Swine Nutrition and Research Assistant

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 field Some experience managing/conducting production research trials, including pig care, trial design, and data analysis preferred Familiar and capable in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access General agricultural background preferred This job requires some night and weekend work Benefits Affordable Family Health Insurance Paid Time Off Company Paid Life Insurance 401(k) Short Term Disability Savings Account Contributions #J-18808-Ljbffr AgHires