Careers

Nissan Careers

The power comes from the inside. It's the Nissan Way.

At Nissan, we make a positive impact on the world through our teamwork, rich cultural diversity, and passion for innovative products. With a focus on diversity, inclusion and flexibility, our workplace is one where excitement and opportunity go hand in hand with incentives and rewards.

Why Work at Nissan

Competitive Pay & Rewards

Nissan’s competitive pay packages are consistent with each role, their associated responsibilities. Our rewards range from incentives and allowances, right through to private-use vehicles.

Professional Development

We’re committed to ongoing professional development and offer various initiatives, including access to the Nissan Learning Academy, study leave, assignments interstate and overseas, conference opportunities, and more.

Health and Wellness

From flu vaccinations and optical reimbursements, to family access to discounted private health insurance, Nissan is committed to promoting the health and wellbeing of every one of our employees.

Work-life Balance

Nissan is committed to encouraging and enabling a positive, healthy work-life balance for every employee. We respect and value the roles and responsibilities employees have outside of Nissan, and offer initiatives such as a competitive paid parental-leave package, and an Employee Assistance Program.

Career Paths

Aftersales

Working in a small team with a strong cross-functional focus, and exposure to a wide variety of tasks, employees have the opportunity to further their careers in product development engineering, and service engineering. Our engineering team work in a fast-paced environment with Nissan's global R&D and production plant teams, often travelling nationally and abroad, to establish strategies in the development of components, or to resolve service issues quickly and effectively. A strong diagnostic and analytical approach, combined with the ability to communicate effectively in a cross-cultural environment, is required to support Nissan's growth strategy, through successfully building on customer satisfaction.

Customer Service

Articulate individuals with a passion for joining a leading customer service team, have the opportunity to establish their career in an end-to-end customer service environment, encompassing technical advisory, warranty, compliance and inbound/outbound customer relations. Specifically, our National Contact Centre provides shared services support for Nissan Motor Co Australia (NMA), Nissan Financial Services Australia (NFSA), and Nissan's innovative LEAF. A strong problem solving and solutions oriented approach, is required by employees to successfully add value to, and support, Nissan's growth strategy.

Finance

Our close-knit team of finance professionals immerse themselves in the business, with a specific focus on supporting and guiding the Nissan Group, through providing the technical acumen, and business context, to interpret the financials. Nissan offers a range of finance careers, from transactional and financial accounting, through to business planning/forecasting and treasury. Employees have the opportunity to utilise their strong analytical skills, and their ability to build close working relationships, to partner with the business on a daily basis.

Human Resources

The Human Resource team aims to strengthen the Nissan Group's competitive edge across a number of diverse businesses - Sales and Marketing (NMA), Financial Services (NFSA), Renault (VDA), Nissan New Zealand (NNZ), Nissan Casting (NCAP), and Infiniti. HR delivers cutting edge people focused practices, solutions, and services, across a number of key HR Pillars: Recruitment and Selection; Talent Management; IR/ER; Culture and Employee Engagement; Performance Management; OHS, Remuneration and Reward. Our small team of HR professionals, design and embed people focused business practices, solutions, and services, across the employee lifecycle with a specific focus on optimising workforce performance, employee capability, and brand satisfaction.

Information Technology

As an enabler of business initiatives, the Nissan IT team modernise and integrate systems using open-standard and proprietary technologies, to deliver value, and competitive advantage to the business. Working with two major platforms: a distributed virtualised environment, and an IBM mainframe, hosting all core business systems with an overarching mature service oriented architecture (SOA), our core team of professionals apply their strong intellectual property to lead numerous innovative projects, sourcing externally for specialised skills when required.

Marketing

Join a sales and marketing lead business, with a focus on aggressively growing new business through creative and innovative solutions, and a commitment to exceed customer expectations. Our marketing team is focused on driving brand loyalty, trust, and promise, and consistently communicating this message in the marketplace. With career opportunities spanning retail and primary brand marketing, the digital and online community, customer engagement, customer loyalty, and product planning, employees have the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, implementing strategic change, whilst being supported by a leading product and innovative solutions, focused on customer needs.

Sales

Be part of a dynamic and agile team, who are aggressively growing new business through successfully developing and influencing, close working relationships both internally, and across our diverse National Dealer Network. With career paths spanning operational sales, after sales, and business development, employees have the opportunity to constantly challenge convention, to implement projects/strategies effectively in a fast paced environment; analysing and adapting accordingly, to seize opportunities.

Supply Chain

Working in a small, cohesive team, in a focused and business critical environment, we provide career paths within the areas of strategic planning, procurement, shipping and logistics. Our employees have the ability to get involved in all of the critical elements of a global supply chain model. Nissan currently sources 16 models, from 7 manufacturing countries worldwide. Strong analytical focus, and a close working relationship style, is required to strategically plan across all supply chain functions, interfacing with our sales and marketing teams, and our National Dealer Network.

Training

Nissan's Learning Academy team provide an integrated approach to learning across our National Dealer Network, and across the Nissan Group. We offer a career in training that enables our specialists to work with consistently evolving technologies, and learning and development initiatives, with an emphasis on performance enhancement and leadership capability. Our trainers are recognised for their highly specialised knowledge, their energy, and their enthusiasm for our product.

Nissan Financial Services

Nissan Financial Services Australia (NFSA), is a subsidiary of Nissan Motor Company Australia. It is a dynamic and rapidly growing organisation, offering a diverse range of career opportunities within settlements, collections, lending, sales/relationship management, compliance, and financial analysis. Our rapid and continual expansion provides employees with an opportunity to quickly progress through the various functional areas.

Nissan Casting Plant

Nissan Casting Australia Plant (NCAP) is a subsidiary of Nissan Motor Company Australia. The Nissan Casting Plant team aim to develop a centre of excellence across Asia, through incorporating Nissan's global manufacturing principles, 'Kaizen' and developing close working relationships with suppliers. Our casting production facility is a unique environment that is not aligned to a vehicle assembly. A broad range of professional careers are offered from production, process, quality and casting engineering, through to metrology and metallurgy, in an environment where employees have the opportunity to utilise their strong technical ability and business acumen, to constantly challenge convention.

Interested In A Career With Nissan?

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Your role not listed? Email us your resume with a cover letter stating what area of Nissan you are interested in joining and why, to careers@nissan.com.au

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FAQs

Why should I consider a career with Nissan?

Nissan Australia is an aggressively growing sales and marketing lead business that is undertaking an exciting and successful journey steeped in innovation and design. Working at Nissan, you will be surrounded by motivated and passionate team players, who are delivering results in a fast-paced work environment. The opportunities are endless; from day one, you will have the opportunity to immediately impact the commercial landscape, and shape your own career. For more information please refer to Career Paths.

Where can I find out more information about Nissan?

You can find out more about Nissan, and our products, through our website.

What sort of performance appraisal system does Nissan have?

Nissan's performance appraisal system is aligned with our EVP; we believe in employees having full ownership, accountability, and responsibility, to own their career development, progression and success. We support this belief through having a performance appraisal system that is employee lead - your performance appraisal is initiated by you, and owned by you. During the performance appraisal period you will meet formally with your manager, to discuss your progress and your career opportunities.

What is the dress code?

Whether you should follow a business casual dress code, or formal business attire, depends upon which particular business you work in. However, when attending business meetings with visitors or clients, your attire should reflect that of the individuals with whom you are meeting. If you are working in our Warehousing and Casting Plant facilities, your work attire will need to meet OHS requirements.

What are the typical hours?

At Nissan, our normal working hours vary depending upon which part of the business you are working in. Our Warehousing facility and our Casting Plant are open 7 days a week, with some employees working shift work. Our Head Office is open Monday to Friday, with the typical business hours being from 8.30am to 5pm. If there is a tight deadline, the hours may be longer however it is important to note that Nissan is committed to encouraging and enabling, a positive and healthy work/life balance, for all of its employees.

What is Nissan's commitment to diversity?

Nissan is committed to maintaining a workforce of the highest quality through recruitment and advancement of the most qualified applicants. Our commitment to diversity is entrenched in the Nissan Mindsets and Actions, our guiding principles.

What is Nissan's commitment to Talent Management?

Working at Nissan opens up a world of excitement, energy, and opportunity. We aim to employ the brightest and best, and as such, we are committed to promoting from within, as it is a great way to keep talent and to keep people motivated. Our organisation is growing rapidly; new and exciting opportunities are arising every day. If you are interested in working in an innovative and fast-paced environment, please email hr@nissan.com.au

What is Nissan's recruitment process?

At Nissan, our experienced Human Resources team work closely with line management, carefully defining the selection criteria for the vacant roles, ensuring we source the right person for the vacant role. Please see our recruitment process for more information about our key recruitment, and selection steps.