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Customer support agent

Company: iLivestock
Salary: Up to £28,000 depending on experience
Location: Kinross
Date posted: 16 May 2025
Apply before: 23 June 2025

 

The Job:

Join the iLivestock Team as a Customer Support Agent! We are a thriving, innovative technology company, supporting farmers with everyday farm management technology tools. If you have farming experience and have completed agricultural studies, care passionately about farming and want to help our farming community, we want to hear from you!

Please email your CV to careers@ilivestock.co.uk 


  • Location: Scotland, Edinburgh & The Lothians
  • Industry: Agriculture, Animal Care, Business, Engineering and Technology
  • Job type: Permanent, Full-time

Customer support agent

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Key responsibilities:

  • Onboarding and supporting customers by phone, email and online
  • Troubleshooting and problem-solving issues
  • Online demonstrations
  • Data manipulation (must be comfortable using Excel)
  • Bug ticket writing
  • Feature testing and customer guidance
  • On-farm visits and shows
  • Playing a key role in helping farmers adopt technology.

The Company:

About iLivestock iLivestock offers software and hardware solutions for sheep and cattle farmers to manage their flocks and herds using a smartphone or tablet. Our technology is developed and tested in the UK, simplifying farm compliance and animal record keeping, removing cost barriers to effective livestock management, and allowing data-capture to fit seamlessly into farming routines. The iLivestock team has worked with farmers worldwide to understand on-farm challenges and has developed robust solutions tailored to the needs of livestock farmers, making it effortless, straightforward, and cost-effective to gather data on the farm and improve productivity. With its affordable farm technology, which can be customised to meet the specific requirements of any sheep or cattle livestock farmer, we can help farmers scale as their business grows. iLivestock empowers farmers to make better-informed decisions that boost their profitability, productivity, and environmental sustainability.

The Candidate:

  • On-farm and agricultural experience with sheep and cattle livestock is a MUST
  • Customer-facing experience
  • Excel and Word capable with an ability and thirst to learn new online systems
  • Ability to work remotely and travel to our Edinburgh office.

Additional skills:

  • Keen eye for detail
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Dedicated to supporting our farming community
  • A good understanding of technology processes is a bonus, but not necessary
  • Spanish speaking would be advantageous
  • Training is provided.

The Package:

  • Competitive salary – up to 28K depending on experience.
  • Regular company-wide social events and get-togethers
  • Company-wide bonus scheme
  • Private health insurance
  • Hybrid working
    • Office days: Work in the office two days a week (Monday and Wednesday) for team collaboration and meetings.
    • Remote days: Work remotely for the remaining three days, offering flexibility and better work-life balance.
  • 40 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
  • Company pension scheme
  • Opportunities to take responsibility and grow professionally
  • A positive and collaborative work culture
  • A dynamic work environment with quick decision-making.

Please email your CV to careers@ilivestock.co.uk 

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