Production Manager at Olam Agri

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Production Manager at Olam Agri

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Posted: Apr 9, 2026

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Olam Agri is a market-leading, differentiated food, feed, and fiber agri-business with a global origination footprint, processing capabilities, and deep understanding of market needs built over 33 years. With a strong presence in high-growth emerging markets and products across grains & oilseeds, animal feed & protein, rice, edible oils, specialty grains & s...

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Production Manager

Job Type Full Time

Qualification BA/BSc/HND

Experience 10 years

Location Lagos

City Apapa

Job Field Engineering / Technical  

Job Description

Ensuring compliance to manufacturing processes and procedures of the company with the objective of achieving key performance indicators in collaboration with all stakeholders by constantly developing, planning, and implementing operational excellence and training of plant personnel.

Key Deliverables

Production Planning & Execution:

Planning to deliver the sales demand ensuring effective utilization of assets at optimum cost of operations

Liaison with central and local procurement for effective planning of raw and packing materials ensuring availability as well as monitoring inventory norms

Analyze breakdowns and put corrective measures to improve OEE

Lead the AM Pillar team in WCM/Operational Excellence and support other pillars on production related requirements

Control over warehouses for raw & packing materials and finished goods

Ensure compliance to Safety and Food Safety requirements from manufacturing function

Ensure adherence to all applicable regulatory and statutory requirements

Review and monitor operating budgets

Managing Talent:

Develop and train the team to improve the effectiveness of implementation of best/ next practices in the area of work.

Identify training needs of team members in order to enhance skills and develop/maintain a motivated team.

Driving cost culture and value delivery:

Review requirements of production consumables and ensure availability

Review cost of production consumables and ensure adherence to budgets

Projects:

Selection of Capacity, Capability, Appropriate Technology, Energy requirements etc for Opex and Capex Projects along with Engineering team as and when required

Execute implementation of projects within timelines and cost with support of Engineering Team

Assist in commissioning and start-up of new projects

Strategic Effectiveness

Requirements:

BE / B.Tech Degree in Mechanical / Electrical / Production Engineering from a reputed institute

10+ years of experience in FMCG companies of repute preferably bottling/aseptic dairy products with a minimum of 3 years of experience as Head of Manufacturing/Production department

Experience of managing high speed PET bottling lines and Tetrapak lines

A hands-on experience of implementing TPM or WCM/Operational Excellence is a must. Exposure to Lean or Six Sigma would be an added advantage.

Experience of managing production function of a bottling plant, preferably aseptic dairy technology with Tetrapak and Sidel bottling lines

Strong people management skills

Demonstrated ability to manage complexity.

Strong analytical & problem-solving skills

Good communication skills

Good negotiation skills.

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Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to Olam Agri on careers.olamgroup.com to apply

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