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Perfection Fresh Australia

4.3
  • 1,000 - 50,000 employees

Business Graduate Program (Jul 2024)

Location details

On-site

  • Australia

    Australia

    • New South Wales

      Sydney

    • Queensland

      Brisbane

Location

Sydney, Brisbane

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Opportunity details

  • Opportunity typeGraduate Job or Program
  • SalaryAUD 70000 / Year
  • Number of vacancies3-4 vacancies
  • Application open dateApply by 1 Jun 2024
  • Start dateStart date 9 Jul 2024

For 45 years, Perfection Fresh has operated as a privately owned business with a long history in agriculture and horticultural innovation in Australia. 

We’re passionate about growing delicious seasonal produce. And we’ve harnessed Australia’s unique climate and diverse growing regions to make that happen. From the sun-streaked fields of Queensland to the lush midland meadows of Victoria, the mild temperatures of Southern Australia as well utilising the thriving Tasmanian soil.

We’ve established our very own Perfection growing facilities across the country. And partnered with Australia’s finest growers means our fruit and vegetables are farm-fresh and flavour perfect all year round. Walk into any supermarket, and you’ll see our branded fresh produce that’s ready to eat.

You may be familiar with our Calypso® mangoes, Qukes® baby cucumbers, Mix-a-Mato® tomatoes or our Perfection Berries and Little Gem®, Havana™, Red Tip® Ecoganic® bananas. We pride ourselves on creating respectful, long-lasting relationships with the Australian farming community to grow the most flavoursome produce for our customers.

And produce never stops growing, which is why no two days are the same at Perfection Fresh. We are on a trajectory of immense growth, export and innovation and we want you to be part of it. We are a network of over 2000 people around Australia dedicated to supporting a sustainable business that invests in its people by developing and empowering them in their individual roles. Our employees benefit from a hybrid workplace and flexible working conditions to pursue their passions.

Are you ready to be part of our team? We are!

Our two-year Business Graduate Program

We are inviting people who want to learn our business from the ground up, that will expand their professional skill set, and who are willing to travel and be involved in a business where you can learn about the innovation of commercial fresh produce, agriculture, and how the future of sustainable farming will impact how we eat. 

Our Business graduate program will have you involved across all the divisions of our business. You’ll gain first-hand experience in sustainable commercial business, our Farm operations, and be involved in our Markets. 

And with all of this on offer, you’ll use your degree in ways you never thought possible having access to all facets of our business with a competitive remuneration package. You’ll experience on-the-job learning and individual training to suit your role. Regular one-on-ones will ensure that your career is heading in the right direction, and you’ll be surrounded by people who are the subject matter experts in what they do.

We are looking for: 

  • Enthusiastic and energetic people from a Business or Commerce discipline.
  • You have completed an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Commerce or Business Administration or related field in the last two years or are about to graduate before July 2023 and are ready to get involved with us, connect with us now.

To qualify:

You will need to be a citizen or permanent resident of Australia

Hold a valid Driver’s Licence 

Based in either Sydney or Brisbane. 

And because we want you to understand how sustainable fresh produce is grown, you’ll be asked to relocate interstate temporarily; expense paid by PFA. What an opportunity to grow!

  1. Submit application by sending your resume and a brief cover letter indicating why are you interested to be part of our Graduate Program, when have you graduated or when are scheduled to finish by clicking the "Apply Now" button.
  2. Recruitment Team will go through all application and call the identified candidates for initial screening. 
  3. Psychometric Test may be involved.
  4. Panel Interview that is facilitated by the Business Unit Head and Human Resources.
  5. The successful candidates must have the thirst for new learnings in their chosen discipline. They must not be afraid to be inquisitive. We like working with people who can excel even in ambiguous situation. The role will best suit someone who is excited to be travelling and assigned out-of-state temporarily to gain great understanding of our business. 

Work rights

The opportunity is available to applicants in any of the following categories.

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Australia
Australian CitizenAustralian Permanent Resident
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New Zealand
New Zealand CitizenNew Zealand Permanent Resident

Qualifications & other requirements

You should have or be completing the following to apply for this opportunity.

Degree or Certificate
Qualification level
Qualification level
Associate Degree or higher
Study field
Study field (any)

Hiring criteria

  • Experience requirementNo experience required
  • Working rights
    Australian Citizen
  • Study fields
    Business & Management
  • Degree typesAssociate Degree or higher
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Reviews

user
Graduate
Sydney
a year ago

I really enjoyed it, not what I had imagined but it has made me more proactive and vocal i.e. calling stores and administration task.

user
Graduate
Two Wells
2 years ago

Graduate Agronomy Program: I usually spend two to four weeks in different departments including varying aspects of farm management. Later on this will include HR, markets and distribution.

user
Graduate
Two Wells
2 years ago

I spend a month training in each department related to aspects of the farming business. Much of the work itself is very repetitive and labour intensive.

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About the employer

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Perfection Fresh Australia

Rating

4.3

Number of employees

1,000 - 50,000 employees

Industries

Environment & Agriculture

For 45years, Perfection Fresh has operated as a privately owned business with a long history in agriculture and horticultural innovation in Australia.

Pros and cons of working at Perfection Fresh Australia

Pros

  • Friendly work environment, hybrid work and flexible working times.

  • Respect for individual autonomy when given a project to work on - lots of support from the team for any questions or technical help needed - many learning opportunities, extra projects to jump onto if wanted - very hands on, doing a variety of tasks that are in different business areas e.g. working in NPD kitchen for recipe testing, going to the warehouse, in office - doing something different everyday, it's exciting!

  • Flexibility and there is so much to learn. The best thing is working with people who are more experienced than you, because they are so knowledgeable and experienced.

Cons

    • It is quite overwhelming coming in as a graduate. You realize that there is a lot that you don't know, that you need to learn quick. But at the same time, I'd rather be pushed than spoon fed for the whole graduate programme.

    • The reality is you will spend a lot of time in front of the screen, so making sure to take breaks.

    • We are working early in the morning and the reason is because we are produce company, so trading happens early in the morning.