You will love being a part of our team!
As a 2025 Top Small and Medium Employer, you will work with people who are passionate about their jobs and take initiative; people who want to do their best every single day; people who care deeply about their customers and deliver top-quality service. You’ll work with a team of people who “do the right thing”. You’ll be a part of an entire organization that will never be satisfied with the status quo and will always be looking for ways to improve and be more efficient while taking care of the customer.
The Role
The Formulation Specialist is responsible for the accurate, timely, and compliant application and administration of formulations and corresponding pricing requirements.
Primary Roles and Responsibilities
Ensure compliance with any formulation-related regulations that affect livestock feeds
Administration of formulation, manufacturing and accounting system components to support item accuracy and integrity
Implement new and update existing formulas and pricing as provided by Nutrition Consultants
Support a cross-functional team approach by encouraging interdepartmental communication
Create and maintain nutritionally balanced and cost-effective formulas according to animal species and life stage
Timely and accurate completion of urgent formulation requests
Main point of contact for Consultants, Sales Coordinators, and Regional Operations Managers regarding all formula-related matters
Support strong working relationships with toll manufacturers
Create and administer compliant feed labels, auditing as required
Maintenance of accurate ingredient specifications within formulation software
Safety Data Sheets administration for manufactured products
Work with external laboratory analysis vendors to execute forage submissions tracking, monitor analysis results, and verify invoices
Assist in tracking and recording feed and ingredient laboratory analysis to support quality manufacturing and product delivery
Customer benchmarking and data management
Maintain formulation measurables and analyze data to assess performance and implement improvements
Support day-to-day costing and pricing consistency and communication, e.g. item creation, update and archiving, unit of measure, currency exchange etc.
Use a collaborative approach to identify and resolve pricing-related system and process issues, inefficiencies and redundancies
Administration of vendor pricing, ensure item accuracy and liaise with vendors to facilitate current pricing data
Other duties as required and assigned
Skills & Experience Required
Self-starter with the ability to work independently and as part of a team
Outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with coworkers and customers
Ability to effectively navigate multiple software programs
Detail-oriented and resourceful with strong analytical capabilities and decision-making skills
Ability to prioritize individual responsibilities and effectively manage time
Ability to work in a fast-paced team and inter-departmental environment
Ability to challenge the status quo and drive change for required improvements
Strong verbal and written communication skills
General knowledge of livestock production systems and nutritional/management practices
Display honesty, integrity and a strong sense of ethics in all decisions and actions
Enthusiasm for continuous learning relevant to the role with a keen desire to take on new challenges
Qualifications include
Post Secondary Education in Agriculture or equivalent experience is considered an asset
Advanced Microsoft computing and applications skills
Experience using formulation, ration balancing, accounting and manufacturing software is considered an asset
Familiarity with CFIA, FeedAssure/HACCP and Health Canada regulatory and audit requirements would be considered an asset
Previous agriculture or livestock industry experience is considered an asset
Our current success!
Since 2005, More Than Just Feed and its family of Brands have proudly served Western Canada’s feed industry with high-quality products and services. More Than Just Feed is trusted by Canadian farmers because we are customer-focused, high-quality, and dependable. We provide a full-scope of services, including warehousing and on-farm delivery services of our retail products. More Than Just Feed and its family of Brands is revolutionizing the feed industry, supporting Canadian farmers to put food on family tables for the next 100 years. More Than Just Feed and its family of Brands are driven by one core purpose; Helping Farmers Feed People.
