Technical Service Manager
Company | International Flavors & Fragrances |
---|---|
Location | Cedar Rapids, IA, USA |
Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
Type | Full-Time |
Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science with 5 years experience in integration feed production, feed compounding or equipment technical service/support or alternatively or Masters of Sciences with at least two years of industry experience
- Must be knowledgeable in the area of US poultry and/or swine industry production practices
- Candidate would be knowledgeable in the feed mill function and application of in-feed products like enzymes, direct fed microbials or betaine
- Must be capable of management and oversight of equipment design and installation
- Must have excellent communication skills and be able to interpret, communicate and present technical data
- Self starter able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks
- Strong computer skills, with proficiency in MS Office suite as well as software associated with feed milling or equipment design/installation
Responsibilities
- Customer facing, technical resource that is responsible for the technical success of IFF animal nutrition enzymes, DFMs and betaine with customers
- In field application of products going into feed mills, which include mill audits and equipment evaluation
- Being a key part of product-related equipment design and installation oversight into feedmills
- Utilizing technology and troubleshooting skills to identify and propose improvements to help improve and optimize customer application of DuPont products
- Being a technical point of contact to feed milling and related areas for nutritionists and live production
- Successful communication of key product concepts with customer staff (from nutrition, purchasing, live production, veterinary, etc)
- Assisting customers in product use and application by providing technical support including in-feed activity reporting
- Providing on-going product application support, technical service and feed analytics to customer accounts and sales staff
Preferred Qualifications
- Customer interfacing experience is a plus
- Working within a sales team environment is a plus