Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc was incorporated in September 1960 as a private limited liability company, and commenced operations in 1962 with an installed capacity of 600 metric tons per day. The Company was converted to a public limited liability company in 1978, and its shares were subsequently listed on The Nigerian Stock Exchange. In its 54 year history, Flour Mills has remained at the forefront of wheat milling in Nigeria. The Company’s flagship brand, Golden Penny, remains one of the best known and the preferred brands amongst bakers, confectioneries and consumers in Nigeria. Flour Mills has invested over N25billion in milling infrastructure over the last seven years, to maintain its competitive advantage. Today, Flour Mills has a rated milling capacity of over 8,000 metric tons per day, making it one of the largest single site mills in the world. The Company’s flagship mill located in Apapa, Lagos comprises of 10 integrated mills. Each mill was designed as a multilevel operation in order to optimize the use of gravity in the sifting process, thereby reducing the energy requirements. In addition, the Company maintains dedicated mills to the processing of different wheat varieties to produce different flour types. This has ensured consistent quality of its products for 50 years. The Apapa Mill also boasts of modern silos with a storage capacity to 191,000 metric tons. Flour Mills has also made significant investments in power generation. The Company has 11 General Electric (GE) Jenbacher gas generators at its Apapa Mills, with a combined capacity of 30 megawatts. This has enabled the company to reduce the occurrence of production stoppages. In addition, the Company has a 30megawatt diesel plant at the same site to act as a backup in the event of any shortage of feedstock to the gas generators.
Purpose
To safely and effectively operate assigned refinery process equipment to ensure availability to produce refined sugar of the required quality and quantity at the lowest possible cost.
The Job
To safely and effectively operate the process equipment according to the standard laid-down procedures.
To ensure that the process equipment is kept in good working condition by reporting defects at an appropriate time.
To minimize sugar losses and ensure maximum sugar recovery.
At all times maintain a clean and tidy working environment Move sugar in Raw sugar warehouse to the Belt conveyor BS2 feed hoppers.
Ensure compliance with QMS /FSMS requirements in the assigned work process.
Qualifications
5 O’ level credits including Mathematics & English in not more than 2 sittings.
Technical certification would be an added advantage.
Experience:
Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar role.
The Person Must:
Have good verbal and written communication skills.
Pay keen attention to details and be highly organized.
Have excellent time management and prioritization skills.
Have the ability to meet productivity and quality standards.
