Careers

Come ready to succeed!

Our Way represents our vision for the future as we continue to grow our heritage of bringing more to the table for our consumers, investors, employees and the communities in which we operate.

Our employees are the key to our success. As a Fortune 500 company focused on growth, you’ll find a level of challenge and opportunity you can’t find anywhere else. We’re focused on our people and our promote-from-within policy ensures ambitious and hard-working employees are rewarded.

We have been honored with prestigious awards such as “The 100 Most Trustworthy Companies” by Forbes magazine and “top employer” by Experience, Inc. and Selling Power Magazine. We have also been ranked as a leading sustainability player on highly regarded lists such as the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.

Come ready to succeed!

You’ll find that the careers available at Hormel Foods are as rich and diverse as the product lines we market. From day one, we’ll provide challenges and responsibility that influence our growth and advance your career. We have entry-level positions with great growth potential in areas such as:

Accounting

Employees in accounting undergo comprehensive training and are then assigned a managerial position in cost accounting, general accounting, or internal auditing. These challenging roles allow opportunities to make management decisions at various levels and work with personnel from different areas of the company.

Engineering

We invest in the most technically sophisticated food manufacturing equipment in the industry and in our people who provide innovative ideas to increase productivity, lower costs and maintain plant efficiency. As a result, we are able to meet the high-quality standards we’re known for and lead the industry in sustainability practices. We rely on employees with fresh thinking and creative problem solving to fill positions within our industrial engineering and plant maintenance management teams.

Information Technology

Technology is crucial to everything we do at Hormel Foods. As a Programmer Analyst, you’ll take responsibility for developing, installing and maintaining all of our computer applications. In this position, you will be tasked to work with cutting-edge technologies that will continue to develop and evolve.

Operations

Our state-of-the-art production facilities provide a perfect training ground for your professional growth. You’ll start at the Production Supervisor level and rotate departments to broaden your knowledge of our operations. Beyond training, you’ll experience further responsibility in new positions as you grow within Production Management. Because of our promote-from-within policy, you can move into different departments as Production Supervisor, or become a Lead Supervisor, Superintendent or Plant Manager.

Quality Assurance Management

For more than 120 years, we have built our reputation on having products of the highest quality. We consider our attention to Quality Assurance a big part of our success. This position challenges employees to manage the processes and safety issues that are critical to the food industry. You will be empowered to provide creative solutions to improve our performance and our products.

Sales

Our sales offices are located in more than 25 major cities across the country. You’ll start as a sales representative in our Consumer Products Sales or Foodservice Sales area for six to twelve months while training, and then typically be promoted to Territory Manager. You’ll have responsibility and ownership of brands frequently number one or number two in the market. We also provide solid marketing support, budgets, and the mentoring and training you need to help you increase your sales.