Unilever Nigeria Plc - Our brands are trusted everywhere and, by listening to the people who buy them, we've grown into one of the world's most successful consumer goods companies.
Our portfolio ranges from nutritionally balanced foods to indulgent ice creams, affordable soaps, luxurious shampoos and everyday household care products. We produce world-leading brands including Lipton, Knorr, Dove, Axe, Hellmann's and Omo, alongside trusted local names such as Blue Band, Pureit and Suave.
Unilever Nigeria Plc is recruiting to fill the below position:
Job Position: Microbiologist - Oral Care
Location: Nigeria-Lagos State-Lagos-Oregun - Oral Care
Job Number: 13000A87
Schedule: Full-time
Job Purpose
- To provide information on microbial status on raw and packaging materials & finished products and equipment/hygiene (cleaning and disinfection)
Responsibilities
- Microbial Analysis of raw materials, and finished products and ensure they are not contaminated
- Monitoring of disinfection and sanitization of plant and equipment in the factory.
- Prepares Culturing media for analysis
- Prepare the diluents for dissolving the product samples.
- Collect water samples at different locations daily for culturing.
- Collect batch samples for all products made for microbiology analysis.
- Collect on-line product samples for all SKU produced for microbiology analysis daily.
- Analyze daily all the samples collected and report any out of specification results.
- Document all analysis done
- Check daily for microbial growth on line rejects.
- Analyze all necessary in-bound raw materials.
- Monitoring of disinfection and sanitization of plant and equipment in the factory.
- Weekly check of air microbial load in the production halls and environment
- Take Food handlers swabs weekly for culturing.
- Take readings from the hygrometer weekly and document.
- Monitor all return from trade activities and analyze the products when required.
- Report any non conformance on the shop floor
- Carry out Hygiene audits for the site in terms of Canteen, Factory, Cloak rooms, publishing findings and drawing up action plans for closure of actions.
- Monitor CCPs and ensure conformity to specification.
- Carrying our 3P Audits
Other Duties :
- Do finished products line inspection for assigned lines
- Take minutes and circulate action plans for daily Quality meeting while on duty.
- Ensure that all jobs are done safely, not having negative impact on the environment.
Qualifications
- Minimum of OND SLT or Food tech science with Microbiology exposure/ training.
- I year Experience in a Manufacturing environment.
- Good verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Quality and microbiology training.
Application Closing Date
25th May, 2013
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online