United Biscuits (UB) is a leading international
biscuit manufacturer whose baking heritage goes back generations,
with many recipes passed down since the 1800s. UB bakes some of
the best loved sweet and savoury biscuits and cakes that are
household names in their respective markets; supported by a
strong culture of innovation to continually develop snack brands.
Among UB’s popular brand names are McVitie’s, Penguin, go ahead!,
McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes, Jacob’s, Jacob’s Cream Crackers, Twiglets,
Mini Cheddars and Carr’s in the UK, BN, Delacre, Verkade and
Sultana in Continental Europe and Haansbro in Nigeria.
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As the leading manufacturer and marketer of biscuits in the
UK and second largest in the Netherlands, France, Belgium and
Ireland, the company owns and operates 16 manufacturing
facilities, of which seven are in the UK and has a strong
footprint for growth, with products sold in over 130
countries.
Job Title: Product and Process
Development Manager – FMCG
United Biscuits is currently recruiting for a Product
and Process Development Manager to be based in our factory in
Lagos. United Biscuits operates in a highly competitive
market within the UK and Internationally and as such our
continuous improvement initiatives are critical to our
growth. The focus of this Product and Process
Development Manager will be to look at the transfer of
existing products into the site from co- manufactures,
provide technical support to the site based development and
improvement initiatives and to facilitate a site specific
program of cost based reductions, new product development,
and continuous product and process improvement.
The Role
Co-ordinate and support a range of process
development projects for the site
Implement changes to plant design and operation to
achieve sustained improvements in process consistency and
product compliance
Input into the development of product
specifications and specification reviews
Provide regular project reviews to the Technical
Operations Implementation Manager and Factory
Manager
Ensure all trial data is correctly captured and
collated into the appropriate report format
Conduct process capability assessments of new
equipment and processes
Provide expert support to Manufacturing where
issues with process control adversely affects product
quality standards
Identify opportunities for continuous process
improvements and develop justifications for capital
investment.
Work as part of a multi- functional team with site
Technical, Manufacturing, Engineering, Group Technical,
NPD, UBI and Procurement to deliver a range of
projects
Plan, run and report on factory trials
Ensure compliance with health and safety
Co-ordinate with the site’s Laboratory Technicians
to support trials or analyse samples
Significant experience within process capability
improvement, trouble shooting and waste reduction
Excellent project management skills
Working knowledge of HACCP systems and Product
Specifications.
Working knowledge of Good Manufacturing
Processes.
Ingredient functionality
Manufacturing processes
Cross functional understanding and impact
Good communications and Interpersonal skills
Significant experience within new product development
and implementation
Technical experienced and capabilities in process and
product improvements
Experience should preferably be in Biscuit
manufacturing
PC literate including Microsoft Office ( Minitab also a
benefit )
Lean Six Sigma tools appreciation
Basic Food Hygiene
Excellent planning skills
You MUST have
experience in process improvement and New Product Development
within food manufacturing. Only applications with this
experience will be consider.
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