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3.6
Average Rating
(based on 57 Alliant Techsystems Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.3
Growth Opportunities
3.0
People You Work With
4.1
Person You Work For
3.8
Rewards You Receive
3.7
Support You Get
3.6
Way You Work
3.7
Work Setting
3.5
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"I worked for ATK since 2009. it was a fun place to work. I made a lot of great friends along the way. I learned a ton of things through the years as well. The training definitely needs improvement as when I was there it was null. It was all hands on same day training."
Posted 10 years ago in Woodland Hills, CA
Manufacturing Engineer

"Good enough place to work."

Senior Software Engineer

"It's a great company to work for"

What do you like about working at Alliant Techsystems?

"Flex hours, Challenging work, Great people to work with"

What don't you like about working at Alliant Techsystems?

"Lack of Job security."

Alliant Techsystems Employee

"Should have been better"

What do you like about working at Alliant Techsystems?

"Good people"

What don't you like about working at Alliant Techsystems?

"Compensation was inadequate"

Tool and Die Maker

What do you like about working at Alliant Techsystems?

"solid company good benefits, good pay."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"just be honest with your experiance. they are looking for the best and brightest in the work force."

What don't you like about working at Alliant Techsystems?

"were I worked was a union shop, not a fan of the union, they have to lay off according to the union contract wich states they must do it by seniority otherwise id probably still be working there."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"get rid of the union and then you can get ride of the second rate employes instead of having the union save there job every time they screw up."

Dispatcher

"good opportunity to express my work experience"

What don't you like about working at Alliant Techsystems?

"too much gossips"

Customer Service Representative

"good maybe mangement might take a look"

What do you like about working at Alliant Techsystems?

"I was let go for no reaseon and have applied back to customer service and product service 6 times and have not been hired back and is currently working in the plant and had to take 16,000.00 dollar cut. Then they hired somebody younger then me with less experience. I had 5 years experience in customer service and 10 years in product service. I feel that the managment was out to black ball me from the company. I have applied totally for 20 jobs and have not gotten one of them and I do have 31 years of experience and education."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT MANAGEMENT THEY LIKE TO MAKE YOU THINK YOUR IMPORTANT"

What don't you like about working at Alliant Techsystems?

"MANAGEMENT not a equal opportunity company as they state in their handbook under employment"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Take a look all applicants and take into consideration experience and longevity with the company. Need to get a new director of the Quality Department!"

Mechanical Engineer

"Swales is a good contractor company"

What do you like about working at Alliant Techsystems?

"Working on site at NRL and NASA Goddard. Interesting work. Good benefits."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Have good experience to bring to the table."

What don't you like about working at Alliant Techsystems?

"It's only a contracting company so I never worked on site."

Process Engineer

What do you like about working at Alliant Techsystems?

"Gave me experience, I enjoy the people I work with."

What don't you like about working at Alliant Techsystems?

"No real advancment opportunities."

Technical Writer

What do you like about working at Alliant Techsystems?

"Everything. It was the best job I've ever had. The people were solid gold."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just be honest."

What don't you like about working at Alliant Techsystems?

"The 40 mile drive to get there."

Material Program Manager

What do you like about working at Alliant Techsystems?

"Management continually asks for improvements, and it's a target-rich environment"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Display a military bearing and a can-do attitude"

What don't you like about working at Alliant Techsystems?

"Actually, management is only willing to consider improvements that don't involve any change."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Invest in leadership training. Seniors have high drive, high energy, technical expertise but no people skills. Like working in the military, with no NCOs."

Recruiter

What do you like about working at Alliant Techsystems?

"Solid leadership team"

What don't you like about working at Alliant Techsystems?

"small company lacks really long term stability"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"diversify into other areas of recruiting"

Network Systems Administrator

What don't you like about working at Alliant Techsystems?

"not much for career growth"

Production Technician

"Good people, but sometimes too big of a company."

What do you like about working at Alliant Techsystems?

"I enjoyed my work and the fact that my opinion mattered."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Make sure you give it your all every day and you will advance quickly, if not, you will not see a raise for quite a while."

What don't you like about working at Alliant Techsystems?

"The chemicals I worked with had been proven to cause liver cancer."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would recommend compensating individuals a little better to lower turn-over and in turn, decrease accidents caused by new technicians."

Systems Analyst

"ATK is a great company to work for."

What do you like about working at Alliant Techsystems?

"The management was a professional organizational and they care about their people."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Have confidence that you can get the job."

What don't you like about working at Alliant Techsystems?

"Being laid-Off"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be Honest"

Chemical Fabrication Technician

"Good at best really makes you put on your thinking cap!"

What do you like about working at Alliant Techsystems?

"The opportunity to work with explosive fabrication and it's usage."

What don't you like about working at Alliant Techsystems?

"I can't really say it was a bad place to work!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the great work and safety standards you have."

Alliant Techsystems Reviews FAQs

Is Alliant Techsystems a good company to work for?

Alliant Techsystems has an overall rating of 3.6 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 57 Alliant Techsystems Review Ratings left anonymously by Alliant Techsystems employees, which is 8% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 91% of employees would recommend working at Alliant Techsystems.

Does Alliant Techsystems pay their employees well?

Alliant Techsystems employees earn $71,000 annually on average, or $34 per hour, which is 8% higher than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 8 Alliant Techsystems employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Alliant Techsystems Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Alliant Techsystems?

91% of employees would recommend working at Alliant Techsystems with the overall rating of 3.6 out of 5. Employees also rated Alliant Techsystems 3.3 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.7 for Rewards You Receive, 3.0 for Growth Opportunities and 3.6 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Alliant Techsystems?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Alliant Techsystems is a General Manager at $183,000 annually. Browse Alliant Techsystems Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Alliant Techsystems?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Alliant Techsystems is a Traffic Department Supervisor at $18,000 annually. Browse Alliant Techsystems Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Alliant Techsystems?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Alliant Techsystems to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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