Technical Ruminant Consultant

Optimising nutrition, sustainability, and performance for profitable ruminant livestock systems.

Join a long-established feed business and become part of a highly respected, leading technical team. This is an opportunity to work closely with progressive livestock farmers, delivering meaningful improvements to productivity, efficiency, and sustainability across ruminant enterprises.

In this role, you'll provide a comprehensive consultancy service that blends technical expertise with practical, on-farm application. From ration formulation to whole-system optimisation, you'll play a key part in helping farming businesses maximise performance while reducing environmental impact and input costs.

You'll take a data-led approach, identifying performance gaps and developing tailored, commercially viable solutions. Your work will directly influence herd health, fertility, output, and overall farm profitability, ensuring long-term resilience for your clients.

Location: As part of a wider expansion plan, we are looking to appoint several individuals across the Midlands region.

Role Overview

• Deliver expert technical advice on ruminant nutrition, including ration formulation using forage and concentrates
• Assess forage quality and provide guidance on grazing and silage systems
• Analyse farm performance data (milk yield, growth rates, feed efficiency, fertility KPIs)
• Identify inefficiencies and implement targeted performance improvement strategies
• Support dairy, beef and/or sheep enterprises with system design and optimisation
• Provide cost of production insights and evaluate return on investment for farm interventions
• Build strong relationships with farmers, delivering clear, actionable recommendations
• Support implementation of change, setting KPIs and tracking on-farm results

About You

• Strong technical background in ruminant nutrition and livestock systems
• Practical understanding of on-farm operations across dairy, beef and/or sheep enterprises
• Confident analysing data and translating insights into clear recommendations
• Commercially aware, with a good grasp of farm finances and market drivers
• Excellent communicator, able to build trust and influence decision-making

The Package

• Competitive salary aligned with experience
• Company vehicle
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Long-term career progression within a respected, family-run business

How do I apply?

For more information and an informal confidential discussion please call Harry Porter on: or e-mail your CV and covering letter To . Thank you.

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