Quality Innovation & Improvement Supervisor at British American Tobacco Nigeria (BATN). Please ensure you read the job requirements before applying for this position.
British American Tobacco is all about freedom of choice – whether it’s our people or our products. Combined with our entrepreneurial spirit, it’s what’s driven our phenomenal success. We started trading tobacco over a hundred years ago. Today, we’re a multibillion-dollar company with more than 200 brands in our portfolio. With robust positions in each of our regional markets, our future looks equally bright too.
We are recruiting a qualified person to fill the position below:
Job Title: Quality Innovation & Improvement Supervisor
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Seniority Level: Non-management
Function: Quality
Reports To: Quality Innovation & Improvement Manager
What You Will Be Accountable For
- Maintain product and manufacturing specification on the relevant applicable platform/application.
- Monitoring of product performance and quality against specified targets (routine analytical, improvement etc).
- Communication of any perceived performance issues to Product Innovation and Improvement Manager & Quality Manager for necessary action with proposals of necessary corrective action. Process to be identified against any approval framework.
- Responsible to maintain cigarette specification on SAP. Must ensure manufacturing specification is available to meet production demand.
- Coordinate & supervise all activities pertaining to sample manufacture for short trials and CPT/MASQ projects. Coordinate and Plan on time execution of Wrapping Materials and Sample development initiatives with manufacturing and supply chain for approved product development.
- Identify and drive process improvement opportunities aiming at improving productivity with no adverse effect on product quality and integrity
- Elaborate and communicate BOM requirements to Finance for Company Plan purposes.
- Responsible to implement all product and material innovation in accordance with global programs and strategy
- Ensure that all additives and materials used for cigarette production in factory are PSC approved. Administer and ensure that PSC and Ingredients Submission Database in Interact are kept updated
- Responsible for master data defined in SAP for any new or modified SKU
- Manage all activities pertaining to sample manufacture for short trials and CPT/MASQ projects.
- Ensures the product specification is always up to date/completed and available for production areas
- Ensures that all administrative processes are compliant with the BAT procedures and local legislation
- Responsibility ends when first production (for new/modified SKU) has been successfully completed
- To establish and maintain effective working relationships across the business. Particular emphasis on working with the SC hub and Brand Marketing; understanding end market brand portfolios, legislative requirements, production capabilities and marketing initiatives.
- Work closely with the local Product Team and Regional Product Center to ensure product deliver against customer/consumer expectations
- Work closely with the Quality Team, Manufacturing Team (SMD, PMD) and Warehouse Team.
Essential Experience, Skills And Knowledge
- University / College Degree in an Applied Science-based subject is preferred;
- A minimum of 2 years’ experience in the tobacco and cigarette making industry or other FMCG experience
- Ability to analyse and interpret physical and chemical data for product in relation to their attributes.
- An effective team player who can work independently under pressure
- Computer literate, equipped with project management experience
- Good communication and Interpersonal skills.
- Incumbent must have good experience in SAP and management of BAT specifications and Guidelines.
- Detailed knowledge of cigarette production materials and how they can be combined or changed to achieve the desired product performance (would be a plus).
- Understand the relationship between primary and secondary process with the resultant effect on smoking quality. Knowledge of the effect of tobacco processing on taste and fill value (would be a plus).
- Sound knowledge of quality assurance, analytical and sensory evaluation techniques on both leaf and finished product to understand the impact on cigarette design/product performance (would be a plus).
Salary Range
Competitive salary package + excellent benefits.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
Method of Application
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