PTK Consulting Limited - We are a long established and well respected HR consulting firm with office in Lagos.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Head of Operations / Food Technologist
Location: Lagos Mainland, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Responsibilities
As a Head food technologist / Head of Production, you'll need to:
- Modify existing products and processes and develop new ones
- Check and improve safety and quality control procedures in your own and suppliers' factories, from the raw material stage through to the finished product
- Research current consumer markets and latest technologies to develop new product concepts
- Select raw materials and other ingredients from suppliers
- Prepare product costing based on raw materials and manufacturing costs to ensure profitable products
- Audit suppliers or manage internal audits
- Run trials of new products - either alongside or together with product development
- Coordinate launches of new products
- Deal with any customer complaint investigations or product issues
- Compile, check and approve product specifications and labelling
- Undertake long-term projects with other departments, such as reducing waste by improving efficiency
- Work on packaging innovation and technology
- Conduct experiments and produce sample products
- Design the processes and machinery for making products with a consistent flavour, colour and texture in large quantities
- Build relationships with suppliers and customers
- Ensure products are profitable.
Depending on the sector you work in, you may also do the following additional tasks:
In Food Manufacturing:
- Develop the ability to repeat processes to ensure consistency and safety
- Liaise with technical and commercial colleagues in procurement, sales, technical services and marketing and distribution, and with official food inspection and hygiene agencies (this takes up a considerable proportion of time on the manufacturing side)
- Work with engineering and production to develop solutions to production issues, while maintaining food safety.
Qualifications
Qualified candidate must have relevant Degree (B.Tech or HND) in the following areas:
- Food, Nutrition and Health
- Food Safety and Quality Management
- Food Science / Technology.
Experience:
- 8 - 10 years relevant work experience.
Salary
N200,000 - N300,000 Monthly.
Application Closing Date
28th February, 2022.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV to: [email protected] using "Head of Operations / Food Technologist" as the subject of the email.
Note: Applicants must have experince in the food processing company and working in similar capacity.
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