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British American Tobacco Graduate and Non-Graduate recruitment, July 2017


British American Tobacco (www.bat.com) is a market leading, global organisation with a long, established history and a bright and dynamic future. Thanks to our people we have continued to deliver growth and exceed expectations in an increasingly complex and challenging marketplace. Our aim is to become the leading tobacco company in each of our markets by providing excellent products with confidence and responsibility expected of global consumer brands. If you have the talent and motivation to help us succeed you’ll find we are equally committed to helping you reach your full potential too. We are recruiting to fill the vacant positions below:   Job Title: Executive Assistant to Operations Director Job Number: 17234BR Location: Ibadan, Oyo Appointment type: Permanent Job purpose and Key Deliverables

  • To provide comprehensive and proactive support to the Operations Director on a wide range of complex tactical and administrative tasks whilst prioritizing and taking personal responsibility for all activities to enhance effectiveness.
  • This role will also be responsible for executing defined work projects of moderate complexity
Key Accountabilities Business
  • Manage the work schedule (electronic calendars, visits and work plans) for the Operations Director as required.
  • collates and share the Area calendar with contributions received from all other functions before year end and ensure all meetings align with the Regional calendar.
  • Manage and reconcile all outstanding expenses on the director’s vendor account with reasonable business justification for successful approval
  • Develop and implement reports, memos and other analysis and communication materials for internal and external use using the Microsoft office suite (Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
  • Co-ordinate top leadership meetings, internal and external engagements, conferences (local and global), workshops and team-build events with professionalism and a high level of competency.
  • Responsible for organising extensive global travel arrangements (transportation, hotels and visas) as required.
  • Organize monthly breakfast sessions between employees and the Ops Director, send out minutes of the meeting and follow up on actions
  • Perform routine transactions such as cash advance, expense statements and retirements as required
  • Purchase and maintain office supplies inventories for the office of the director Prepare POs for other vendors
  • Respond to emails and all incoming correspondence
  • Prepare complex presentations and briefings
  • Support all visitors coming into the factory on business meeting or machine installation by making transportation and accommodation arrangement.
  • Provide other Administrative support as required.
People
  • Effectively interface with the Executive Assistants of the West Africa Area Leadership Team to achieve targets
  • Develop self through training, learning and development opportunities
  • Identify areas for improvement and execute improvement plans as required.
  • Develop good working relationship across the Area with all the Operations Managers.
Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply     Job Title: Production Engineering Manager Job Number: 17222BR Location: Ibadan, Oyo Appointment type: Permanent Job purpose and Key Deliverables
  • To implement a strategy for the continual improvement of factory performance in terms of efficiency and quality, in line with customer requirements.
  • To lead, manage and develop the key production support functions of Process Engineering, Maintenance and Sub Assembly Control and Repair.
  • To champion the philosophy of continuous improvement across all areas of the business and to encourage others to adopt techniques available to drive this
Essential Requirements
  • Process Engineering; ensure key site wide performance and quality issues are identified, targeted and systematically reduced or eliminated so as to improve factory performance and reduce waste.
  • This will involve all they key generic elements of the manufacturing process; machine, materials, people, method and environment
  • Effectively manages the department’s expenditure and assets within the agreed budget
  • Responsible for ancillary production equipment (e.g. change over kits) and related operating procedures
  • To effectively represent customer (production) needs in Engineering projects, ensuring requirements/ acceptance criteria are fully understood
  • Continuous improvement of production performance.
  • Drives together with Production managers the identification of improvement opportunities, prioritizes them based on impact on production plan and ensures development of action plans and their implementation.
  • Leads the development of maintenance processes in order to find the optimum levels of corrective, preventative and predictive maintenance and the optimum method of delivery of these maintenance types.
  • Ensuring EH&S policies and procedures are adhered to within Process Engineering
Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply     Job Title: Process Engineer Job Number: 15607BR Location: Ibadan, Oyo Appointment type: Permanent Job purpose and Key Deliverables
  • This position is in charge of monitoring process parameters and performing process improvement studies.
  • It is expected that job holder should create and lead teams that carry out all improvement activities in the department. Conversion cost, tobacco and WMS waste and utilisation are the main topics.
Essential Requirements
  • B.Eng in any Engineering Discipline. Additional qualifications will be an advantage
  • At least 5 years experience in a production company
Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply       Job Title: R & RS Supervisor Job Number: 17274BR Location: Ibadan Appointment type: Permanent Job Purpose and Key Deliverables
  • To ensure that spare parts are readily available to support manufacturing requirements in PMD, SMD, Engineering and other user departments.
  • Ensure effective management and improvement of all R&RS core processes such as ordering, receipts, storage, issuance, documentation, SAP postings and reporting
Essential Requirements The role requires a good level of education equivalent to BSc. or HND level in Engineering or any Numeric discipline with a minimum of two (2) years working experience in a fairly large FMCG Store and a good knowledge of inventory management. • Very good knowledge of SAP software • Good numerical and analytical skills. • Proficient in MS Excel, PowerPoint and Word. • Good leadership and interpersonal skills. • Good communications skills both in written and oral English language Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply     Job Title: Enginering Utilities-Electrical Job Number: 17279BR Location: Ibadan Appointment type: Permanent Job Purpose and Key Deliverables This work involves the controlling, operating or maintaining of Engineering/Utilities machines within the Engineering Department in order to support the manufacturing department to manufacture products on time and in full according to specified quality standards and at optimum cost. Essentail Requirements
  • City & Guilds of London Institute Full Technology Certificate or National Diploma Certificate in Electrical Engineering.
  • BSc/HND in Electrical Engineering will be an added advantage
  • Operate and ensure the Utilities/Engineering equipment are maintained in accordance to the standard operating procedures in order to continuously make the equipment to be 100% available according to standard maintenance practices in all or multiple equipment layout within the department/factory in meeting customers need
Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply     Job Title: Engineering Utilities - Mechanical Job Number: 17280BR Location: Ibadan Appointment type: Permanent Job Purpose and Key Deliverables This work involves the controlling, operating or maintaining of Engineering/Utilities machines within the Engineering Department in order to support the manufacturing department to manufacture products on time and in full according to specified quality standards and at optimum cost. Essentail Requirements
  • City & Guilds of London Institute Full Technology Certificate or National Diploma Certificate in Mechanical Engineering.
  • BSc/HND in Mechanical Engineering will be an added advantage
  • Operate and ensure the Utilities/Engineering equipment are maintained in accordance to the standard operating procedures in order to continuously make the equipment to be 100% available according to standard maintenance practices in all or multiple equipment layout within the department/factory in meeting customers need
Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply     Job Title: Generator Technician Job Number: 17304BR Location: Ibadan Appointment type: Permanent Job Purpose and Key Deliverables A Generator Technician job necessitates performing highly skilled maintenance, installation, repair and trouble-shooting work involved with generator systems(CAT generators). Work involves technical application of generator motors and transfer switch principles. Duties and Responsibilities • Reports to Utilities Manager • Performs maintenance on standby generator and transfer switches • Operates power hand tools and other specialized electrical equipment. • Reads and comprehends generator diagrams. • May do other work incidental to maintenance. • Enhancing up to date knowledge on new products, procedures, services and tools by attending departmental and training meetings. • Must maintain the highest degree of professionalism so that responsibilities are completed • Sustained high degree of care and awareness required to prevent injuries to others. • Concentrated effort required to effect cost savings • Collaborate with other members of Utilities team Skills and Specifications • Specialized knowledge to analyze and solve complex generator repair issues • Demonstrate abilities to manage contractors • Effective time management, organization and multi-tasking skills. • Good communication skills in writing and verbal. • Must be a good team player and should be able to work well under pressure. Education and Training • Diploma in Electrical/mechanical engineering • Advance training operation and maintenance of CAT Generator sets • Computer literate • Presentation skills Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply     Job Title: Transport Service Centre Manager Job Number: 17221BR Location: Ibadan Appointment type: Permanent Job Purpose and Key Deliverables
  • To develop and manage the implementation of physical Logistics strategies across the area. In doing so, take full Management accountability for Logistics related activities (both Financial and Service) and provide direction to ensure responsiveness to market changes, secure market supply, ensure achievement of optimal utilisation of resources and meet performance targets.
  • To implement policies, procedures and guidelines in line with the Regional Strategic objectives and business focus, culminating in effective management of the key processes in the Integrated Logistics functions within BATWAA.
  • The role holder will ensure that logistics business objectives are achieved and provided to the customers and the factory using the right logistics capabilities. This will include the management of strategic outsource partners such as BAT’s Warehouse partners across West Africa, 3PL Suppliers in Cameroon & Ghana, Distributor in Nigeria via Secondary supply chain. Managing Spare parts vendors via flawless execution of planning and inventory management.
  • Responsible for the execution of Logistics and will focus on the Primary network i.e. BATWAA Operations, but the role will also be responsible for identifying opportunities to link the primary and secondary logistics networks in Nigeria, Ghana & Cameroon.
Essential Requirements
  • Drive the implementation of the regional logistics strategy within BATWAA and share best practice across both the regional logistics community.
  • To be accountable for and manage all Logistics Services in BAT Ghana, BAT Cameroon & Factory Logistics in Nigeria.
  • To provide tactical direction to the logistics services providers in Ghana & Cameroon to enable the delivery of significant savings in transport spend
  • To drive and key change and integration initiatives in logistics to deliver integrated and cost effective logistics solutions across and within the BATWAA transport network.
  • To contribute to the development of the end-to-end supply chain strategy for logistics in BATWAA by driving logistics integration of suppliers, contracts, performance and processes.
  • To support a balanced score card approach to performance measurement with standardised supplier metrics such as OTIF (on time in full, transport cost per mille) and appropriate behaviours in BATWAA to obtain unified performance measures and consistent high level of service.
  • To fully understand TM&D’s (Secondary supply chain) business requirements and translate this into required logistics capabilities for integration
  • To drive compliance to BAT EHS policies and procedures in all the Warehouses and Logistics operations
  • To embrace a leadership style that enables alignment across the end to end supply chain (operations, commercial / end market, supply, demand, finance, security etc) in BATWAA.
  • To build change capability across the local logistics community, the suppliers and logistics by demonstrating awareness, listening and proactive change impact / risk management.
  • To drive a culture whereby absolute control of the Logistics process is of paramount importance.
  • To lead the engagement with all internal and external bodies in all aspects of Logistics compliance.
  • To ensure a culture of trust and partnership/collaboration is always maintained with the relevant 3PLs.
  • To provide training, development and coaching of direct report
  • To own the executional interface with 3rd party logistics service providers, for all factory logistics activities, in BAT Ghana & Cameroon
  • To manage the performance of the Transportation Service Centre working within BATWAA looking into factory logistics, BAT Ghana logistics & BAT Cameroon logistics
  • To ensure contractual commitments of the suppliers are delivered and exceeded, managed via clearly defined governance structure (target, performance, support).
  • To manage the integrity of the Logistics process and system and compliance aspects with providers of 3rd party Logistics services
  • To ensure contracts are completed for all relevant agreements and that SLA’s (Service Level Agreements) have been agreed with the relevant business owner.
  • Monitor and report performance of the suppliers and use the information for benchmarking the logistics process against the best and other OPCO’s to improve performance.
Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply     Job Title: Finished Goods Warehouse Assistant Job Number: 17243BR Location: Ibadan, Oyo Appointment type: Permanent Job Purpose and Key Deliverables  
  • He shall be responsible for the management of receiving and storage of all wrapping materials both inbound and outbound.
  • He shall ensure that right materials and right quantity are supplied to production via Seven Day Store.
  • He shall understand and fulfil requirement for critical goods and services.
Essential Requirements Operational/Technical/Professional Results:
  • Management of Records in the Warehouse.
  • Maintenance of proper storage of all company stocks in the warehouse, effective receipts of stock and despatch to external/internal customers, avoidance of loss, damage or write- offs.
  • Enforcement of compliance with BAT EHS/EMS guidelines in all the warehouse activities.
  • Minimisation of cost through effective use of resources.
  • Produce error-free month-end report after stocktaking and reconciliation for all warehouses.
  • Ensure that the procedure for receiving incoming materials from the supplier and its supplies for seven days store are strictly adhered to.
  • Carry out SAP inter-warehouse transfer from WI (Wrapping Material Store) to 7I (Seven Day Sore) and (Bonded warehouse).
  • Confirm daily FGS SAP inter-warehouse transfer and reconcile with the physical stock in the warehouse.
  • Prepare weekly stock status report for Warehouse, Bonded warehouse & other external warehouses
  • Ensure No Scan No Move
  • Ensure that the method of First-In First-Out (FIFO) is strictly adhered to.
  • Ensure close monitoring of all materials within the stipulated shelf-life.
  • Ensure reduction in truck demurrage cost due to waiting time in the factory.
  • Utilisation of truck and all equipment in other to meet OTIF.
  • Liaising with Planning and Import desk for full visibility of inbound materials.
Leadership Results:
  • Provide purposeful leadership to enhance effective skill development of subordinate for high performance and career enhancement.
  • Develop self and team member in achieving the quality objective of the warehouse.
Management Results:
  • Proactive action on feedback to improve warehouse processes.
  • Team management cutting across warehouse and other internal/external stake holders.
Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply     Job Title: Local Leaf Supply Planner Job Number: 16300BR Location: Ibadan Appointment type: Permanent Job Purpose and key Deliverables
  • British American Tobacco has an exciting opportunity for a Local Leaf Supply Planner to join our team in Ibadan.
The role holder will:
  • Ensure availability of Leaf and Local wrapping materials required to meet approved stock duration's and production for BAT WAA are achieved.
  • Ensure that requisitions are processed for OTIF procurement of Leaf and WMS.
  • Effectively implement the SLA with GLP (Global Leaf Pool) thereby ensuring that approved stock duration's are maintained at all times.
  • Develop adequate tracking for leaf from ordering to delivery in the warehouses.
  • Maintain adequate relationship with Suppliers (GLP) and other stakeholders.
  • Provide up to date management information on trends and events to enhance rapid decision making within leaf function.
  • Effectively manage total pipeline inventory to keep the cash flow within budget.
  • Provide up to date management information on trends and events to enhance rapid decision making within planning function.
  • To ensure that new products or material changes are effected with minimal Leaf & Local wrapping materials write off and delivered OTIF.
  • Plan effectively for new materials and provide clear visibility of progress and deviations to management.
Essential Requirements
  • The job holder should be a graduate in Science related courses and at least 3 years experience gained in a supply chain planning manufacturing environment (Preferably FMCG Company)
  • Essential knowledge of planning
  • Working SAP System Knowledge - MM, PP & SD Modules
  • Working understanding of MRP/ERP principle.
  • Understanding of Factory constraints and complexities.
  • Product Knowledge and New product introduction impact on materials planning
  • Excellent analytical skills.
  • Flexibility and adaptability to change.
  • Ability to make informed decisions with best information available.
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills to be able to identify and solve problems.
  • In depth understanding of inventory management principles and how other functions are related to it
  • Good presentation skills.
  How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply     Job Title: Material Handling Equipment Technician Job number: 17303BR Location: Ibadan Appointment Type: Permanent Job purpose and key deliverables
  • To implement strategies for the day-to-day operation and maintenance of Mechanical Handling Equipment of the factory site. To provide Electro-mechanical Engineering support services for the Forklifts, Tractors, Cranes, Chain Blocks and Trailers.
Essential Requirements
  • Implementation of the planned maintenance of Forklifts, Tractors and Cranes
  • Ensure Mechanical Handling Services are provided to user-department in timely, right quantity and quality at the factory regulated requirements.
  • Ensure mechanical breakdown / maintenance on utilities equipment are carried out timely without interruption in production processes.
  • Ensure prompt mechanical repairs / maintenance on sundry machines in spare workshops and housing estates
  • Maintenance of Forklift trucks, Cranes and Chain Blocks in mechanical handling
  • Comprehensive records of plant operational performance and maintenance activities carried out are maintained.
  • Inspection of Bought-in spare parts for fork lifts in utilities, Factory and PMD use
  • Generate ideas and proposals that seek to improve on a continuous basis the processes and
  • Systems that will add value to workshop services to factory operations
Desirable Requirements Proficiency as an electrician:
  • A holder of OND / C&G (Full)/ Trade Test I, II & III in Mechanical Engineering with a minimum of 5 years proven experience.
  • Versatility in Mechanical Handling and lifting equipment are essential.
  • Ability to demonstrate relevant experience and professional capabilities
  • Sound understanding of Standard code of practice as it relates to mechanical and electrical materials.
  • Ability to read mechanical/electrical drawings and schematics as it relates to electrical/Mechanical services.
  • Understanding of Quality Inspection and Certification of Electrical/Mechanical fabrication jobs.
  • Basic Knowledge of Costing
How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply