Production Manager – Rice Mill (Expatriate)

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A growing agro-processing company in Kano, Nigeria, is hiring an experienced Production Manager – Rice Mill (Expatriate) to lead full rice milling and parboiling operations. The role involves production planning, quality management, boiler and utility oversight, and team leadership on a full-time, onsite basis.

• Full-time, onsite role based in Kano, Nigeria
• Focus on rice milling, parboiling, drying, and utility operations
• Requires hands-on production leadership experience
• Reports to Plant Head / General Manager
• Opportunity in a growing agro-processing company

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Production Manager – Rice Mill (Expatriate) in a Growing Agro-processing Company - Estrada International Staffing Solution ⏲ Aug 17, 2026, 1:23 PM ⋕ View all Manufacturing & Production jobs Estrada International Staffing Solution - Our client is a growing agro-processing company specializing in the milling and processing of staple grains, with a strong focus on locally produced premium parboiled rice for wholesale and retail markets across Nigeria. The organization is committed to strengthening local rice production through efficient processing, consistent product quality, operational excellence, and sustainable manufacturing practices. They are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Production Manager – Rice Mill (Expatriate) Location: Kano Employment Type: Full-Time | Onsite | Day Shift Reports To: Plant Head / General Manager Industry: Agriculture | Rice Milling & Food Processing Role Summary Our client is seeking an experienced and results-driven Production Manager – Rice Mill to oversee the complete production operation of a modern rice-processing facility. The successful candidate will be responsible for production planning, paddy processing, parboiling, drying, milling, boiler and utility operations, quality management, equipment reliability, cost control, food safety, and production team leadership. The role requires a hands-on production leader with strong experience: in rice milling and parboiling operations, capable of optimizing plant performance while maintaining high standards of product quality, safety, and operational efficiency. Key Responsibilities: Production Planning & Plant Operations: Plan and control daily, weekly, and monthly production activities based on paddy availability, plant capacity, customer demand, storage capacity, and dispatch requirements. Manage the complete production flow from paddy receiving, cleaning, soaking, steaming, parboiling, drying, milling, grading, colour sorting, packing, and finished-goods storage. Identify production bottlenecks and implement practical measures to improve capacity, productivity, yield, and operating efficiency. Supervise production supervisors and section heads to ensure continuous and efficient plant operations. Establish and monitor production KPIs including throughput, milling recovery, head-rice yield, broken percentage, moisture, rejection levels, downtime, waste, and production cost per tonne. Parboiling & Drying Operations: Coordinate the movement of paddy between soaking tanks, steaming units, dryers, silos, and milling sections. Ensure appropriate hygiene, sanitation, water quality, and product traceability throughout parboiling operations. Prevent under-parboiling, over-parboiling, excessive drying losses, discolouration, and other processing-related quality defects. Monitor water temperature, steaming pressure, soaking time, moisture levels, gelatinisation, grain cracking, colour, and drying performance. Ensure correct paddy cleaning, soaking, steaming, parboiling, and drying conditions are maintained to achieve required product quality. Boiler & Utility Management: Ensure steam lines, pumps, water-treatment systems, compressors, generators, and other utilities operate within approved parameters. Coordinate preventive maintenance, statutory inspections, and breakdown response for boiler and utility equipment. Ensure appropriate records are maintained for boiler readings, fuel usage, steam generation, water treatment, generator runtime, utility downtime, and maintenance activities. Monitor fuel, electricity, water, steam, and other utility consumption and identify opportunities to reduce operating losses. Oversee the safe and efficient operation of industrial boilers and utilities supporting the production process. Monitor boiler pressure, temperature, feedwater quality, fuel consumption, steam generation, combustion efficiency, blowdown, and ash handling. Milling, Quality & Equipment Reliability: Identify process gaps and implement corrective and preventive actions to improve plant performance. Coordinate preventive and corrective maintenance activities to minimize equipment breakdowns and unplanned production downtime. Ensure defective or non-conforming products are properly identified, segregated, and managed for appropriate reprocessing or disposition. Monitor spare parts, production consumables, and equipment requirements: to support uninterrupted operations. Ensure efficient operation of milling equipment including cleaners, de-stoners, huskers, separators, whiteners, polishers, graders, colour sorters, elevators, and packing equipment. Work closely with the Quality Control team to maintain specifications for moisture, broken grains, foreign matter, whiteness, cleanliness, infestation, packaging, and product weight. Investigate production losses, low milling recovery, excessive breakage, equipment failures, quality complaints, and other operational issues. People Management & Operational Leadership: Ensure appropriate staffing levels across production shifts and maintain effective workforce deployment. Lead and supervise production personnel across milling, parboiling, boiler, utilities, packing, and other production sections. Promote a culture of accountability, discipline, teamwork, safety, and continuous improvement across the production function. Train, coach, evaluate, and develop production personnel to improve technical capability and operational performance. Identify skill gaps within production teams and implement appropriate training and development initiatives. Safety, Compliance & Reporting: Ensure production and operational data are accurately updated in the ERP system. Ensure safe handling and storage of fuel, chemicals, boiler-treatment chemicals, husk, bran, ash, and other production by-products. Enforce compliance with food safety, GMP, HACCP, occupational health and safety, machine guarding, fire prevention, boiler safety, electrical safety, environmental, and housekeeping requirements. Collaborate with Quality, Maintenance, Warehouse, Procurement, Logistics, Finance, Sales, and Management to ensure uninterrupted production and timely product dispatch. Maintain accurate production, quality, maintenance, utility, safety, and stock records. Prepare and submit daily, weekly, and monthly production and management information reports. Requirements: Education: Relevant professional or technical certification in manufacturing, food processing, production management, or industrial operations is an advantage. Bachelor's Degree in Production Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Food Technology, Agricultural Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline. Experience: Practical experience: coordinating maintenance, quality control, and production improvement initiatives. 10–15 years of relevant production experience, preferably within rice milling, parboiling, grain processing, or a similar agro-processing environment. Strong hands-on knowledge of rice milling equipment, dryers, industrial boilers, utilities, and packing systems. Proven experience: managing large-scale rice milling and parboiling operations. Experience: monitoring production KPIs, yield, recovery, downtime, waste, and production costs. Demonstrated experience: managing multiple production sections and supervising production teams. Technical Competencies Preventive & Corrective Maintenance Production Planning & Control Rice Milling & Parboiling Operations Occupational Health & Safety Milling Equipment & Process Optimization Yield & Recovery Optimization ERP & Production Reporting Production KPI Management GMP & HACCP Cost & Waste Management Industrial Boiler & Utility Management Food Safety & Quality Control Core Competency: Rice Production & Plant Management — ability to manage the complete rice-processing operation while optimizing production capacity, milling recovery, product quality, equipment reliability, operating costs, and workforce performance. Additional Requirements: Annual appraisal and performance-based bonus apply. Nationality: Indian preferred. Must be comfortable working in a factory-based production environment. Accommodation will be provided at the factory residence. Must have substantial experience: working within a rice milling or parboiling operation. Local allowance will be provided in addition to the overseas salary. Must be willing to relocate and work onsite in Kano, Nigeria. Remuneration Up to USD 3,000 Monthly + Local Allowance + Factory Accommodation. How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email. Application Deadline: 14th September, 2026. View all Jobs in Nigeria Kano State