Duties and Responsibilities:
Purpose:
Timely planning, organizing and coordinating field operations i.e. Milk collection, grading, chilling, maintain hygiene conditions and transportation to Kampala Plant.
- Carry out planning, organizing and coordinating field operations involving milk collection, chilling and transportation to the Kampala plant.
- Ensuring the testing of raw milk, grading, chilling, transportation and maintaining hygienic conditions at the Milk Collection Centers (MCCs) and Bulk Collection Centre (BCC).
- Ensuring that all equipment used in handling milk at the MCCs/BCC are maintained in a hygienic and sanitary manner in accordance to ISO requirements.
- Creation and updating of a competitor’s profile clearly highlighting their names, cooler capacities, milk quantities received, price per liter of raw milk paid to farmers and the competitors market for the raw milk they collect on a weekly basis.
- Liaising with the Head Milk Procurement and Manager Quality and Extension on the sensitization of farmers on clean milk production and productivity enhancement and on any technical problems that you may encounter.
- Preparing weekly and monthly reports of your findings and action taken and submitting the same to your immediate supervisor.
- Scout and recommend to the Head Milk Procurement areas with milk potential for the establishment of new MCCs or pick-up points in your area.
- Ensure that the MCC’s/BCC have all the necessary consumable and equipment needed for the testing and maintenance of milk quality.
- Carrying out any other duties as may be assigned to you from time to time by your immediate Supervisor.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelors Degree in Food Science and Technology from a recognized University.
- Prior training in Food Science &Technology with a desirable experience of 2-3 Years in a Dairy establishment.
- Computer literate especially SAP is a must.
- 3 to 5 years of experience in food processing environment
How to APPLY
Send your CV to: recruitment@swiftminds.org by 30th January 2023 NB: Selection is on rolling basis, due high volumes of applications, only selected candidates shall be contacted, all applicants’ CVs are kept on file for future opportunities.
