Bunge North America, Inc.

At Bunge, our purpose is to connect farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed and fuel to the world. With more than two centuries of experience, unmatched global scale and deeply rooted relationships, we work to put quality food on the table, increase sustainability where we operate, strengthen global food security, and help communities prosper. As the world’s leader in oilseed processing and a leading producer and supplier of specialty plant-based oils and fats, we value our partnerships with farmers to improve the productivity and environmental efficiency of agriculture across our value chains and to bring quality products from where they’re grown to where they’re consumed. At the same time, we collaborate with our customers to create and reimagine the future of food, developing tailored and innovative solutions to meet evolving dietary needs and trends in every part of the world. Our Company is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, and we have more than 23,000 dedicated employees working across more than 350 facilities located in more than 40 countries.At Bunge, people don’t just come here to work, they come here to grow – solving challenges that directly impact the world with a diverse team of thinkers and doers. Most importantly, in all we do, we live our values:• Act as One Team by fostering inclusion, collaboration, and respect• Drive for Excellence by being agile, innovative and efficient• Do What's Right by acting safely, ethically, and sustainablyPosition Summary:Bunge is proud to be a DOD SkillBridge partner. SkillBridge participants will have the opportunity to gain hands on training and develop knowledge of Bunge’s operations. Bunge is currently recruiting for SkillBridge participants at our Council Bluffs, Iowa, Decatur, Alabama, Morristown, Indiana and Destrehan, Louisiana locations. Upon successful completion of the SkillBridge program, participants will have the opportunity to apply for full-time front-line leadership, engineering, maintenance and other operational roles. Willingness to relocate for future growth opportunities and/or business demands is required.

ABOUT THE JOB

Core Functions:• Train, develop and lead the Bunge safety culture by learning, understanding and demonstrating safe work habits.• Participate fully in the day-to-day physical operation of a Bunge facility to understand fundamental operations and processes.• Develop a thorough understanding of operational processes.• Demonstrate level of understanding by responding to verbal or written inquiries from supervisors, mentors, or the program manager.• Assist location and corporate staff in evaluating changing operational conditions and communicate findings to appropriate personnel in a timely fashion.• Assist the facility in prioritizing and optimizing ‘Key Performance Indicators” KPI’s.• Assist plant management with projects, drawing reviews, equipment specifications, operational narrative preparations, employee training, commissioning a start-up.• Support regional continuous improvement efforts • Assist with review of production data routinely to ensure accuracy and to analyze for continuous improvements throughout the facility. Skill/Experience Requirements:• Candidate must be approved to participate in the DOD SkillBridge program• Bachelor’s, Associate’s or vocational degree is a plus • Collaborative team player with a priority focus on safety• Ability to manage multiple and shifting work priorities, ambiguity, adversity, and change• Exceptional verbal, written and listening and communication skills• Must be well organized, goal oriented and self-directed• Demonstrates mechanical and analytical aptitude with strong problem-solving skills• Proficiency in standard PC applications• Willingness to relocate for future growth opportunities is required

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Train, develop and lead the Bunge safety culture by learning, understanding and demonstrating safe work habits.
• Participate fully in the day-to-day physical operation of a Bunge facility to understand fundamental operations and processes.
• Develop a thorough understanding of operational processes.
• Demonstrate level of understanding by responding to verbal or written inquiries from supervisors, mentors, or the program manager.
• Assist location and corporate staff in evaluating changing operational conditions and communicate findings to appropriate personnel in a timely fashion.
• Assist the facility in prioritizing and optimizing 'Key Performance Indicators' KPIs.
• Assist plant management with projects, drawing reviews, equipment specifications, operational narrative preparations, employee training, commissioning a start-up.
• Support regional continuous improvement efforts
• Assist with review of production data routinely to ensure accuracy and to analyze for continuous improvements throughout the facility.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Candidate must be approved to participate in the DOD SkillBridge program
• Bachelor's, Associate's or vocational degree is a plus
• Collaborative team player with a priority focus on safety
• Ability to manage multiple and shifting work priorities, ambiguity, adversity, and change
• Exceptional verbal, written and listening and communication skills
• Must be well organized, goal oriented and self-directed
• Demonstrates mechanical and analytical aptitude with strong problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in standard PC applications
• Willingness to relocate for future growth opportunities is required

ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY

Candidate must be approved to participate in the DOD SkillBridge program

ELIGIBLE SERVICE BRANCHES

All Services

BENEFITS

• Opportunity to gain hands on training and develop knowledge of Bunge’s operations.
• Opportunity to apply for full-time front-line leadership, engineering, maintenance and other operational roles upon successful completion of the SkillBridge program.

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