Join Golden Sugar Company, a division of Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc in Lagos, as a Packaging Engineer. This role focuses on enhancing packaging equipment efficiency and safety within the Finished Product Department, ensuring world-class standards for iconic brands like Golden Penny.
In this position, you will lead preventive and reliability maintenance for packaging lines such as Form & Fill and Cubeline. Your daily tasks will include using predictive maintenance techniques like vibration analysis and infrared thermography, analyzing performance data, and driving continuous improvements to boost line productivity and quality. You will troubleshoot and optimize both new and existing packaging machinery while collaborating closely with operations teams to resolve production challenges and implement engineering projects from design through to completion.
Ideal candidates bring at least five years of manufacturing engineering experience with a strong mechanical and technical background. A Bachelor's degree in Engineering disciplines such as Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering is required. You should be proactive, detail-focused, and able to communicate complex technical issues effectively while thriving in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Weekend or extended hours support may be occasionally needed.
This role is critical in Lagos, a key industrial hub, where efficient packaging processes support Nigeria’s food manufacturing sector and maintain the reputation of leading brands like Golden Penny. Your expertise will contribute directly to sustaining product quality and operational excellence in this competitive market.
Though the salary is not disclosed, this role offers significant career growth opportunities within the manufacturing and FMCG sectors, positioning you for advanced engineering or production management roles. Building a track record of successful project delivery and process optimization here can open doors to leadership roles in engineering and operations.
To stand out, emphasize your hands-on experience with packaging machinery, highlight specific maintenance projects you have led, and quantify improvements you achieved. Demonstrate your ability to collaborate across teams and solve complex mechanical issues efficiently.
We encourage qualified engineers passionate about manufacturing excellence to apply promptly for the Packaging Engineer role at Golden Sugar Company. This is an excellent chance to join a top-tier company shaping Nigeria's food industry.
