Mill Operator - Cereal Plant at Grand Cereals Limited

Location: Jos, Plateau
Function: Supply Chain
Job Class: JC 11
Reports To: Shift Supervisor - Cereal Plant

Purpose of Job

• Works with the Rollerman to ensure optimal running of plant machineries (Rollermills, De-germinators, Plansifters etc.), arranging of sieves in the plansifter, adjustment of degerminators, regular inspection of plant machineries, to ensure all equipment are in proper condition when operational.

Key Accountabilities
Production:

• Ensure milled Product meets the desired specification.
• Ensure the correct sieves are set in the Plansifters to deliver the product specification
• Proper setting of Degerminators and monitoring their performance.
• Monitoring of Purifiers and cleaning of clogged sieves when required.
• Regular inspection of operational equipment to ensure they are in good condition.

Maintenance:

• Ensure efficient operation of plant and equipment.
• Perform routine operation maintenance of Plansifters, Jet filters, Purifiers, Rollermills, e.t.c.
• Report any identified anomaly to the Shift Supervisor.
• Support technical maintenance.
• Regular inspection of machine drives.

Quality Assurance:

• Maintain quality assurance to ensure product quality and consistency.
• Set and monitor Degerminators to perform optimally.
• Ensure correct handling of products at various stages of manufacturing.
• Always ensure good housekeeping of plant.
• Perform routine cleaning and sanitation of plant and equipment.

Health, Safety and Welfare:

• Ensures health, safety and welfare of employees are assured so that organizational objectives can be optimally met.
• Participate in safety and 5S audits and follow through on closeout of action points.
• Ensure working conditions are safe for operations.
• Report unsafe conditions, near miss and unsafe acts and encourage others to do same using the Safety Observation Cards, and inform the Supervisor.

Leadership Responsibility:

• Ensure that departmental organization has the continuous availability of sufficient motivated and well-trained personnel.
• Train and guide new employees and OSPs in your team on the Job.
• Challenge team members to perform at their peak.
• Maintain internal communication.

Operational Responsibility:

• Ensure that breakdowns are promptly arrested to promote the achievement of targets.
• Ensure that Production line efficiencies are maintained.
• Ensure set targets of Key Performance Indicators are met (Overall Equipment Effectiveness, Volume, etc.).

Education and Experience

• Minimum of OND in Engineering or Sciences.
• Minimum of 1 year of work experience.

Knowledge, Skills & Attitude:

• Teamwork/Team Player
• Good written and verbal communication
• Attention to detail; quality consciousness
• Safety consciousness
• Integrity.