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WesTrac in NSW

WesTrac has been appointed the dealer for New South Wales/ACT and will begin operating from a number of locations around the state from April 2004. We will soon be recruiting for a wide range of positions and will be seeking suitable candidates. Should you be interested in applying, please click here..

Our vision
WesTrac’s vision is “To create and deliver outstanding value to all our stakeholders”. Our stakeholders are:
• our employees, because without good people, our business would not achieve anything;
• our customers, because it is their continuing support that keeps our business operating;
• our shareholders, because their long term commitment to and investment in our enterprise is so important to our success;
• our community, because we want to be a responsible member of the communities in which we operate.

About WesTrac
WesTrac Equipment Pty Ltd is the Caterpillar dealer for Western Australia and Northern China and is a subsidiary company of Australian Capital Equity, which is a company associated with Mr Kerry Stokes. Established in 1989, WesTrac is one of the larger Caterpillar dealers in the world. With its Western Australian head office located in Perth, on a property extending to 44 acres, it has strategically located branches throughout the state.

In Western Australia, WesTrac’s major customers are from the mining industry but WesTrac is also very successful in the construction, agriculture, forestry, rental and governmental markets.

WesTrac’s ongoing success in service and sales has required that our workforce be continually increased and approximately 1100 people in Western Australia and approximately 350 in China are currently employed by the company, including 164 apprentices to cater for the future needs of the company. Securing and retaining the best people for WesTrac has always been one of the company’s highest priorities and considerable efforts are made to ensure that WesTrac is a great company in which to work. WesTrac have many long term employees and one of our staff recently celebrated his 40th anniversary with the company. A number of other WesTrac people have more than 30 years of service.

Considerable opportunities exist for advancement within the company and extensive promotion is achieved from within. Many of our senior executives, including the existing and previous managing directors are former Caterpillar dealer apprentices.

The company is a committed equal opportunity employer. WesTrac is also very committed to providing a safe working environment for its employees and visitors.

As a 50% partner with Caterpillar in the Caterpillar Institute, an industry training facility, WesTrac is dedicated to keeping its service people up to date with the latest developments in machine technology as well as catering for the growth needs of the company. The Caterpillar Institute also offers training facilities to the various industries in which WesTrac does business.

WesTrac is proud of its record in keeping up to date with technology. With the latest in Information Technology equipment, many of WesTrac’s systems have been adopted by Caterpillar dealerships all over the world. Recent advances in equipment to monitor vital performance and production information through radio and satellite links has been huge and WesTrac technicians are at the forefront of this technology.