Job Details

**Preferred animal agriculture experience within the swine industry or swine related industry**

FLSA Status: Exempt, Salary

Reports To: Lead Agronomist

Job Type: Full-Time, Regular

This position is open to in office, hybrid, or remote work. Candidates must be located within the contiguous United States.

About Eocene Environmental Group:

Our team has spent the past two decades providing environmental, utility vegetation management (UVM), software and sustainability services. We are fortunate to be a part of the Wright Service Corp. family, which has helped us establish a strong foundation for continued growth and success.

Through a strategic alignment of values and goals, four Wright Service Corp. entities joined and integrated into one, operating as Eocene Environmental Group. These four entities are:

• Forestry & Utility Division
• Environmental Division
• Technology & Innovation Division
• Sustainability Division

JOB SUMMARY: The Agronomists/Animal Scientist will contribute to a positive experience for both clients and farmers by assisting with data collection and development of content for a variety of reports and other deliverables. Agronomists/Animal Scientists work collaboratively across the organization on various aspects of projects, most notably for the pork industry.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions:

• Assists Lead Agronomist with client relationships
• Manages pork client data onboarding
• Manages and retains producer relationships with pork producers from beginning to end of a project
• Responsible for agronomic and livestock data verification and data checks
• Communicates scientific explanations to various audiences
• Contributes to various projects within the Eocene client base
• Collaborates and communicates effectively with all levels of employees, both technical and non-technical
• Maintains regular and punctual attendance at work and meetings
• Support, actively participate, and act in accordance with Wright's and Eocene Environmental Group's culture of safety and employee ownership
• Comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations; maintains knowledge of and follows all company polies and procedures

OTHER DUTIES: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

• Position may include travel to client offices, farms, industry conferences and meetings

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelors or master's degree in Agronomy, Soil Science, Animal Science or a related field
• At least two years of industry experience working within animal agriculture or row crop production
• Animal agriculture experience within the swine industry or swine related industry

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Ability to review environmental analysis data, soil tests, and other agricultural analyses for scientific evaluations
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to travel for meetings with clients and site visits and to industry conferences/congresses as needed
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Able to independently prioritize and complete tasks and manage time efficiently to help ensure project deliverables
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite products
• Ability to adapt to a dynamic, fast-paced, and ever-changing environment
• Ability to read, write and speak English sufficient to perform job duties and to interact and communicate with employees and vendors

Eocene Environmental Group, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.