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- Turn theory into practice – solve real business challenges through our highly impactful 12-week programme (December to February).
- Become part of the team and build your knowledge through practical operational experience and dedicated mentoring.
- With our head office located in Murdoch and world-class production facilities in Kwinana, you don’t have to work fly-in, fly-out to get the best hands-on-experience.
- Express your interest and we will notify you when our applications formally open.
Who are WesCEF:
Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy & Fertilisers (WesCEF), operates the leading chemical, energy and fertiliser businesses that service Western Australian, national and international markets. WesCEF is part of Australia’s largest listed company, Wesfarmers, which is one of the nation’s largest employers with more than 100,000 employees. Each of WesCEF’s businesses are leaders in their respective industries with a strong focus on sustainability, growth and customers.
WesCEF employs around 1,300 people nationally, which means we are big enough to offer you a meaningful role with dedicated responsibilities but small enough to ensure your work delivers results that benefit our business.
What does our programme offer?
With our head office located in Murdoch and world-class production facilities in Kwinana, you don’t have to work fly-in, fly-out to get the best hands-on-experience.
Recognised as a safe, reliable and innovative industry leader, we offer an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and the uniqueness of individual talents, experiences and ideas.
Opportunities are offered at:
- CSBP and Kleenheat production facilities in Kwinana (Engineering: Mechanical, Mechatronic, Process / Chemical, Electrical),
- Head Office in Murdoch (Commercial, Data Science, Business Development, and Cyber Security), or
- Our Commercial Laboratory and rural locations (Agricultural Science, Agronomy, and Laboratory).
We continue to seek high calibre talent, and offer unique opportunities to apply and grow your technical expertise, collaborate and build your leadership capability.
Our programme provides you with an opportunity to:
- Apply your theoretical learnings from university to real projects
- Work closely with a mentor who will guide and assist you during the 12 week programme
- Be assigned a project that is meaningful and current, as well as have the opportunity to present your outcomes to our leadership team
- Develop skills for future employment, including leadership, communication, presentation and influencing skills
High performing students may be offered a cadetship with WesCEF which provides financial support and casual employment through the final year of university and a pathway to our graduate programme.
Our vacation programme is the main pathway to our cadetship and graduate programme, so we are with you all the way, offering tailored training, support and guidance and a launchpad towards a great career.
Expressions of interest are now open, register your interest before Sunday, 20 June 2021 to ensure you are kept up-to-date when applications open early July 2020.
We welcome people with different skills, and life experiences and encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds to apply.
We pride ourselves on developing and supporting people and recognise the importance of flexibility. When you apply, please let us know if you are seeking a flexible employment arrangement.
Hear about our Vacation Programme
Hear from some of our recent Vacation Work Students
“WesCEF’s programme builds on the framework we receive at University, and taught me how to manage real problem solving situations.” Sofia, Vacation Engineer, Chemical/Process with CSBP Sodium Cyanide –2020-2021
“The project I completed was critical to the Fertilisers business – ensuring operations remain safe and sustainable, and a safe work environment for every person walking into one of the Fertiliser plants.” Jessica – Vacation Engineer, Mechanical with CSBP Fertilisers, 2020-2021
“It was indescribably satisfying to see a concept I designed and developed come to life in such a short period of time. The opportunity to gain hands-on practice in industry is truly invaluable.” Ashal – Vacation Engineer, Mechanical Projects with WesCEF Technical Services.
“Over the vacation programme I applied my data science skills to interrogate drone video footage and create an auto-classification model. This project and the programme accelerated my skills in key data science tools such as Python coding and computer vision.” Kelly – Vacation Student- Data Science with the WesCEF Climate Opportunities and Data Analytics team – 2020-2021
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