Organisation: Uganda
Meat Producers Cooperative Union Ltd
Meat Producers Cooperative Union Ltd
Duty Station: Uganda
About US:
Uganda Meat
Producers Cooperative Union Ltd. envisions to become the leading producer of
high-quality meat and meat products for local and international markets.
Producers Cooperative Union Ltd. envisions to become the leading producer of
high-quality meat and meat products for local and international markets.
Job Summary: The Animal Husbandry Assistant will support
UMPCU by ensuring adequate management and quality of animals within the feedlot
at the Livestock Resource Centre.
UMPCU by ensuring adequate management and quality of animals within the feedlot
at the Livestock Resource Centre.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure profitable operations of the feedlot to optimize feeding
parameters - Manage feedlot and appropriate safety standards and relations with
employees, suppliers and customers - Prepare short and long term operational plans supportive to the
feedlot in conjunction with the Livestock Resource Centre Manager - Prepare budget and report operational and capital expenditure of the
feedlot - Report of weekly and monthly feedlot performance
- Repair and maintain equipment and structures as per agreed standard
and program such as stock water, yards, buildings etc. - Ensure that all health and safety standards are adhered to and that
the working environment is clean, tidy and hygienic
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a diploma in animal production, animal
husbandry - Three years of demonstrated professional working experience with
livestock especially cattle. - Strong knowledge of bovine nutrition, ration formulation, forage
management, body condition scoring and animal genetics - Understand needs of young, rapidly growing cattle’
- Have strong computer skills for record keeping, research and
marketing. - Good knowledge of animal health and diagnostics
- Good understanding and knowledge of working with farmer groups
- Ability to prioritize work, multi-task and meet deadlines
- Sound analytical judgment;
- Ability to work with results-orientation and efficiency in a
multi-tasking environment; - Strong planning skills;
- Flexibility, responsibility, integrity, team work, self-motivated,
preparedness to work off time; - Good computer skills in common word processing (MS Word),
spreadsheet (MS Excel), and accounting software - Ability to perform effectively under high pressure, hardship
conditions and long working hours
How to Apply:
All candidates
should submit a softcopy of their resumes, application letters, copies of your
academic documents and other certificates to [email protected] with a
copy to [email protected]
should submit a softcopy of their resumes, application letters, copies of your
academic documents and other certificates to [email protected] with a
copy to [email protected]
Deadline: 28th December 2018
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