Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd is Recruiting!

The Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd is one of the biggest companies in the non-alcoholic beverage industry in the country and is the sole franchise bottler of The Coca-Cola Company in Nigeria.


Our company serves approximately 160 million people by producing and distributing a unique portfolio of quality brands, bringing passion to marketplace implementation, and demonstrating leadership in corporate social responsibility.

The vacancies below exist:


Position: Plant Engineer
Desired candidate profile          

• Relevant Engineering Degree or equivalent Diploma (advanced technical degree).
• Min. 7 years experience in a technical position and demonstrable management abilities.
• Experience in improvement project management tools like Kaizens, 5Ys, AFF, DMAIC, FITs etc within a demanding manufacturing environment with demonstrable success in delivering to costs, quality and time parameters.
• Proven familiarity with budgeting including R.E procedures.
• Familiarity with the introduction of new lines/ cost reduction initiatives within a manufacturing environment.
• Good understanding and experience of current manufacturing methodologies.
• Understanding of GHK and GMP.
• Experience in major automated bottling line operations.
• Ability to identify, raise and push for approval appropriate CAPEX wish list for engineering equipment upgrades.
• Understanding of business case preparation and basic financial analysis tools.

Desired candidate profile           
University degree in Electrical/Controls/Electronics/Automation Engineering required .5 years working experience in the field of Automation in Industry dealing with Siemens & Omron PLCs, Danfoss, Omron, Siemens variable fre drives VFDs, sensors, PLC programming skills and ability to effectively read and understand wiring plans plus PLC user programs and comments thereof. Experience in budgeting Experience in people management Experience in execution of projects such as: line commissioning, annual maintenance planning Basic Knowledge of a bottling organization: Planning, Manufacturing, Quality, Environment, Engineering, Health and Safety Operational planning expertise/experience Delegation skills Understanding of financial impact of decisions Ability to think in terms of functional sustainability rather than short term wins Ability to select and assess first-line managers Coaching direct reports and mentoring others Ability to empower managers Ability to translate function strategy into unit/section’s plan Ability to lead and manage change Ability to set standards for management performance High integrity Ability to build relationships to improve results Ability to understand what drives peers in other units Open-minded and willing to experiment and try new things Intellectual curiosity Ability to disseminate and enforce safety, health & environment policy Ability to implement quality and health, safety & environment improvements


Position:  Maintenance Controller
Desired candidate profile  

• Coaching direct reports and mentoring others.
• Ability to manage change .
• Ability to set standards for management performance.
• High integrity. Ability to build relationships to improve results.
• Ability to understand what drives peers in other units .
• Open-minded and willing to experiment and try new things.
• Ability to learn from mistakes.
• Process improvement skills
• University Degree/ HND in Engineering
• At least 5 years maintenance experience including supervision preferably in bottling industry .
• Experience in people management.
• Understanding of financial impact of decisions.
• Ability to select and assess first-line managers .
• Ability to disseminate and enforce safety, health & environment policy.
• Ability to listen and communicate effectively

Position:  Utility Engineer
Desired candidate profile          

• B.Sc in Electrical/Mechanical/Chemical Engineering or Suitable Equivalent with 6 years working experience in the field of Production Management or Maintenance in Food or Beverage Industry.
• Experience in budgeting. Experience in people management. Experience in execution of projects such as: line commissioning, annual maintenance planning.
• Ability to set standards for management performance.
• High integrity.
• Ability to build relationships to improve results.
• Ability to understand what drives peers in other units.
• Open-minded and willing to experiment and try new things. Intellectual curiosity.
• Ability to disseminate and enforce safety, health & environment policy.
• Ability to implement quality and health, safety & environment improvements
• Knowledge of a bottling organization: Planning, Manufacturing, Quality, Environment, Engineering, Health and Safety.
• Operational planning expertise/experience.
• Delegation skills.
• Full knowledge of SC strategy.
• Understanding of financial impact of decisions. Ability to think in terms of functional sustainability rather than short term wins.
• Ability to select and assess first-line managers. Coaching direct reports and mentoring others.
• Ability to empower managers. Ability to translate function strategy into unit/section’s plan.
• Ability to lead and manage change.

Position:  Automation Engineer
Desired candidate profile   

• Ability to translate function strategy into unit/section’s plan
• Ability to lead and manage change Ability to set standards for management performance
• High integrity
• Ability to build relationships to improve results
• Ability to understand what drives peers in other units
• Open-minded and willing to experiment and try new things
• Intellectual curiosity
• Ability to disseminate and enforce safety, health & environment policy
• Ability to implement quality and health, safety & environment improvements
• University degree in Electrical/Controls/Electronics/Automation Engineering required .
• 5 years working experience in the field of Automation in Industry dealing with Siemens & Omron PLCs, Danfoss, Omron, Siemens variable fre drives VFDs, sensors, PLC programming skills and ability to effectively read and understand wiring plans plus PLC user programs and comments thereof.
• Experience in budgeting Experience in people management Experience in execution of projects such as: line commissioning, annual maintenance planning
• Basic Knowledge of a bottling organization: Planning, Manufacturing, Quality, Environment, Engineering, Health and Safety Operational planning expertise/experience
• Delegation skills
• Understanding of financial impact of decisions
• Ability to think in terms of functional sustainability rather than short term wins
• Ability to select and assess first-line managers
• Coaching direct reports and mentoring others
• Ability to empower managers

Position:  Maintenance Systems Engineer
Desired candidate profile          

• University Degree in Engineering Minimum of 5 years experience working experience in the field of production management or maintenance in food or beverage industry.
• Experience in people management Knowledge of a bottling organization: Planning, Manufacturing, Quality, Environment, Engineering, Health and Safety Operational / Maintenance planning expertise/experience
• Delegation skills
• Ability to set standards for management performance
• High integrity
• Ability to build relationships to improve results
• Ability to understand what drives peers in other units
• Open-minded and willing to experiment and try new things Intellectual curiosity
• Ability to disseminate and enforce safety, health & environment policy Ability to implement quality and health, safety & environment improvements
• Understanding of financial impact of decisions
• Ability to think in terms of functional sustainability rather than short term wins Ability to select and assess first-line managers
• Coaching direct reports and mentoring others
• Ability to empower managers
• Ability to translate function strategy into unit/section’s plan
• Ability to lead and manage change

Method of Application
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