Graduate

IXOM plays a vital part in the lives of tens of millions of people every day. We’re the experts behind the scenes, ensuring safe and reliable access and helping industries, businesses, and local communities thrive.

Our products, services and solutions are used across many end markets, including dairy, agriculture, viticulture, electricity, steel, food and beverage, pulp and paper, mining and construction, and water treatment (just to name a few). 

We are supported by over 1,300 people globally and our operations span across four continents and nine countries, with headquarters in Melbourne, Australia. 

Graduate Opportunity – IXOM New Zealand

At IXOM, we’re excited to welcome the next generation of talent into our business. Our Graduate Program is designed to give you hands-on experience across different areas of our operations, helping you build a strong foundation for a successful career in the chemical and manufacturing industry.

As a graduate, you’ll play a key role in driving innovation and supporting the future growth of our business. This is a full-time role, with structured rotations across technical, commercial, and operational teams.

Your First Rotation: Technical Team

Your journey begins with our Technical Team, based in Mount Maunganui, where you’ll report directly to our Technical Manager. In this rotation, you’ll be involved in:

• Managing approved CAPEX projects
• Providing technical assistance to operating plants (e.g. documentation, optimisation, troubleshooting)
• Supporting other projects with drawings, equipment sizing, and design reviews
• Advising the sales team on innovation-related technical matters

This rotation will give you a strong foundation in practical engineering and project delivery within a real-world industrial setting.

Future Rotations

After your initial technical rotation, you’ll move into our Water Team within our Commercial business unit, gaining customer-facing experience. This is followed by placement with our Process Cleaning (Dairy) and Innovation team where you’ll apply you will contribute to managing development initiatives from concept to completion, such as formulating new or improved products through lab and pilot testing.

Who We’re Looking For

We’re seeking graduates who are passionate, curious, and ready to make an impact. Ideally, you’ll have:

• A degree in Chemical, Materials, Mechanical, or Process Engineering
• Internship or work experience related to your degree (site-based experience is a plus)
• Strong communication skills and a customer-focused mindset
• Flexibility and willingness to relocate within New Zealand if required
• A practical approach to problem-solving and a desire to learn across different areas of the business
• Motivation to work independently and take initiative

To be eligible, you must have full and permanent working rights in New Zealand and hold a full New Zealand driver’s licence.

Why Join IXOM?

For a start, you'll work for a large global organisation, where you'll not only earn a competitive salary, but you'll also have access to an Employee Assistance Program, a recognition program, and a range of health and wellness benefits and discounts.

Our wellbeing program is second to none, and we offer a range of education assistance and learning resources, as well as secondment and promotion opportunities to help you grow both personally and professionally.

We support what’s important to you by promoting workplace giving, diversity and providing volunteering leave, and, of course, we offer flexible working wherever possible.

How to Apply

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, we’d love to hear from you!

For any questions, contact Julia Tolentino Dutt, Senior People and Culture Business Partner at graduates@ixom.com.

Our Recruitment Process

IXOM is committed to hiring individuals who align with our values and meet the role requirements. As part of our process, we may conduct:

• Police and criminal background checks
• Medical assessments
• Drug and alcohol testing
• Reference checks

Diverse candidates have diverse needs. During your recruitment journey, information will be provided about adjustment requests. If you require additional support before submitting your application, please contact our Organisational Development team.