About this role
Job Description
- The Shift Miller in Olam Agri is responsible for driving operational efficiency, supporting business processes, and ensuring seamless coordination across functions to achieve organizational objectives.
- The role involves managing milling operations during assigned shifts, ensuring smooth production processes, maintaining quality standards, and coordinating with plant teams for uninterrupted operations.
Responsibilities
- Ensure efficient daily milling operations and maximise plant performance
- Maintain product quality and extraction levels as per defined parameters
- Execute production plans and monitor process performance
- Troubleshoot milling issues and optimise equipment performance
- Maintain production and shift reports, including downtime tracking
- Ensure compliance with safety, hygiene, GMP, QMS, FSMS, and 5S standards
- Control operational costs and minimise process waste
- Lead and train milling teams to ensure operational excellence
Additional Responsibilities
Operational Effectiveness:
- Monitor and execute production plans while maintaining efficiency and output targets
- Ensure timely reporting of operational performance and downtime
- Maintain hygiene and sanitation standards across the plant.
Cost & Process Efficiency:
- Minimise production waste (target reduction in process losses)
- Control operational and overhead costs within the department
- Support budgeting and cost optimisation initiatives.
Organisational Effectiveness:
- Manage vendor services such as cleaning, waste disposal, and maintenance in a cost-effective manner
- Maintain plant premises, including yard and perimeter areas
- Support personnel management and ensure proper record maintenance.
Job Requirements
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Food Science
- NABIMS certification or Diploma in Milling from a recognised milling school (preferred).
Experience:
- Minimum 4+ years of hands-on experience in wheat milling
- Proven experience in production and milling operations (flour/feed products)
- Experience managing independent operations and leading teams
- Exposure to troubleshooting, maintenance coordination, and process optimisation.
Skills & Competencies:
- Strong technical knowledge of milling processes and equipment
- Excellent leadership and people management skills
- Ability to manage diverse and multicultural teams
- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities
- Effective communication and coordination skills.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.