Technical Head, Pasta at Olam Agri

Olam Agri is a market-leading, differentiated food, feed, and fiber agri-business with a global origination footprint, processing capabilities, and deep understanding of market needs built over 33 years. With a strong presence in high-growth emerging markets and products across grains & oilseeds, animal feed & protein, rice, edible oils, specialty grains & seeds, cotton, wood products, rubber and commodity financial services.

Olam Agri is at the heart of global food and agri-trade flows with more than 40 million MT in volume traded annually. Focused on transforming food, feed and fiber for a more sustainable future, it aims at creating value for customers, enabling farming communities to prosper sustainably, and strive for a food-secure future.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Technical Head, Pasta

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full time

Job Description

• Overseeing the technical operations, manufacturing, quality and R&D of pasta manufacturing units across Nigeria.
• Develop new technology for, pasta, cereals based products, Handling, cleaning, extracting, treating, and packaging
• Managing Turnkey projects from the raw-material handling, processing, treatments, and packaging
• Provide direct leadership for day-to-day technical activities for company’s commercial product manufacturing i.e., trouble shooting, process changes and improvements, new manufacturing technology implementation etc.
• Technological support & Collaborate with the engineering department to develop new equipment and machines.
• In-depth exposure in handling new project expansions (brown /green field)
• Leads the of a culture development and embedding of risk-based continuous improvement and operational excellence within manufacturing.
• Product Development Module to facilitate modification of existing products
• Ensure the health and safety of all subordinates within company guidelines and current legislation.
• Ensure all functional management 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 causes the minimum of dust and noise both internally and externally.

Key Deliverables

• Research & Development
• Quality and consistency of finished products.
• Innovation Deployment & Project Management.
• Seeking continuous operational improvement.
• Effective management of raw material, intermediate and finished product stock levels.
• Site Hygiene.
• Health and Safety.
• Direct management and motivation of production team.
• New projects and greenfield  & brown field projects
• Technical due diligence and turning around the pasta plant

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Food Science
• 15-20 years of Experience
• Pasta manufacturing experience preferred, with previous experience in managing large scale operations and implementing behaviour based safety programs
• Demonstrate strategic planning experience
• Strong organizational skills, including experience managing multiple high-priorities simultaneously
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Effective written and verbal communication skills

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.