45: Stratco Employee Reviews

Not hard work, good people, I advanced to assistant manager after a year, negotiate a good pay of you advance to management, if you don’t they will pay you the minimum,

Pros

Good people

Cons

Pay isn’t great

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Great people to work with but higher ups need to fix themselves

Customer Service (Former Employee) - South Australia - 22 June 2018

I started working at a regional Stratco when I just turned 15 and worked there for 4 years, they offered no training and just expected me know EVERYTHING about the job. I worked in customer sales which included serving customers, putting away stock, answering phones, cleaning etc. It gets unbelievably busy on weekends and you can't even sit down on your breaks. I loved all the whole team I worked with, they were so nice and looked after me. Higher ups didn't even care about our employees and manager, we were all worked to the bone and all they cared about was sales. Customers should come before sales. The hardest part of the job was the busy weekends, few staff and so much running around. The personal sales goals are ridiculous and just get higher and higher. The best part of the was the team I worked with.

Cons

Long hours, Management

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Good place to work

GARAGE ESTIMATOR/Coordinator (Current Employee) - Canning Vale WA - 20 April 2018

I have learned how to multi task and have a lot of knowledge of a wide range of products. This has made me versatile and able to fill in for which ever position they required of me.

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Workplace experience

Work Experience (Former Employee) - Canning Vale WA - 18 February 2018

start the day off by arriving and waiting to find out what i am going to be doing for the day then learn how to do the job then carry the job out to the best of my abilities.

Pros

good working times

Cons

having to wear thick clothing on hot days

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eye opening hard work

Labourer (Casual) (Former Employee) - Epping VIC - 27 December 2017

a great experience working hard doing heavy lifting and learning how to work with others in a factory environment. made new friends and learnt the importance of safety around heavy machinery.

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productive and fun place to work for

rollformer (Former Employee) - Ormeau QLD - 10 December 2017

1.typical day at work....flat out 2.what I learned...operating new machines 3.management...fair and approachable 4.workplace culture...very supportive and easy to get along with 5.hardest part of job...learning machine and dealing with break downs 6.enjoyable part of job... satisfaction of a good days work at end of shift 7.pleasent group to work with

Pros

supportive team members

Cons

wages

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Great place to work

Forklift Operator (Former Employee) - Canning Vale WA - 30 November 2017

I found nothing wrong with working at stratco. All the staff and supervisors were friendly, the work was easy and there was never a dull day. Workplace culture was all ways different, the hardest part of the job was finding a place to put the finished products down. some had to go into racks and some on the ground.

Pros

to rates paid

Cons

afternoon shift which sometimes went onto the morning

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Easy work

Picker / Packer, Forklift Operator (Former Employee) - Gold Coast QLD - 28 March 2017

Friendly staff and the work was easy but very under paid was offered a superviser position for very little more than I was already receiving. Did not like grave yard shift.

Pros

Easy work

Cons

Under paid

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the workplace is will organize

Welder/Fabricator,Machine & Forklift Operator (Current Employee) - Darwin NT - 5 November 2016

the company was alright but it doesn't really belong's to what i have experience to my previous company before , as welder i enjoy somuch for that kind of job, because right now i am more on operating machine and forklift operator!

Pros

the team on the production area are all good

Cons

i work too hard and i did not give any pay increase

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Challenging place to be

Machine Operator (Current Employee) - Stratco QLD - 12 October 2016

Very safe and well organized environment . Lots of guy's are here has over 30yrs of service. It's awesome place to be. I have done 11yrs of afternoon shift

Pros

Nice lunch room and lots of get together

Cons

Lots of overtime

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Forklift Operator (Former Employee) - Western Australia - 10 October 2016

A typical day would start on an afternoon shift, I would do my normal forklift checks and then after a brief tool box meeting work would start.I learned new skills on a press and forklift called a crab. Management were unseen but made an appearance when they needed too. My co workers and supervisors were the best always were looking out for me and ready to help. The hardest part of the Job was working a afternoon shift which could go until the early hours of the morning sometimes until the start of the day shift, this left me with little sleep, for the next shift.The most enjoyable part of the the job was learning new lift skills. every day was a new day and new challenge.

Pros

Overtime

Cons

Afternoon shift

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Ok, but not a career maker.

Dispatch Team Member (Current Employee) - Archerfield QLD - 18 September 2016

Stratco seems like a good place to work, however they are the kind of company which would rather cut a corner to save a dollar than to fix the fundamental issues wrong with their store. There is a bad culture within the store which does not encourage staff to take the role seriously. Customer orders are constantly being mixed up due to basic communication errors and instead of finding solutions to these problems, everyone, including management, seems to turn a blind eye. The only saving grace for this job is that the role is quite straightfoward and autonomous - receving and dispatching the load, as well as other general retail duties.

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Good Experience

Sales Representative (Current Employee) - Sydney NSW - 1 September 2016

A typical day at Stratco is challenging in terms of dealing with customers with various needs. I have learned to be patient and to improve my critical thinking abilities for customer's request.The management is flexible.My co-workers are helpful. The hardest part of the job is dealing with hard customers. The most enjoyable part of the job is when I gain the trust and have a great transaction with the customer.

Pros

Management is Flexible.

Cons

Short of staff.

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good workplace

Merchandiser (Current Employee) - Malaga WA - 23 August 2016

learn alot in the building industry its a great working environment with a great team which is a bonus. theres always something to do there which makes the days go nice and smooth.

Pros

free lunches

Cons

not alot of shifts

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Repetitive work, but decent coworkers.

Warehouse Juniour (Former Employee) - Perth WA - 28 June 2016

Stratco Industries warehouse division is a great place to work for anyone who likes to work alone. Initiative is treasured, but clear instructions are available to those who ask. Work days are often very much the same, but KPI's can make the hum drum a tad bit more interesting. I found the management and the co-workers to be lovely, decent people, and they were definitely the best thing about the job. The hardest part of the job was definitely keeping motivated despite doing the same thing day in and day out, but this of course is somewhat subjective. It takes a special, very specific kind of person to endure this workplace for an extended period of time, but as a temporary job it is sufficient for most.

Pros

Great Boss and Decent Pay

Cons

Monotonous Work and Long Hours

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Fun, challenging work place

Stratco - St Agnes (Hardware) (Former Employee) - St Agnes SA - 2 May 2016

Truck washing was very challenging as the working conditions were quite bad, we would have to work as a team and work on two trucks each time and had to get through the whole trucking fleet, we were all very picky and fussy with the trucks and made sure they were overly cleaned and well presented.

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Very productive my co-workers were great

Hired on as a 'Process Worker (Former Employee) - Perth WA - 6 February 2016

The job was very very labour intensive but very enjoyable once the product was finished. Management very helpful learnt how to read customer drawings cut and bend their products always had help from my co-workers and the best part was the customers satisfaction of the end product.

Pros

BBQ Breakie

Cons

working by yourself

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Enjoyable work. Friendly enviroment

Yardhand/Forklift Driver (Former Employee) - Adelaide, SA - 16 June 2015

Long days on dayshift. Three years nightshift. Mainly forklift operations. Great to work for. Working with around 100 people. friendly atmosphere. Heavy lifting but help always there. Learnt managing Stores, yard stock. Fully loading trucks

Pros

Table tennis & free coffee

Cons

Finish day by restocking. Fitting what you can on interstate trucks

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mostly busy sometimes we have bbqs or pizza nights

forklift driver machine operator (Current Employee) - Adelaide, SA - 12 April 2015

im usually busy as i do the job of 3 people on dayshift i learned to be fast but not to make mistakes the management is good i get along well with all my co workers its only hard if busy