Ford Motor Company has been making cars in Australia since the start of the 20th century. Today, Ford Australia is the longest established and one of the few to design, develop and manufacture a range of vehicles. In Australia, the Ford team is well over 4000. Our global workforce is approximately 300,000 across 108 plants worldwide.
Equally successful is Ford Credit Australia, a Division of FCA Holding Ltd, which is part of an international finance network in more than 34 nations around the world. Ford Credit provides the dealer network with finance for stock and capital requirements together with finance plans for Ford customers.
Careers at Ford
Ford is fortunate to be in a global industry that moves fast. The automotive industry is a particularly stimulating industry for graduates; it changes so fast and offers immense challenges and satisfaction to talented people. When you consider our sheer size, it’s easy to see why our graduates experience amazing careers.
Cooperative Program
To give undergraduates a real taste of life at Ford, we offer them a chance to defer their final year of study and get their hands dirty by experiencing our workplace for 12 months.
You won’t be surprised to learn this experience pays off when it comes to deciding your career path and you’ll be ahead of the game when it comes to applying for graduate programs.
Ford, in partnership with The Bayside Group, offers a 12-month program (commencing January) during which time students work full time and complete a Certificate IV in Business (Front Line Management). Cooperative positions are generally offered in the following areas:
What we offer graduates
To keep out in front as a world leader, we need to continue to inject talent and initiative into every area of the organisation. We offer talented graduates the opportunity to join our organisation in the following areas: Information Technology; Finance; Marketing, Sales & Service; Supply Management & Strategic Procurement; Human Resources; Engineering (Manufacturing & Product Development & Design), and Ford Credit.
Since its inception in the 1950s, Ford’s Graduate Program has provided the organisation with many of its successful senior managers. The three-year, structured Graduate Program is focused on developing the whole person – concentrating not only on personal development but also on expanding the graduate’s functional and organisational business knowledge.
Day one starts with a real job and real responsibility. It’s challenging, exciting and the ideal foundation for an interesting and varied career. The program is designed to equip graduates with the skills, knowledge and experience to meet challenges provided by the workplace, fulfill their potential and become Ford’s leaders of the future.
