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A great job-and a great future-awaits you at Smithfield Foods. We are an American food company with a leading position in packaged meats and fresh pork products. We’re looking for motivated people who want to join our team and grow lasting and meaningful careers with us. Apply Now!
THE VALUE YOU'LL BRING:
At Smithfield Foods, we take pride in continuous evolution. You could be the driving force behind our business growth as a member of our skilled and dedicated Project Management team. Your production experience and strong skills in work-plan development and progress tracking will help us maintain our position as innovative leaders in the meat industry. As the Associate ePMO Specialist you will also prepare and present updates regularly to relevant management channels, ensuring that our goal of continuous improvement is being achieved.
Your Opportunity
Our team members receive industry-competitive salaries and are eligible for great benefits packages:
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Competitive Pay
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Annual Bonus Earning Potential
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Comprehensive Health Insurance, Retirement Benefits and More
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Education benefit available to full and part time Smithfield team members on their first day of employment.
In addition, we offer opportunities for career growth, professional development, and tuition assistance.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
The below statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform other duties as assigned.
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Project Planning and Coordination: As the Associate ePMO Specialist you will work with cross functional teams across Smithfield to define project requirements, scopes, and objectives that align with organizational goals. You will be responsible for administration of the core ePMO tools, Idea Tracker and Project Tracker. Additionally, you will own project records submitted to the ePMO and providing your approval for their work products. Your coordination of internal and external resources will ensure that projects remain within scope, schedule, and budget will be primary focus. In this role you will analyze project progress and, when necessary, adapt scope or timeline to achieve optimal results. Ensuring that all aspects of a project are organized and in conformance with timeline and deliverables will be your focus. You can plan to work with Project Managers in assigning and monitoring resources within MS Project Online to effectively boost project efficiency and maximize deliverables output. As the Associate ePMO Specialist you will partner with the Project Managers in documenting project risks and outcomes to appropriate management channels and escalate issues according to project work plan.
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Documentation and Tools Support: As part of the Project Management team, you will assist in the review or construction of records within Idea and Project Tracker tools. Your innovation in developing and managing templates will be used by project managers as part of their projects. You can plan to partner with others in the department to develop other training materials and job aids in support of ePMO tools as well as provide tool administration support to ePMO leadership and project practitioners.
WHAT WE'RE SEEKING:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.
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Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year college or university or equivalent combination of education and experience, required.
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Company will consider a currently enrolled college student with an anticipated graduation by end of current school year as qualified.
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Experience in coordinating teams and tracking project deliverables
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Comfortable in a corporate setting, working with all levels of management
OTHER SKILLS THAT MAKE YOU STAND OUT:
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Professional certification such as CAPM, Six Sigma Yellow Belt or ITIL Foundations
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Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills
EEO/AA Information
Smithfield is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status, status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status or non-job characteristic as directed by law.
If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment selection process, please call us at 757-357-1595.
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What We Do
Headquartered in Smithfield, Va. since 1936, Smithfield Foods, Inc. is an American food company with agricultural roots and a global reach. With more than 60,000 jobs globally, we are dedicated to producing "Good food. Responsibly®" and serve as one of the world's leading vertically integrated protein companies.
We have pioneered sustainability standards for more than two decades, including our industry-leading commitments to become carbon negative in U.S. company-owned operations and reduce GHG emissions 30 percent across our entire U.S. value chain by 2030. We believe in the power of protein to end food insecurity and have donated hundreds of millions of food servings to our communities. Smithfield boasts a portfolio of high-quality iconic brands, such as Smithfield®, Eckrich® and Nathan's Famous®, among many others.
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