Chemistry Cadetship

at  BlueScope

Job Description
Come and discover the opportunity to join our Port Kembla Manufacturing facility as a Chemistry Cadet. As a part of the broader Australian Steel Products portfolio, we have six major manufacturing sites at Port Kembla that deliver a variety of products, innovative solutions and services to our export and domestic customers.
Our Cadetship program at BlueScope creates an opportunity to accelerate your personal and professional growth as you combine paid work with study; a two-for-one situation placing you far ahead of your peers! Cadetships provide a combination of part-time study and part-time work, where you will attend university classes one day a week.
Working within highly skilled and supportive teams, and under the guidance of experienced chemists and other science specialists, you’ll gain exposure to a range of areas and projects across the business relating to your degree. You will also be able to apply the practical skills and knowledge acquired from BlueScope back into your Chemistry studies.
Our Cadetships will commence in January 2025.

Throughout your cadetship, you’ll gain invaluable on the job experience in operations and products. Your exposure will include measuring the durability of product performance, carrying out quality control and testing, environmental analysis, to performing chemistry-based investigations to improve product performance. This will equip you with an understanding of the fundamentals of the manufacturing process and the way our products are made, whilst applying your chemistry-based knowledge and research now and into the future.
Working with, and under the guidance of our experts, you’ll understand the fundamentals of our products, with chemistry being at the forefront of many processes at BlueScope. You’ll play an important part in the process of developing new materials and the testing of their environmental impact. With ongoing mentoring and guidance, you’ll also study and undertake tasks relating to steel product corrosion, surfaces, paints, lubrication, control of effluent water, and process solutions.
Rotating through various departments, you’ll be able to undergo real-life tasks that are relevant to what you’re studying at uni. This amazing opportunity equips you with the knowledge and skills to lead you into a long-term career, becoming a professional in the environmental or research space, becoming a chemical analyst, working within our research teams, or allowing you to follow other career opportunities at BlueScope and beyond.