Plant Quality and Food Safety Technician at Nigerian Bottling Company
Job Description
At Nigerian Bottling Company, we’re looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Plant Quality & Food Safety Technician to join our Quality & Sustainability Team.
Are you passionate about quality assurance, food safety, laboratory operations, and ensuring products consistently meet the highest standards?
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in protecting our brands by supporting product quality, food safety compliance, laboratory excellence, and continuous improvement within a world-class manufacturing environment.
What You’ll Do
• Perform beverage quality tests including brix, carbonation, taste, appearance, date code, torque, fill height, net content, and other quality parameters in line with company standards and testing frequencies
• Ensure all bottling equipment is inspected before and during production and escalate any issues that may impact product quality or food safety
• Investigate out-of-specification results and support the implementation of corrective actions
• Monitor and validate laboratory and production equipment performance, including ASEBI systems
• Monitor Critical Control Points (CCPs) and Operational Prerequisite Programs (OPRPs) and escalate deviations promptly
• Support initiatives aimed at reducing product loss and improving operational efficiency
• Ensure compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), food safety, environmental, health and safety standards
• Maintain laboratory reagents, ensuring they are available, valid, properly labelled, and fit for use
• Support raw material and packaging quality management processes across the plant
• Partner with Production, Engineering, and Quality teams to maintain world-class product standards
What We’re Looking For
• HND or B.Sc. in Applied Sciences or a related discipline
• Minimum of 6 months’ experience within a food or beverage manufacturing environment
• Strong understanding of quality assurance and food safety principles
• Technical dexterity and laboratory operations experience
• Computer literacy and ability to work with laboratory systems and equipment
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail and good organizational skills
• Problem-solving ability and experience managing quality-related issues
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment
• Ability to work a 3-shift rotational pattern
If you’re passionate about quality, food safety, laboratory excellence, and delivering products that meet the highest standards, we’d love to hear from you.