More than 140 register interest in working at GFG Alliance operations
8 April 2024
A busy schedule of career expos in South Australia and New South Wales has paid off for the GFG Alliance Australian Workforce Development Team.
Partnering with HR and other staff from LIBERTY Primary Metals Australia (LPMA) and InfraBuild companies in the respective regions, the Workforce Development team took the “Be a Change Maker” message to career expos that attracted more than 5000 university and high school students.
We talked to a lot of students about green steel, green iron and the transformation of the Whyalla operations in line with our Carbon Neutral by 2030 (CN30) ambition
Senior Workforce Development Advisor Rebecca Harris
With two days at the University of Adelaide Career Expo on 13-14 March before travelling north to the University of Wollongong event on 19 March, the GFG Alliance stand returned to the Adelaide Convention Centre with the University of SA The Big Meet expo on 27 March.
It appears the thousands of miles and dozens of hours was well worth it as the Workforce Development team had, at the time of writing, received on the dedicated email address more than 140 expressions of interest for vacation student, graduate and apprenticeship roles.
Senior Workforce Development Advisor, Rebecca Harris was present at all three expos, supported by Workforce Development Pipelines Advisor Katie Docking, and was blown away by the response and the interest show in the GFG Alliance operations.
“We were run off our feet, we barely had a chance to catch a breath as we talked to people or groups, before another stepped up looking for information on what we do and what we offer in vacation, graduate and apprenticeship opportunities,” Rebecca said.
“We had so many bright, inquisitive young people asking questions, scribbling notes on our brochures and taking away a whole bunch of information about our operations.”
Tahmoor Coking Coal HR Superintendent Brooke Johnson was present in Wollongong to give Tahmoor some valuable exposure while Bec Knoke from the Adelaide office and Nick Wundke from Infrabuild in Adelaide helped field enquiries at The Big Meet.
We had so many bright, inquisitive young people asking questions, scribbling notes on our brochures and taking away a whole bunch of information about our operation
Senior Workforce Development Advisor Rebecca Harris
Rebecca said the spread of expertise from those interested in our operations was also pleasing with many enquiries from those studying functional vocations (IT, procurement, date analysis, supply, finance and HR) while operational students (mechanical, electrical and mechatronics) also showed interest in the future vision and opportunities with GFG Alliance.
“We talked to a lot of students about green steel, green iron and the transformation of the Whyalla operations in line with our Carbon Neutral by 2030 (CN30) ambition,” Rebecca said.
“Students in fields such as mechanical, electrical, IT and mechatronics were able to see our vision and see what role their skills could play in our exciting future.
“At Wollongong, Brooke was able to outline the Tahmoor Coking Coal operation to a lot of local students and explain what opportunities exist on their doorstep.”
It was the first time the Workforce Development team had attended these three major career events with the “Be a Change Maker” message proving popular with those seeking information.
For more information on the GFG Alliance graduate program go to https://gfgalliancewhyalla.com/graduate/
Main image: Rebecca Harris talks to potential recruits at The Big Meet in Adelaide. Top right: Bec Knoke and Rebecca Harris at the Adelaide Convention Centre. Above right: Bec Knoke spreads the GFG Alliance word at the Adelaide Convention Centre.
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