Patrick Terminals Media Statement
Last Updated: 23rd June 2022
Patick Terminals Encouraging Females to Enter the Maritime Industry
Patrick Terminals has today announced the third intake of their award winning WILpower program. WILpower is a management leadership program for females that establishes a pathway to accelerate career development in the logistics and maritime industry.
The WILpower program was launched in response to the lack of gender diversity within the stevedoring industry and aims to address the shortage of female applicants and women with strong industry experience. The WILpower program is a two-year structured management program which delivers on the job learning rotating through various areas of the Patrick business.
The latest intake will also see an expansion of the program to include an additional WILpower program with an engineering focus. This program will be aimed at encouraging engineering graduates who have studied in automation, mechatronics and electrical engineering to join the Patrick business.
Patrick Terminals Brisbane Terminal Manager and WILpower Champion, Matt Hollamby said that Patrick Terminals is a strong advocate for gender diversity and that the WILpower Management Program has been a proven path for women to build strong careers at Patrick Terminals.
“We are proud to be announcing our third iteration of our WILpower program with even more roles and the addition of an engineering focused WILpower program. Our WILPower program has been a highly successful program for our organisation with an increase in females in operational leaderships roles since the introduction of the program. As the Patrick Terminals business continues to invest in new technology and automation, the introduction of an engineering stream into our WILpower program is also extremely important.”
Liz Pinkerton, National Health, Safety and Environmental Manager was a participant in the first WILpower Management Program and believes that the program has been responsible for driving advancement in her career, “WILPower was a great program for me to quickly learn the varied aspects of the Patrick Terminals business and progress through the organisation. I would encourage anyone looking for a dynamic fast-paced industry where you are actually making a difference to the Australian economy then this is a great opportunity.”
The WILpower management program will provide eight opportunities for females to join Patrick Terminals across four engineering and four operational roles. Opportunities are available nationally across the four conveniently located Patrick Terminals including Sydney, Brisbane, Fremantle and Melbourne. The program includes a full time competitive salary, job rotations across a broad spectrum of roles, individualised mentoring and ongoing support.
Applications can be made at: https://patrick.com.au/wilpower
Applications close: 17th July 2022
For further information, refer to https://patrick.com.au/wilpower