Company Profile

    Company overview

    Industry

    Chemicals & Plastics Manufacturing

    Company size

    51-100

    Primary location

    61 Science Park Road #06-09 The Galen, Singapore Science Park II Singapore 117525
    WACKER (wacker.com) is a globally active chemical group headquartered in Munich, Germany. With a wide range of state-of-the-art specialty products, WACKER is a leader in numerous fields and industries. Its products are required in countless high-growth end-user sectors, such as photovoltaics, electronics, pharmaceuticals and household/personal-care products.Founded in 1914, the Group operates 24 production sites, supplying more than 3,200 products to over 100 countries and employs about 14,700 employees. The Group maintains subsidiaries and sales offices in 32 countries across Europe, the Americas and Asia, seven of them located in South East Asia: Bangkok (Thailand), Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Jakarta (Indonesia), Manila (the Philippines), Yangon (Myanmar), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Singapore, which also is the company’s regional headquarters.In 2020, the Group generated sales of some €4.69 billion (2019: €4.93 billion) – of which Asia-Pacific accounted for nearly 36 percent. WACKER has been supplying diverse products to Southeast Asia for many years. Wacker Chemicals (South Asia) Pte. Ltd., which was established in 1984 is one of the largest and most important future growth markets, coordinates regional sales. WACKER has also operated a technical center in Singapore since 2007. Bundling a sales and technical center under one roof enables closer teamwork between the sales and development teams, resulting in optimal customer support. WACKER has other technical centers in the Asia region, such as in Australia, China, India and South Korea.

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    2.73 ratings in total
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    Employees recommend this employer to friends

    What’s it like working at Wacker Chemicals (South Asia) Pte Ltd?

    AI summary of recent reviews

    Employees at Wacker Chemicals (South Asia) Pte Ltd appreciate the good colleagues and work/life balance offered by the company. They also value the freedom to plan and complete work without micromanagement, as well as the learning environment and opportunities for overseas exposure.

    However, there are some potential challenges, such as perceived different treatment for office staff compared to others, concerns about certain individuals not adhering to the work-from-home schedule, and a feeling that despite being a multinational company, there are lousy benefits and not much training opportunities to expand professional skills.

    Recent reviews

    1.0
    Lead
    Nov 2022
    Singapore5 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    Manager no go company
    The good thingsGood colleagues. Work life balance.
    The challengesDifferent treatment for office staffs. One manager level person no go to company. No follow company rules, 3 days office, 2 days working from home every week. No see the person for long time. No online for many hours every day.
    2.0
    Logical block addressing
    Apr 2019
    Singapore1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Lousy benefits and not much training opportunities
    The good thingsManager does not micromanage. Freedom to plan and complete work given.
    The challengesThis is a MNC but felt as though working in a SME. Lousy benefits and not much training opportunities to expand your professional skills.
    5.0
    Intern
    Mar 2018
    SingaporeLess than 1 year in the role, former employee
    work and life balance
    The good thingsfriendly staff helpful supervisors suitable work schedule learning environment overseas exposure
    The challengesI haven't faced anything like that
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