Please join Purina Animal Nutrition scientists and other professionals in an online meet and greet to explore careers in our industry. This is your chance to ask them questions and expand your career horizons. Register today. The first 5 registrants will get a Purina Prize Pack.
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 12:30pm-2:30pm online
This event will include a one-hour general session, including an introduction to Land O’Lakes and Purina Animal Nutrition.
Next, you’ll engage in a breakout session, with plenty of opportunities to ask your questions.
BREAKOUT SESSION OPTIONS:
Sales. Purina feed sales positions are focused on calling on and developing a consultative relationship with animal owners and providing professional nutritional advice to animal owners in the livestock and lifestyle business market segments.
Hosted by: Kevin Kapelski, Purina National Farm Production Consultant Leader and Elaina Eppinger, Northeast US Sales Account Specialist.
R&D. The Purina R&D team conducts research investigating the role of nutrition on various areas of animal physiology. Our team works to develop new feeds and additives to optimize the performance of animals through nutrition through rigorous research trials.
Hosted by: Robert Jacobs, Equine Innovation Manager; Ron Scott, R&D Director, Cattle; Veridiana Daley, Dairy Cattle Nutrition and Modeling; Katie Bradley, Manager, Dairy Feed R&D; and Mike Hayek, Director Companion Technical Solutions.
Manufacturing. Purina Manufacturing is the critical link to safely producing the highest quality feed products for lifestyle and livestock animals. Internships and full-time rotational programs (MMT) provide an in-depth manufacturing training and supervision experience that can lead to future Manufacturing Supervision roles including that of a Production Supervisor, Quality Program Supervisor, or Maintenance Supervisor within our Animal Feed Division. Purina operates over 50 facilities coast to coast.
Hosted by Marisa Betts, Plant Manager of Russell, KS, and Cody Cryer, Associate Plant Manager of Clifton, TX.
Technical Services. The Purina tech solution team provides support for the marketing, R&D and sales teams to help drive the innovation process. In addition, the team provides training and product management in order to deliver the new products and programs derived from the innovation process.
Hosted by: Christina Hayes, Beef Product Manager/Technical Services, A.J. Mercado, Lead Swine Nutrition Research, Ted Perry, Director of Beef Cattle Technical Services, and Patrick Gunn, Sr. Nutritionist, Companion Animals
