4 Senior Inspector Job Placements – Uganda Warehouse Receipt System Authority (UWRSA)

 

Job Title:    Senior Inspector (4 Job
Placements)

Organisation: Uganda
Warehouse Receipt System Authority (UWRSA)

Duty Station: 
Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Principal
Inspector

 

About US:

The Warehouse
Receipt System was established in Uganda in 2006 by the Ministry of Trade,
Industry and Cooperatives. It is governed and regulated through the Warehouse Receipt
System Act of 2006 (WRS Act, 2006) and regulations there of 2007. Section 3 of
the WRS Act, 2006 provides for the establishment of the Uganda Warehouse
Receipt System Authority, whereas sec. 7 establishes the Board of Directors of
the Authority. It is defined as a system where Commodities can be used as
security/collateral for financing (Inventory Credit). The issuer of the
Warehouse Receipt will certify the deposit of commodities, hold the commodity
in safe custody until the depositor or a new ascertained buyer claims the
goods. This is possible where commodities are deposited in regularly inspected,
certified, licensed and regulated storage facilities.

 

Job Summary:  The Senior Inspector will perform regular
inspections for warehouses. commodities. personnel. warehousing practices. etc.
and recommend improvements to warehouses. To excel in this role. applicants
should demonstrate great attention to detail with excellent technical and math
abilities. The incumbent will uphold quality mechanisms set for the
operationalization of the Warehouse Receipt System for certified and licensed
warehouses to maintain conformity to standards and quality expectations

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

·       
Perform
regular quality assessments/ inspections on warehouse facilities. personnel.
commodities. etc.

·       
Monitor
operations at warehouses to ensure that they meet warehousing standards

·       
Select
output samples at warehouses and check them using appropriate methods
[measuring dimensions. testing functionality. comparing to specifications etc.]

·       
Document
inspection outcomes by completing detailed reports and performance records for
submission to the Quality Manager.

·       
Recommend
improvements to the warehousing practices to ensure quality control.

·       
Train
the warehousing personnel and other stakeholders about quality control
concerns.

 


Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The
ideal candidate for the Uganda Warehouse Receipt System Authority (UWRSA)
Senior Inspector job opportunity must hold a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
qualification in Logistics, Food science. Agribusiness.

·       
Certificate
in quality control is preferred.

·       
A
minimum of two years’ experience in a similar position.

·       
Excellent
knowledge of MS Office.

·       
Good
math and technical skills.

 

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified and interested candidates should send their softcopy applications via
Email to info@uwrsa.go.ug and hr@uwrsa.go.ug or hand deliverto Kingdom Kampala/
4th Floor Leftwing /Plot 31-39, Nile Avenue Kampala. Tel; +256 414 287190 / 256
80011522 (Toll Free)

 

Deadline: 10th February 2021

 

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