Solvent Extraction Plant Operator – B2C at Flour Mills of Nigeria – Ibadan

Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc is recruiting a Solvent Extraction Plant Operator – B2C in Ibadan, Oyo State. The operator will extract oil from prepared palm kernel cake while controlling process efficiency, product quality and food safety.

Responsibilities

• Check the extractor feed hopper and sight glass regularly to monitor the movement of palm kernel cake and maintain a suitable material seal.
• Measure solvent levels in underground tanks at the beginning and end of shifts and report readings to the supervisor.
• Check miscella flow rates and the extractor’s hexane-sprayer pump.
• Monitor operating conditions in the desolventiser-toaster (DT), distillation and hexane recovery systems.
• Record instrument readings and quality-control test results.
• Read temperature, steam pressure, flow and electrical instruments and adjust valves or controls to maintain process set points.
• Follow Food Safety Management System (FSMS) procedures and the company’s food safety policy.
• Identify food safety risks and opportunities for improvement in the assigned operations.

Qualifications and experience

• An OND in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
• At least two years of relevant experience.
• Good organisation, material-handling responsibility and accountability.
• Clear communication, teamwork and ability to work in a busy manufacturing setting.