After 15 years of acquisitions in AustraliaThe JBS present your program JBS without borders in the country.
The program that selects Brazilian workers to work abroad already exists 70 employees in Canada and the United States.
This new edition of the program brings with it a much larger offer 1,500 opportunities in the production and administration areas of the JBS Australia units.
the support of J&F Institute made this expansion and the extensive qualification of employees possible.
The aim of the initiative is to preserve the corporate culture in the markets where local companies have been acquired, while increasing the efficiency of activities abroad.
Fernando Meller, Executive Director of Human Resources at JBS Brazilpoints out that the program allows for faster dissemination of the company’s quality, productivity and excellence.
O JBS without borders was founded about a decade ago and aims to spread JBS culture in strategic countries.
JBS currently employs 70 people in Canada, 11 in the US and 6 in Australia as part of the program.
In addition, there are 216 other employees in 22 countries, so the company has a total of 286 employees abroad.
To participate, applicants must have completed elementary school, worked at JBS for at least 12 months, and have at least two years of work experience.
Selected employees receive assistance with business training, language learning, lectures on local culture, assistance with visa applications, and assistance with adjustment to the destination country.
According to Meller, the program attracts talent to the company in Brazil and strengthens the JBS culture worldwide.
Through JBS Sem Fronteiras, employees receive support from the J&F Institute for Business Education to improve their English skills or learn the language from scratch.
In addition, they are prepared for the lifestyle in the target country with lectures on culture, climate, housing and other local aspects. In addition, they receive assistance in applying for a work visa and assistance from arrival to adjustment, Meller said.
The manager highlights “entrepreneurship, determination, simplicity, humility and openness” as characteristics of the JBS culture.
The program also has the effect of attracting talent to the company in Brazil and paving the way for many professionals to have opportunities to work abroad.
“Most stay, grow and take on higher and higher positions. We have a track record of engaging destinations,” says Meller.
In Brazil it is JBS employs 140,000 people in more than 20 states and the company claims it is one of the largest employers in the country.
This is the case worldwide 260,000 employees in 24 countries.
“The program is a winwin process. We have been given the opportunity to strengthen our culture, improve our performance and count on qualified employees. On the human side, we know that an experience abroad is a dream for many,” says Meller.
He guarantees that sending Brazilian employees abroad will not result in any cost reductions for the company. “If we analyze the numbers, it is more expensive than hiring local workers. We do this to develop the people and the company,” he concludes.