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About BASF Malaysia

BASF SE, an initialism of its original name Badische Anilin- und Sodafabrik (German for ‘Baden Aniline and Soda Factory’), is a European multinational company and the largest chemical producer in the world. In Malaysia, BASF has been operating for more than 30 years with 6 leading production and operation sites, 3 joint-venture businesses, and a regional service hub for Asia Pacific located in the country.

Your role

In this role, you will be responsible for the main tasks below:

• Involved in the development, unit testing, maintenance, and support of the new/existing project.
• Support on the team Objectives and Key Results (OKR) initiatives.

Training & development

In this internship, you will get an opportunity to work on the development, unit testing, maintenance, and support of the new/existing project. You will also get guidance, coaching, and feedback from supervisors on performance to help you learn and shape your working style.

Benefits

Aside from getting a monthly allowance, from this internship, you can also expect the things below:

• A rewarding internship journey with tasks and projects that enable you to transfer your theoretical skills to a real business environment and gain exposure to the development, unit testing, maintenance, and support of the new/existing project.
• A collaborative and multicultural atmosphere where you are an essential team player to support colleagues and managers in a wide range of projects and activities
• Guidance, coaching, and feedback from supervisors on performance help you learn and shape your working style.

Career progression

University students can gain experience beyond the college environment to prepare for their future career life by participating in BASF's internship program. The company provides learning offerings to enhance business knowledge, product/professional know-how, competencies, etc. to support career development. Although there is no mention of whether interns will be offered full-time positions after finishing the program, it's common for the company to prioritize top interns for their future recruitments.

Work-life balance

Based on another online career media, BASF Malaysia gets a rating of 3.8 out of 5 regarding work-life balance. Then, on its one of social media accounts, the company states that it offers a wide variety of opportunities for its employees to stick to the growing demand for flexibility concerning time and location, as far as their job allows. These include flexible working hours, part-time employment, remote working, and time-off options that provide the necessary flexibility to care for children or family members. 

Company culture

BASF has a collaborative, caring, and safe work environment so its employees can perform at their best. And the company knows that life is more than just work. Therefore, BASF provides 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 financial stability, and a long-term perspective of the employer.

About you

To apply for this role, you need to meet the requirements below:

• Education and work experience
  • Pursuing a Degree in Computer Science, Business Management, business informatics, or in a comparable field
  • Able to commit to 3-6 months full-time internship.
  • Final-year students would be a plus
• Technical & Professional Knowledge (mandatory)
  • A growth mindset with curiosity to learn and improve.
  • Passion for problem-solving and developing creative solutions.
  • Team player with strong interpersonal, written, and verbal English communication skills.
  • Strong analytical skills and ability to prioritize tasks.
• Technical & Professional Knowledge (additional plus/nice to have skills)
  • Added advantage if you have some experience as follows:
    • NodeJS or any frameworks for Web.
    • Databases(MySQL/PostgreSQL)

Sources

We gather information on this page based on the following sources:

• basf.com/my/en/careers/students/Your-internship-at-BASF--the-foundation-for-your-career.html
• basf.com/hk/en/careers/why-join-basf/what-you-will-get.html
• linkedin.com/company/basf/about/
• glassdoor.com/Reviews/BASF-Kuala-Lumpur-Reviews-EI_IE4231.0,4_IL.5,17_IM1100.htm