Elevare Human Solutions Limited - Our client, an established FMCG and food manufacturing business, is recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Technical Assistant
Location: Ogun
Employment Type: Full-time
Level: Mid-Senior Level (5–8 Years of Relevant Experience)
Job Summary
- Our client is seeking a commercially minded and technically capable Technical Assistant to Management.
- The role supports senior leadership by translating business priorities into coordinated action, monitoring operational performance, resolving execution gaps, and preparing reliable information for management decisions.
- The successful candidate will combine practical manufacturing awareness with commercial judgement, strong coordination, and disciplined follow-through.
Responsibilities
Management Support and Strategic Execution:
- Translate management decisions into tasks, owners, timelines, deliverables, and measurable performance indicators.
- Track management meeting action points and follow up with departments to support timely completion.
- Prepare concise management reports, briefing notes, presentations, dashboards, and performance summaries.
- Identify operational challenges, recommend practical solutions, and escalate material risks promptly.
Manufacturing and Operational Coordination:
- Coordinate activities across production, quality, procurement, warehousing, logistics, maintenance, and related functions.
- Monitor production plans, output, resource utilisation, delivery schedules, material availability, product quality, waste, and process compliance.
- Support the implementation of standard operating procedures, operational controls, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Engage technical teams on manufacturing processes, equipment utilisation, product specifications, hygiene, and applicable food safety requirements.
Commercial and Business Support:
- Review operational proposals, procurement needs, supplier performance, service agreements, costs, and resource requirements using sound commercial judgement.
- Help align production capacity, customer demand, inventory, and delivery commitments.
- Monitor cost drivers, material consumption, stock movement, operating expenditure, and sales fulfilment.
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and protect profitability.
- Maintain professional relationships with stakeholders while safeguarding business interests.
Project Coordination, Reporting and Risk:
- Coordinate assigned projects from planning through closure, maintaining work plans, timelines, trackers, and progress reports.
- Organise meetings, prepare agendas and minutes, document decisions, and follow up on assigned actions.
- Analyse operational and commercial information to identify trends, exceptions, risks, delays, and improvement opportunities.
- Maintain accurate reports and support compliance with procedures, internal controls, and relevant regulatory requirements.
- Handle management, financial, commercial, personnel, and strategic information with strict confidentiality.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Food Science and Technology, Food Engineering, Chemical, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Operations Management, or a related discipline.
- Typically 5–8 years of relevant experience in FMCG, food processing, manufacturing, operations, supply chain, project coordination, or a related industrial environment.
- Demonstrated experience supporting senior management, coordinating cross-functional operations, managing projects, or improving operational performance.
- Practical understanding of manufacturing processes, production planning, quality systems, inventory management, and commercial operations.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and business reporting tools.
- Relevant postgraduate qualifications or professional certifications are an advantage.
Core Competencies and Performance Expectations:
- Commercial judgement, strong coordination and execution, technical understanding of FMCG operations, analytical reporting, stakeholder management, proactive problem-solving, integrity, discretion, and the ability to manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision.
- Success is demonstrated through timely closure of management actions, accurate reporting, effective resolution of operational bottlenecks, improved visibility of production and delivery performance, and practical contributions to cost control, efficiency, and risk reduction.
Role Suitability:
- This is a hands-on management support and operations coordination role. Applicants should demonstrate substantive exposure to manufacturing or FMCG operations and commercial problem-solving beyond routine administrative support.
Salary
N600,000 - N800,000 Monthly.