Career Foundation Program (CFP) - Data Analytics - May/Spring 2027 Graduates

Smithfield Foods•Smithfield, VA

5d•$22 - $31

About The Position

Smithfield is seeking an entry-level CFP Associate for its Data Analytics Track. The associate will support adoption of approved Data Analytics and AI tools across Finance, Sales, Supply Chain, Operations, Commercial, and enterprise analytics teams. The role helps business users apply AI to practical daily work, including reporting automation, workflow improvement, prompt development, documentation, training support, and responsible AI use. This position is part of Smithfield’s Career Foundation Program, a training program for recent college graduates that provides function-specific rotations to explore career options. Associates receive guidance, training, and partnership from company senior leaders, an assigned manager, a mentor, and a program manager. The program lasts 18 to 24 months, depending on the rotational track. Associates contribute to department goals, help solve problems, take leadership roles on selected projects, support short- and long-term objectives, and deliver high-level results. The program is intended for high-potential graduates who can adapt quickly, show initiative, and take on increasingly complex project responsibilities. The position involves work in office, facility, and laboratory environments, with most time spent in an office outside the production plant. Plant conditions may include wet or humid environments, extreme heat or cold, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, chemicals, and potentially loud noise. Travel by car and aircraft is part of the work. The expected pay range is $21.63–$31.25 per hour. A relocation package is available.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited four-year college or university, or current enrollment in college with anticipated graduation by the end of the current semester.
Ability to relocate one to two times during the rotation.
High level of professionalism and discretion, and ability to self-manage time from remote locations.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Proficiency in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
Ability to travel up to 15–25% of the time, including periodic overnight travel.
Currently authorized to work in the United States.
Valid state driver’s license with an acceptable driving record, depending on rotational track.
Ability to work well with others in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Ability to be respectful, approachable, and team-oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.
Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodations available where applicable.
Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Specific vision requirements include close vision and the ability to adjust focus; frequently required to sit, use hands to handle or feel, and talk or hear.

Responsibilities

Assist business teams in learning and using approved AI tools, including Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, Power BI, and other enterprise platforms.
Support AI office hours, training sessions, demonstrations, and enablement workshops.
Translate business needs into simple AI-driven use cases, prompts, and workflows.
Create practical examples showing how AI can reduce manual work, speed analysis, and improve documentation quality.
Build and maintain reusable prompt templates for common business needs such as summaries, reporting commentary, and documentation.
Organize AI best practices, job aids, and FAQs within Teams or SharePoint, and contribute to a centralized AI knowledge base.
Assist with intake of AI use case ideas across Finance, Sales, Supply Chain, Operations, and other functions.
Document current workflows and identify opportunities for AI-driven improvements; support basic process mapping, requirements gathering, and documentation.
Prepare simple summaries for review by senior team members.
Help maintain an AI use case registry, prompt library inventory, and lightweight lifecycle documentation.
Support documentation of responsible AI practices, including data handling, human review, validation steps, and escalation paths.
Ensure AI enablement materials reinforce expectations for data security, confidentiality, accuracy, and appropriate use.
Partner with senior team members to help ensure AI use cases align with internal governance, audit, and compliance expectations.
Track AI training attendance, office-hour participation, prompt library usage, use case pipeline activity, and adoption feedback.
Help create dashboards or scorecards showing AI enablement progress, business engagement, and productivity opportunities.
Gather user feedback and summarize recurring questions, friction points, and training needs.
Assist analysts and business users in applying AI to routine work such as report documentation, meeting recaps, data quality checks, dashboard explanations, and recurring analysis.
Identify repetitive support tasks that could become self-service guides, prompts, automations, or standard templates.
Stay current on emerging AI capabilities and summarize relevant updates for the team.
Contribute to the goals of assigned departments, assist with problem-solving, support projects, and help achieve departmental objectives during rotations.
Perform other duties as assigned.