At BlueScope, we create and inspire smart solutions in steel, strengthening our communities and helping build a better future. Our steel has shaped everything from hospitals and schools, bridges and stadiums to fences and homes – influencing the way we live and work, now and in the future.

The Opportunity

Come and discover the opportunity to join our BlueScope Distribution business as a Business Administration Trainee. BlueScope Distribution is a provider of single-source product, processing and service solutions in steel and aluminium. The business supports customers in a variety of industries and works with them to help deliver projects on time and to specification.  BlueScope Distribution supports its customers by helping them find the freedom to do what they do best.

This is a 12-month traineeship, with the view to provide you with a long-term career with us. 

In this exciting opportunity you will gain a Certificate III in Business Administration while we support and develop you with first class on-the-job training in the areas of customer service, sales and administration. 

In this diverse role, you will be contributing to the team’s success in providing consistently high levels of customer service within a specific customer segment. Working within a supportive, fast-paced and customer-focused team, your key responsibility will be to provide premium customer service and develop ongoing customer relationships.  

A self-motivated, quick thinker, you quickly adapt and can juggle more than one task at any given time. You also enjoy keeping busy and working in a supportive team environment.

What Will You Do?

You will join in a collaborative team environment, and receive ongoing training and support to learn to:

• interact with our customers via phone, Skype, and email to identify potential growth and generating sales and other opportunities to provide value-added services 
• prepare and follow up customer quotes, whilst supporting our sales teams
• assist the team with day to day administrative support and maintain customer records and documentations
• resolve issues and seek ways to improve the customer’s experience  

More About You

Enthusiastic to kick start your career, you will have a keen interest to grow and develop yourself, as well as a commitment to the safety of yourself and others.

With your enthusiasm, work ethic and ability to go above and beyond for your work colleagues and our customers, you will bring:

• excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills 
• confidence to resolve issues effectively and efficiently 
• a proactive approach in building constructive and effective relationships 
• high attention to detail and ability to complete multiple tasks simultaneously 
• experience with Microsoft office and a willingness to undergo relevant training  
• you must be citizen or permanent resident of Australia

The BlueScope Difference

A career at BlueScope provides the opportunity to make a difference – to you, to your team, to our customers, to transforming products, processes and brands, and to an organisation intent on shaping a better built environment for all our communities. At BlueScope, you will:

• make an impact both within the organisation and in the broader community
• create and deliver innovative products and solutions that shape the world we live in
• grow on a path of continuous learning and development
• enjoy the sense of belonging that comes from working with people who genuinely look out for one another

We’re dedicated to supporting our people - keeping one-another safe, rewarding successes, and helping individuals grow. We foster workplace flexibility and an inclusive work environment that welcomes people of all backgrounds. We’re committed to climate action and to helping shape a better future for all our communities; we are committed to Our Purpose, Creating Strength. 

Come and discover us at https://www.bluescope.com/life-at-bluescope/. Together we can make a world of difference.

Please include your CV and a cover letter outlining your interest in this opportunity and what makes you a good candidate for the role.