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    59%
    Employees recommend this employer to friends
    Work/Life balance
    3.3(79 ratings)
    Career development
    2.9(79 ratings)
    Benefits & perks
    3.2(79 ratings)
    Management
    2.8(79 ratings)
    Working environment
    3.2(79 ratings)
    Diversity & equal opportunity
    3.4(79 ratings)
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    5.0
    Procurement Specialist
    Feb 2026
    Wulkuraka QLD 43051 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Life between Rail Track.
    The good thingsbest rail way facility
    The challengesProcurement ans Supply chain is always Challengable, it has lot of ways for improvement.
    5.0
    Warehouse Supervisor
    Jan 2026
    Regents Park NSW 2143Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Work timing, work life balance, renumeration & a very supportive manager & subordinates.
    The good thingsTraining, Support , Work Culture .
    The challengesNeed to have worked more for me find things to improve.
    2.0
    Operator
    Sep 2025
    Dandenong South VIC 31759 to 10 years in the role, current employee
    Despite your efforts, you will end up feeling like just a number.
    The good thingsSalary & constant stream of challenges to keep you occupied.
    The challengesThe following are unique to the Rollingstock division: Training is limited with unclear processes, complex software systems and ambiguous roles due to a layered organizational hierarchy. These factors contribute to a lack of cohesion within the team, making collaboration and accountability challenging. Management is heavily focused on project delivery and fails to address operational issues or support career growth. A lack of strategic foresight from leadership contributes to low job security. Managers from overseas are brought in transform the site but lack experience in guiding teams and promote an authoritarian manager-employee relationship. The company tries to be Agile but fails due to short-term thinking and poor problem comprehension.
    1 person found this helpful
    2.0
    General Management
    Mar 2025
    Brisbane QLD 40003 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Appreciated the experience and the pay but wouldn’t recommend.
    The good thingsThe pay seems to be above average. There was a great work culture in my local office.
    The challengesToxic work culture in certain teams and at certain locations, with management unwilling to address. In fact, you would be reprimanded for trying to be part of a solution. Higher management seemed to protect each other and complaints filed to HR didn’t receive adequate responses, if any.
    5 people found this helpful
    5.0
    EHS and Rail Safety Manager
    Feb 2025
    North Ryde NSW 21131 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Environment health and safety manager ensuring compliance to safety protocols and procedures. This includes conducting safety audits, investigating accidents, and developing safety programs.
    The good thingsI am very impressed with their professionalism and I highly recommend working for Alstom to anyone looking for great career opportunities for growth.
    The challengesNil, Alstom has been very supportive and engaging.
    2.0
    Operations
    Feb 2025
    Wulkuraka QLD 43057 to 8 years in the role, former employee
    I probably would not recommend working for Alstom, unless a lot changed.
    The good things- The people (workers) were great and friendly, we always had a good time together, but a lot have left. Interesting industry and project, has potential.
    The challenges- Not enough staff, staff feeling frustrated and overloaded with responsibility, lack of support, long term staff not recognised or appreciated, feedback not implemented. Continual challenges without improvement. Aggressive management at times. No culture. No real career progression.
    2.0
    Electrician
    Oct 2024
    Bellevue WA 6056former employee
    It should be a great long term job, but unfortunately anyone with ambition cannot work here.
    The good thingsCompany provides additional leave (bridging days), some really good guys on the floor who make it tolerable
    The challengesManagement are employing a sweat shop routine. Very difficult to take pride in building anything when things either prefabricated overseas or employ practices which would be questioned outside of Alstom. Every minute of your day tracked with a tablet. Workplace is freezing in winter and ridiculously hot in summer.
    4 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Category Specialist
    Feb 2024
    Milton QLD 4064
    Improved my knowledge about the Australian market
    The good thingssupportive people and good career progression
    The challengesfast paced and high pressure
    1.0
    Electrician
    Feb 2024
    Bellevue WA 60561 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Terrible place to work
    The good thingsPeople that actually do the work Management heavy
    The challengesGetting pass silly safety
    4 people found this helpful
    1.0
    fitters
    Oct 2023
    Dandenong South VIC 3175
    small things big issues
    The good thingscoffee, free parking
    The challengeswork under pressure
    5.0
    Document Controller
    Jun 2023
    All Sydney NSW1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Great company with a good reputation.
    The good thingsMy manager, and most of the people I work with. Improvements are being made in process and procedures, even though there are some within the business who are afraid to change (but they tend to leave pretty quickly).
    The challengesSome of the people I work with lack an understanding of professional boundaries and some of the IT support team are in over their heads.
    2 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Signalling maintenace technicain
    Apr 2023
    Rouse Hill NSW 2155
    I do not recommend to any electrician to join—toxic workplace.
    The good thingsLearning new CBTC signaling system
    The challengesPoor management. Maintenance department culture is totally different from Australian work culture.
    7 people found this helpful
    2.0
    Electrician
    Apr 2023
    Adelaide SA 5000
    Up an down
    The good thingsSome fellow workers
    The challengesManagement not upfront with workers
    6 people found this helpful
    4.0
    Incoming Goods QC Inspector
    Jan 2023
    Friendly and helpful warehouse personnel
    The good thingsFriendly and Inclusive work environment
    The challengeslarge and cumbersome items to handle with no or limited handling equipment
    4 people found this helpful
    2.0
    Fitter
    Jun 2022
    Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    Has potential to be a great site, but currently not great.
    The good thingsExcellent, active, supportive factory floor supervisors. Fellow employees are very good, diverse, supportive crew to work with.
    The challengesSenior manager and HR veiw workers as "the enemy". Very disorganised, poorly functioning systems of work. Lots and lots and lots of time spent searching for very limited tools and missing parts. Trade experience is not valued.
    14 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Tradesperson
    Jun 2022
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Do not work for Alstom
    The good thingsSometimes they supply milk and coffee.
    The challengesManagement are unsupportive. An us vs them mentality is rife. Some of the most incompetent people you will meet. There is NO formal training, everything is "on the job". Alstom have an enormous blue collar worker turnover. Everyone is miserable, nobody enjoys their job.
    16 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Mechanical Fitter
    Jun 2021
    Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    Frustration and demotivation
    The good thingsCoffee machine and cafeteria
    The challengesManagement changing decision 10 times a day
    15 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Engineering Role
    Oct 2020
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Lack of communication
    The good thingsThe teams on ground level are good
    The challengesThe communication is non existent for such a big company, a lot of incompetence in senior roles
    10 people found this helpful
    2.0
    Administration Role
    Mar 2020
    All Australia
    High hopes, so much disappointment. A big company offering a lot but not delivering. Customers are important, staff are not.
    The good thingsPotential room for moving internally within the company to different locations around the world
    The challengesThe amount of unnecessary red tape almost prevents you from carrying out your tasks. Staff morale needs to be looked at. Lack of guidance with onboarding.
    10 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Testing and comissioning
    Mar 2020
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Worst company I have worked for
    The good thingsThe team I worked with was ok
    The challengesDealing with foriegn managers.
    10 people found this helpful
    3.0
    Production Operator
    Mar 2020
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Immediate management is good to work with, higher up can be distant
    The good thingsPeople are a good mix of talent and experience
    The challengesLack of support from factory
    2 people found this helpful
    4.0
    Fitter
    Mar 2020
    Good work environments where you feel you can bring up question freely
    The good thingsGood work environment
    The challengesNot a lot most thing are planned
    3 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Tradesperson
    Mar 2020
    7 to 8 years in the role, current employee
    Great place to work as a full time employee.
    The good thingsHours of work, overtime availability, work colleagues.
    The challengesTime schedules, Communication between departments.
    2 people found this helpful
    4.0
    Electrician
    Mar 2020
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Safe workshop
    The good thingsRelationship with direct management
    The challengesLong term potential
    3.0
    Supervisor
    Mar 2020
    Poor organisation
    The good thingsGym membership ,Ute provide
    The challengesManagement ,poorly organised
    3 people found this helpful
    4.0
    Material Controller
    Feb 2020
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    I really enjoyed working at Alstom Transport and wish I had more time in the country (UK) as I would've liked to have stayed longer with them.
    The good thingsFantastic salary. Flexible working hours with plenty of additional overtime if you're that way inclined. Social and friendly team members and approachable managers.
    The challengesThe conglomerate of associate businesses.
    5.0
    Senior Payroll Officer
    Nov 2019
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Attention to detail & positive attitude.
    The good thingsFlexibility & great working environment
    The challengesAchieved lots of other challenging process.
    3.0
    Quality Inspector
    Nov 2019
    7 to 8 years in the role, current employee
    Ok but has if challenges
    The good thingsThe money is good for what we do
    The challengesPersonal job development
    4.0
    Procurement Officer
    Sep 2019
    Good to work here
    The good thingsGood work life balance ,people are nice and supportive
    The challengesSometimes too much work load and have to manage so many things together to meet deadlines
    4.0
    Tender Manager
    Sep 2019
    Challenging but good career satisfaction
    The good thingsGreat people management program, lots of internal training, working with the best in the industry, awesome brand and projects
    The challengesUnder resourced, constantly over loaded
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