Biosecurity Manager

About the role

We are seeking a highly impactful Biosecurity Manager to join our team in Ames, Bloomfield, or Carroll, Iowa. This role plays a pivotal role in maintaining and enhancing biosecurity measures within our organization.

Responsibilities

• Foster collaboration and communication among cross-functional teams including farms, support departments, contractors, and vendors to promote a culture of biosecurity awareness and accountability.
• Utilize multiple communication platforms to disseminate important biosecurity updates, guidelines, and protocols effectively.
• Lead or participate in outbreak investigations to identify the source, spread, and containment of biosecurity incidents.
• Collect, analyze, and interpret data related to biosecurity breaches, trends, and performance metrics.
• Support farms in implementing continuous improvement actions identified in internal assessments.
• Assist the continuous improvement team in updating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), as needed.
• Support veterinarians and/or the research department in executing research trials that support system initiatives and continuous improvement, as needed.
• Perform any and all other duties deemed necessary by Supervisor.

Core Competencies for Success

• Instills trust
• Communicates effectively
• Action-oriented
• Ensures accountability
• Drives results

Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years of swine experience, minimum, required.
• Passion and professional interest in biosecurity and animal health.
• Innate curiosity and desire to learn and improve as it relates to biosecurity in the system and industry.
• Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year college or university preferred, but not required.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
• Preferred: Bi-lingual (Spanish and English) preferred, but not required.

Schedule

Expected hours are Monday through Friday, first shift.

Compensation

We offer a competitive salary based on your skills and experience.

Work Environment

• The physical and work demands listed here represent those an employee should possess to successfully perform the job's essential functions.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to move around the facility.
• The employee must regularly lift and move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and move up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts; and in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is dependent on which environment you are in.
• The hours and days of work are established by departmental needs and at the discretion of management.
• After-hours, weekends, and overnight travel as requested.

Why Seaboard Foods?

• Medical, vision & dental benefits upon hire
• 401K with company match
• Paid Time Off & Company Holidays
• Wellness Program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee pork purchase program

For a complete list of our benefits please visit our career site: https://www.seaboardfoods.com/careers/why-sbf/

Seaboard Foods is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans’ status, status as a disabled individual, or any other status protected by law.