Christensen Farms is one of the largest, family-owned pork producers in the United States, marketing approximately 3 million hogs per year. Headquartered in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, the company operates throughout the Midwest with facilities in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois and South Dakota. Christensen Farms owns four feed mills, manages 145,000 sows on 44 farms, and oversees more than 350 nurseries and grow-finish sites. The company employees nearly 1,000 people and maintains 1,500 contract partnerships.\n
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The company is vertically integrated with a strong presence across the pork value chain - from farm to fork. Christensen Farms is the largest shareholder of Triumph Foods LLC, a producer-owned primary pork processing plant in St. Joseph, Missouri. In turn, Triumph Foods members own 50 percent of Daily's Premium Meats, a specialty pork processor of bacon and other premium pork products. Triumph Foods also holds a 50 percent partnership in Seaboard Triumph Foods, LLC of Sioux City, Iowa, a primary pork processing plant.\n

Position Overview & Responsibilities: The Nutrition Manager leads and reviews feed formulation, formula audits, quality control improvements, and the development of optimal feeding programs. Collaborating with operations, vendors, and industry experts, this role drives research initiatives, leads nutrition-focused field trials, and translates findings into actionable strategies to enhance efficiency and maximize value. This role will also provide direct support to the Research Manager through input on research trials ideas, trial design, owning research diet formulation, and coordination support to the research feed mill as needed.\n
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Major Areas of Accountability:\n\nAudit all formulas for all mills on a weekly basis to validate correct nutrient and ingredient levels with support of Nutrition and QC specialist\nLead quarterly nutrition formulation audit to evaluate consistency in formulas and identify opportunities for future research needs with collaboration of Nutrition and QC Specialist.\nReview optimal feeding program options through modeling on a quarterly or as needed basis based on input received on ingredient costs, hog value, barn space availability and operations team\nCreate and own the continuous improvement of the internal quality control program including too but not exclusive: further refinement in use of in-house NIR, developing addition routine testing, further refinement on complete feed validation.\nPartner with Live Operations on nutrition related issues and opportunities for improvement are identified\nOwn relationships with vendors which includes screening products, setting up meetings with appropriate individuals when deemed appropriate, providing feedback, identifying opportunities that should be explored\nLead QC mill audits in collaboration of the QC specialist and\/or feed order manager or supply chain manager\nProactively seeks current and relevant research literature that may provide solutions or areas of opportunity to explore with future research\nProactively collaborates with experts within the nutrition field which include but not limited to: Universities, fellow expert nutritionists in industry, Triumph members, and suppliers\nOwns formulation for Research and as needed provide support research in the following areas: weigh and tag pigs, trial design and setup, input on summary and input on statistics\nParticipate in quarterly research meetings by providing thought provoking ideas, deep discussion of trial design and treatments, and strategic direction of research within Christensen Farms\nLeads nutrition focused field trials in collaboration with Research Manager\n\n
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Education, Training, and Experience Requirements:\n

Education: PhD in Animal Science with a focus in Swine Nutrition is preferred. MS in Animal Science with a Nutrition focus will be considered for individuals with extensive working history and nutrition knowledge.\n
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Experience: 3 (+) years' experience in swine nutrition is preferred with PhD. 6(+) years' experience in swine nutrition is preferred with MS.\n
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Highly functional in Microsoft applications including Excel, Word.\n

Must by proficient in statistical methods and programs\n
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Benefits Package\n

Christensen Farms offers a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, a flexible spending account (FSA), life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, a 401(k) plan, paid holidays, paid time off bank, an employee assistance program (EAP), and more.\n

Reports to:\n

General Manager of Feed Mill, Nutrition, and Research\n
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Management Scope and Level of Responsibility:\n

Individual Contributor\n
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Supervision of Others:\n

Direct: Nutrition and QC Specialist, Nutrition Specialist \n

Indirect: None\n
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Physical Requirements:\n

Occasional, 6-33% Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and\/or hands and arms.\n

Occasional, 6-33% Bending or stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.\n

Occasional, 6-33% Kneeling or squatting.\n

Rare, 0-5% Overhead reaching.\n

Frequent, 34-66% Standing, particularly for sustained periods of time.\n

Unlimited, 67-100% Sitting, Particularly for sustained periods of time.\n

Unlimited, 67-100% Walking.\n

Occasional, 6-33% Pushing and pulling.\n

Frequent, 34-66% Medium lifting: Lifting up to 50 pounds occasionally with frequent lifting and\/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds.\n

Frequent, 34-66% Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.\n
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Occasional, 6-33% Motions of the wrists, hands, and\/or fingers (i.e. typing, grasping, or gripping).\n
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The worker is required to have the visual ability to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and\/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and\/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.\n
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Specialized or Motorized Equipment and\/or Tools:\n

This position may require operating a company vehicle, or receiving regular mileage reimbursement, any offer for this position will be contingent upon the review of the candidate's motor vehicle record (MVR). The MVR will be reviewed to determine insurability based on CF's insurance carrier and company policy.\n

Christensen Farms is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to select the most qualified person for each position in the organization. No employee of CF will discriminate against any applicant for employment or a fellow employee because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, citizenship status, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, military status, veteran status or any other prohibited basis under applicable local, state, or federal law.