Animal Welfare and Biosecurity Superintendent

Pilgrims Pride
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 69,135 - 83,998.8 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 2-5 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Accountability","Continuous improvement","Training","Auditing","Incident investigation"]

Lead and oversee animal welfare and biosecurity across processing facilities, live operations, and contract grower programs. Serve as the facility subject-matter expert for humane handling, ensuring compliance with internal standards, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations. Conduct inspections, audits, and incident investigations; manage corrective and preventive actions; deliver training and certification programs; and support continuous improvement using data, trend analysis, and documentation.

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Pilgrims Pride
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Animal Welfare and Biosecurity Superintendent

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Job Summary

Lead and oversee animal welfare and biosecurity across processing facilities, live operations, and contract grower programs. Serve as the facility subject-matter expert for humane handling, ensuring compliance with internal standards, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations. Conduct inspections, audits, and incident investigations; manage corrective and preventive actions; deliver training and certification programs; and support continuous improvement using data, trend analysis, and documentation.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead animal welfare and biosecurity compliance across processing facilities, live operations, and contract grower operations.
  • •Conduct routine observations, inspections, and audits; monitor live receiving, hanging, stunning, and harvest for humane handling.
  • •Investigate animal welfare and biosecurity incidents, coordinate corrective actions, and verify corrective and preventive actions.
  • •Serve as the facility contact during customer, third-party, and regulatory audits; maintain audit and training documentation.
  • •Deliver training and certification programs, perform trend analysis, and support continuous improvement initiatives including biosecurity assessments and trials.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 69,135 - 83,998.8 annually
Perks:VisionMedicalDentalPaid Leave401k

Key Requirements

  • •2 to 5 years of experience in poultry production, live operations, animal welfare, quality assurance, food manufacturing, or related fields.
  • •Experience in poultry processing or live production environments preferred.
  • •Internal or external audit experience strongly preferred.
  • •Previous supervisory or leadership experience preferred.
  • •PAACO (Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization) certification or ability to obtain certification.
Experience:2-5 yearsPoultry productionLive operationsAnimal welfareQuality assuranceFood manufacturing
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:AccountabilityContinuous improvementTrainingAuditingIncident investigation
Certifications:PAACO (Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization)

Company Brief

Pilgrims Pride
Major poultry producer and processor supplying fresh, frozen and value‑added chicken and prepared food products to retail, foodservice and export markets. Operates integrated production, processing and distribution across the United States and internationally.
Industry: Food Production
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Greeley, United States
Founded: 1946
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