Graduate - Process Engineer

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Ampol's Graduate Program offers a full-time role after a two-year rotation through process safety and process engineering at the Lytton Refinery in Brisbane. The program emphasizes hands-on learning, tailored development, exposure to manufacturing and operations, with a pathway to a permanent placement. To be eligible you must be a citizen or permanent resident and hold a recently completed chemical engineering degree. Highlights include competitive pay, a share scheme, fuel discounts, flexible hybrid options, paid parental leave, volunteering, and learning via LinkedIn Learning. To apply, tailor your resume to show technical, analytical, and stakeholder skills; cite two rotations you’re excited about; demonstrate safety mindset and teamwork; align with Ampol values and location.

Job Description

• Permanent full time opportunity post 2 year graduate program
• Our program is designed to support your learning and development
• Location: Lytton Refinery (Brisbane, QLD)

About Ampol

Ampol is a leader in the trans-Tasman transport fuels industry, supplying Australia’s largest branded petrol and convenience network, and the owner of Z Energy Limited - a trusted and iconic New Zealand brand. We have also expanded our supply chain and operations into international markets, which operate out of Singapore and Houston, USA.

Our Graduate Program

Our program is built around structured rotations that immerse you in different areas of the business over two years. You’ll gain hands-on experience, develop a well-rounded skill set and build a strong understanding of how the organisation operates, setting you up for long-term career success.

Along the way, you’ll benefit from tailored learning and development designed specifically for early-career professionals. From self-paced growth through LinkedIn Learning to interactive workshops, you’ll build key skills in communication, leadership, and time management to support your ongoing development.

Your rotations:

During your time at Ampol, you will join the manufacturing team and gain experience across Process Safety and Process Engineering in your first two rotations. We are committed to supporting your development and value your feedback throughout the program, ensuring your rotations provide meaningful learning opportunities and help prepare you for your permanent placement.

About you

Our ideal candidates are motivated to build technical, analytical, and stakeholder engagement skills to drive value across our refining and process safety functions.

Eligibility/Qualification criteria

• Must be a Citizen / Permanent Resident to be considered for this program
• Tertiary qualification in Engineering (Chemical) and recently graduated

Our benefits

• Our total remuneration is competitive. This is across base salary, a performance incentive, employee share offers and a 25% discount on Fuel for two privately used cars!
• Access to Ampol's Benefits & Recognition platform: providing you access to retail discounts and cashbacks at over 500+ retailers in Australia that assist with everyday living expenses.
• We are flexible. Many of our teams have embraced hybrid work, balancing time spent remote working, with time spent at an office to connect and work together where it adds value.
• Remote Working: Support for up to 3 months remote international working (conditional to 5 days paid leave for every 30 days of remote work).
• We value recognition.  We have an internal recognition platform amplifying the achievements of those who do great work and demonstrate our capabilities and values.
• Career development and learning opportunities including LinkedIn Learning and other tailored training solutions.
• Paid Parental Leave - up to 12 weeks paid Parental leave, and up to a year off (unpaid). In addition to the 12 months of unpaid parental leave, employees may apply for a further 12 months of unpaid parental leave (a total of 24 months for each birth)
• BabyCare Package - financial and flexible support for parents transitioning back to work.
• Need some wheels? Novated Lease options are available.
• Invest in your future with the Employee Share Scheme
• Leave Options – We offer wellbeing leave and leave purchasing  
• Care for your Community. Spend one paid day a year volunteering with one of our Ampol Foundation partners. 

Additional Information

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 We’re an equal opportunity workplace. We not only embrace diversity and inclusion; we celebrate what makes you unique. We welcome applications from people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, and diverse sexualities and genders (including if you identify as transgender). We also highly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply for roles with Ampol.