Business Graduate (Feb 2025)

🌱 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

1. Apply Online (July): Submit your CV and a brief cover letter through Prosple or our careers portal.
2. Initial Review and Phone Screening (July-August): We’ll evaluate your background, experience, and motivations.
3. First Round Interview (August): If shortlisted, you'll have a behavioural interview via Microsoft Teams with our HR team and a current graduate.
4. Personality Profiling (August): Complete an online survey to help us understand your working style.
5. Final Panel Interview (August): Meet with two of our senior C-Suite Executives for a comprehensive personality interview.
6. 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