Packing Operator - Cereal at Grand Cereals Limited

Location: Jos, Plateau
Function: Supply Chain
Job Class: T1    
Reports To: Shift Supervisor – Cereal Plant

Purpose of Job

• Responsible for packing of products in the right packaging materials and of the right weight and reporting accurately for accountability. Ensures weighing equipment are calibrated regularly.

Key Accountabilities
Production:

• Ensure milled products meet the desired specification.
• Ensures accurate weighment of packed products.
• Ensure the right packaging materials are used.
• Monitoring of packaging material usage for accountability and to minimize variances.
• Oversee Soya Flour production and report accurately
• Regular inspection of operational equipment to ensure they are in good condition.

Maintenance:

• Ensure efficient operation of plant and equipment.
• Perform routine operation maintenance of packing equipment (Sewing Machine, Scales etc.).
• Ensure regular calibration of weighing equipment
• Report any identified anomaly to the Shift Supervisor.
• Support technical maintenance.

Quality Assurance:

• Maintain quality assurance to ensure product quality and consistency.
• Ensure weight verification of packed products is done hourly and records kept.
• Ensure the right coding is applied during packing.
• Ensure correct handling of products at the packing area.
• Ensure product bins are cleaned regularly.
• Always ensure good housekeeping of packing area.
• Perform routine cleaning and sanitation of plant and equipment.

Health, Safety and Welfare:

• Ensures health, safety and welfare of employees are assured so that organizational objectives can be optimally met.
• Participate in safety and 5S audits and follow through on closeout of action points.
• Ensure working conditions are safe for operations.
• Report unsafe conditions, near miss and unsafe acts and encourage others to do same using the Safety Observation Cards and inform the Supervisor.

Leadership Responsibility:

• Ensure that departmental organization has the continuous availability of sufficient motivated and well-trained personnel.
• Train and guide new employees and OSPs in your team on the job.
• Challenge team members to perform at their peak.
• Maintain internal communication.

Operational Responsibility:

• Ensure that breakdowns are promptly arrested to promote the achievement of targets.
• Ensure that packing line efficiencies are maintained.
• Ensure set targets of Key Performance Indicators are met (Overall Equipment Effectiveness, Volume, etc.)

Knowledge, Skills & Attitude:

• Teamwork/Team Player
• Good written and verbal communication
• Attention to detail; quality consciousness
• Safety consciousness
• Integrity

Education and Experience

• Minimum of OND in Engineering or Sciences.
• Minimum of 1 year of work experience.