Shift Miller at Olam Agri


Olam Agri is a market-leading, differentiated food, feed, and fiber agri-business with a global origination footprint, processing capabilities, and deep understanding of market needs built over 33 years. With a strong presence in high-growth emerging markets and products across grains & oilseeds, animal feed & protein, rice, edible oils, specialty grains & seeds, cotton, wood products, rubber and commodity financial services.

Olam Agri is at the heart of global food and agri-trade flows with more than 40 million MT in volume traded annually. Focused on transforming food, feed and fiber for a more sustainable future, it aims at creating value for customers, enabling farming communities to prosper sustainably, and strive for a food-secure future.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

 

Job Title: Shift Miller

Location: Ilorin, Kwara
Function: MATS
Sub-Function: Plant Operations

Job Description

  • To manage an efficient, safe site producing finished products that fulfil the requirements of our customers at least cost/maximum financial benefits.

Key Deliverables

  • Quality and consistency of finished products.
  • Mill performance.
  • Site Hygiene.
  • Site Condition.
  • Health and Safety.
  • Direct management and motivation of production team.
  • Seeking continuous operational improvement.
  • Effective management of raw material, intermediate and finished product stock levels.
  • Cost control (notably labour, energy, maintenance).

Responsibilities
Production Unit:

  • Defining and agreeing job responsibilities with all subordinates. 
  • Setting targets and monitoring performance (formally and informally) of all responsible personnel.
  • Maintain the welfare and morale of staff and their subordinates.
  • Control stock levels (through line managers/supervisors) of both raw materials and finished products to ensure efficient response to product specifications and volume requirements (in line with forecasts and new product development) can be made.
  • Maintain and monitor production in respect of output yield/extraction capacity against set targets.  React to variances.
  • Ensure (through line managers) efficient maintenance of all plant and buildings under remit. (This will include use of a preventative maintenance scheme to ensure minimum breakdown times on any processes.
  • Enforce discipline and effect dismissals as necessary within the guidelines of the company disciplinary procedure and employment legislation.
  • Selection and appointment of new staff.
  • Ensure all areas operate efficiently within agreed financial budgets.  To seek continual improvement.

General Responsibilities:

  • Manage external contractors in a cost effective manner for cleaning, refuse disposal, gardening and other routine services.  Seek to challenge their costs and performance to ensure cheap yet quality service.
  • Ensure perimeter and yard areas are well maintained.
  • To encourage good communication through the plant workplace, through Team Briefing, formal and informal discussions.
  • Through managers identify personnel training needs.  Actively promote training and personal development on site.  (Costs to be controlled within agreed budgets).
  • All managers are expected to exhibit a flexible approach to working and the performance of other management tasks may be required for the well being and advancement of the business.
  • Through managers, maintain and administer all personnel records and systems relating to employees (excluding records of sickness, absenteeism and holidays, recorded in the General Office).
  • Through respective managers, ensure the safe keeping of all company agreements, financial instruments etc.

Requirements

  • B.Tech / BE Degree from reputed institute.
  • 5 - 6 Years of work experience with relevant exposure in handling multiple milling lines.

 

How to Apply
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