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Job Title:   Silo Controller

Organisation: Grainpulse Ltd

Duty Station: Mukono, Uganda

About US:

Grainpulse
Ltd is a first of its kind integrated agribusiness company and Uganda’s number
one dealer in Agro Inputs, Grain and Coffee. We continue expanding everyday to
meet our clientele needs.

Job Summary:   The Silo Controller is responsible for
maintaining efficient, hygienic and low-cost operations of the grain handling
facility and applying silos management best practices in handling the inventory
thereof.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

·       Maintain the inventory
of all the raw material in the silos and keep proper records

·       Prepare daily reports on the inventory movement by type

·        Keep records of all stocks
movement and prepare graphs, charts and reports

·       Develop traceability
plan of all the produce received by capturing the details of the origin, location
of storage and end recipient

·       Support in setting up of
the quality standards and enforce adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices
policy

·       Develop a program to
monitor and control infestation in and around the silos and enforce adherence

·       Monitor and ensure that
all material sent to the silo meets the required quality standard and is of the
right moisture content

·       Monitor the stored condition of the stored products and to prevent any
deterioration on
quality

·        Support the ongoing EOHS, food safety and
continuous improvement program

·       Maintain high standards of cleaning within the grain storage area
while observing proper
and safe handling of chemicals in control of pests and rodents

·       Maintain data on usage
of utilities including power, water, diesel

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       The ideal candidate must
possess a Bachelor of Science degree in Food Science. He or she should have at
least 3 (three) years working experience in quality management in a busy food
industry, preferably grain handling facility or milling. He or she candidate
must be knowledgeable in food safety principles, HACCP, traceability as well as
insects’ life cycle and control.

·       Furthermore, the ideal
candidate must have the ability to do mathematical calculations on volume,
density, weight, trigonometry and height estimates as well as keep records.

·       The ideal candidate must
be a team player and also have good planning, communication, interpersonal and
decision-making skills.

How to Apply:

All
suitably qualified and interested candidates should email their Job
Applications with detailed CVs, certified copies of academic certificates
(originals are to be presented at the interview) and a copy of a stamped recent
salary pay-slip to

Recruitment@grainpulse.co.ug

NB:
Please note that presentation of false academic documents and certification
will lead to criminal prosecution.

Deadline: Friday, 31^st
January 2020

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