Research Assistant (Contract position)


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Job Title: Research Assistant (Contract position)
Location: Rheems, PA, Mid-Atlantic United States, USA

Company: The Wenger Group
Industry Sector: Agribusiness
Industry Type: Feed Nutrition
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: Competitive
Job Description:

 

Who we are: 

We're a leading Northeast family-owned food, agricultural products, and agricultural services organization headquartered in Pennsylvania. We provide animal nutrition and feeds; specialty protein production, processing, and marketing; on-farm protein production services; and grain, fertilizer, and ingredient procurement. 

We're a stable company with strong core values, great benefits, competitive wage structure, and a safe and healthy work environment. With over 850 team members, we're a growing company in an essential sector – agriculture! 

Learn more here: https://www.thewengergroup.com

 

What your day looks like: 

Provide support on feed and bird handling of research trials. Travel to various mills and research farms as appropriate to the objective of the study.

  • Oversee all aspects of animal research from weighing, planning, and recruiting to data collection and analysis 
  • Weigh and bag feed ingredients  
  • Mix feed from feed ingredients  
  • Weigh chickens  
  • General support in the trial development as guided by the research team 
  • Collaborate with customers and research team 
  • Coordinate efficiently with lab manager, technicians, and other staff 
  • Maintain and coordinate data collection information required for each study 
  • Perform other duties as assigned 
  • Demonstrate Wenger's core values

 Who you are:

  • High School diploma (or GED) required, associate degree preferred
  • 1-2 experience working with animals (strongly preferred) 
  • Ability to work after hours or weekends, if needed 
  • Ability to work in teams 

Ability to perform under working conditions: 

  • Work is performed primarily in a farm environment 
  • Walking, standing, bending, turning, and stooping 
  • Work requires lifting up to 100 pounds
 
 
 

 

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Job Post Date: 06/11/24
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