Background
Diversity within the stevedoring industry is one of Patrick’s greatest challenges. Patrick has a long history as a male dominated organisation with a shortage of female applicants and women with strong industry experience.
We are committed to a fresh approach to our diversity strategy, and have made great progress with our initial WILpower programs in 2015 and 2019.
We believe that by addressing this issue within our workforce we can encourage greater representation of women in operational management roles across all areas of our business and the industry as a whole.
What is the WILpower program?
The Women In Logistics program is a two-year structured engagement that aims to deliver on the job learning in operational roles. The program will build a diverse succession pool for our operational roles across the business.
Our highly commended program provides selected women with the opportunity to develop the skills required to enter operational management roles in Patrick Stevedoring Operations and The National Operations Centre (NOC).
In addition to a full time, competitive salary, cadets will also receive:
- Dedicated on boarding program to build skills and internal networks
- A tailored tertiary qualification
- Job rotations across a broad spectrum of roles
- Individualised mentoring program and ongoing support
Where will the roles be located?
Patrick is seeking to recruit a number of women into its operations at:
Port Botany, Sydney – NSW
Fisherman Islands, Brisbane – QLD
East Swanson Dock, Melbourne – VIC
Fremantle, Perth – WA
Successful applicants will rotate through business support and front-line operational roles, including management of sea and landside interfaces.
