Plant Manager - Noodles at Olam Agri

Plant Manager - Noodles at Olam Agri - March 26, 2026

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Plant Manager - Noodles at Olam Agri ⏲ Mar 26, 2026, 9:05 AM ⋕ View all Manufacturing & Production jobs

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 & seeds, cotton, wood products, rubber and commodity financial services.

Olam Agri is at the heart of global food and agri-trade flows with more than 40 million MT in volume traded annually. Focused on transforming food, feed and fiber for a more sustainable future, it aims at creating value for customers, enabling farming communities to prosper sustainably, and strive for a food-secure future.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

 

Job Title:  Plant Manager - Noodles 

Location:  Lagos

Overview of Position

To Lead and Manage Production team of all product lines in across shifts of a complex Plant. Implement and drive Manufacturing excellence practices.

Coordinates activities in the Factory to ensure that products are manufactured to specification and in line with the company’s profit objectives and on time to meet customer request and expectation.

He is responsible for Safety, Quality, Costs, OEE, productivity and efficiency.

To manage the day-to-day operations and activities of the factory, with a view to achieving company’s objectives and targets as spelt out in the annual budgets, while maintaining corporate values of Olam group. Delivery to Sales at the optimal Quality & Cost.     

Key Responsibilities

Ensure Production Targets are met as per plan.

Ensures that all operations are in conformity with laid down rules and regulations.

Ensures operational excellence / good manufacturing practices to minimize generation of rejects through compliance with laid-down procedures and specifications.

Ensures safety of people, machines and materials on the shop-floor

Lead a team of Executives, motivate them to achieve company goals

Train the people down the line to achieve organizational goals

Effectively carry out the performance management process for his team members.

Assists with planning for optimum utilization of machines, materials and human resources to reduce idle time and down time of machines in order to achieve production targets.

Ensures efficient utilization and control of Raw and Packaging Materials to achieve production target.

Maintain peaceful Industrial relations.

Co-ordinate with Safety / Maintenance / QA / Warehouse departments for the smooth functioning of production

Carry out other jobs as assigned by the Management.

Requirements

Education:

Degree in Food Technology or Mechanical / Electrical / Chemical Engineering.

Experience:

13 - 18 years of experience of handling production activities independently in FMCG Food Industries with 5 years’ experience in handling Plant teams within the packaged food Industry will be preferred.

WCM/TQM/TPM/6 sigma – exposure on one of the systems & implementation. Hands on experience will be preferred.

 Skills:

Excellent communication skills.

Hands-on experience of handling, operating and maintaining machinery for Food Processing industry

Knowledge of SAP or any ERP is preferable.

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