Head of Quality at Ladgroup Limited Full Time

Ladgroup Limited is the foremost exporter of Sheanuts in Nigeria. Ladgroup has a Vegetable Oil Processing Factory nearing completion at Ikenne-Remo in Ogun State. This factory when commissioned will ‘pioneer the value addition to Sheanuts on a commercial scale primarily for the export market providing direct and indirect employment to numerous Nigerians and contributing towards increasing the non-oil export earnings of the nation.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the position below:

Job Title: Head of Quality

Location: Ikenne, Ogun
Employment Type: Full Time

Job Responsibility

• Management of all human resources in the QHSE department.
• Quality control of all materials and products.
• Food Safety Program.
• HSE strategy.
• Compliance with relevant standards.

Job Duties

• Deliver quality laboratory services to the factory (Production and Processing).
• Ensure that the right analysis (method and sampling plans) are performed on the product, raw materials and packaging materials to guarantee product and process safety and conformity.
• Ensure the food safety & conformity of all products delivered to the market.
• Define the sampling plans of all raw materials, intermediate and finished products.
• Provide methodology, procedures & results to validate the plant processes.
• Ensure that all results of analyses are properly captured, documented and reported, in the appropriate formats and within required timings.
• Set up and maintain control points in line with HACCP standards.
• Monitor quality performance by gathering relevant data and producing statistical reports.
• Contribute to the creation and documentation of inspection criteria and procedures.
• Implement inspection criteria and procedures.
• Monitor and improve the performance of the company’s HSE culture.

Required Education and Experience

• Possession of a Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry, Microbiology, Industrial Chemistry, Food Technology or any other related field.
• Minimum of 7 years experience in a Food & Agro processing industry.
• Experience in Quality Control / Quality Assurance.
• Relevant certification in quality standards is an advantage.

Required Competencies:

• In-depth knowledge of Food Safety Standards
• Working knowledge of HSE processes.

Application Closing Date
29th April, 2021.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.