Production Manager at Bovas Lube & Petrochemicals Limited

Bovas Lube & Petrochemicals Limited - We are an indigenous independent petroleum marketing company. Presently, the Company operates One Hundred & Nineteen (119) service stations around the country and has several more under various stages of construction, which are to be delivered at intervals. A Liquefied Petroleum Gas Plant was added to the group in 1995, to cater for the domestic gas customers primarily in the southwestern part of the country with Twenty (20) operational gas skids.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Production Manager

Location: Sagamu, Ogun
Employment Type: Full-time

Summary of Role

• To coordinate and supervise blending and packaging of lube products in the plant.

Responsibilities

• Prepare weekly production schedules
• Provide input into Monthly Production Plans
• Prepare production reports accurately and ensure timely submission
• Furnish Stores Supervisor stock consumption records in approved format, daily, to facilitate the update of stock ledgers.
• Design and produced media kits, course guides and training materials for Production, Technical, Quality Control Team and Distributors, enhancing their understanding of production activities, products features and applications.
• Prepare blend sheet for each batch of lubricants to be produced
• Supervise the Operators and ensure that the approved batch blending process is adhered to always.
• Provide operational support for the warehouse Supervisor in respect of collaging of incoming base oil supply trucks and dipping of base oil storage tanks.
• Reconcile base oil withdrawals and other stocks with the Stores Supervisor daily.
• Ensure that completed blends are sampled, tested and approved by the Laboratory before packaging commences.
• Interface with the Laboratory to obtain the necessary adjustment formula and direct activities for successful correction of failed blends.
• Ensure that containers lined for packaging are clean
• Ensure that containers are stenciled and labelled accurately and neatly
• Ensure that containers are filled accurately
• Ensure that filled containers are handled carefully and are promptly evacuated to the Storage Area.
• Ensure all products are blended, sampled, tested, and filled to the right specification.
• Manage formulation and set specifications for products, including sources for packaging materials, raw materials and finished products.

Requirements

• Degree / HND qualification in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, and Industrial Chemistry.
• 5-8 years experience as a Production Supervisor or Plant Manager in the lubricant industry.
• Candidates with previous work experience in a lubricant industry
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Able to work comfortably in a fast-paced environment
• Applicant must be willing to relocate.

Application Closing Date
15th February, 2022.