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Team Lead (Production) - Production Engineer
About this role
Saro Agrosciences Limited is inviting qualified applicants for the role of Team Lead (Production) - Production Engineer. The position focuses on planning, monitoring and optimising manufacturing activities to ensure safe, compliant, quality-driven production and ongoing process improvement. It involves coordinating with maintenance teams, overseeing formulation and packaging operations, and supporting production staff to meet targets. The employer operates within the agro-input sector, providing crop protection products, seeds and fertilisers to Nigerian farmers. The role is based along the Lagos–Ibadan expressway area, Ogun State, and is a full-time position.
What you would do
- Follow health, safety and environmental procedures and use PPE correctly.
- Oversee chemical formulation processes and ensure batch quality.
- Coordinate routine and preventive maintenance of filling, capping, packaging lines and reactors.
- Develop and implement daily and weekly production schedules to meet targets.
- Monitor operations, identify bottlenecks and apply continuous improvement methods to reduce waste and improve yield.
- Assist in supervising and training production operators and junior staff.
- Maintain production data and generate reports as required.
- Collaborate with maintenance and quality teams to ensure compliance and performance.
- Support implementation of Lean or Six Sigma projects where applicable.
- Ensure proper handling of hazardous materials in line with regulations.
What they are asking for
- Bachelor’s degree in Production Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or Chemical Engineering (minimum Second Class Upper).
- 2–4 years’ experience in a similar production role.
- Age between 27 and 32 years.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and production data management.
- Willingness to learn and adapt in a production environment.
- Knowledge of chemical manufacturing or formulation processes is an advantage.
- Good communication and teamwork abilities.
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