Engineering Graduate

Come and grow with us at Simplot! Our two year engineering graduate program has been created to develop our future leaders.

At Simplot, we’re in the business of bringing earth’s resources to life, enabling us to deliver on our Company Purpose of Contributing to Feeding Our World. As part of our values including a Respect for Resources, Spirit of Innovation and our Passion for People we actively embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion. We care about creating an environment that promotes safety and wellbeing and where our people feel supported, respected and empowered.

Simplot is a global agricultural and food manufacturing business founded and headquartered in Boise, ID, USA. Our Company has facilities and sales offices across Australia and New Zealand, where we employ over 2,000 people and 15,000 people globally. We are trusted as a leading provider of quality, sustainable and nourishing food for the ever-changing needs of consumers and customers in Australia, New Zealand and chosen growth markets. Our Company had its humble beginnings as a one-man farming operation, founded in 1929 by the energetic J.R. Simplot. The Simplot story in Australia began in 1995 when the J.R. Simplot Company expanded into the country, acquiring iconic brands like Birds Eye, John West, Leggo's, Chiko and Edgell.

As a business, we pride ourselves on building long term relationships with Australian farmers and other business partners across our supply chain, investing in our people, and building mutually beneficial relationships with our customers.

Our Graduate Program

Each graduate will have the opportunity to experience four rotations throughout our business, each with a six-month duration.

We are looking for graduates who;

·       Are innovative thinkers

• Have strong analytical skills
• Possess a growth mindset
• Like to be challenged
• Are resilient & resourceful
• Have highly developed communication skills

Sound like you? Then we’d love you to come and grow with us!

Our graduate program has been designed with the objective of giving you broad exposure to our business.  You will work with a diverse group of talented and experienced people as well as gain exposure to our valued customers. You will be supported and developed by a manager, mentor and buddy and the training you receive is a combination of both group and self-paced development.

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 the field with our stakeholders - Restaurant owners, store managers, growers in our field, logistics experts 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”.

Engineering

We are the heartbeat of our organisation and are passionate about meeting the ever-changing needs of our customers.

This role will be based at any of our manufacturing sites, Echuca in Victoria, Bathurst and Kelso in NSW, Devonport and Ulverstone in Tasmania, or at our headquarters in Mentone, Melbourne. 

You will complete several rotations within our broad division, this may include gaining exposure to Agriculture, Automation, Continuous Improvement, Engineering, Environment, Logistics, Planning, Procurement, Production, Quality, Reliability, Supply Chain Finance or Sustainability. Your placements will see you working across several of our regional sites. 

You will also gain valuable insights through a rotation into a different business area, cross-divisional projects and training programs.

Eligibility

To be eligible for our Engineering graduate roles you;

• Have achieved a credit average of 65% or higher and hold a relevant degree in either Engineering
• Have completed your undergraduate or postgraduate degree within the last 2 years of the program start date (e.g. in either 2022 or January 2023)
• Are able to relocate to one of our regional sites in January 2025
•  Are an Australian or NZ citizen, or hold Australian Permanent Residency. 

Our food is for everyone and so is our workplace.  We strongly believe that diverse teams make stronger teams. 

We have been contributing to feeding our world for generations. Producing quality and nutritious food that fuels Australians and New Zealanders, while focusing on sustainably bringing earth’s resources to life.

At Simplot, we support our farmers and help our communities to grow. We are committed to Australian manufacturing, leveraging technologies and improving our processes. Growing brands that our customers and consumers love and trust.

The Perks

• Flexible working arrangements and a variety of engaging health and wellbeing programs
• Diverse leadership development programs and professional development support
• Employee reward and recognition program
• Bonus incentives
• Discounted health insurance and gym memberships
• Sensory Club Program - Enjoy and taste our new product launches and access to our culinary cooking sessions
• Novated car leasing agreements
• Income protection insurance
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave

We are all about developing and growing careers. If this sounds like you, why don’t you come and grow with us? Applications for our graduate program can be made here by Monday 23rd September.