Continual Improvement Officer at Life Flour Mill Limited

Life Flour is a premium flour developed to withstand the handling in your bakeries and we work on continuous improvement of our flour in order to meet the ever increasing demand of our customers. Life Flour Mill Ltd has a strong in house quality team, lead by our Quality Assurance Manager, assuring at all times that the Flour is meeting the High Life Flour Standard and operating in accordance to the regulatory standards applicable in Nigeria. We provide full technical support service throughout the country to all our customers and prospects. Our technical bakers will visit you in your bakery, to test, support and advise. We will not only validate processes but also where required advise on improvements both technical as well as process.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Continual Improvement Officer

Location: Sapele, Delta
Department: Operations / Operational Excellence
Reports To: Operations Manager / CI Lead

Job Purpose

• To support the implementation of Continuous Improvement (CI) and Kaizen initiatives across operations in a flour manufacturing factory by assisting with process improvement activities, data collection and analysis, workshops, audits, and performance reporting.
• This role is designed as a developmental position to build foundational skills in Lean principles, Kaizen methodologies, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Support CI and Kaizen initiatives across production and support functions.
• Participate in Gemba walks, improvement workshops, and CI projects.
• Observe and document processes, identifying waste and inefficiencies.
• Collect and analyse operational data (downtime, waste, output).
• Assist with CI reporting and simple Excel dashboards.
• Support application of CI tools (5S, Standard Work, basic problem-solving).
• Assist with CI training, communication, meetings, and audits.
• Track improvement actions and support governance activities.

Key Performance Indicators

• Participation in CI projects
• Quality and timeliness of CI data and reports
• Support for 5S audits and improvement actions
• Learning progress in CI tools

Minimum Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Science, Milling Technology, or related discipline.
• Experience: 0–2 years’ manufacturing or operations experience 

Skills & Competencies:

• Interest in Continuous Improvement and Lean concepts
• Basic problem-solving skills
• Microsoft Excel (basic–intermediate)
• Good communication, teamwork, and learning mindset.

Career Development
Provides a pathway to CI Coordinator or CI Analyst roles.

Application Closing Date
15th May, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: lfm_recruitment@lifeflourgroup.com using "Application – Continual Improvement Officer" as the subject of the mail.