What are the responsibilities and job description for the Formulatn Supv position at Archer Daniels Midland?
Formulator Supervisor - Quebec, Canada
This is an exempt level position.
Position Summary:
The Formulator Supervisor is responsible for managing premix and finished feed formulations across multiple animal species. This role supports both internal teams and external customers by optimizing feed cost, quality, and performance. The position ensures accurate implementation of formulation systems, compliance with regulatory standards, and alignment across operations including finance, purchasing, production, and quality.
Key Responsibilities
Formulation Management
Key Relationships
Education
This is an exempt level position.
Position Summary:
The Formulator Supervisor is responsible for managing premix and finished feed formulations across multiple animal species. This role supports both internal teams and external customers by optimizing feed cost, quality, and performance. The position ensures accurate implementation of formulation systems, compliance with regulatory standards, and alignment across operations including finance, purchasing, production, and quality.
Key Responsibilities
Formulation Management
- Oversee premix and finished feed formulations for multiple species.
- Ensure formulas are accurately implemented and maintained in formulation systems (e.g., Allix, Brill, Bestmix).
- Adjust formulation profiles in collaboration with nutrition managers.
- Monitor and update ingredient pricing and formulation parameters.
- Support customers in optimizing feed cost and performance.
- Interpret laboratory analysis results and adjust formulations accordingly.
- Provide formulation recommendations and technical guidance.
- Provide formula data and quotations to support sales, finance, and purchasing teams.
- Coordinate reprocessing of expired or slow-moving products with production and warehouse teams.
- Optimize ingredient usage and plant efficiency.
- Ensure formulations meet internal quality standards and regulatory requirements (including U.S. regulations).
- Adjust raw material quality control parameters.
- Support development of product labels and ensure compliance.
- Knowledge of labeling regulations and how to label different types of food.
- Analyze laboratory data to improve ingredient utilization.
- Evaluate new raw materials and update formulation matrices.
- Contribute to audits, reporting, and ongoing formula optimization initiatives.
Key Relationships
- Internal: Nutrition, Sales, Finance, Laboratory, Production, Quality, Purchasing
- External: Customers and ingredient/additive suppliers
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in:
- Animal Science, Veterinary Medicine, Agronomy, or Agricultural Engineering (with Animal Science focus)
- Preferred:
- Master’s degree in Animal Nutrition or Animal Production
- 2–3 years in feed formulation or a related role
- Strong knowledge of animal nutrition (monogastric and/or ruminant)
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to interpret laboratory data and apply findings
- Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills
- Adaptability and teamwork orientation
- Creativity and continuous improvement mindset
- Organizational skills
- Adherence to procedures
- Accuracy
- Comfort with routine work
- Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Feed formulation software (Allix, Brill, Bestmix, or similar systems)
- Bilingual: French and English
- Support corporate policies related to safety, quality, environment, and food safety
- Participate in audits, reporting, and continuous improvement efforts
- Provide technical support and contribute to cross-functional initiatives as needed
- Willingness to learn and use other systems and software such as IBM, MDM, Labelview, etc