North America

Aviagen North America is home to Aviagen’s global headquarters, with operations (farms, hatcheries, laboratories, and more) in six states: Alabama, Georgia, New York, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Tennessee. These scenic states offer a breadth of climates and landscapes, from the warm sandy beaches of the Alabama Gulf Coast, to the Great Plains of Oklahoma, to the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee and Adirondacks in New York. For those with a quest for adventure, these locations offer fun-filled activities such as hiking, biking, white-water rafting, and much more.

Make a career of making a difference – in North America

Are you looking for an exciting career with an opportunity to leverage your education and skills to give back and make a big difference in the future of our world? Do you enjoy working and brainstorming as a team with your colleagues, in an environment that encourages a sense of family? If so, Aviagen could be the right place for you. As a global poultry genetics company, we specialize in providing day-old breeder chicks for the broiler industry worldwide. Our customers supply their local communities with an affordable source of high-quality protein. As the global population continues to climb, poultry will be come more and more important as a sustainable, reliable and healthy food source with minimal impact on our natural environment.

People who care

Aviagen employees care about our birds, and also about people in communities where we work and live. That’s why the company and our employees financially support and volunteer regularly for a variety of worthwhile charities and organizations...local schools, the American Heart Association, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and a variety of others.

 

Lifelong learning

Aviagen is a learning organization, driven to surpass what has already been achieved through continuous improvement. Aviagen encourages employees to continually develop their education and skills, and offers multiple avenues for advancement. We also believe in sharing knowledge to keep customers updated on the latest flock management advice based on the latest breeding developments. We routinely host schools, seminars, meetings and even mobile workshops where we promote this information sharing, and learn right along with our customers.

Exciting opportunities

What can a career in poultry genetics offer up-and-coming professionals? Poultry breeders travel, both domestically and internationally, and work closely with professionals at all levels of the value chain – executives, processing plants, hatcheries, feed mills, feed additive suppliers, live operations, veterinarians, nutritionists and many others.

 

With the world of poultry breeding comes diverse opportunities in a wealth of careers -- not only in scientific occupations such as veterinarians, nutritionists, incubationists, geneticists and microbiologists -- but also in export logistics, marketing, sales and finance.Poultry breeding brings with it stimulating challenges, and the satisfaction of knowing you’re making a true difference for now and for the future.

 

With a career in the poultry breeding industry, every day can bring a new adventure, so why wait, Apply to become part of the Aviagen North America family today!

 

Viewpoint of Aviagen employees...

“Working for Aviagen, I feel like I’m doing something positive each day. As part of the poultry value chain, it’s rewarding to see where it all begins – with the breeders – and watch the downstream impact to the entire food chain. It’s great to work for a company that plays a key role in feeding the world’s ever-expanding population.,” ~ Marla Robinson, Global Marketing Manager, Huntsville, Alabama.

 

“I like working with a diverse group of really smart people who inspire me to excel. Every day I have the privilege of exchanging ideas with people who have achieved excellence in their areas of expertise. The collective experience and energy here is incredible.” ~ Kelly Wheeler, Global Compliance and Export Manager

 

“I loved school and never want to stop learning. Since the poultry breeding industry is in a constant state of improvement, there’s always something new to learn – about new innovations, the industry, the birds...I find it all fascinating.” ~ McKensie Alred, Poultry Specialist, Grandparent Production

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Europe

Living and working in Europe is an easy sell to virtually anyone. Recent years have marked a period of economic expansion, growing employment and rising living standards for this culturally and opportunity rich continent. For quality-of-life benchmarks such as health care, education, access to technology and strong GDP per capita, European countries rank among the highest in the world. This high standard of living is complemented by an excellent work-life balance enjoyed by European citizens. And, whether you prefer skiing in the breathtaking Alps, sailing the Mediterranean, or enjoying the history, culture and excitement of world-class cities, Europe has something for you.

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Turkey and the Middle East

Turkey and the Middle East make up a diverse and dynamic region to work and live in. While working within this region has a number of exciting challenges, it is also one of the most hospitable and rewarding. Here you'll find that, not only is business and professional ability important but family is also a top priority, and over time customers will treat you like a member of the family. You'll also experience a good environment for business with excellent international education facilities for children, which is why it is such an attractive place for people to live and work. Our people devote time and energy in adding value to customer relationships, and this makes a real difference to customers’ success each day. In this region, the time spent face-to-face with our customers is critical, as it is only with regular, close contact that we can maintain long-term successful working relationships. While breed and supply are a critical components, strong business relations, trust and integrity add the highest value.

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