Graduate Trainee
About The Position
Join the California Dairies, Inc. (CDI) team, a farmer-owned cooperative dedicated to sustainably producing the highest quality dairy products while fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration. CDI products are delivered locally and around the world. Our Visalia corporate office serves as the central hub for the CDI enterprise, driving strategic decision-making, innovation, overall business support, and growth across our diverse portfolio of dairy products and brands. We encourage you to be part of our team that's shaping the future of dairy, right from the heart of California! Our commitment to CDI employees: We believe in valuing our team with a total rewards package that goes beyond the basics. You'll find we offer competitive pay and incentive programs designed to recognize and reward your contributions. Competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits, generous paid time off, sick days & holidays, retirement plans designed to secure your future. We don't stop there. We've also cultivated a variety of valuable programs focused on your personal well-being and professional growth, ensuring you have the support you need to both inside and outside of work. Job Summary This is a two-year program that focuses on developing leadership skills in top-caliber talent coming out of college. The position will be based in Visalia, California, or at one of our other manufacturing sites in California’s Central Valley. Graduates will play a key role in learning the production and/or support functions, gain valuable training, and support both safety and quality aspects of the business.
Requirements
- Must have the ability to trouble shoot problems and be persistent until a solution is found.
- Must work in a safe manner and follow all safety procedures including use of safety equipment.
- Must be willing to ask for assistance when the process is unclear.
- Must demonstrate good judgement when carrying out duties as assigned.
- Must be able to communicate with upper management on a daily basis.
- Excellent organizational and follow through skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Basic computational skills required.
- Simple math reasoning required.
- A BS degree in Dairy or Food Science or other related field
- English is required as the written and spoken language.
Responsibilities
- Graduate will follow 4 rotational training plans to include:
- Plant Operations
- To include learning product flow of milk, milk powders, and butters
- Work with shift supervision to understand daily plant operations
- Understand plant employee schedules, work rules, and staffing
- Learn plant recording keeping and data systems
- Plant Quality
- Learn and focus on plant quality and sanitation programs
- Learn various labs and testing method used in all products
- Work with quality compliance to understand audits and other compliance requirement
- Business Acumen
- Work with all support functions of our company to understand their function which will include accounting and finance, engineering and maintenance, human resources, member relations, transportation.
- Leadership
- Complete various leadership training courses
- Learn to lead and be able to fill in for a supervisor as needed.
- Projects
- Complete various projects as assigned
- Focus on delivery timetables and prioritization
- Support and enforce SQF / QA, GMP, Safety policies and procedures, and production needs. “Food Safety and Quality” are the responsibilities of this position.
- Perform other duties as assigned
Benefits
- competitive pay and incentive programs designed to recognize and reward your contributions
- Competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits
- generous paid time off, sick days & holidays
- retirement plans designed to secure your future
- valuable programs focused on your personal well-being and professional growth
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
