Director of Nutrition

Description

Position at Pilgrims

Director of Nutritional Services

The person in this role will oversee nutrition strategy for broilers and breeders within 1 business unit of Pilgrims. This person 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 :

Supervision and Accountability :

This position is remote and reports directly to the Head of Nutritional Services.

Why Work for Pilgrims

The Company is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our team members and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal we conduct drug alcohol and background checks for all new team members post-offer and prior to the start of employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of the third day of work.

About us : Pilgrims is a leading global food company with more than 62000 team members worldwide. The company processes prepares packages and delivers fresh frozen and value-added food products for customers in more than 100 countries. Pilgrims operates protein processing plants and prepared foods facilities in 14 states Puerto Rico Mexico the U.K the Republic of Ireland and continental Europe.

Our mission : To be the best in all that we do completely focused on our business ensuring the best products and services to our customers a relationship of trust with our suppliers profitability for our shareholders and the opportunity of a better future for all of our team members.

Our core values are : Availability Determination Discipline Humility Ownership Simplicity Sincerity

EOE including disability / vets

Unsolicited Assistance : JBS and its companies do not accept unsolicited assistance from any recruitment vendors for any of our open jobs. All resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee at JBS and its companies or via the applicant tracking system in any form without a valid written request and search agreement previously approved by HR will be solely owned by JBS and its companies. No fees will be paid should the candidate be hired by JBS and its companies because of an unsolicited referral.

Required Experience :

Director

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Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1