Ascend Leadership Trainee - Technical Services,(Pilgrim's)-Employment, career opportunity in USA

Job Title:  Ascend Leadership Trainee - Technical Services
Location: - (Greeley, Colorado, West United States, USA)
Company: Pilgrim's
Job Type: Full Time
Minimum Years Experience Required: N/A
Salary: Competitive


Key facts:

    6 month management-trainee program
    Challenging, hands-on work experience in a variety of departments within the plant/live facility
    Leadership training courses
    Cross-departmental project work
    Exposure to senior management
    Networking opportunities with JBS and Pilgrim’s employees
    Position will permanently be located in either Greeley, CO or in Mt. Pleasant, TX, but candidates must be willing to sepend 4-5 months of training at a poultry processing facility

    Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
    Associates or Bachelors degree in Ag Business, Ag Economics, Economics, Statistics, Animal Science, or related field
    Strong critical thinking problem solving, and project management abilities, judgment and initiative
    Extracurricular activities, internships and academic projects that indicate strong interpersonal and leadership skills
    Ability to work in a high pressure and fast paced environment
    Exceptional communication skills necessary to interact directly with senior managers and clients

Pilgrim's is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Ascend Leadership Training Program:
We have crafted our Ascend program as an intense rotational program that will provide all participants with well-rounded knowledge of our business and a fast-track opportunity for advancement.  We are committed to taking high caliber individuals to the height of their potential, thus building a proven and knowledgeable bench for future JBS and Pilgrim’s leadership.

 The Ascend program is focused on giving participants the skills they need to read complex situations, set innovative strategies, and execute those strategies with integrity and effectiveness.  Participants (ALTs) rotate through several live and plant departments to get exposure to many different aspects of the business.

 In addition to the Ascend rotation, ALTs participate in coursework intended to deepen their understanding of the business, broaden their appreciation of various leadership styles, and enable them to flex new leadership skills. And to round out the work rotation and classroom learning, ALTs take part in offsite meetings, community involvement, and cross-departmental group projects.

 At the end of the Ascend program, successfully graduating ALTs are placed in promotion-focused careers within one of Pilgrim’s many divisions.

 Technical Services

Tech Services is a collection of corporate teams who are ultimately responsible for the accuracy, regulatory compliance, maintenance, and delivery of all product information.

 Upon completion of rotational program, ALT will take a career focused on one of the following:

1) Product Specifications (Finished Goods, Semi-Finished Goods, Ingredients, Packaging)
- Rollout SAP Recipe Development software to replace the current method of product data collection and maintenance.
- Enforce defined businesses processes relative to the introduction of new products to market and implementation of change requests.
- Support broader business by answering questions related to products and processing document creation requests.


2) Quality Information Systems

- Implement a software solution that provides historical and real-time analytics of standardized quality data collected from the production floor.
- Setup and maintain all quality inspection checks and product hold setups within the SAP Quality Management system.
- Serve as the primary resource for product traceability functions during recall and/or recovery.
- Generate periodic reports to monitor the state of the company’s QA operations.


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