Factory Hygienist at Nestle Nigeria Plc

Nestle Nigeria Plc - As the Leading Nutrition Health and Wellness Company, we are committed to enhancing People's lives, everywhere, every day. Infact enhancing lives will influence everything we do together.

A presence in more than 130 countries and factories in more than 80 research centres brings many global benefits. We believe in long term career development and appreciate how challenges and motivation will help you reach your potential. Nestle Nigeria Plc upholds the principle of Non- Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities in its recruitment processes.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Factory Hygienist

Location: Agbara Factory, Ogun
Position Type: Full-Time

Position Summary

• We are currently looking to hire a Factory Hygienist whose responsibilities include to support the factory in specific areas of expertise (e.g.  food safety, HACCP, auditing, hygiene, pest control)

Main Responsibilities
People and know-how:

• Promote quality awareness across the plant. Contribute to competence development of quality professionals across the organisation as a member of the food safety team.

System design:

• Supports the design and update the specific quality procedures, instruction and tools which are directly related to their area of concern.
• Set operational objectives in collaboration with the FS & Hygiene coordinator and Quality Assurance Manager
• Ensures compliance with all hygiene indicators including Pathogen monitoring plan.
• Line release after maintenance, foreign body prevention, intervention and shut down.

Quality mastership:

• Supports the Nestlé Continuous Excellence program in the quest for zero defect, including root cause analysis after incidents (or near misses) and DMAIC.
• Supports activities to achieve compliance with the Nestlé Quality Management System requirements and other applicable instructions and standards.
• Deliver training on hygiene and food safety.

NGMP and Hygiene:

• Promote quality awareness across the plant. Contribute to competence development of quality professionals across the organisation as a member of the food safety team
• Supports the design and update the specific quality procedures, instruction and tools which are directly related to their area of concern.
• Set operational objectives in collaboration with the FS & Hygiene coordinator and Quality Assurance Manager - Ensures compliance with all hygiene indicators including Pathogen monitoring plan.
• Line release after maintenance, foreign body prevention, intervention and shut down
• Supports the Nestlé Continuous Excellence program in the quest for zero defect, including root cause analysis after incidents (or near misses) and DMAIC.
• Supports activities to achieve compliance with the Nestlé Quality Management System requirements and other applicable instructions and standards.
• Deliver training on hygiene and food safety.
• Supports Internal auditing process.

Quality auditing and verification:

• In their specific area of expertise, assess that the Nestlé Quality Management System is in place, and is obtaining expected results in each operating unit.
• Supports Internal auditing process.

What Will Make You Successful?
Academic Experience:

• University graduate or equivalent (preferred Food Science related).
• Minimum of 2 years proven experience in similar field.

Operational Experience:

• Demonstrated competence in their specific field to support business requirements:
• Team member in a factory: Quality, Production Support, Application Group, or, Team member in the quality department of the Market, PTC/R&D, Centre, NRC, NQACs.

Business Experience:

• Experience in successfully implementing quality assurance programs:
• Participating in project teams
• Leading part of a change effort
• Participating in audit teams and/or improvement projects with more senior staff members
• Establishing networks of peers, in markets or factories.

Application Closing Date
22nd May, 2023.