🌱 What's in it for You?
- Career Development: Our 18-month structured, yet flexible program lets you rotate through various departments within our business. You’ll gain exposure to the ins-and-outs of Perfection Fresh, broadening your understanding of how finance & strategy integrates with all our operations.
- Hands-On Experience: Work directly with our finance and business strategy teams, engaging in significant projects and applying your academic knowledge to real-world financial challenges within horticulture.
- Professional Growth: Benefit from regular mentorship, one-on-one sessions, and access to a range of professional development and leadership courses designed to accelerate your career in finance.
- Competitive Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary and the opportunity to work in some of Australia’s most vibrant regions, including Two Wells (SA) and Caboolture (QLD).
🌾 About Our Graduate Program
Our 18 month Business Graduate Program will have you starting in the Finance or Business Strategy department, you’ll experience key functions, gaining a comprehensive view of financial & strategic management within the fresh produce industry. This program offers:
- In-Depth Learning: Engage in financial analysis, budgeting, and strategic planning. Understand how these strategies drive our business from the ground up.
- Broad Exposure: Experience rotations across various departments, including commercial operations, manufacturing, farming, and strategic planning, with opportunities to temporarily relocate to different sites across Australia with all expenses covered.
- Dynamic Work Environment: Be part of our innovative journey in commercial agriculture and sustainable farming, where each day presents new opportunities and challenges.
- Experience Life on the Farm: Break free from the ordinary office life and immerse yourself in a rotation on one of our Perfection farms. Gain hands-on, practical experience in growing, harvesting, and packing fresh produce. Enjoy weeks of endless sunshine and fresh air while learning the vital, ground-level operations that fuel our business.
🌟 Who We're Looking For
We are seeking enthusiastic and motivated graduates ready to launch their careers in finance within the fresh produce industry. Here’s what we’re looking for:
- Degree Holders: Graduates in Business, Commerce, Finance, or related undergraduate or postgraduate degree completed within the last two years or due to complete in 2024.
- Finance Enthusiasts: You have a strong interest in how finance supports and drives business success. You’re enthusiastic and adaptable to a fast-paced working environment.
- Flexible Adventurers: You’re willing to relocate temporarily to our key sites, such as Two Wells or Caboolture, for specific farm rotations.
- Collaborative Team Players: You excel in communication and interpersonal skills, thriving in a team-oriented setting.
- Analytical and Detail-Oriented: You have strong analytical skills and enjoy solving complex financial problems. Your attention to detail and critical thinking skills drives data-informed decision-making.
- Resilience: You embrace challenges head-on, leveraging them as opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Eligibility: You’re an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have permanent residency with a valid driver's license. You are committed to the full 18-month program and can start work by February 2025.
🥑 About Perfection Fresh
With 45 years of pioneering in horticultural innovation, Perfection Fresh is Australia’s largest privately-owned fresh produce business. From the sunny fields of Queensland to the fertile soils of Tasmania, we grow and distribute premium fruits and vegetables year-round. Our iconic brands, such as Calypso® mangoes, Qukes® baby cucumbers, and Mix-a-Mato® tomatoes, are staples in supermarkets nationwide. We are a team of over 2000, committed to sustainability and excellence, and we want you to be a part of our story.
🚀 Next Steps in the Application Process
- Apply Online (July): Submit your CV and a brief cover letter through Prosple or our careers portal.
- Initial Review and Phone Screening (July-August): We’ll evaluate your background, experience, and motivations.
- First Round Interview (August): If shortlisted, you'll have a behavioural interview via Microsoft Teams with our HR team and a current graduate.
- Personality Profiling (August): Complete an online survey to help us understand your working style.
- Final Panel Interview (August): Meet with two of our senior C-Suite Executives for a comprehensive personality interview.
- Decision and Offer (September): Successful candidates will receive an offer, followed by pre-employment checks.
📅 Some Key Dates
If you’re a successful candidate, you will be invited to a few meet-and-greets before you start in February 2025!
- Virtual Coffee meet: November (date to be confirmed)
- Meet & greet day at head office: December (date to be confirmed)
- Program start: 3 February 2025