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 supervise the refinery process operations on shift to ensure availability of plant for stable, consistent throughput to produce refined sugar of the required quality and quantity at the lowest possible cost.
THE JOB
To ensure that the safety and quality of the work performed by the refinery shift staff under his supervision complies with all procedures & specifications as well as accepted sugar manufacturing standards.
Ensures equipment including stand-by equipment is always available to the production staff to maximise & optimise costs & throughput while minimising unplanned stoppages.
Ensures best operating procedures are followed and pro-actively monitors critical variables, which could affect quality or throughput.
Reinforce a positive culture of mutual co-operation between the operating staff and their Engineering and Maintenance colleagues.
Ensure compliance with QMS /FSMS requirements in the assigned work process.
THE PERSON MUST
Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to supervise and motivate a team of maintenance personnel.
Inquisitive mind set consistently seeking innovative ways to deliver without compromising quality.
Effective time management skills.
QUALIFICATIONS
OND in science related field.
5 O’ level credits including Mathematics & English in not more than 2 sittings.
EXPERIENCE
Minimum of 2 years’ experience in sugar manufacturing processes.
