Pilgrim's
Operations Management
Remote, Atlanta, United States
- Act as the direct contact, point-of-service nutritionist for assigned complexes, providing the nutritional package and formulation guidance for broilers, pullets, and breeders.
- Evaluation of feed conversion and feed performance trends at assigned complexes, identifying opportunities for improved ROI based on program trials/changes.
- Subject matter expert in least cost feed formulation, feedstuff selection, nutritional modeling, and calculating ROI projections.
- Provide education and training across a broad range of nutritional/feed manufacturing topics to a wide range of audiences (from farm personnel to local live production team members and nutrition team colleagues).
- Remain up to date on current nutritional science literature, novel product categories, and best-fit formulation strategies.
- Provide formulation changes based on ingredient cost changes, medication-program changes, bird performance opportunities, meat-yield capture opportunities, prioritizing ROI of inputs vs outputs in all evaluations.
- Collaborate with external groups, such as QA/Feed Lab Services and Ingredient Procurement on a regular basis to communicate opportunities regarding ingredient quality and any performance impacts that can be directly linked to specific products/suppliers.
- Collaborate with other areas of the live technical service team to develop standardized and trackable protocols when running product trials addressing bird health and performance.
- Liaise with allied companies, universities, and other third parties as needed to identify trials, support programs, research initiatives, etc., to improve bird health and performance.
- Other duties and responsibilities as necessary, utilizing cost-analysis and biological function as the basis for problem solving.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
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Advanced degree in poultry nutrition is required (PhD preferred; MSc required). - At least 5 years of experience in poultry feed formulation in a commercial poultry operation desired. - Must be highly motivated and self-directed towards delivering excellence. - Able to function in a highly competitive and fast-paced environment. - Must have excellent people and communication skills which are essential when dealing with Live Operations teams/internal customers. - Must have excellent analytical skills that will allow for analysis of vast amounts of data that leads to making decisions that maximize profits. - Willing to travel extensively, up to 40% at times, to complexes for which this role is responsible, internal meetings, and scientific conferences. Supervision and Accountability: - This position is remote and reports directly to the Head of Nutritional Services.
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Advanced degree in poultry nutrition is required (PhD preferred; MSc required). - At least 5 years of experience in poultry feed formulation in a commercial poultry operation desired. - Must be highly motivated and self-directed towards delivering excellence. - Able to function in a highly competitive and fast-paced environment. - Must have excellent people and communication skills which are essential when dealing with Live Operations teams/internal customers. - Must have excellent analytical skills that will allow for analysis of vast amounts of data that leads to making decisions that maximize profits. - Willing to travel extensively, up to 40% at times, to complexes for which this role is responsible, internal meetings, and scientific conferences. Supervision and Accountability: - This position is remote and reports directly to the Head of Nutritional Services.
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