Lion Careers

At Lion Dairy & Drinks our overarching vision is to deliver sustainable, enjoyable nutrition to help people live well.

We’re proud to make, market and distribute some of Australia’s most iconic dairy and juice brands including Dairy Farmers, Pura, Dare Iced Coffee, Farmers Union, Yoplait, Daily Juice, The Juice Brothers and Zooper Dooper. Every year we purchase more than 750 million litres of milk from about 280 Australian dairy farmers and crush more than 40,000 tonnes of fruit from around 80 orange growers across the country.

We are a passionate, culture driven organisation and we are offering the opportunity for engineering graduates to be part of our 2021 graduate program within our Supply Chain teams and located at our Wetherill Park site. As part of this 2 year program, you will have the chance to work across a number of facets of the site operations, while also being provided with the opportunity to work with some of Australia’s leading brands.

With Lion Dairy & Drinks, you will be provided with access to an extensive learning and development program. Opportunities for long term career growth will be abundant. These are exciting opportunities to work with passionate and experienced teams and to develop your project engineering skills during an exciting time within our organisation.

The Supply Chain (Engineering) Graduate Program at Wetherill Park consists of opportunities to work on operational activities including:

Supporting the site safety plan by performing risk assessments, writing JSAs and ensuring the safety of contractors on site
Identifying and delivering value creation through participation in focus teams, and creating process improvements
Assisting leaders in the preparation of CAPEX business cases
Rotating through the Engineering, Quality, Production and Operational Excellence teams at Wetherill Park and Smithfield
Supporting the implementation of OPEX through participation in relevant taskforce activities
Leading teams in team leader absences and other opportunities, across different shifts, particularly regarding moving products

While the majority of the learning takes place by getting your hands dirty on the job, you will also be supported by an extensive graduate learning and development program which includes opportunities to connect with other Lion Graduates across Australia and New Zealand.

What does Lion look for in a Graduate?

Degree qualifications: Engineering disciplines including process and electrical engineering
Project experience in an academic/volunteer/internship or workplace capacity. Project management will hold you in good stead
Analytical and problem-solving skills
The ability to build and maintain effective relationships with a range of people in various contexts
The initiative to identify and implement improvements to processes and/or environments
A sense of curiosity and inquisitiveness
Ability to handle ambiguity, pressure and deadlines
Safety is at the core of everything we do, our graduates need to have a strong safety focus

Most importantly you are motivated and demonstrate our culture and values. You have excellent interpersonal skills, a strong worth ethic while also being curious, innovative and willing to learn. You are as passionate as we are about delivering on our core purpose of championing sociability and helping people to live well.


What you need to know

You are an Australian/New Zealand citizen or Australian Permanent Resident at the time of your application (essential)
You will have completed your degree in the last 2 years (or be due to complete it by January 2021)
You must be able to commence full time from the role start date, 1 February 2021

What’s the application process?

Please include your CV in your application along with a cover letter detailing:

1/ What you know about Lion Dairy & Drinks and what strengths you would bring to the team?

2/ A summary on a likely challenge that faces the Australian Dairy industry going forward (500 words or less)

Recruitment steps include a digital interview, phone screen, interview, medical and reference checks.

We look forward to receiving your application and in the meantime encourage you to explore more about our people, our culture and our brands by visiting www.lionco.com and www.lioncareers.com

Applications close Sunday 22 November 2020 at midnight.

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