Director of Nutrition

Pilgrim's Pride Corp. • Bentonville, AR

45d • $200,000 • Remote

About The Position

Director of Nutritional Services The person in this role will oversee nutrition strategy for broilers and breeders within 1 business unit of Pilgrim's. 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.

Requirements

• 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 profit.
• Willing to travel extensively, up to 40% at times, to complexes for which this role is responsible, internal meetings, and scientific conferences.

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.

Benefits

• Benefits: Vision, Medical, and Dental coverage begin after 60 days of employment;
• Paid Time Off: sick leave, vacation, and 6 company observed holidays;
• 401(k): company match begins after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule;
• Base Salary range of $200,000 +/- based on experience
• Incentive Pay: This position is eligible to participate in the Company's annual bonus plan, the amount of bonus varies and is subject to the standard terms and conditions of the incentive program; and
• Career Development: Our company is dedicated to supporting professional growth by offering continuous learning opportunities and a focus on career growth through various learning and development programs;
• Better Futures

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Industry: Food Manufacturing
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees