R&D Specialist — Food, Oils, Water & Animal Feeds

🏢 Johnvents Foods Limited · 📍 Lagos

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About the role

Johnvents Foods Limited is recruiting an R&D Specialist in Lagos to support research, product development, process improvement and technical innovation across a broad food and industrial-product portfolio. The role covers packaged drinking water, refined soya oil, crude and refined palm-kernel oil and animal-feed products, making it particularly relevant to candidates with practical experience in food manufacturing, edible-oil processing, water treatment, animal-feed manufacturing or industrial research and development. The successful candidate is expected to work on new product development and formulation while also improving existing products for quality, functionality, nutritional value and cost-effectiveness. The position goes beyond laboratory experimentation: the specialist will also participate in process optimisation, trials, quality investigations, corrective and preventive actions, audits and technical reporting. This means an applicant needs to be able to connect laboratory findings with actual manufacturing processes and commercial product requirements. The listing asks for a bachelor's degree in areas including Food Science and Technology, Chemical Engineering, Food Engineering, Biochemistry or Industrial Chemistry, plus 3–7 years of relevant experience. Technical capabilities mentioned include product formulation, laboratory testing, data interpretation, statistical process control, root-cause analysis, HACCP, GMP, shelf-life studies and project-management fundamentals. The deadline is October 10, 2026. Applicants should make their CV highly specific: identify products or formulations worked on, laboratory methods used, process improvements delivered, quality problems investigated and measurable results where available. Candidates should also distinguish academic projects from professional production experience. The role can be valuable for an R&D professional who wants exposure to several related manufacturing categories rather than a single product line. Because food safety and regulatory compliance are part of the environment, genuine experience with GMP, HACCP, quality systems and audit support should be clearly presented.

How to apply: Send your CV/application to recruitment@johnvents.com using the application instructions in the original listing.

Responsibilities

• Develop new products and formulations.
• Improve existing products for quality, functionality, nutrition and cost-effectiveness.
• Optimise manufacturing processes and evaluate raw materials.
• Conduct trials and support audits.
• Support CAPA and root-cause investigations related to quality issues.

Requirements

• 3–7 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in food manufacturing, edible oils, water treatment, animal feeds or R&D.
• Knowledge of laboratory analysis, formulation and process optimisation.
• Technical knowledge including HACCP, GMP, SPC and root-cause analysis.
• Applicant tip: Name the specific products and processes you have worked on.
• Applicant tip: Quantify formulation, quality, cost or process improvements where possible.

Benefits

• Full-time R&D opportunity in Lagos.
• Exposure to multiple food, oil, water and animal-feed product categories.

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