Promasidor – We are an African company proud of our heritage and totally committed to the continent. We manufacture, market, and sell unique brands which bring practicality and pleasure to millions of consumers across Africa.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Supervisor – Research and Development
Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Purpose/Objectives
- Responsible for bench work activities around new product development, product reformulation, pilot plant operation, and factory scale-up trials.
- Responsible for sensory evaluation of raw materials and finished products.
- Ensure completion of bench work activities, shelf-life studies, and development of product prototypes within agreed timelines.
Key Responsibilities / Activities
- Carry out bench work activities around innovation and development of formulation prototypes for new product development projects.
- Perform bench work activities around optimization and improvement of existing PNG formulations for both quality and margin delivery.
- Support activities around claim substantiation and nutritional labeling for new products along with product instructional information.
- Support development, validation, release, maintenance, and review of technical specifications for raw materials and finished products.
- Support the development, modification, and implementation of test methods for product and raw material evaluation.
- Set up trial methodology to track and monitor shelf life and product/pack stability for new and reformulated products.
- Support the maintenance and continued certification of the PNG Food Safety Management System to the requirements of ISO 22000 standards.
- R&D Laboratory, raw material, and sample management.
- Supervise the R&D pilot plant operative and Interns.
- Conduct the physical and sensory evaluation of potential raw materials prior to approval for use.
- Support the management of the technical aspects of development, pre-qualification, and integration of suppliers or raw materials and ingredients.
- Carry out internal sensory sessions from sample preparation, questionnaire preparation, panelist selection, sample administration, statistical analysis, and report writing.
- Support factory acceptance trials to ensure smooth production scale-up from laboratory-scale and pilot scale to factory level.
- Support activities around the operation and maintenance of the R&D Extrusion pilot plant for new product and process development.
Education & Experience
- A University Degree in Food Science and Technology, Biochemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and other relevant disciplines.
- Minimum of 3 years experience in Research and Development in FMCG (Food and Beverages).
Knowledge & Skills:
- Practical knowledge of New product development.
- Proficiency in laboratory food chemical/proximate.
- Analysis & testing.
- Computer proficiency.
- Food Processing techniques.
- Food and food ingredients.
- Data analysis.
- Report writing.
- Sensory evaluation and shelf-life studies.
- Technical standards and specifications.
- Proficiency in Ms. Word and Excel.
- Communication skills.
Personal Attributes:
- Team Player.
- Attention to detail.
- Interpersonal skills.
- Relationship Management.
- Decision Making.
- Multi-tasking.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Note: Attach CVs in PDF
Job Title: Officer – Stock & Store Keeping
Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Purpose / Objectives
- Stock movement and documentation.
Key Responsibilities / Activities
- Preparing HANSA movement for trucks.
- Ensuring adequate and correct information is recorded on all transactions.
- Carries out any assigned food safety jobs by the head of a department.
- Preparing goods received note for all trucks/items received.
- Making documentation of all daily transactions.
- Carries out any other duty assigned by supervisor.
Education & Experience
- Minimum of OND in any relevant discipline.
- 1 – 2 years experience in the Logistics Department of a company.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Good Knowledge of stock movement and Hansa documentation procedures.
Personal Attributes:
- Oral and written communication skills.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Note: Attach CVs in PDF only
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