Roller Operator at Grand Cereals Limited

Location: Jos, Plateau
Function: Supply Chain
Job Class: JC 11
Reports To: Shift Supervisor - Cereal Plant

Purpose of Job

• Ensure optimal running of plant machineries (Rollermills, De-germinators, Plansifters etc.) by controlling their performance through adequate adjustment of throughput, product granulation, break release, mill balancing etc. towards attaining desired product specification.

Key Accountabilities
Production:

• Ensure milled products meet the desired specification.
• Ensure the correct sieves are set in the Plansifters to deliver the product specification
• Adjust roller mills for gradual reduction to achieve desired break release.
• Ensure grinding rolls are always set to run parallel
• Monitor break release to ensure in-process material distribution is balanced.

Maintenance:

• Ensure efficient operation of plant and equipment.
• Perform routine operation maintenance of packing equipment (Plansifters, Jet filters, Purifiers, Roller mills).
• 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.
• Set Roller mills, Purifier and Plansifter sieves to deliver the specification.
• Ensure correct handling of products at various stages of manufacturing.
• Always ensure good housekeeping of plant.
• 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 production line efficiencies are maintained.
• Ensure set targets of Key Performance Indicators are met (Overall Equipment Effectiveness, Volume, etc.).

Education and Experience

• Minimum of OND in Engineering or Sciences.
• Minimum of 3 years of work experience.

Knowledge, Skills & Attitude:

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