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Head Of Equine & Smallholder Nutrition

  • Management
  • Nutrition

Closing date: Wednesday 9th March 2022

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Head Of Equine & Smallholder Nutrition

Closing Date for Applicants:
Wednesday 9th March 2022

Allen & Page was established as a limited company in 1936, but the Page family had been producing and selling horse feeds for many years. Originally based at the mill at Quayside, Norwich, the company quickly became renowned across East Anglia for the high-quality feed it produced.

Allen & Page strives to constantly innovate and improve, and part of that process involved moving the business to its current state of the art mill in Shipdham, Norfolk. The new mill provided the company with the technology to produce feeds that were more wholesome and environmentally friendly than the market standard, an ethos that continues to this day. More than two decades ago Allen & Page gained the accreditation of many major food production and quality control bodies, including the Vegetarian Society, Soil Association and ISO organisations. This set a standard for the company to continue working closely with these bodies to ensure the highest quality feed is produced.

We are looking for an individual to be Head of our Equine & Smallholder Nutrition Team, who shares the same values as we do and has a real drive to improve both equine and smallholder animal nutrition and educate the owners for the animals we feed. Our horse owners are mainly leisure riders so experience in this area is essential.

The Head of Equine & Smallholder Nutrition will play a major part in overseeing product development, formulating new feeds, feed trials, sampling and the nutritional analysis of feeds in line with current legislation.

As this role covers both our equine and smallholder ranges, in addition to equine knowledge and experience we are also looking for someone who can give nutritional advice for animals such as poultry, pigs, sheep, goats and cattle.

Successful candidates will have experience of managing a team, have leisure horse experience and ideally hold at least a relevant Masters Degree.

Key Responsibilities

  • Management of an award winning team of nutritionists
  • Strategic involvement in the new product development and researching the feasibility of potential new products
  • Assisting a Company Director on the formulation of new feeds and overseeing feed trials in-line with changing legislation.
  • Working with a Company Director on sampling ingredients and finished products, nutritional analysis and associated interpretation and administration.
  • Liaising with the Marketing Department to ensure production of technical documents for marketing and legislative purposes.
  • Ensuring the delivery of nutritional support and product training to the Area Sales Managers.
  • Attending relevant conferences to keep up to date with industry developments and reporting on findings
  • Writing nutritional articles for internal and external publications and marketing materials
  • Responsibility for co-ordinating our Product Customer Service - before, during and after a purchase.
  • Preparing and presenting nutritional talks at events and educational establishments.
  • Other duties as your nutrition department requires.

Key Skills

  • Educated to at least a Masters degree level, ideally in Equine Science, Equine Studies, Animal Science or Animal Management
  • Outstanding technical knowledge in animal nutrition - equine is essential, some smallholder preferable
  • Experience of managing a team
  • Exceptional communication skills
  • Excellent organisational skills, accuracy and attention to detail
  • Outstanding Customer Service  / people skills
  • Ability to demonstrate creativity, drive, enthusiasm and a proactive approach
  • Computer literate
  • Full UK driving license required
  • Reside within 45 mins of our Norfolk Head Office.

For further details and an application form, please visit our website or contact:

Personnel Department

Allen & Page Ltd

Norfolk Mill

Shipdham

Thetford

Norfolk

IP25 7SD

Tel: 01362 822 900

Fax: 01362 822 910

Email: PA@allenandpage.co.uk

Website: www.allenandpage.com

An attractive salary and other benefits are on offer dependent on experience and qualifications.

– No Agencies please –

 

 

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