Career Development Program

5 days ago

Smithfield VA Corporate Building, United States Smithfield Foods Full time
About the Career Foundation Program

Smithfield Foods is seeking high-potential college graduates to participate in the Career Foundation Program (CFP), a comprehensive development program designed to provide recent graduates with a unique opportunity to explore career options and launch their professional journey.

Program Overview

The CFP is a function-specific rotation program that allows participants to gain hands-on experience in various aspects of the company's operations. The program is divided into tracks, each focused on a different functional area, including:

  • Business
  • Commodities
  • Corporate Finance
  • Demand Planning
  • Distribution
  • Field Human Resources
  • Fresh Sales
  • Grain Procurement
  • Hog Procurement
  • Industrial Engineering
  • IT Engineering
  • Marketing
  • Operations
  • Operations Finance
  • Procurement
  • Transformation
  • Transportation

During the program, participants will work closely with senior leaders, assigned managers, mentors, and program managers to receive guidance, training, and support. The program is designed to provide participants with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in their chosen career path.

Key Responsibilities

As a CFP participant, you will be expected to:

  • Contribute to the goals of each department to which you are assigned
  • Assist in problem-solving and assume leadership roles for certain projects
  • Help the department achieve both short-term and long-term objectives
  • Deliver high-level results that exceed expectations
Qualifications

To be eligible for the CFP, you must:

  • Hold a Bachelor's Degree from a regionally accredited four-year college or university
  • Be able to relocate one to two times during the program
  • Possess a high level of professionalism, discretion, and ability to self-manage your time from remote locations
  • Have excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Be proficient in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
  • Be able to travel up to 15-25% of the time, with periodic overnight travel required
  • Be currently authorized to work in the U.S.
Work Environment

The work environment for this role will be a combination of office, facility, and laboratory settings. You will be required to lift, stretch, bend, reach, walk, and climb, and may be exposed to wet or humid conditions, extreme temperatures, and chemicals. The noise level in the work environment will be moderate to loud at times.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Smithfield Foods is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status, status as a disabled individual, or any other protected group status or non-job characteristic as directed by law.

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