Leading global agricultural sciences company, FMC Corporation, welcomed Prime Minister Scott Morrison to its Wyong plant on March 14.
Morrison was discussing the Federal government’s commitment to Australian agriculture through innovation and job creation.
FMC is one of just a few remaining multinational companies with local manufacturing facilities.
The company made a multi-million-dollar investment in 2020 to upgrade its 5ha Wyong plant into a fully-fledged formulation and packaging facility, in preparation for the world’s first launch of FMC’s new pre-emergent herbicide, Overwatch®.
The investment has resulted in more than double employment on site with almost 40 employees across production, quality, maintenance and logistics operations.
Morrison said the most exciting part of his tour was hearing about how many more people FMC was bringing on through the trainee program.
“Research and development is key to FMC’s success along with understanding your customers and the efficiency of your supply chain.
“That’s all really important but at the end of the day, you’ve got to get the people you need to drive your business, and you’ve got to get them here where you are on the Central Coast – I’m excited in seeing how that’s playing out on the ground and seeing the new talent coming through.”
FMC is providing a 12-month traineeship program to 11 school-leavers assigned to manufacturing, logistics, procurement, administration and customer service.
FMC ANZ & ASEAN Managing Director, Kristina Hermanson, said FMC sees the traineeship program as an avenue to bring new, diverse talent into manufacturing, and sculpt career pathways into manufacturing, operations and agriculture.
FMC is also a recipient of the NSW Job Creation, which has supported new talent in the laboratory and innovation facilities as well as maintenance capability.
“People, culture, and community lie at the heart of Australian agriculture and that is something we at FMC live and breathe each day, through our culture of safety, our active promotion of diversity and inclusion, and our support of and participation in the communities where we live and work,” Hermanson said.
For further information about FMC, go to http://www.fmccrop.com.au/.
Terry Collins
