Prestage Farms is seeking a Swine Nutrition and Research Assistant to serve as manager to our research farm and provide support for the Swine Nutritionist. Primary responsibilities may include the following, among others :
Responsibilities
- Manage a 4800 head wean to finish research facility
- Assist farm staff with daily pig care as needed
- Support farm staff to ensure high level of accuracy on trials
- QC on data collection procedures
- Maintenance on research feed system and scales
- Assist Swine Nutritionist as needed
- Support responsibility with feed lab staff
- Backup role in feed formulation
- May be asked to help conduct and coordinate field research
- Provide input to the team on ingredient purchasing decisions
Requirements
Master's degree in swine nutrition or similar fieldSome experience managing / conducting production research trials, including pig care, trial design, and data analysis preferredFamiliar and capable in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and AccessGeneral agricultural background preferredThis job requires some night and weekend workBenefits
Some Of Our Benefits Include
Affordable Family Health InsurancePaid Time OffCompany Paid Life Insurance401(k)Short Term DisabilitySavings Account ContributionsFor more information on our team here at Prestage Farms click here : https : / / www.prestagefarms.com / our-team