Ruminant Nutritionist - Cedar Vale, Kansas

Welcome to Western Feed Mills, Inc. We are a privately-owned feed manufacturing and distribution company located in South Central Kansas. We are hiring a Ruminant Nutritionist to join our team in Cedar Vale, KS (about 30 miles east of Arkansas City, KS). In this role you will have numerous responsibilities within our operation. Primary responsibilities include Feed Formulation, Product Development, Marketing, Sales Support & Training, Quality Control, Regulatory Affairs and Customer Service.

We manufacture feed and nutrition products for all major classes of agricultural livestock including beef, dairy, sheep, goats, and swine. Our primary focus is beef cattle, where we manufacture range feeds, supplements, starter feeds, pasture minerals and feedlot base mixes.

We offer competitive compensation depending on experience, life and health insurance, paid vacation, and a company vehicle.

What you will be doing:

• Selling Western Feed Mills feed products and provide beef technical consultation to beef cattle producers throughout our trade area.
• Develop new business and prospect new accounts with the primary emphasis being feedlots, starting yards and backgrounding operations, as well as cow/calf and stocker operations.
• Provide product support, training, ration formulation, and technical service.
• Provide input into product development, marketing, and manufacturing.

This job is for you if you have:

• MS or PhD in Ruminant Nutrition or related Animal Science degree.
• 3+ years of experience working directly with feed mill or cattle feeding operations.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work well in an individual and team setting.
• Able to manage multiple projects and travel.