Senior Packaging Technical Specialist at IOTA GROUP

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

02 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

04 Mar, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

High-speed Packaging Machinery, Biscuit Packaging Operations, Snack Packaging Operations, Preventive Maintenance, Horizontal Flowpack Systems, VFFS Machines, Seal Jaw Temperature Control, Film Tension, Servo Drive Synchronization, Conveyor Timing, Changeover Optimization, Troubleshooting, OEE Performance, Downtime Analysis, Training, KPI-Driven

Industry

Oil and Gas

Description

Company Description Biscuit & Snack Manufacturing Nigeria Job Description We are seeking two senior expatriate technical consultants to support the stabilization and performance improvement of packaging and maintenance operations across two biscuit manufacturing factories operating over 110 packaging machines. Objective To stabilize packaging operations, reduce biscuit and wrapping film scrap, improve sealing performance, and implement structured preventive maintenance across all packaging lines. Plant Overview Total Packaging Machines: 110+ Factory 1 PFM horizontal flowpack machines Kohsla edge pack machines Skywin sandwiching flowpack machines Mixed-age equipment including older flowpack units Factory 2 Vertical volumetric snack baggers (China) Skywin autofeed cereal bar flowpack machines Wire cut cookie line with autofeed wrappers Skywin sandwiching flowpack machines Core Responsibilities Reduce packaging waste and instability Improve seal consistency and eliminate burst/joint packs Improve stacking and feeding synchronization Reduce packaging material scrap Standardize machine setup procedures Improve packaging-related OEE performance Implement structured preventive maintenance routines Train and develop local packaging mechanical leads Introduce structured downtime analysis Qualifications Required Experience Minimum 10 years hands-on experience in high-speed packaging machinery Strong experience in biscuit or snack packaging operations Experience managing 40+ packaging machines simultaneously Strong preventive maintenance orientation Proven ability to reduce packaging rework below 3% Required Technical Competencies Horizontal flowpack systems (PFM, Kohsla, Skywin) Autofeed and sandwiching systems Vertical Form Fill Seal (VFFS) machines Seal jaw temperature control and tuning Film tension and dancer systems Servo drive synchronization Conveyor timing and stack control Film tracking and registration systems Changeover optimization Root cause mechanical troubleshooting Profile Type Highly hands-on Floor-oriented Trainer and mentor Structured and KPI-driven Comfortable working within existing local leadership

Responsibilities

The core responsibilities focus on stabilizing packaging operations by reducing biscuit and wrapping film scrap, improving seal consistency, and implementing structured preventive maintenance across all packaging lines. This includes improving packaging-related OEE performance and training local mechanical leads.