Ruminant Nutritionist

Ruminant Nutritionist

Nutreco is a global leader in Animal Nutrition and Aquaculture, employing more than 11,000 people in 35 countries. With a proven track record of success, Trouw Nutrition GB , is a Nutreco company in the UK, manufacturing a wide range of animal nutrition products with a turnover of c£100million

We are looking for a Ruminant Nutritionist to provide primarily office based nutritional support and innovation together with project development to enable the team to deliver a high level of technical service. 

The successful applicant will be results focused with good technical skills, a motivated self-starter with drive, ambition and the ability to work within a small focused and committed team.  You will enjoy learning and interpreting research and data for practical implementation

Principal Responsibilities

• Provide technical support and product advice on broad range of ruminant topics, both to external customers and internal colleagues
• Specialise in key nutritional areas e.g. grassland managment, sheep, beef, mineral nutrition
• Link with  Trouw NutritionR&D to progress global technical innovation
• Involvement in the development of local technical innovation and solutions to benefit the future of the GB market
• Support internal procedures such as trials, laboratory data review, formulation package management, campaign development and  nutritional training packages
• Keep up to date with nutritional/legislative literature and requirements

Applicant Profile

• Animal Nutrition/Animal Science degree
• Good level of ruminant understanding
• Experience of similar role
• Good understanding of data review and interpretation
• Able to demonstrate a strong academic/scientific approach to work
• Well developed communication skills both oral and written
• Competent computer skills
• Organised and methodical
• Practical and solution based
• Self motivated and enjoys a challenge
• Able to work flexibly within a small team
• Willing to travel from time to time to provide face to face customer support or attend external meetings and events

To apply, please send your CV with covering letter.