Junior Operational Nutritionist - Afgri

Afgri | Isando, Gauteng

Description : Junior Operational Nutritionist. Company : Afgri. Location : Isando, Gauteng

Responsible for cost-effective feed formulation, raw material, and final product quality management on site as well as overseeing the quality management system on-site, technical support to procurement and sales departments.

REQUIRED MINIMUM EDUCATION/TRAINING

  • BSc. Agric (Animal Science)
  • MSc. Agric in Animal Nutrition Science will be an advantage

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

  • Maintain raw material and product matrices and determine quotations for raw material costs
  • Communicate and coordinate the cost impact of raw material restrictions
  • Manage feed risk data for the mill as well as the
  • Manage quality-related corrective and preventative actions and non-conformances
  • Identify and investigate current and alternative raw material opportunities
  • Management of laboratory staff
  • Management of the Quality Management System, including overseeing internal and external audits

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE/ COMPETENCIES

  • Sound technical knowledge of Animal Nutrition Science
  • Feed Formulation experience will be an advantage
  • Administration Principles
  • Management Principles

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

  • Positive
  • Innovative
  • Team Player
  • Self-starter, Diligent
  • Result Driven
  • Assertive

Closing date: 20 March 2023


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