Grupo BBF has job opportunities in Pará

Those interested will be able to work in Acará, Concórdia, Moju and Tomé-Açú, in all areas of the company

Grupo BBF (Brasil BioFuels), which operates in sustainable agribusiness from oil palm cultivation, biotechnology, biofuel production and renewable energy generation, has 265 job vacancies open in all areas of the company in the state of Pará for young apprentices.

The young people selected will be able to work in the municipalities of Acará, Concórdia, Moju and Tomé-Açú, in the agricultural, industrial, administrative, technology and people management areas. The young apprentice program at Grupo BBF is run in partnership with the Rural Apprenticeship Service (SENAR), also building on the partnership with the National Industrial Apprenticeship Service (SENAI).

Grupo BBF values and encourages the development of its employees, a fundamental pillar of the company. "By uniting purpose and respect for people, we offer employees the opportunity to identify new challenges, new horizons and contribute to the sustainable future of the next generations," says Milton Steagall, CEO of Grupo BBF.

Jobs in the North

Currently, Grupo BBF stands out as one of the companies that employs the most people in the North of the country, with around 7,000 direct jobs and 21,000 indirect jobs. The company is present in Acre, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia and Roraima.

The company plans to double its workforce in the Amazon region by 2026, the year in which it intends to start producing the unprecedented Green Diesel (HVO) and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) biofuels in Brazil.

"Since 2019, we've had a big jump in the number of employees, increasing our staff by 18 times, from 345 in 2019 to more than 6,280 in 2023. We now expect to double the current number over the next few years," says the CEO of Grupo BBF.

Currently, around 29.6 million people live in the Amazon region, according to the Brazilian Institute of Research and Statistics (IBGE). For Grupo BBF it is essential to create job and income opportunities for this population, as long as the forest remains standing.

About Grupo BBF

Grupo BBF (Brasil BioFuels), a Brazilian company founded in 2008, is the largest palm oil producer in Latin America, with a cultivated area of over 75,000 hectares and a production capacity of 200,000 tons of oil per year. The company is a pioneer in creating sustainable solutions for generating renewable energy in isolated systems, with thermoelectric plants powered by biofuels produced in the region. Its agricultural activity recovers areas that were degraded until 2007 in the Amazon, following the Oil Palm Agroecological Zoning (ZAE), approved by Decree 7.172 of the Federal Government, of May 7, 2010.

Grupo BBF has created an integrated business model in which it operates from the beginning to the end of the value chain - from sustainable oil palm cultivation, crude oil extraction, biofuel production, biotechnology and renewable energy generation - with assets totaling around R$2.2 billion and activities generating more than 6,000 direct jobs in the northern region of Brazil. Grupo BBF 's operations are located in the states of Acre, Amazonas, Rondônia, Roraima and Pará, comprising 38 thermoelectric plants (25 in operation and 13 under implementation), 3 palm oil crushing units, a soybean extruder and a biodiesel industry.

The company is expanding its supply of biofuels and has signed partnerships to produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and Green Diesel, also called green diesel. The new sustainable fuels will be produced from 2026 at the country's first Biorefinery, which is currently under construction in the Manaus Free Trade Zone.

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