Nutritionist (animal Science)

Standerton, Mpumalanga, South Africa

https://www.mncjobs.co.za/company/agrijob

Job Description

Meadow Feeds is regarded as the market leader in the southern African animal feed industry. They produce a variety of specialised diets and custom feed mixes for the livestock and game industries, but they are so much more than just feed!
Meadow feeds is now looking for a Nutritionist.
The ideal candidate would be responsible for:

Feed formulations;
Manage the nutrition/technical department and on-site laboratory;
Product performance, quality and traceability including Salmonella program, sample

management and Farm Feed Act;

Liaison with sales department, key customers, industry bodies and other stakeholders;
Ensure compliance with all quality procedures and all QA systems.

The successful candidate must meet the following requirements:

A minimum BSc Agriculture in Poultry Nutrition and Post-graduate experience in nutrition

would be an advantage;

Have a minimum of 3-5 years' work experience in milling environment;
Have a working knowledge and an understanding of animal feed formulation;
Computer literate with MS Office experience, particularly Excel and PowerPoint;
Good communication and interpersonal skills;
Assertive, self-motivated and quality driven;
Excellent analytical and numerical skills;
Personal and professional integrity;
Converse fluently in both English and Afrikaans;
A valid code 08 driver's licence.

Remuneration will be market related and commensurate with a position of this nature.
Astral is committed to the process of developing a diverse workforce.