Production Officer

HRsmartrecruit - Our client, Greengates Specialties Limited, supplies premium flavour and fragrance extracts, raw materials, and specialty chemical ingredients to food, beverage, personal care, and industrial manufacturers across Nigeria. Our core brand theme—"Natural Aroma, Making Real Sense"—drives how we run our plant operations, maintain product quality, and keep our workplace safe.

They are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Production Officer

Location: Yaba, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Field: Manufacturing

​Job Summary

• The Production Officer is responsible for overseeing daily plant manufacturing processes to ensure that all finished products meet the company’s strict quality standards, safety guidelines, and production targets before delivery.
• This role involves inspecting raw materials, monitoring assembly and production equipment, identifying product defects, and verifying that final goods meet technical specifications, measurements, and quality packaging standards.

​Key Responsibilities

• ​Inspect incoming raw materials, components, and packaging supplies prior to production.
• ​Monitor processing lines and machinery at various production stages to ensure full compliance with operational standards and safety procedures.
• ​Examine finished goods for defects, material flaws, incorrect dimensions, assembly errors, or packaging issues.
• ​Ensure manufactured products strictly match approved baseline samples, technical design specs, and quality benchmarks.
• ​Identify equipment faults or line bottlenecks and work closely with machine operators, technicians, and plant supervisors to address operational issues.
• ​Maintain daily production logs, document defect rates, and compile clear inspection reports for management.
• ​Recommend preventive and corrective measures to cut down on material waste, rework, and recurring line faults.
• ​Confirm that final products are properly packaged, labeled, and stored for transit or delivery.
• ​Enforce factory safety rules, equipment cleanliness, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) across the floor.

​Requirements

• ​OND, HND, or B.Sc. in Engineering, Industrial Chemistry, Production Management, Science Laboratory Technology, or a related technical discipline.
• ​At least 2 years of hands-on experience in production, quality control, or plant operations within a manufacturing environment.
• ​Practical knowledge of manufacturing processes, equipment operation, safety rules, and quality control methods.
• ​High attention to detail with the ability to spot defects and line errors quickly.
• ​Strong problem-solving, organization, and communication skills.
• ​Ability to handle physical factory tasks, work well under pressure, and meet production schedules.
• ​Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel) for writing production reports.