Screen Room Operator at Grand Cereals Limited (GCL)

Grand Cereals Limited (GCL), a subsidiary of UAC of Nigeria PLC, is an integrated foods company whose primary activity is the creation of superior value from local raw materials to produce and deliver superior quality brands in the animal feed, edible oils, breakfast cereals, pet food and other intermediate and consumer cereals products to Nigeria and West Africa markets.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Screen Room Operator

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

Purpose of Job

• Ensure raw materials are thoroughly cleaned of impurities/foreign materials and adequately conditioned for milling.

Key Accountabilities
Production:

• Ensure milled products meet the desired specification.
• Regular inspection of all cleaning equipment (Magnet, Separator, Destoner, etc.) to ensure they are in good working condition.
• Weighing and reporting weight of impurities from individual cleaning equipment.
• Regular validation of equipment effectiveness.

Maintenance:

• Ensure efficient operation of plant and equipment.
• Perform routine operation maintenance of cleaning equipment (Magnet, Separator, Aspirator, Destoner etc.), and replace worn-out screens when necessary.
• Report any identified anomaly to the Shift Supervisor.
• Support technical maintenance.

Quality Assurance:

• Maintain quality assurance to ensure product quality and consistency.
• Ensure conditioned Maize is free of foreign material.
• Ensure adequate water addition during tempering using the water metering chart.
• 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 1 year of work experience

Knowledge, Skills & Attitude:

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

Application Closing Date
24th November, 2021.