Job Vacancy For Packaging Development Manager at Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc 2018

Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc has been a part of the lives of Nigerians at home and abroad. Our global vision is to be a leading foods company in Africa providing high quality and affordable products in the most convenient ways to consumers through world class brands like Golden Penny Flour, Golden Penny Semovita, Goldenvita, Golden Pasta and Golden Noodles. The Company's flagship brand, Golden Penny, remains one of the best known and the preferred brands amongst bakers, confectioneries and consumers in Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:

Job Title: Packaging Development Manager

Location: Nigeria

The Job

• Manage major projects on all packaging requirements to meet agreed launch dates and packaging development budgets across all plants.
• Improving existing and developing new packaging to meet marketing requirements
• Identifying and advising on suitable substrates for food products packaging
• Developing packaging material specifications and appropriate QA/QC test methods
• Drive projects in both new product development as well as assessing margin improvements on current packaging
• Seek out innovative options for ongoing and new packaging projects
• Assess, audit and approve new and current packaging material
• Develop operational Bills of Materials (BOM) for all new packaging specifications and packaging material changes.

Qualifications/Requirements

• First Degree in Chemical/Polymer Engineering
• 5‘O’ level credits including Mathematics and English in not more than 2 sittings
• Member, Institute of Packaging, UK. Member, Nigerian Institute of Packaging
• M.Sc./MBA, ISO Training- QMS, Project Management an added advantage

Experience:

• 12 years cognate experience in FMCG/ commodities sector

The Person must:

• Be result-oriented
• Be cost-efficient
• Work to strict timelines
• Have good negotiation skills

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online