Job Description:
Join Our Purpose - Feeding the Future
Role: Senior Business IT Specialist at Hi-Pro Feeds
Location: Onsite, based in either Friona, Texas or Comanche, Texas, with travel to 5 manufacturing sites throughout Texas
Hours: Full-time, Monday-Friday, overtime as needed
Why join us
Get ready to Own your career as a Senior Business IT Specialist at Trouw Nutrition, a Nutreco company. As global leaders in animal nutrition and aquafeed, our shared purpose of Feeding the Future is making a positive global impact for generations to come. Join us as you Own your ideas, Own your direction and Own your success.
What you’ll do
You'll step into the Senior Business IT Specialist role ready to own the entire IT landscape across five Hi-Pro Feeds manufacturing sites, treating the stability and performance of these environments as your direct responsibility. This involves taking the initiative to be a hands-on manager of the entire IT operation, from maintaining server rooms and physical hardware like switches and routers, to ensuring every system—especially crucial MES and ERP applications—is running flawlessly for the business. You will drive local IT projects from concept to completion, making sure they not only comply with global Nutreco standards but also directly serve the business's Feeding the Future purpose. Importantly, you’ll own your career by constantly developing your expertise through application support, user training, and rigorous enforcement of IT policies and risk management practices, ultimately ensuring that reliable technology underpins every aspect of the manufacturing operations you support.
Who we’re looking for
To succeed in this role, you must be a self-starter with a degree in technology or a related field and a minimum of five years of experience in IT, preferably in a manufacturing environment, demonstrating strong analytical and problem-solving abilities and the capability to implement and follow processes. Essential skills include deep expertise in troubleshooting complex, high-availability systems, network administration, and a solid understanding of virtualization and thin clients, combined with knowledge of project management principles and the ability to effectively communicate and present technical ideas, including preparing simple network diagrams; beyond technical skills, you'll need the willingness to travel periodically, the ability to manage deadlines and budget constraints independently, and the capacity to thrive in a collaborative culture where you are empowered to "Own It" by taking initiative for your work and growth.
You’ll also need
A degree in technology or a related field
Minimum of five years of experience in the IT field, with a preference for experience within a manufacturing environment
Strong skills in troubleshooting complex, high-availability systems
Expertise in IT support operations and network administration
Hands-on experience with virtualization and thin clients
Knowledge of project management principles
Experience preparing simple network diagrams
Experience presenting technical ideas clearly and concisely in user-friendly formats
What you’ll receive
As part of Nutreco, you’ll be a member of the SHV family, a diverse group of companies with global footprint. Join us and you’ll gain access to a wide network of expertise and global career paths. You’ll also benefit from the backing of one of the world’s largest privately owned businesses, known for its stability and long-term focus.
In addition, you’ll receive
Competitive health benefits – Medical/Dental/Vision/HSA/FSA
Disability and Life insurance
Paid Parental Leave and Tuition Reimbursement
Paid time off including: vacation, sick days, floating holidays
Annual Bonus
How and why to find out more
We can offer you a rewarding career with real meaning and purpose. Where you’ll feel proud of the impactful role you perform every day and the part you play in Feeding the Future. So, if you’re interested in joining us, get ready to Own your progress, your potential and your career. We aim to review all applications within five business days and will get back to you as soon as possible.
#Ownit
Please note that candidates applying to US job openings must be authorised to work in the United States. Employer Sponsorship is not available for this position.
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Our organisation:
Trouw Nutrition is the global leader in innovative feed specialties, premixes and nutritional services for the animal nutrition industry. Trouw Nutrition provides species-specific nutritional solutions consisting of feed concepts, products and nutritional know-how. The unique combination of products, models and services Trouw Nutrition offers, boosts productivity and supports animal health through all life stages, contributing to our customers' peace of mind. Trouw Nutrition's nutrition solutions have met the need of farmers and home-mixers, feed producers, integrators and distributors. Trouw Nutrition has locations in 25 countries and around 5000 employees. Our mission is Feeding the Future.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Trouw Nutrition is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, military status or any other status protected by applicable local law. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process if you require accommodation. Trouw Nutrition is committed to compliance with all applicable legislation, including providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities.
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What We Do
Nutreco is a global leader in animal nutrition and aquafeed. Our advanced nutritional solutions are at the origin of food for millions of consumers worldwide.
Quality, innovation and sustainability are guiding principles, embedded in the Nutreco culture from research and raw material procurement to products and services for livestock farming and aquaculture.
Experience across 100 years brings Nutreco a rich heritage of knowledge and experience for building its future. Nutreco employs approximately 11,000 people in 35 countries, with sales in over 90 countries.
