Veterinary & Animal Nutrition Technical Officer

About the role

Career Directions Limited (CDL) is hiring a Veterinary & Animal Nutrition Technical Officer in Nakuru, within its Animal Feed / Technical Services department. The role provides practical field support on animal health, nutrition and feed performance, working closely with Sales, Quality, Production, Nutrition and Operations teams to find root causes of animal and feed performance issues and recommend practical, customer-focused solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Visit farms and customers to investigate feed, animal health and performance issues.
• Provide feed recommendations for dairy, poultry, swine and other livestock.
• Work with Sales teams during customer visits, product trials and technical discussions.
• Investigate customer complaints and identify nutritional, animal-health, feed or farm-management causes.
• Collect samples and coordinate investigations with Quality, Laboratory, Production and Nutrition teams.
• Prepare technical reports with findings, conclusions and recommended corrective actions, and follow up their implementation.
• Train farmers, customers and Sales teams on feeding practices, animal management and biosecurity.
• Identify recurring field issues and give feedback to internal teams for improvement.

Required profile

• Degree in Veterinary Medicine, Animal Science, Animal Nutrition, Livestock Production or a related discipline.
• 5-7 years' experience in the animal feed industry.
• Practical experience with dairy, poultry and swine is essential.
• Relevant Kenyan veterinary or animal nutrition professional registration is required.
• Experience handling customer complaints, farm investigations and technical advisory work is desirable.
• Willingness to travel extensively for field assignments.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of animal health, animal nutrition, feed ingredients and livestock production.
• Analytical, diagnostic and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to turn technical findings into practical customer solutions.
• Good technical report writing and strong communication skills.