work harder to consistently trumpet the value of “open and honest” workplace communication. Once again, thank you for your feedback and we wish you all the best in your future endeavours.
30d+ ago
2.0
Executive
Nov 2020Batu Caves Selangor1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
Extremely high demand and Never appreciate your works
The good things1. You will “force” to improve time to time, if your working not follow their step, you’re out, without reason.
2. They will treated you as an employee who came from year 2100, a high technology robot country. They’re high technology company and engaged with many systems, you’ve to learn all system concurrently.
The challenges1. They always show “empty” help to staff, although you’ve voiced out but at the end nothing happen, you die is your business
2. Never appreciate workers, their slogan “if you feel stress, the door is there”
3. Have a very strong core values. This core values were helpful at the beginning, but when management come into crazy stage, core values no longer working, and become workers to protect themselves, start fighting silently.
4. Always mentioned work life balance, but they required 300x working result from your pay
4 people found this helpful
The Management TeamThank you for your feedback. We understand that some of our ex employees might not be able to take the intensity of the transformation journey with us, where out-of-comfort-zone growth and learning is somewhat inevitable.
In Special Steel, we love people who take challenges, reflective, always have the willingness to look into continuous improvement, and enjoy working in a meritocratic work environment. We don't only give the credit when it is due and reward accordingly based on the employees' performance, but also give constructive to help identify solutions to areas of weakness they may have. Proudly, we are delighted with the massive improvement of some of our employees who have grown tremendously throughout the journey and transformed to be very competent individuals. This keeps us moving forward passionately, and we are sorry to see you leave.
We take the point 2 under 'the good things' as a compliment (although we sensed a little sarcasm), as we have been ensuring that our company's IT infrastructure and systems consistently adhere to the latest technology standards in order to stay competitive in the current market.
We wish you all the best in your future endeavours - finding a workplace that has an internal work culture that suits you better. See you again when we cross our paths! :)
30d+ ago
5.0
Supervisor
Aug 20203 to 4 years in the role, current employee
Early salary and no paycut
The good thingsIssue early salary for everyone since march 2020 until now.. more important is whole company no paycut.. Thank you so much my bosses for their help during MCO
The challengesNeed to perform the very high standard work if not have to redo again
1 person found this helpful
The Management TeamThank you for taking your time to write us a review.
30d+ ago
5.0
Production
Jul 20201 to 2 years in the role, current employee
must work hard always
The good thingsgood collegues, good boss
The challengeshigh demand, company no provide smoking
The Management TeamThanks for your review
30d+ ago
5.0
Manager
Jun 20207 to 8 years in the role, former employee
Hard work = Reward here...
The good thingsFair rating system that acknowledges performance and hardwork. Management is flexible in arrangement. Voices are heard and will be acted if you dare to speak out. Good benefits
The challengesNeed to spend time explaining to other teams on new SOPs. Communication need to be improved
4.0
Assistant
Jun 2020For the hardworking people
The good thingsIf u are hardworking and not want to chill and relax u will learn a lot from this company...
The challengesSome policies very strict on employees, can’t be lazy. If found out u lazy or keep quiet u r out
1 person found this helpful
The Management TeamThanks for your time in writing us a review.
30d+ ago
4.0
Sales
Jun 20201 to 2 years in the role, current employee
Opportunity and flexibility
The good thingsjust do and act what you think is true. no one will reject your propose
The challengesManager need urgent request, that request is something i dont know what to do or can’t complete on time.
1 person found this helpful
The Management TeamThank you for writing us a review. Communicatibg / further clarifying with your manager on the requirements and deadline is a good start to clear your doubt.
30d+ ago
4.0
Sales Support
Jun 20201 to 2 years in the role, current employee
Learned a lot and still learning
The good thingsLovely friendly collegues. Good work environment. Open culture and no need guessing
The challengesSome collegues don’t like the open culture make me feel difficult to work with them
5.0
Executive
Jun 20203 to 4 years in the role, current employee
Appreciate this company....
The good thingsI am facing family problem with financial issues.. The company give me loan after my manager knew about it... Thank you.. A company with heart and treat staff like family
The challengesNo parking. Sometimes we have to park very far and walk. Industry area with not good security around, got thief case...
The Management TeamThank you for writing us a review. We have since reported the happening of these cases to the nearby police stations and gotten a feedback that they would do frequent patrols around the area. Once again, thanks for highlighting it to us.
30d+ ago
4.0
Sales Support
Jun 20203 to 4 years in the role, current employee
A place to get out of my comfort zone
The good thingsLove love this company with the culture. Very happening with events and colleagues are helpful and friendly!! My previous job require me to work super long hours and made me really tired. Here, it's about working smart and worklife balance...
The challengesVery high standard from my manager.. Pushed me to the max.. I read other reviews here... Employees employers will always hv 2 sides of different stories..
1 person found this helpful
The Management TeamThank yo for writing us a review. We are just being steadfast in our journey of transformation. Your feedback means a lot to us! :)
30d+ ago
1.0
Sales support
Apr 20201 to 2 years in the role, current employee
TERRIBLE, none systematic, messy and political Management
The good thingsMiscommunication across each other departments still happens and they keep saying they practice open communication actually it is politics. Everything is a mess.
The challengesHeavy Work loads, politics, process flow amongst departments can be different. Stressful environment because of none systematic management.
2 people found this helpful
The Management TeamDear ex-Steelite, we are very saddened to hear you had such a negative experience during your two-year's time with us. Had we known that you were not happy with your work during your tenure, we would have engaged you and worked on clarifying the expectations between you and the company, and how we can improve the situation moving forward. In Special Steel, we have always aimed to establish a strong employee-centric culture by promoting open communication. Our Sales Support team consists of very hardworking and professional individuals, and in fact, they have been some of our most vibrant and boisterous team members! Your review is very concerning to us and we will use this feedback to improve on employee engagement to make Special Steel an even better place to work. Once again, thank you for taking the time to bring this to our attention. We would like to wish you all the success in whatever you are doing at this moment, and hope you are enjoying your work to your heart's content.
30d+ ago
4.0
Sales Support Executive
Apr 2020Positive Improvement and changes everyday
The good thingsLike working with the team because everyone's opinion is valued. My manager always encourages us to practise open communication. No guessing game. If you don't like, tell upfront, if you like keep enjoying your work.. No backdoor and no talking at the back of others
The challengesThe company now is transforming and unfortunately some of my colleagues cannot understand the open concept.. Need a lot of time to make sure the culture sustains
4 people found this helpful
The Management TeamThank you for taking time to write us your feedback. We are happy to learn that you have enjoyed working with the team. After all, fun is a very important element one shouldn't miss out at work. We are fully aware that the culture change will take time for all, and we are committed to facilitate such changes via workshops, induction programmes and case studies at work. Keep up with your Steelite values, and feel free to talk to your Manager or The Management directly if you have any questions or feedback.
30d+ ago
5.0
Account assistant
Apr 20201 to 2 years in the role, current employee
understanding manager, help me alot..
The good thingsstill working here, manager willing to sacrifice their time to discuss some issues with us. really appreciate...
The challengessometimes do not understand customer's requirement but can learn from others
4 people found this helpful
The Management TeamThank you for taking time to write us your feedback. We are happy to learn that you appreciated the time and effort your manager invested in you. We’d encourage you to keep reaching out to your team and your manager with questions. You are, after all, in good company. See you in the office!
30d+ ago
5.0
Purchasing Exec
Apr 20201 to 2 years in the role, former employee
Purchasing Executive
The good thingsmanager gave me the flexibility to try new SOPs and share new ideas
The challengesthe different mindset of some of the colleagues sometimes can be challenging but as long as we follow company direction, all good
3 people found this helpful
The Management TeamWe noted your high rating, which we appreciate, but also a "High" stress level. While you are with us and have been generally satisfied with the company, we would not want you to burn out.... Take a break sometimes! Life is a marathon, not a sprint. Work life balance is essential and we want all Steelites to remember that. Talk to your manager or us if you have any questions or feedback. Once again, thanks for the feedback,
30d+ ago
5.0
Admin
Apr 20203 to 4 years in the role, current employee
Excellent working in this transformation company, young generation with positive vibes!
The good thingsworking here helps you to push beyond your own boundaries which you might not realize you are capable of
The challengesthe new culture, new perspectives and being able to have the opportunity to be open, transparent among all the team members.
3 people found this helpful
The Management TeamWe are glad you were enjoying the work culture where continuous improvement is one of the company's core values. Thank you for your review and feedback.
30d+ ago
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