Plant Manager 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: Plant Manager

Location: Ilorin, Kwara

Job Description

• The role is responsible for managing day to day activities of the plant including production processing quality engineering projects and QEHS.
• Knowledge of food safety management systems such as HACCP FSSC BRC ISO 14000 and experience in managing industrial relations is required.

Strategic Effectiveness
Produce and deliver products:

• Manage daily production operations
• Ensure adherence to quality systems
• Resolve process and system issues.

Production cost optimization:

• Analyze variances and implement corrective actions
• Monitor OEEs wastages and conversion costs:

QEHS:

• Lead QEHS initiatives and partner with the central quality team
• Implement sustainable systems to improve performance

Engineering and projects:

• Apply best maintenance practices to improve OEE
• Control maintenance and repair costs
• Deliver projects within scope cost and timelines.

Cost efficiency programs:

• Lead cost saving and continuous improvement initiatives
• Identify opportunities and execute cross-functional projects.

Industrial relations:

• Lead IR discussions and negotiate with unions
• Maintain industrial discipline and enhance labor productivity.

Budgeting and cost control:

• Prepare and manage budgets for labor energy materials maintenance and other plant overheads.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in plant management and project activities with strong team management exposure
• Minimum 15 to 20 years of experience in a leading FMCG company with an engineering degree from a reputed institution
• Experience in biscuits wafers and bakery manufacturing is preferred.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.