United Biscuits Job Opening for Product and Process Development Manager – Food/FMCG

United Biscuits (UB) is a leading international biscuit manufacturer whose baking heritage goes back
generations, with many recipes passed down since the 1800s. UB bakes some of the best loved sweet and savoury biscuits and cakes that are household names in their respective markets; supported by a strong culture of innovation to continually develop snack brands. Among UB’s popular brand names are McVitie’s, Penguin, go ahead!, McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes, Jacob’s, Jacob’s Cream Crackers, Twiglets, Mini Cheddars and Carr’s in the UK, BN, Delacre, Verkade and Sultana in Continental Europe and Haansbro in Nigeria.

Job Title: Product and Process Development Manager – FMCG
United Biscuits – Nigeria

Job description

United Biscuits is currently recruiting for a Product and Process Development Manager to be based in our factory in Lagos.  United Biscuits operates in a highly competitive market within the UK and Internationally and as such our continuous improvement initiatives are critical to our growth.  The focus of this Product and Process Development Manager will be to look at the transfer of existing products into the site from co- manufactures, provide technical support to the site based development and improvement initiatives and to facilitate a site specific program of cost based reductions, new product development, and continuous product and process improvement.

The Role

Co-ordinate and support a range of process development projects for the site
Implement changes to plant design and operation to achieve sustained improvements in process consistency and product compliance
Work as part of a multi- functional team with site Technical, Manufacturing, Engineering, Group Technical, NPD, UBI and Procurement to deliver a range of projects
Plan, run and report on factory trials
Ensure compliance with health and safety
Co-ordinate with the site’s Laboratory Technicians to support trials or analyse samples
Input into the development of product specifications and specification reviews
Provide regular project reviews to the Technical Operations Implementation Manager and Factory Manager
Ensure all trial data is correctly captured and collated into the appropriate report format
Conduct process capability assessments of new equipment and processes
Provide expert support to Manufacturing where issues with process control adversely affects product quality standards
Identify opportunities for continuous process improvements and develop justifications for capital investment.

Desired Skills and Experience

Significant experience within process capability improvement, trouble shooting and waste reduction
Significant experience within new product development and implementation
Technical experienced and capabilities in process and product improvements
Experience should preferably be in Biscuit manufacturing
PC literate including Microsoft Office ( Minitab also a benefit )
Lean Six Sigma tools appreciation
Basic Food Hygiene
Excellent planning skills
Excellent project management skills
Working knowledge of HACCP systems and Product Specifications.
Working knowledge of Good Manufacturing Processes.
Ingredient functionality
Manufacturing processes
Cross functional understanding and impact
Good communications and Interpersonal skills

You MUST have experience in process improvement and New Product Development within food manufacturing.  Only applications with this experience will be consider.

How to Apply

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