40: Altus Traffic Employee Reviews

It's an easy albeit a tad boring job.It pays exceptionally well. Unfortunately they give the best shifts to their favorites. Others ring up, visit and even give presents to the allocators. I didn't and got sent 2 hours from my area to do a 4 hour shift sometimes that was my only shift of the week. They would send me to do induction training and I would not get a single shift there. Ridiculous.

Pros

Easy well paid job

Cons

Boring, not enough shifts if you aren't a favorite

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Worst experience of my life. Left me traumatised and depressed

Traffic Controller (Former Employee) - Sydney NSW - 7 October 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Worst management and you get treated like absolute rubbish from allocators and other staffWhat is the most stressful part about working at the company?That you are just another number and they expect you to kill yourself for there expectations but don’t do anything in return for youWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?Worst environment iv ever experienced in a work placeWhat is a typical day like for you at the company?Stress and anxiety filled. Get sent to a job. Get yelled at for something that’s not your fault. Get told off for doing to many hours and punished when they are the ones allocating the jobs to the workers so how is it your fault the hours you are doing

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Traffic Controller (Current Employee) - Melbourne VIC - 28 March 2023

Could be a lot better shift cancelation should be monitored. Feels like the office hold for their favourite! It’s a bit annoying when you have a shift and could be canceled without saying nothing.

Pros

Good Debo location

Cons

Not canceling a shift already been given !

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Great people

traffic controller (Former Employee) - Hobart TAS - 23 April 2022

Highly recommend altusHad really good time going to work always felt welcomedManagement were always nice, and the pay wasn't bad eather. the only down side was being out in the weather some times raing hail or sun shine, also having access to a bathroom you had to Google the nearest to the job site

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Wouldn't recommend it

Traffic Controller (Current Employee) - Perth WA - 5 October 2021

Wouldnt recommend it. If you knock back a shift you dont get work as punishment. No work/life balance. No job security. Lazy crew leaders that sit in car all day

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Large Workforce with minimal On Job Training for new staff

Traffic Controller (Former Employee) - Melbourne VIC - 12 July 2021

You are expected to know your role and how to do tasks, Even when your supervisors do the wrong teaching. Some periods are Busy, you work hard and at end you are a Number, soon as work slows down you have no workIs a Culture of giving new staff more shifts to encourage them to staff even when existing staff with years of Service get one day a week and that could be a 4 hour min

Pros

Work in Heat Cold and Pouring Rain and be Abused by Public

Cons

Eat lunch on the run some times

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Disgusted

Traffic Controller (Former Employee) - Townsville QLD - 8 December 2020

Had great raps for Altus until I worked in Townsville, toxic workplace at Carmichael rail, toxic management, traffic controller s trying to get other companies in to replace Altus, work there at your own peril.

Pros

Was a good company

Cons

Hiring people who still carry values from previous companies making it a toxic workplace, no matter the money don't work there

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The worst managed Ballina depot

Traffic Controller (Former Employee) - Ballina NSW - 6 November 2020

What a disgrace that ballina depot is run by someone who is up and down like a yoyo always gives the work to the same people worst place I ever worked at needs a new job allocter for sure

Pros

None

Cons

U get sent to places to find out theres no ones there e

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Money is good while but becomes cut throat once the work dies down.

Traffic Controller (Current Employee) - Sunshine VIC - 26 July 2020

The CEO will do anything to undercut the employees and the Victorian/Tasmanian manager has no idea how to back or support staff members, basically both are total fools as managers and are obviously well over paid for the management rolls they hold for the job that they do.

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Do NOT work at Altus

Team Leader (Former Employee) - Keysborough VIC - 24 July 2020

Unethical, backstabbing and toxic culture. They under pay especially good experienced staff. Claim to plenty of on going work which is just not the case There are some ethical traffic companies out there but not many. I worked there as a team leader and it was a nightmare. Many false allegations and lies. I am now 58 and have a history of 15 years in law enforcement, engineering and teaching. This was by far the worst employer ever including other traffic companies.

Pros

None

Cons

as stated. very negative unethical

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think about your well being

Traffic Controller (Former Employee) - Perth WA - 26 May 2020

do not bother if you want to keep your sanity, uncoordinated, lacking in decent and confident leadership, a purple circle if you don't fit you will not be treated well, the management are aloof and ignorant, some of the workers are great people some not so, some are worse than a nightmare,

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Not the ones to work for

Traffic Controller/IPV Driver (Former Employee) - Driver NSW - 20 March 2020

Altus wants to know who breaches their rules & brings the company into disrepute. But when you tell them about the breaches being done you get the sack.

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relaxed and fun environment

Traffic Controller (Current Employee) - Blacktown NSW - 18 March 2020

A typical day as a traffic controller with you arrive at the office or on site depending where you are sent for work. There will be a toolbox then when that is completed the supervisor or man in charge of the job that will hand out ROLs and TCPs or the job at hand, then we go out and plan where the set up should be then we set it up. while the job is in progression we are meant to watch the traffic for any potential hazards that may to occur that will injur the contrustion workers and try to stop any accidents from occuring. Then when the contruction job is finished you pack up the site and leave.

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Stressful

Traffic Controller (Former Employee) - Keysborough VIC - 15 February 2020

Stressed not knowing what hours you are going to work, when at work always worried about what incident reports people are going to put in about you, mostly not true, and management only listens to one side of the story. Probably the worst traffic company in Australia, bad culture all round.

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A very friendly place to work, with great work mates.

Traffic controller (Current Employee) - Perth WA - 30 January 2020

I find the company is a well organised company who offer a friendly workplace. The other traffic controllers with whom I work are friendly and offer assistance and advice if I ask.

Pros

They provide all new workers with a new set of work clothes, hard hat and wand.

Cons

Non that I can think of

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Great company to work for

traffic management (Current Employee) - Brisbane QLD - 21 October 2019

Very good when they have work,treat you like real people not robots,it can be frustrating when the right ute is not available.very hard to get a take home ute

Pros

Great when they have lots of work

Cons

Could send you anywhere with no forthought about where you live

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working 4/12 hrs a week, living on savings.

tc, tmi, driver, sts (Current Employee) - Brisbane QLD - 23 September 2019

poor management, run as second fiddle from Sydney. Office staff use platitudes on tcs to get them to go away, so the status quo of inactivity can continue.

Pros

have to bid for hrs as shifts come up.

Cons

old and worn working utes

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can be rewarding, if you are a safety aware type person, calm headed

Traffic Controller (Former Employee) - Sunshine VIC - 2 July 2019

Some days are busy, others not. Always on your toes and constantly looking for traffic. Can get quite dangerous at times. Always looking over your shoulder for dangers/hazards. Can get quite stressful if your team partner is not on the ball or is a bit slack.

Pros

outside work

Cons

Long Days

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Great

Traffic Controller (Former Employee) - Perth WA - 7 March 2019

This job was great as I enjoyed the work culture and the diversity of our work. we would work in different areas with different people all the time so it was fun meeting and working with a variety of people.

Pros

Outside

Cons

Could sometimes be a bit boring, depending on job.

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Fun workplace

TRAFFIC CONTROLLER (Former Employee) - Bruce Highway Rockhampton - 24 March 2018

*Very full on *Leading hand taught me alot *Management great *Great job *Very alert on the road at all times keep hydrated *Wking on the bruce highway

Pros

My leading hand was a awesome teacher and taught me alot

Cons

Long hours but that doesnt bother me

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Large proffecional traffic management company

Fleet Management & Scheduler (Former Employee) - Cairns, Gold Coast and Brisbane - 6 March 2018

Altus Traffic is a large corporation Australia wide, the company prides itself on quality of service delivered to it's clients, safety to the company's employees, clients and members of the public is very important to the company. Company management hold daily toolbox meetings regarding daily jobs, company updates and safety. Monthly meeting as held at the Brisbane depot updating company progression and events, management promote and encourage progression within the company for it's employees. The company prides itself on it's well maintained fleet of sign utes, TMA'S and digital sign board trailers. A very professional company with an impressive reputable clientele base.