Manufacturing Excellence Officer at Golden Penny Foods

Golden Pasta is a leading food brand under Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc (FMN), one of Nigeria’s prominent food and agro-allied companies. The company produces food products for consumers across Nigeria and operates within the country’s fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector.

Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc is an equal employment opportunity company and will under no circumstance request applicants to pay money or give any personal items of monetary value to the company or any agency.

Golden Pasta is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Manufacturing Excellence Officer
Location: Iganmu, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Purpose of the Job

To drive and coordinate Manufacturing Excellence standards, methodologies, performance metrics and capability development, enabling the achievement of world-class manufacturing excellence through continuous improvement initiatives, operational excellence programmes and strategic stakeholder collaboration.

The Job

• Facilitate and train plant teams on continuous improvement tools, lean methodologies, waste elimination, value stream mapping (VSM) and loss cost management.
• Drive improvement projects focused on operational efficiency, productivity enhancement, cost reduction and capability development across the Group.
• Coordinate waste reduction initiatives and facilitate performance review sessions to ensure delivery of targeted savings.
• Support the deployment and continuous improvement of Maintenance and Reliability Systems through training, coaching and structured maintenance planning.
• Develop, standardise and manage Manufacturing Excellence KPI reporting frameworks across business units.

The Person Must Have

• A strong passion for continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Sound knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and Manufacturing Excellence principles.
• Excellent analytical and data interpretation skills.
• Strong facilitation, coaching and training skills, with the ability to influence diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications

• HND or Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or a related discipline.
• Certification in Six Sigma Green Belt or Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence is required.
• Project Management certification will be an added advantage.

Experience

• Minimum of 3–6 years’ relevant experience in Manufacturing Excellence, Continuous Improvement, Operations Excellence, Industrial Engineering or a related manufacturing environment.
• Experience deploying Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, TPM, OEE, 5S, Visual Management or other continuous improvement methodologies.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should apply online through the official application portal.

Application Closing Date: Not Specified