Factory Hygienist at Cam Dairy Foods Limited Full Time

Cam is a Nigerian dairy company that aggregates raw milk from settled pastoralist communities and processes it into nutritious dairy products.

We need the service of a honest and smart person to work for us and fill the vacant position below;

Job Title: Factory Hygienist

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full Time
Reporting lines: Reports to the Factory Manager and the CEO.

Role Description

• Responsible for maintaining components of the Food Safety Management System by establishing, maintaining, and coaching the building blocks of hygiene and food safety concepts within the factory.

Responsibilities

• Define, implement, and verify the effectiveness of the prerequisite programmes related to Hygiene; including, but not limited to, Zoning; Pest Control; Cleaning Validation & Verification; Pathogen Monitoring; Foreign Body prevention; Hygiene & Housekeeping.
• Support Production teams in ensuring GMP standards are adhered to. Own the site’s GMP improvement list and prioritise the areas in which the GMP budget will be spent.
• Support engineering projects by conducting risk assessments and providing advice about cleanability, hygienic design, and site standards on equipment design and plant layout.
• Support the Maintenance and Industrial Services teams and service providers by providing technical support for programs such as contamination risks from maintenance activities; closed water loop compliance etc.
• Participate in the factory’s internal audit programme. Lead GMP audit completion.
• Participation in HACCP reviews
• Ensure the performance of structured root cause analysis after incidents related to hygiene failures have occurred.
• Own and deliver training related to housekeeping and hygiene, as required.

Requirements

• Tertiary qualification in Food Sciences / Microbiology or equivalent.
• A minimum of 2 years experience in a similar role in the food manufacturing environment.
• Excellent computer skills (MS Excel, Outlook and SAP).
• Have excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills and a proven capacity to influence and negotiate to drive high standards of quality

Skills & Attributes:

• Strong relationship building skills
• Persuasive, and encouraging communication style that enables others to embrace continuous improvement mentality
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge/understanding of LEAN/Six Sigma, Pests and Pest Control will be highly beneficial and advantageous for this role.

Application Closing Date
31st October, 2021.