Early Career Program Associate

At Glanbia Nutritionals Inc., our portfolio centers around dairy and non-dairy nutritional ingredients. We co-innovate and deliver ingredient solutions and precision premixes for use in the mainstream food and beverage, infant and clinical, and functional nutrition markets. We are the number one provider of whey-based nutritional ingredients globally and the number one producer of American-style cheddar cheese. Our protein systems have transformed the bar and beverage categories — bringing increased levels of protein, cleaner labels, and greater product functionality to market. We have a direct presence in 21 countries, with manufacturing facilities in the US, Germany, and China, and international sales and technical offices around the world.

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a wide variety of candidates, and we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. 

At Glanbia our culture will celebrate individuality, knowing that together we are more.

Are you looking for an Early Career Rotational Program to match your ambition?

The Early Career Rotational Program is a 2-year rotational program for recent college graduates designed to accelerate professional growth by providing training, exposure, and experience in a variety of key functional areas that impact our business. Being selected for our Program is a significant first step in an exciting and invigorating career. At Glanbia, we support you in fulfilling your potential and helping who you are today become who you want to be tomorrow. 

Program Highlights:

• Associates will complete approximately three 8-month rotations within their area of focus.
• Rotations may include a functional role where they will work in their field of study and a leadership role where they will hold a position as a Team or Project Leader.
• Throughout the program, talent will be assessed and opportunities will be identified to ensure an effective rotation match is made with the business.
• As this is a combination of individual interests and business needs, Associates will not have a choice in location or function.

What we offer:

You’ll have the opportunity to make a big impact every day both locally and globally. We offer an engaging and immersive experience-driven development journey working across a variety of teams, functions, and locations. Each individual’s development experience is customized to help them reach their potential; no two participants will have the same experience or set of responsibilities.

In addition, Associates will have the opportunity to attend training and development courses throughout the program.

What we are looking for:

We, at Glanbia, recognize that it’s our people and their passion for delivering superior quality and value to our customers that sets us apart. We’re looking for Associates with the following qualifications, experiences, and attributes: 

• Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Ag Engineering, Dairy Science, Food Science, Dairy Manufacturing, Operations Management, Finance, Accounting, HR, Sales, Marketing, Business, or a related field.
• Thinks commercially and delivers customer-centric solutions
• Drives collaboration and builds partnerships to meet shared objectives
• Communicates clearly and can influence at all levels
• Demonstrates a thirst for knowledge with a desire to continually learn and grow
• Analytically minded with the ability to develop creative insights and execute change
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
• Proficient personal computer skills including electronic mail, record keeping, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheets, graphics, computational software, etc.

Are you someone who likes to make it happen, make it better, and make it fun? If so, our company offers you an excellent opportunity to do really interesting work and develop a career in a dynamic and innovative environment that is all about making you and our business successful.

Compensation for roles at Glanbia varies depending on a wide range of factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set and level of experience.  Glanbia provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California. This range may not be applicable to other locations. Factors that could be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience and comparison to current employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below the midpoint of the range.  The annual salary for California-based employees for this role is $60,000 to $70,000.