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Job #:	G345
Company:	Australian Food Industry
Disciplines:	All Disicplines
Job Title:	Australian Food Industry Graduate Positions
Applications close:	30-10-08

Australian Food Industry Graduate Positions

Are you looking for a challenging, dynamic and rewarding professional career, where you will have the opportunity to become an industry leader?

Three year industry recognised professional development program

All graduate disciplines welcomed

Locations Australia wide

Food Industry Graduate positions

NOTE: These positions are available Australia wide not just in Sydney. These positions are for all disciplines in all aspects of the industry's supply chain.

If you are looking for a challenging, dynamic and rewarding professional career, where you will have the opportunity to develop your skills and become a future leader in one of Australia’s largest industries, then the Red Meat Industry Professional Graduate Program is for you!

You can participate in an existing professional network of 32 graduates who have joined the industry over the past three years under this program.

Meat & Livestock Australia Limited (MLA) is a producer-owned company that provides services to the entire Australian red meat industry including producers, feed lotters, processors, exporters, live animal exporters and retailers. As part of our role in servicing the industry, MLA has developed a Professional Graduate Program for the red meat industry. This program places professional graduates with enterprises around Australia in a structured three year development program. Graduates are indentured to non-MLA enterprises for the three year period.

MLA on behalf of the industry is now taking applications for the 2009 graduate program intake. MLA anticipates at this early stage that their will be 25-40 graduate positions made available by industry enterprises across the entire industry and across all of Australia during 2008/09. There will be three intake periods during this time.

What does the Graduate Program have to offer?

Induction into the Graduate Program involves a formal introduction into each individual company depending on site location. This company specific induction provides each graduate with the necessary basic knowledge to commence employment at the company.

Following the company’s formal induction process, each graduate will travel to Sydney to attend an induction program hosted by MLA. This component of the Graduate Program is designed to introduce participating graduates from around Australia and to ensure that a networking process is established. During the induction week the objectives of the program will be detailed and each graduate will be provided with sound knowledge of the red meat industry as a whole.

Professional development

MLA and each participating processing company are committed to providing graduates with specific training and professional development throughout their employment, allowing you to develop relevant skills for your position and broader skills for your future career.

The program provides graduates with a sound support structure to develop your own professional strengths and work ethics during the first few years in employment, allowing you to deliver the outcomes expected of the program.

Mentoring and Coaching

When you join the Red Meat Industry Graduate Program you will be assigned three mentors/coaches where applicable:

On-site Mentor – a company mentor, with red meat and company experience to share their knowledge and experience with you, advise on various projects and ensure a smooth transition into working life from university;

Technical Mentor – a technical mentor, to advise you on career matters and to provide valuable perspective on your role as a graduate; and an

Industry Mentor – a general industry mentor, to provide and supply advice on the red meat industry.

Seminars, industry meetings, presentations and report writing
Graduates will be required to attend and present at various industry related seminars and meetings throughout the three year program.

Report writing skills are essential as, along with quarterly progress reports, graduates will be required to prepare industry reports on various outcomes and developments from their projects.

Who are we looking for?

To be eligible for consideration for the Graduate Program you must be and Australian citizen, have graduated from your university undergraduate, Masters or PhD degree within the last three years or graduating at the end of this current year. The industry is interested in attracting people with backgrounds in a wide range of degrees.

As well as your formal qualifications, we are interested in individuals that possess the following capabilities:

Leadership

Strong communication skills

Motivation

Teamwork

Efficient and organised

Adaptable

Innovative

How to Apply?
If you are interested in applying for a position in the Red Meat Industry Professional Graduate Program, please email a cover letter and Curriculum Vitae to after Friday 15th August 2008 to rmipdp@mla.com.au.

First round applications will 30th October 2008.

Closing Date: 30th October 2008

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