Farm Services Technician – field based – North East England preferred

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Role Description

The role of the Farm Services Technician is to successfully implement and support activities and initiatives, driving current and future sales of Elanco products in the monogastric sector (emphasis is on Pig sector with layer, broiler and game bird support as required by the business ). The successful candidate will be a key partner to our customers, so that Elanco is their technical partner of choice. 

This position involves a combination of independent working and internal collaboration, both within the Monogastric team and wider industries. There is a mixture of field work, training and education, presenting information to customers in a distilled format – an ability to translate technical information into a digestible format is vital. 

Functions, Duties, Tasks:

• A passion for pigs and poultry, and experience/interest in sustainable and responsible meat/egg production an advantage.
• Supporting the sales of the portfolio, including making recommendations to customers around product usage and application.
• Aiding in delivery of non-product value to customers, interacting with all levels within the customer from farm staff and animal keepers to veterinarians and key opinion leaders (KOLs).
• Working across all customers and geographies
• Engaging closely with the needs of marketing and sales team, ensuring strategies are aligned with correct technical messaging.
• Engaging closely with the Elanco Account Teams to tailor support to both large B2B customers and smaller integrators and aligned with the Elanco technical strategy.
• Supporting technical queries and pharmacovigilance
• Pig focus of role will include, but not limited to: conducting on farm testing, vaccination training and application, follow up audits and training whilst adhering to relevant biosecurity measures.
• Poultry work may involve technically supporting vaccinations, auditing, training, Elanco’s HTSi (Health Tracking System) and Food Safety Programme (FSP). Poultry handling experience preferred, the ability to engage with farm managers and agricultural staff, and an understanding of poultry production and food security, including biosecurity measures.
• Liaising with the rest of the Monogastric team to provide technical support to customers.
• Develop long-term relationships with key customers and KOLs, working with them to develop mutually beneficial opportunities.

A significant proportion of the role is dedicated to delivering on farm support (70-80% time) which requires national travel, exceptional organisational skills and the ability to manage your own diary and time. The poultry element includes a requirement to carry out necropsies on birds. You will need to be motivated to spend a significant amount of time on farm, handling animals.

Minimum Qualification/Requirements (education, experience and/or training):

• BSc/equivalent qualifications in an animal health/agriculture or related science preferred
• Passion for agriculture, food security and the food animal sector
• Excellent communication skills: verbal (telephone calls), written and interpersonal
• Excellent time and diary management, with an ability to prioritise.
• Ability to explain complex and important technical and scientific knowledge in a digestible way to lay persons.
• Work within local and company guidelines of ethics, compliance and due diligence in all customer interactions, sponsorship and support of external companies.
• The candidate will be trained in supporting the Elanco products but willingness to learn ‘on the job’ is essential.
• Strong sense of personal accountability
• Passion to help others succeed, internally and externally
• Full UK driving license
• English – written and verbal

Additional Preferences:

• Understanding of, interest in, or experience with poultry/pig housing and husbandry is an advantage
• Ability to develop long-term business relationships from boots to board

Other Information:

• Field based travel with some overnight stays based on customer and team requirements (likely to be a minimum of 2 nights per week)
• The use of digital and virtual technology can be used effectively in some parts of this role
• Team members are encouraged to work regionally, as a team, and plan diaries to minimise travel time
• Networking and social events are a highlight of the industry, there is a requirement to attend and represent the Elanco brand and team, often hosting customers, as part of this role

Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status

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