Veterinary & Animal Nutrition Technical Officer

About the role

The Veterinary & Animal Nutrition Technical Officer will work directly with farms and customers to diagnose feed, health and performance issues across dairy, poultry, swine and other livestock. You will collaborate with sales and internal teams to deliver practical nutrition solutions and improve animal productivity.

Key responsibilities

• Visit farms and customers to investigate feed, animal health and performance issues.
• Provide feed recommendations for dairy, poultry, swine and other livestock.
• Support sales teams during customer visits, product trials and technical discussions.
• Investigate complaints, collect samples and coordinate investigations with Quality, Laboratory, Production and Nutrition teams.
• Prepare comprehensive technical reports with findings, conclusions and corrective actions.
• Follow up on implementation and effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Train farmers, customers and sales staff on feeding practices, animal management and biosecurity.
• Identify recurring field issues and feed feedback to internal teams for improvement.

Required profile

• Degree in Veterinary Medicine, Animal Science, Animal Nutrition, Livestock Production or related field.
• 5–7 years of experience in the animal feed industry, with hands‑on work in dairy, poultry and swine.
• Relevant Kenyan veterinary or animal‑nutrition professional registration.
• Experience handling customer complaints, farm investigations and technical advisory assignments.

Required skills

• Animal nutrition knowledge
• Feed formulation expertise
• Sample collection and analysis
• Technical report writing
• Diagnostic and problem‑solving abilities