ElkrisAgro Nigeria Limited - Elkris Agro is a subsidiary of Elkris Foods. We are a foremost Food and Agro development company that manufactures/produces high quality Agro products/Swallow.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Position: Operations Manager
Job Location: Auchi, Edo
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Brief
- The Operations Manager plays a pivotal role in ensuring that food manufacturing processes run smoothly, efficiently, and safely.
Key Responsibilities
Oversee Production Processes:
- Manage daily operations in food manufacturing facilities.
- Ensure production meets quality, safety, and efficiency standards.
Team Leadership:
- Supervise and train production staff.
- Assign roles based on skill and demand.
- Motivate teams to meet production targets.
Quality & Safety Compliance:
- Implement and monitor food safety protocols (e.g., HACCP, ISO).
- Inspect equipment and facilities for compliance.
- Collaborate with quality control departments.
Strategic Planning:
- Develop and optimize production schedules.
- Forecast risks and troubleshoot operational issues.
- Recommend improvements to boost product quality and profitability.
Cross Department Collaboration:
- Work with procurement, sales, and marketing teams.
- Align production with market demand and customer feedback
- Plan, direct and coordinate all organization’s operations. Solely responsible for improving performance, productivity, efficiency and profitability through the implementation of effective strategies and methods
- Direct and oversee all aspect of operations and production.
- Responsible for steering the company to the most profitable direction while also implementing its vision, mission and long-term goals.
- Constantly providing strategic advice to the Managing director so that he can have accurate view of the market and the company’s future.
- Analyze problematic situations and occurrences and provide solutions to ensure company survival and growth.
Requirements
Minimum Recruitment standards:
- Minimum of a first degree in Food Science or Manufacturing Engineering, or other related fields
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience with at least 5years in similar role and organization
- MSc. /MBA degree and/or relevant professional qualification is desirable and would be of added advantage
- Must have working experience in a Food processing/Agro product company
- Must reside within Edo State/Auchi.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: hr@elkrisfoods.com using “Operations Manager” as the subject of the email.