WM New Zealand
Technical Services Graduate
Auckland
Opportunity expired
About Waste Management
Waste Management is New Zealand's leading resource recovery, recycling, and waste and environmental services provider, driven by our focus on safety, sustainability, and service and underpinned by innovation. They provide recycling and resource recovery services, solid waste management, liquid and hazardous waste collection, treatment, and disposal.
Your role
The Waste Management Technical Services Division is a specialist team of highly qualified staff with purpose-built processing facilities and specialised Dangerous Goods transport. Waste Management Technical Services can process hazardous and liquid wastes safely and with full compliance with government and council laws and by-laws governing liquid and hazardous waste disposal.
They have an exciting opportunity for a Graduate to join the Technical Services team. Based in East Tamaki, you will be part of an exciting career path opportunity where you will be building valuable hands-on skills in a technical and manufacturing environment.
Your journey with them involves rotating through the various key areas of our division. You will be assigned a “buddy” and will gain experience in areas such as hazardous, medical, solvent recovery, parts washer, maintenance, finance, sales, customer service, logistics and process safety. After rotating through each key area, you will be providing insight into what you have learnt and suggesting any areas for improvement.
Training & development
Waste Management provides an interesting and useful blend of learning opportunities (both face-to-face and virtual) such as e-learning, virtual sessions with experts from around its business, peer networking, leadership development, and action learning projects where you’ll have the opportunities to work together. During the programme you will go through project-based placements aimed at giving you a good understanding of the industry, allowing you to move into operational leadership roles.
Here's a glimpse of what it's like to join Waste Management's Graduate Program:
Benefits
At Waste Management, they’re committed to looking after their team. They want to keep their employees safe and well. And they want to see them grow, develop, and enjoy a rewarding, successful career. Their employees will have access to some great employee benefits and a variety of training and development opportunities.
- Deals and Discounts
- Banking
- Spotter Referral Program
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Work life balance
Well-being is an integral part of Waste Management’s ongoing health and safety focus. Their wellness program includes free flu jabs, annual health checks, access to a wellness platform and professional counselling through the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). Read more.
Culture & vibe
Not only does Waste Management embrace diversity, they also celebrate it. With over 1600 staff, their people come from all ethnicities and backgrounds. Waste Management's Diversity and Inclusion committee celebrate everything from Pink Shirt Day, Diwali, International Women's Day and more.
About you
Here’s what we are looking for in this role:
- You will be a recent graduate looking for that next step. The ideal person will have a degree in Chemical Engineering or Chemistry.
- You have strong written and verbal skills, enjoy thinking outside the square and aren’t afraid to roll up your sleeves and get down to the nuts and bolts. We are committed to a zero-harm culture, and you will take all practicable steps to ensure personal safety and the safety of others in the workplace.
- You will be joining a dynamic and engaging team and providing personal development opportunities.
How to apply
This role is currently closed. If you are interested in this role, simply click "Pre-Register" and Prosple will inform you once this position from Waste Management NZ opens again.
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- New Zealand Citizen +more
- Engineering & Mathematics +more
- Associate Degree or higher
Reviews
As this is my first job in my career path after leaving university, I wasn't sure what to expect in terms of day-to-day responsibilities. I have been really enjoying the work and am interested in what I do, the only downside is there is quite a bit of Maths involved which is not much strong point, I am more of a Science and English person.
At the moment, I'm doing a variety of smaller things but there is no definitive responsibility that I have. I enjoy doing what I do but I do not like sitting around doing nothing, which of recently has been the case for some days.
I am quite satisfied with my work. I enjoy seeing what I have created being used and it helping and improving the way we do things.
About the employer
WM New Zealand
3.5
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Environment & Agriculture
WM New Zealand is Aotearoa’s leading materials recovery, recycling and waste management provider.
Pros and cons of working at WM New Zealand
Pros
Good people—I feel very welcomed and a part of the team.
Large business, lots to learn, variety of projects.
They allow me to move the hours I work around to fit personal commitments and issues.
WM does what it can to reduce environmental impacts from landfill gas capture to electric fleets.
There is a huge focus on each other's diversity; special days in different cultures are often celebrated.
Cons
There is quite an issue with the communication, but this is something that is being worked on.
Yet to have a big responsibility, and ambiguity in my role within the business.
Sometimes there are lulls in the work available. This does allow for creative thought, but it can feel slow.
Some of the older/smaller sites are left behind in terms of office space, location, and facilities.
The pay is as expected considering I am a graduate, but I know there is potential for an increase.