Innovation Graduate

at  Simplot

In Australia, the J.R. Simplot Company’s core operations are food manufacturing and agriculture, encompassing potato, vegetable, seafood and sauce operations. We supply a wide range of frozen, shelf-stable and chilled products to Australia and New Zealand’s major retail and foodservice customers and are part of Simplot’s Global Food business. With 17 food manufacturing and processing sites, Simplot Global Food serves retail and foodservice customers in 37 countries, and employs 8,000 people across North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific.
In Australia, we are a leading provider of quality, nourishing and sustainable food, focussed on creating food that maximises value from the best Australian-grown produce and global seafood. Our iconic brands have been an integral part of Australian life for generations, and include Leggo’s, Birds Eye, Edgell, John West and Chiko.

OUR GRADUATE PROGRAM

Our graduate program has been designed to give you broad exposure to our business. You will work with a diverse pool of talented and experienced people along with being supported and developed by a manager, mentor, and buddy. Along with functional rotations throughout our business, we have a bespoke graduate training experience that is a combination of both group and self-paced development, with a focus on building business acumen and developing you as a leader.
We believe that experience and perspective should be gained in a multitude of ways. From professional development courses and leadership models to real world experience in our manufacturing facilities, along with growers in our field, understanding the complete supply chain and exploring a variety of roles throughout the company that bring us together globally as “One Simplot”. Our aim is to give you a breadth of experience to understand the business and our passion for “Feeding Our World”.

We are looking for graduates who:

• Are innovative thinkers
• Have strong analytical skills
• Possess a growth mindset
• Like to be challenged
• Are resilient and resourceful
• Have highly developed communication skills.

• Have completed your undergraduate or postgraduate degree within the last two years of the program start date
• Achieved a credit average of 65% or higher in Science, Engineering (Chemical Process, Materials), Industrial Design or similar
• Are available to commence in late January 2025
• Are an Australian or NZ citizen, hold Australian Permanent Residency, or have full working rights for full-time permanent employment in Australia
• Are available to attend our onsite assessment day at our headquarters in Mentone, Melbourne on Monday 26 August 2024