What it does: Through science and innovation we enable our customers in nearly every industry to meet the current and future needs of society.
Mission: To provide products, services and solutions of the highest quality and deliver more value to our customers that earns their respect and loyalty.
Size and presence: BASF has been operating in Malaysia for more than 25 years, through a number of wholly-owned companies and joint ventures in the country. Located in Kuala Lumpur, the regional service hub has approximately 700 employees and growing.
Best known for: Our portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas.
The good bits: An exciting variety of roles, performance-related compensation and extensive opportunities for international development.
The not so good bits: No such thing as work/life balance here.
BASF’s history in Malaysia began with the establishment of BASF (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd in 1989, with the initial goal of marketing BASF’s products in the country. Since then, BASF has been expanding its presence through the setting up of production sites, acquisition of businesses and forming joint-venture partnership with local companies.
BASF first started its operations in Malaysia in 1989, with the aim to capture the business opportunities arising from the country’s central location at the heart of Southeast Asia. To better serve the growing market in the region, the company set up its first manufacturing plant in 1992, and continued to establish manufacturing facilities that produce different products across the country. Today, it operates manufacturing plants located in Bukit Jelutong and Bukit Raja, Selangor and Pasir Gudang, Johor, as well as an operational site in Kulim, Kedah.
Since its establishment, BASF (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd has been expanding its presence in the country through acquisition of businesses from various industries including Degussa Construction Chemicals Malaysia, Cognis (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and Ciba. It also formed joint venture companies with with PETRONAS and Toray Industries Inc., Japan.
For more than 25 years, BASF (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd has been producing solutions to meet the needs of customers focusing on the agriculture, oil & gas, construction, automotive, paint & coatings, home & personal care, packaging & food and nutrition industries.
We are proud of strong history of innovation, which has helped make us who we are today – the world's leading chemical company. Every day, our global team of over 117,000 individuals work together to turn visions for sustainable solutions into reality by connecting with one another and sharing our knowledge.
The right people are crucial for our sustainable success. We aim to form the best team by bringing together people with unique backgrounds, experiences and points of view. Our differences make us stronger and more vibrant. And an open, creative and supportive work environment inspires us to achieve exceptional results.
In our collaborative, caring and safe work environment, employees can perform at their best. And we know that life is more than just work. Therefore, we provide ways for employees to integrate their personal and work lives. BASF`s work environment contains, among other things, modern infrastructure and communication instruments, equipment, flexible work arrangements, as well as fincancial stability and a long-term perspective of the employer.
BASF offers a diverse range of exciting and interesting positions across the world. Look for a position that suits you on our global career website and apply directly online. To stay updated on the latest job openings, join our Talent Community. You will receive information on the available positions as soon as there is a match for you.
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Upon review of your application, our local recruitment team will contact you. In case you are shortlisted for the position, our local recruitment team will invite you for an initial interview, either by phone or in person. We also welcome any questions at any stage of the process.
Once a hiring decision is made, an offer will be extended to the successful candidate. To prepare new joiners for a successful start within the company, BASF provides an onboarding program that helps them to integrate quickly and effectively apply their strengths from the very beginning.
We support our team through our compelling Total Offer, which goes way beyond base pay. We offer a host of learning and development opportunities, a safe and reliable work environment, and competitive health and retirement benefits to support you and family.
We want our employees to make the most of their talents and their job - and we offer many ways to do that including a global framework for development of all employees. We provide our employees with interestin and challenging learning opportunities. BASF is well-known talent developer world-wide because of the broad range of challenging assignments, trainings, career patterns, and the opportunity for cross-organizational moves.
The average BASF salary ranges from approximately $62,625 per year for a Machine Operator to $249,779 per year for a Director. The average BASF hourly pay ranges from approximately $22 per hour for a Machine Operator to $46 per hour for a Process Operator.