Job Vacancies at Olam Nigeria Limited

Job Description

At Olam, we are looking for a highly diligent individual who specializes in quality to understand customer expectation and translate them into company quality norms. The individual will play a key role in outlining quality standards and developing quality control processes. The incumbent will ensure compliance to quality norms, policies, and procedures of the company. The objective is to cultivate a culture of consistent quality with zero defect in collaboration with all stakeholders by continually developing, planning and implementing quality systems & processes and training of plant personnel. 

Key Deliverables

Strategic Effectiveness

• Develop, plan and implement quality systems to meet food safety standards in line with GFSI guidelines.

• Build control systems to comply with food safety requirements including PRPs. Design and deploy audit processes (factory, market, warehouse, etc.).

• Conducting root cause analysis for deviations. Develop and implement a corrective action plan where needed. Regularly review compliance status for all quality-related observations and lead the process of sharing views with all stakeholders for implementation/closure of the open audit points.

• Continuously improve quality awareness and standards including sensory evaluation of raw materials, intermediates, and finished goods.

• Closely interact with other functions including R&D, manufacturing, and sourcing to effectively collaborate and seek their inputs on improvement/development of quality systems and processes.

• Setup, maintain and operate laboratory to meet all requirements of testing of incoming, in-process and finished goods consistently.

• Coordination with external laboratories and external calibration agencies for all other testing requirements.

• Support improvement programs on vendor quality. 

Operational Effectiveness

• Develop and train the team to improve the effectiveness of the implementation of best practices in all areas of work.

• Identify learning needs of team members and personnel critical to food safety to enhance skills.

• Develop and maintain a motivated team.

• Plan and conduct training for all plant personnel on food safety and personal hygiene.

• Classify and process consumer feedback through interaction with customers and stakeholders.

• Advice immediate/short/long term action plan through the internal web-based systems to address customer issues promptly and maintain excellent customer satisfaction ratings.

• Assist in the investigation of quality-related matters, including coordination with other stakeholders and vendors.

• Review and report compliance status for identified risks.

• Report and track all business risk related to quality non-conformances and escalations.

• Report to all concerned stakeholders on business risk in this area.

• Liaison with statutory, regulatory and government agencies.

• Assist in commissioning and start-up of new projects and conduct IQ, OQ, PQ for new equipment installations.

• Validate quality aspects during scale-up trials including travel test and share trial reports to all stakeholders to ensure that all new products are developed and scaled up to meet quality norms.

• Develop new ways of working that would be cost-effective and be within the budget and quality requirements.

• Develop appropriate tracking mechanism to report progress on a daily/weekly/fortnightly /monthly/quarterly and annualized basis on outcomes of the implementation of quality plans.

Organizational Effectiveness

Requirements

• Thorough knowledge of food safety systems, GMP, GLP, auditing, compliance, training, food testing (including sensory), basic regulatory knowledge.

• Excellent communication skills, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, assertiveness, negotiating capability.

• A masters degree in Food Technology or an M. Sc. In Food Science.

• 10-15 years of experience in the food industry.

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Job Description

• The HR Head will lead and manage the entire gamut of HR for the AFP business in Olam Agri Nigeria.
• The business consists of sales and commercial teams, procurement, supply chain teams, and 2 manufacturing sites in Kaduna and in Ilorin, apart from the Day Old Chick (DOC) business which is also based out of Kaduna.
• The incumbent has to have a strong focus on providing HR leadership, running HR processes seamlessly, building mechanisms to drive performance management, build employee engagement, coaching and development of employees, maintaining harmonious IR and compliance. The role requires building a strong relationship with multiple stakeholders.

Requirements

• Graduates / Postgraduates from a reputed institute with at least 15 years of relevant work experience in HR leadership roles. Professional Qualification in HR would be desirable.
• 10+ years’ experience managing a teams complimented with effective team management experience.
• Partner with the leadership to understand business environment and work priorities to develop and execute innovative solutions.
• Strong knowledge of managing Human Resources in manufacturing setup with experience in industrial relations, compliance and labor laws.
• Proven HR experience with a demonstrated track record and good knowledge of employment laws and employment regulatory practices.
• Develop strong labour policies, manage employee engagement, and devise effective HR personnel policies for factory operations.
• Successfully develop strong employee relations and manage dispute resolutions involving unions.
• Exposure to employee engagement surveys and various actions taken to build an engaged workforce.
• Drive learning and oversee the L&D programs across the business in partnership with the L&D COE.
• Review and oversee the talent acquisition requirement across the business in partnership with the Talent Acquisition COE.
• The roles require travel to manufacturing sites and other upcountry locations for around 15 days in a month.
• Ability to build strategic partnerships. Build relationships internally and externally. Collaborates across the organization to maximize outcomes.
• Able to communicate at all levels. Seen as a champion of the business goals and employee development.

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Job Description
Designation - Day Miller:

• Responsible for efficient daily milling activities to assure operations are optimized.
• The primary activities of this position include the operation of the milling process, prioritizing and assigning proactive and reactive milling maintenance, troubleshooting milling issues and maintaining quality product output.
• The role also includes activities like repairing day planning, procuring needed milling materials, controlling spare parts inventory for rolls, sifters, purifiers, and other milling equipment.
• This is a people management position and requires managing hands-on training for new and existing millers, ensuring best practice execution and performing work quality checks.
• A keen understanding of costs and a business acumen to ensure profitability is critical for the position.

Strategic Effectiveness:

• Ensure all areas operate efficiently within agreed financial budgets.
• Purchase of all materials necessary to maintain efficient production – ensuring availability and cost-effectiveness of the purchase process.
• Handling and packaging of animal feed products and aqua feed-based products
• Control stock levels of both raw materials and finished products. Optimize inventory for efficiency in working capital deployment
• Ensure efficient response to product specifications and volume requirements (in line with forecasts and new product development)
• Maintain and monitor production in respect of output yield/extraction capacity against set targets – exceed the targets
• Continually analyse output for variances and effectively manage negative variance.

Operational Effectiveness:

• Implement work environment safety guidelines - ensure the health and safety of all subordinates within company guidelines and current legislation
• Regularly monitor the entire operations. Hold regular health and safety meetings as chairman of the site committee
• Implement agreed on recommendations from the annual contracted audits, reduce audit observations.
• Ensure all functional managers are aware of the correct codes of practice, both statutory and advisory, that govern accepted standards of safe operation at all premises
• Ensure production plant produces minimal dust and noise both internally and externally
• Build a structured site inspection and employee training plan, ensure effective implementation of the same.
• Ensure full employee awareness of safe working practices and their role in maintaining the required standards.

Organizational Effectiveness:

• Vendor management, contracts and cost control for routine services like cleaning, refuse disposal, gardening, and other routine services
• Discuss the costs and performance with external contractors to ensure cheap yet quality service, explore innovative approaches to improve delivery.
• Ensure perimeter and yard areas are well maintained, build an aesthetically pleasing workplace
• Maintain and administer all personnel records and systems relating to employees (excluding records of sickness, absenteeism and holidays, recorded in the general office)
• Coordinate with managers to ensure the safekeeping of all company agreements and financial instruments
• Encourage excellent communication across plant workplace through team briefing, formal and informal discussions. Use multi-channel communication for better outcomes.
• Coordinate with managers to identify personnel training needs. Actively promote training and personal development on site
• Exhibit a flexible approach to working, explore new possibilities.
• Performance of other management tasks may be required for the wellbeing and advancement of the business

Requirements

• The candidate should have proven experience in production, milling operations role in flour/feed products, and managed large independent operations 
• Excellent people management skills and should be able to lead a diversified team of different nationalities and skillsets.
• Communicate and interface with all levels of the organization and external agencies/contacts including statutory bodies
• Demonstrate ability to manage multiple activities concurrently (Multitasking).