- Senior
Operations ManagementRemote, Atlanta, United States Athens, Georgia
Description
Director of Nutritional Services
The person in this role will oversee nutrition strategy for broilers and breeders within 1 business unit of Pilgrim’s. He/She is responsible for developing and maintaining a feed program that maximizes bird performance with highest meat yields while minimizing feed costs. This position reports to the Head of Nutritional Services.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
-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 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 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:
-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.
EOE, including disability/vets
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