Animal Feed Production Expert (m/f/d)

We are offering a project-based assignment as Animal Feed Production Expert (m/f/d) Location: Kigali, Rwanda Assignment Period: 08/26 – 11/26 Working time scope: 18 days Project: Pilot SME Support Scheme targeting growth-oriented SMEs in Rwanda in the Special Initiative "Decent Work for a Just Transition" Job Code: RW-1132 - Animal Feed Production Expert Indintambwe The Project Within the Special Initiative "Decent Work for a Just Transition", implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, sequa implements the SME Support Scheme, which targets growth-oriented SMEs in Rwanda. The project aims to facilitate business growth and decent job creation by increasing the competitiveness, productivity, and market readiness of Rwandan SMEs. The SME Support Scheme supports medium-sized enterprises, including Indintambwe Feeds Ltd, a Rwandan animal-feed manufacturing company that produces poultry and pig feed and has a strong focus on integrating alternative protein sources, such as Black Soldier Fly (BSF), into feed formulation. The scope of this assignment is to strengthen Indintambwe Feeds Ltd's animal-feed processing, formulation, and pelletizing systems by improving feed formulation and pellet quality, and supporting the practical integration of alternative feed ingredients, including BSF, into poultry and pig feed formulas. The expert will also train the team on SOPs, production planning, feed safety, quality control, and performance monitoring. Finally, the expert will advise the company on how to transition from small-scale to medium-scale, semi-automated production. Your Tasks / Responsibilities - Conduct a technical production diagnostic covering current production capacity, feed formulation, mixing, pelletizing, storage, material flow, quality-control practices, and production bottlenecks. - Review and improve poultry and pig feed formulations and pellet quality, with a focus on integrating alternative feedstuffs, including BSF, to optimize cost, nutrition, sustainability, pellet durability, uniformity, moisture control, feed consistency, and customer acceptance. - Develop practical SOPs, quality-control checklists, production planning tools and maintenance routines for feed mixing, pelletizing, storage, hygiene, traceability, dispatch and equipment operation. - Develop a practical scale-up roadmap for moving from small-scale to medium-scale, semi-automated feed production, covering target production capacity, process flow and facility layout, equipment and utility requirements, staffing and skills, quality and occupational-safety controls, phased investment priorities, indicative costs, and an implementation timeline. - Train the production team on pelletizer operation, safe machine use, feed-quality control, maintenance roles, production KPIs and performance monitoring, including best practices for using alternative feed ingredients in feed formulations.

Your Qualifications / Skills - Education/training: Master's degree preferred, or at minimum a Bachelor's degree in Animal Nutrition, Feed Technology, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Food/Feed Processing, Industrial Engineering, Production Management, or a related technical field. Training in animal feed formulation, integration of alternative feed ingredients, pelletizing, feed quality, OSH, or maintenance systems is an asset. - Languages: Full proficiency in English and knowledge of Kinyarwanda is an added value. - Other Skills: Strong knowledge of feed formulation, feed processing, pelletizing technology, alternative feed ingredient integration, including use of BSF as one component, equipment specification, SOP development, quality control, production planning, maintenance planning, feed safety, traceability, and occupational safety. Poultry and pig feed experience is an advantage. Your Working Experience - General professional experience: Minimum 7 years of progressive experience in animal-feed production, feed processing, feed formulation, pelletizing, production systems, quality management, or technical advisory support to agro-processing/manufacturing SMEs. - Specific professional experience: Demonstrated experience in feed-mill diagnostics, feed formulation, integration of alternative feed ingredients, pelletizer specification/validation, production-capacity assessment, SOPs, quality-control tools, equipment installation readiness, and production-team training. Experience with poultry and pig feed, insect-based protein, and feed certification is a strong advantage. - Regional experience: Experience working with or advising SMEs in emerging markets, preferably in Rwanda or East Africa.