Jobs at Olam Nigeria Limited

Key Deliverables

• Designing, developing, supporting, and driving practical innovations and farmers’ programs to promote regenerative agriculture, improve soil health, improve irrigation practices, improve residue management, improve post-harvest losses, and conserve biodiversity around the farm.
• Develop training materials and build internal capacity around technical implementation of regenerative agriculture principles and to effectively transfer knowledge and technology to smallholder farmer supply chains in soy, wheat, and maize supply chains
• Develop holistic approaches through multi-stakeholder platforms and partnerships that positively impact multiple sustainability goals and programs, including livelihoods, food security, ecosystems, and climate
• Work as a core team member for on-farm carbon projects that will be developed using regenerative agriculture practices generating value from emissions reductions, avoided emissions, and carbon removals/sequestration, as well as delivering socio-economic impacts
• Monitoring and reporting relevant risks, progress, and impacts of the farmers’ supply chain programs
• Sustainability-related project management for the Wheat Milling Business Unit on the downstream (Bakers’ program)

Requirements

• A personal passion for sustainable agriculture and food systems
• 8-10+ years in relevant roles, including significant experience working within large organizations, with demonstrable experience in driving the adoption of sustainable agriculture and positive environmental impacts in relevant projects and programs.
• Educational Qualification (Degree or Masters or PhD) /equivalent technical of relevant agriculture/soil science/ environmental science disciplines.
• Outstanding program management and organizational skills, including high team management and goal-setting, team skills development, workflow, and budget management, and a focus on delivering and implementing projects on the ground to scale the impact.
• Experience preferred in relevant agricultural crops and landscapes and a sound appreciation of the human dimensions of rural agriculture, conservation, and development.
• Self-reliance, motivation and willingness to travel and work in remote locations and sometimes challenging circumstances.
• Experience in managing complex projects within a large organisation and in partnership with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience with donors, implementing agencies and partners is desirable

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Job Description

• The Production Manager is tasked with executing the approved plan to meet the production volume, quality, and safety standards for the hazardous plant.
• Coordination with the maintenance department is essential to implement the preventive maintenance plan and minimize process breakdowns.
• Collaboration with the Safety Manager is required for all safety-related production and maintenance issues.
• Alignment with the Technical team and Plant Manager is necessary for following up on improvements and modifications, as well as sharing process variables, issues, and recommendations to ensure safe operations

Principal Accountabilities

• The Production Manager is accountable for safety within the production department, ensuring that the production team and processes comply with safety regulations and norms.
• Align with the Plant Manager to implement the production plan and related actions to meet volume and quality targets for oil and meal.
• Organize material intake details with the shift in charge according to the production plan, and monitor the oil storage area to ensure timely oil transfer with confirmed quantity and quality.
• Ensure that all daily and monthly reports on production, utility consumption, and maintenance downtime are prepared in a timely manner for submission to the Plant Manager.
• Coordinate with the Maintenance Manager to execute all preventive maintenance plans and procure spare parts.
• Monitor daily maintenance reports and collaborate with the maintenance team to ensure optimal performance and minimize plant downtime.
• Ensure continuous development of all team members through training, coaching, and encouragement, with a particular focus on hazardous plant operations, compliance with HSE and GMP standards, and maintaining and improving internal process control, environmental management, and food and employee safety.
• Investigate operational problems, analyze modification proposals from shift supervisors, and assist the Plant Manager in implementing these modifications for smooth operations.
• Develop and periodically review plant SOPs to maintain healthy operations and ensure compliance with all relevant standards.
• Coordinate with the logistics and engineering departments to ensure a minimum stock of plant consumables.

Requirements

• Possess an Engineering Degree, preferably in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering.
• Have a minimum of 10 years of experience as a Production/Process Manager in large Solvent Extraction Plants with a capacity of over 1000 tons per day.
• Experience with modern solvent extraction technology is considered an added advantage.