b'EVENT GUIDE MELBOURNE CAREER EXPO17Women Empowered at SEW-EURODRIVE:Breaking Gender Barriers in Industrial SettingsS EW-EURODRIVE, a leadingsupportive culture and opportunitiesis further enhanced by strong family-designer and developer offor career growth. friendly policies, such as part-time mechatronic transmissionAnother success story is that ofwork options and employee assistance systems and motor control electronics,Riley Canning, who began her careerprograms for all employees and their is setting a positive example in theas an apprentice mechanical fitterfamily members. The company has male-dominated industrial sector.in Mackay. She briefly worked foralso implemented Mental Health The company is witnessing a surgeanother organisation before returningFirst Aid Officers, recognizing the in the number of women joining itsto SEW-EURODRIVE, where accessimportance of employee wellbeing workforce and proving their mettleto the companys mentoring programand support.in traditionally predominately malecontributed to her training outcomes.The companys efforts towardsHR Team attending an international areas, such as assembly lines andCanning now works as an integralgender diversity and inclusivity womens day eventrepair centers. part of the Mackay workshop team,are set to continue, with new and One such example is Janenedealing with the same industrialinnovative policies being developedSEW-EURODRIVEs AustralianFriend, who started as a receptionist equipment as her male colleagues. to support women. The companysdivision, headquartered in Melbourne,in 1995 and is now the OperationsSEW-EURODRIVEs mentoringtrend towards more women partici- is supported by a network of offices Manager in New South Wales.program is not only for apprenticespating as valued team members onacross Australia. Its customer base Friends journey from receptionist but is available to women across its shop floor is commendable, as itincludes large-scale corporations and to a key operations manager is all areas of the company. The breaks the gender barriers that havesmaller entrepreneurial enterprises a testament to the companys companys supportive approach long existed in the industrial sector. across the country.Power Your Career:Driving Australianindustry since1982 Unlock Your Drive to Success:Scan to Learn MoreNOW AVAILABLE IN MELBOURNE CBDVisit the CDAA stand for FREECareer Counselling, Resume Checkingand WorkshopsCDAA.org.au'