Careers With William Adams CAT
With almost 100 years as a Caterpillar Dealer, William Adams has proudly made its mark. Together with Caterpillar, we've been there for customers - selling and servicing the best equipment in the world - on land, at sea, in construction, mining and industry.
Why work with us?
When you join William Adams, you join a proven, successful Australian company built upon the entrepreneurial foundation of our owners, the Elphinstone family. A career at William Adams provides exposure to not just the wider Elphinstone Group of companies, but also the broader Caterpillar global network of dealers.
We provide a welcoming, safe, and supportive work environment where our people take pride in team achievements, with a bit of fun along the way.
Whether you are working in one of our branch workshops, warehouses, out in the field or office-based roles, you’ll play a key role helping us achieve our aspiration of being a market leading and adventurous CAT dealer, delivering success for our customers, employees, and stakeholders, through innovation and talented people. We strive to do this through our One Team, One Voice, One Vision, One Process commitment.
William Adams offers more than just a job and we are continuously looking at ways to further support, develop and reward our people. Below are some of our current offerings:
Rewards & Benefits
We are proud to recognise great work and acknowledge team members who make valuable contributions to our organisation via a number of well-established Awards.
- Monthly Most Valuable Player
- Employee of the Year
- Apprentice of the Year
- Caterpillar Dealer Top Apprentice
- Masters Sales Awards
- William Adams Legend
- Years Of Service Recognition
Our people have access to many benefits including corporate discounts and reward programs.
- Competitive remuneration
- Annual Salary Reviews
- Paid time to participate in Red Cross Lifeblood Program
- Relocation Assistance
- Employee Referral Program
- Caterpillar Parts & Merchandise Discounts
- A range of bank and insurance product discounts
- Retail Travel Provider Service
- Burson Auto Parts Discounts
- Discounted Gym Memberships
- Ford Partner Programme Discounts
Along with this we also offer the following for our Technicians:
- Tool insurance & Tool loans
- Apprentice subsidised toolkits
- A Caterpillar Technician passport, allowing you to work for Cat dealers around the world
- Company Supplied Uniforms
Supportive Workplace Culture
Our people and their safety, health and wellbeing genuinely matter to us. We provide a supportive and welcoming culture and strive to build an engaged, informed, productive and inclusive workforce.
- Flexible work arrangements
- Strong safety culture underpinned by our Life Saving Rules
- Employee Assistance Program
- Social clubs & employee events
- Internal communication platform Workplace
- Quarterly all-employee updates
- Dedicated internal health & wellbeing support
- Free flu vaccinations
- Family Christmas celebrations
Continuous Learning & Development
We’re creating a workplace where our people are encouraged and enabled to drive their careers and own their development. We offer both professional development and genuine opportunities for career progression so that our people can reach their full potential.
- Nationally Accredited Training and Education through our Registered Training Organisation (RTO)
- Further Training and Education assistance
- Dual Trade Program
- Centralised Induction Program
- Technician Career Development Program
- Apprentice Rotation Program
- Sales Career Development Program
- Leadership Development Program
- National and international Caterpillar study tours
Giving Back to The Community
William Adams and our parent company the Elphinstone Group are committed to giving back to the community. Supporting others is important to our people and culture and we strive to make a positive impact in the community.
- Beyond Blue
- RUOK? Day
- Ronald McDonald House
- Life Blood
- Foodbank
- Movember
Find your next career opportunity at William Adams below
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1Career FAQs
Our Head Office is located in Clayton, at 17-55 Nantilla Road Clayton VIC 3168
Our people are talented and live our VALUES in every action of the day. Despite our individual differences, we are one company united by these values, they define us. William Adams people understand our business model, have a passion for customer service, and put Integrity, Excellence, Teamwork, Commitment and Sustainability into action every day in all we do. Let’s do the work.
Where your role requires a uniform or PPE, you will be supplied with a uniform at William Adams expense.
Apply for an Apprenticeship
As a William Adams Apprentice, you will join over 300 Technicians that are passionate about what they do and are leaders in their field. You will enjoy state of the art training, above award wages, uniform (including overalls, personal protective equipment and steel-capped boots) and a subsidised Caterpillar tool kit.