Job Description

Business Information

We are one of the leading animal feed and day‑old chick producers in Nigeria. We operate some of the country’s largest poultry feed mills and day‑old chick facilities in Kaduna State and Kwara State. Our aqua feed plant is the first of its kind in Sub‑Saharan Africa and operates alongside a poultry feed mill. Together, these facilities support the growing poultry and aquaculture sectors across Nigeria.

In Vietnam, our feed mill in Mekong Delta service selected fish species with world-class product quality and technology and have established leading brands like Ecotra, Song Fish, Redcrown, and Royalgrow.

To strengthen and expand our animal feed and protein capabilities in West Africa, while generating synergies with its wheat milling business in Senegal we recently acquired Avisen SARL a major suppliers of feed, with its facility located in Rufisque producing over 100,000 metric tons (MT) of feed annually.

For more information please visit: Animal Feed | Bulk Chicken Feed & Fish Feed| Olam Agri

The role is responsible for managing an efficient and safe site that produces finished products meeting customer requirements at the lowest cost while maximizing financial benefits

Key Deliverables

• Quality and consistency of finished products
• Mill performance
• Continuous operational improvement
• Effective management of raw material intermediate and finished product stock levels
• Cost control across labor energy and maintenance
• Site hygiene
• Site condition
• Health and safety
• Direct management and motivation of the production team

Responsibilities - Production Unit

• Define and agree job responsibilities with subordinates set targets and monitor performance formally and informally
• Maintain staff welfare and morale
• Enforce discipline and carry out dismissals as required within company procedures and employment legislation
• Select and appoint new staff
• Ensure all areas operate efficiently within approved financial budgets and drive continual improvement
• Control stock levels of raw materials and finished products through supervisors to respond to product specifications and volume requirements
• Monitor production output yield and extraction capacity and act on variances
• Ensure efficient maintenance of all plant and buildings through preventive maintenance programs to minimize breakdowns

General Responsibilities

• Manage external contractors for cleaning waste disposal gardening and other services in a cost effective manner while ensuring quality
• Maintain perimeter and yard areas in good condition
• Through managers maintain and administer personnel records excluding sickness absenteeism and holiday records
• Ensure safe keeping of company agreements financial documents and related records
• Promote strong communication across the plant through team briefings and discussions
• Identify training needs through managers and support staff development within budget
• Demonstrate flexibility in performing additional management tasks required for business growth

Requirements

• BTech or BE from a reputed institute
• 5+ years of relevant experience in handling milling lines.

Olam Agri s an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, nationality, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Applicants are requested to complete all required steps in the application process including providing a resume/CV in order to be considered for open roles.