Technology Application Officer – Premier Feed Mills at Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc

Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc was incorporated in September 1960 as a private limited liability company, and commenced operations in 1962 with an installed capacity of 600 metric tons per day. The Company was converted to a public limited liability company in 1978, and its shares were subsequently listed on The Nigerian Stock Exchange. In its 54 year history, Flour Mills has remained at the forefront of wheat milling in Nigeria. The Company’s flagship brand, Golden Penny, remains one of the best known and the preferred brands amongst bakers, confectioneries and consumers in Nigeria. Flour Mills has invested over N25billion in milling infrastructure over the last seven years, to maintain its competitive advantage. Today, Flour Mills has a rated milling capacity of over 8,000 metric tons per day, making it one of the largest single site mills in the world. The Company’s flagship mill located in Apapa, Lagos comprises of 10 integrated mills. Each mill was designed as a multilevel operation in order to optimize the use of gravity in the sifting process, thereby reducing the energy requirements. In addition, the Company maintains dedicated mills to the processing of different wheat varieties to produce different flour types. This has ensured consistent quality of its products for 50 years. The Apapa Mill also boasts of modern silos with a storage capacity to 191,000 metric tons. Flour Mills has also made significant investments in power generation. The Company has 11 General Electric (GE) Jenbacher gas generators at its Apapa Mills, with a combined capacity of 30 megawatts. This has enabled the company to reduce the occurrence of production stoppages. In addition, the Company has a 30megawatt diesel plant at the same site to act as a backup in the event of any shortage of feedstock to the gas generators.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Responsible for monitoring of research and development trials by providing supervision, training and technical support to technology application center attendants.

THE JOB

• Implement, supervise and monitor technologically innovative trials as specified in the protocol by technology application manager.
• Assisting Technology application manager in monitoring the activities of technology application center.
• Monitor and supervise the feeding of the trial flock as specified in the protocol.
• Carry out and supervise vaccination of the birds/fish according to TAC vaccination schedule.
• Monitor and supervise the weighing of the trial birds/fish at specified days in the protocol.
• Collect data as specified in the protocol for the trial.
• Assist technology application manager to organize training for the technology application center staffs.
• Assist TAM in first draft report at the end of every trial.

THE PERSON MUST

• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to design and conduct independent research studies and trials on animal nutrition.
• Proficiency in data analysis using state of the art laboratory equipment and the use of statistical software.
• Excellent analytical and time management skills to identify and prioritize needs.
• Pay keen attention to details and critical thinking skills.

QUALIFICATION

• 5 O’ level credits including Mathematics & English in not more than 2 sittings.
•  B.Sc./HND in Animal Science, aquaculture or related field.

EXPERIENCE

• 3 years’ cognate experience.

Method of Application