Head of Production at a Food Processing Company - PTK Consulting Limited

PTK Consulting Limited - Our client, a Food Processing company, is recruiting suitable candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head of Production

Location: Lagos Mainland, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Brief

• Our client is recruiting for a competent Head of Production. The ideal candidates must currently be working in a food processing company-Flour Products.

Responsibilities
As 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
  • Good Science / Technology
• 7 - 10 years work experience.

Salary
N300,000 - N400,000 monthly

Application Closing Date
24th February, 2022.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using "Head of Production-Food Industry" as the subject of the mail.

Note: Only qualified candidates would be invited for interview Next week.