FIND YOUR REASON AT STIHL
At STIHL, every role matters – and every person makes a difference. From day one, you contribute to something meaningful: shaping innovation, driving sustainability, and creating progress that connects people across borders.
We’re looking for team players who are passionate about their ideas, take responsibility, and want to keep growing – personally and professionally. You can expect inspiring projects, fascinating products, and strong career prospects in an environment built on trust and collaboration.
Wherever you are in the world – your journey with STIHL can start here.
Find your place. Find your passion. Find your Reason.
Explore our LinkedIn page to learn more about life at STIHL Australia or our current opportunities which are listed on SEEK.
WHY STIHL
STIHL is a family-owned global leader with a strong Australian presence, employing 115 people nationwide and supported by over 19,500 employees worldwide. With offices and warehouses in Victoria, Western Australia, and Queensland, we offer clear pathways to success in a collaborative and growth-focused environment.
Renowned for our high-quality, German-engineered products, STIHL is the world’s top chainsaw brand and Australia’s most trusted name in outdoor power equipment. Our extensive network of over 620 specialist dealers ensures we serve both rural and metropolitan communities with reliability and innovation.
LIFE AT STIHL
Join a global, family-owned company where your ideas matter from day one. At STIHL, we value team players who take initiative and seek personal growth.
We offer exciting work, innovative products, and strong career prospects in a supportive, team-oriented culture. With plenty of room to grow, STIHL provides the ideal environment for those ready to take the next step.
To be the market leader in Outdoor Power Equipment (OPE) for home gardeners and professionals by investing in our people and offering exceptional service and support to our Dealer network.
Empowering our people to deliver operational excellence, inspiring consumers and connecting them to our Dealers.
Empower people to shape outdoor spaces for the benefit of families, individuals and communities.
- FAMILY represents the positive nature of the relationships we have with our dealers, colleagues and suppliers.
- TRUST is built by providing psychological safety, mutual respect, and open communication.
- COLLABORATION means listening and evolving together, helping and supporting each other for the sake of a collective goal.
- PASSION for our dealers success, our brand, our products, our jobs and the success of STIHL globally.
- INNOVATION enabling employees at every level to use and develop their skills, knowledge, experience and creativity to the fullest possible extent.
AFR BOSS BEST PLACES TO WORK IN AUSTRALIA 2024
We’re proud to share that STIHL Australia has been named one of the top 10 Best Places to Work by the Australian Financial Review in 2024. This recognition highlights our commitment to creating a supportive, innovative, and people-first workplace.
STIHL placed 9th in the Manufacturing and Consumer Goods category, with the AFR recognising organisations that lead the way in workplace culture, policies, and practices. It’s a testament to the passion and dedication of our entire team.
STIHL - A global company
Founded 100 years ago, STIHL has grown into a world market leader with a presence in 160 countries across five continents. Our global reach is built on a legacy of innovation, quality, and trust in outdoor power equipment.
As a family-owned business, STIHL’s values have evolved with the company, shaping a culture grounded in integrity, responsibility, and long-term thinking. These principles continue to guide our global operations and inspire how we work every day.
LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
Training is a longstanding tradition at STIHL. This is based on the mindset that good employees are the foundation of success. And this is why we offer a variety of learning and development activities including but not limited to internal/external training courses, seminars, conferences, mentoring, or on-the-job learning. We also support you if you want to uptake further studies.
Although training is encouraged by STIHL, development is a joint responsibility and as such we want you to take a level of responsibility for your own career. That is why we encourage employees to provide input into their development plan.
Our Benefits
Our Recruitment Process
At STIHL we offer permanent full-time and part-time roles as well as maximum-term contracts. In addition, we offer casual work in our warehouses via our labour hire partnerships.
To find out more about casual opportunities, contact hr@stihl.com.au.
All our current vacancies are advertised on SEEK and all applications need to be submitted through this portal. Once you have identified a job that you are interested in, simply click 'Quick apply‘.
You may also contact our HR Team for a confidential discussion via email hr@stihl.com.au.
If you are shortlisted as meeting the eligibility requirements of the role, our HR team will call for a short screening conversation to understand if you have the prerequisite skills and experience required for the position. We can also answer any questions you may have regarding the role.
You may then be shortlisted for a face-to-face interviews. The interview isn't just about us seeing if you are right for the role; it is also the perfect chance for you to see whether we are right for you.
After your first interview you may be asked to complete a competency and cognitive online assessment which may lead to a 2nd interview process depending on the role.
If we think you are a great match, we will request that you undertake pre-employment checks which will include all or some of the following:
- Reference checks
- National Criminal History check
- Entitlement to work check
- Pre-employment medical check
If you are interested in a position in any of our STIHL plant, please check out the websites of the country:
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Privacy Collection Statement
Your personal information is being collected by STIHL Pty Ltd (ABN 76 004 881 145) (“STIHL”, “we”, “our” or “us”) as part of your job application, recruitment or employment relationship with STIHL. We collect your information for the purposes of processing your job application, managing our recruitment and talent acquisition, managing our employment onboarding process, and administering our engagement with you (such as payment of salary, superannuation and reporting to authorities such as the Australian Taxation Office).
We will collect your personal information from you where possible, but we may also collect your information from third parties such as your referees and recruitment agencies.
We are required by some laws to collect certain personal information from you such as information relating to your eligibility to work in Australia. If applicable, we may also need to collect other personal information if we are legally required to do so, such as complying with our work health and safety requirements. If you do not provide us with the requested personal information, we may not be able to assess your job application, administer our engagement with you or may need to withhold additional tax from payments to you.
We may give your personal information to our related entities and third party service providers in connection with the purpose of collection, and to government and regulatory authorities where required by or authorised by law. Some of these recipients may be located overseas such as in Germany.
Our Employee Privacy Policy contains information how we process and handle your personal information, our data access and correction procedures, and our privacy complaint handling process.
