Technical Manager - Consumer Goods at Hays Nigeria

Location: Ikorodu, Lagos

Job Description

• Experienced Technical Manager within the Food Processing Industry.
• Experienced Technical Manager, in food manufacturing required for our client part of a multinational consumer goods company, who manufacture and distribute some of the most iconic brands in Nigeria.
• They operate across a number of sectors including food & Nutrition.
• Together with a JV partner they have developed a range of edible cooking oils providing high quality products from plantation to consumer, refined locally in their world class palm oil refinery in Lagos.
• The main purpose of the role is the management and administration of all technical aspects of their factory

Key Duties

• Assess/monitor and continuously improve the material yields and manufacturing standards
• Develop a program to improve the technical capabilities of the production team
• Lead the innovation implementation on the site, looking for best options of design to process manufacturing
• Supervise the the development and maintenance of a quality regime in the factory, leading to ISO 9001 accreditation
• Manage the quality teams responsible to deliver quality control and quality assurance on the site
• Reduce variability of manufacturing processes and minimise the conversion cost through close monitoring
• Develop build and make available in the organisation the product, process and packaging expertise relevant to the asset base
• Ensure that products meet all technical legislation and registration processes
• Manage the OSHE teams responsible to deliver Occupational Health, Safety and Environment results
• Develop TPM programme and support the operations in the implementation of TPM
• Ensure compliance with relevant QMS, Food Safety, OHS & EMS policies and procedures

Knowledge, Skills And Experience

• B.Sc Degree in Engineering with a Diploma in Production management
• Computer literate in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Minimum of 10 years working experience 4 of which must be in a similar role
• Experienced in a manufacturing food processing environment
• First point of contact for regulatory authorities checking compliance with product and environmental legislation