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Job Title:  Water Quality Technician (Fresher Jobs)

Organisation: Yalelo (U) Limited

Duty Station: Buikwe, Uganda

Reports to: Water Quality Supervisor

About Organisation:

Yalelo (U) Limited is a tilapia fish farm that was established in Uganda in 2019. The farm is located in Butembe, Buikwe district on the shores of Lake Victoria. Yalelo Uganda is a subsidiary of First Wave Group B.V; a Dutch company with a portfolio of aquaculture related assets in Africa. First Wave Group owns and operates Yalelo Zambia, a pioneer of Aquaculture founded in 2011 that has grown quickly to become the leading fish farm in Zambia and among the largest aquaculture farms in Africa.

Job Summary:   Reporting to the Water Quality Supervisor, the Water Quality Technician is responsible for ensuring optimum water quality by sampling, monitoring, testing, inspecting, and timely checking on the parameters to prevent mortalities.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Checking Pond Water Parameters like Temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, etc at 07:00 am in the morning, 3:00 pm in the afternoon, and in the evening before departure.
• Calibrate equipment and verify data for data accuracy and ensure proper record keeping.
• Collect water samples from the ponds and perform water quality analysis.
• Prepare daily Analysis/water quality report for submission to the Supervisor.
• Ensure the aeration system is switched off once the dissolved Oxygen is above 3.0 mg/L and recheck every after 30 minutes.
• Analyze the weather conditions to monitor dissolved Oxygen in the ponds.
• Ensure that Pond water is exchanged once in bad condition to avoid mortalities considering the cost implication of flashing the pond.
• Apply the necessary minerals for water fertilization to make the pond water ideal for cultured fish.
• Process weekly fuel requisitions with the approval of the line manager to ensure that the genset is fuelled all the time to run in the night for oxygen generation in the ponds.
• Ensure proper utilization and maintenance of laboratory equipment as well as keeping them clean all the time.
• Maintain a safe and healthy work environment by complying with health, safety, and environmental procedures and legislation as well as maintaining housekeeping standards.
• Any other duties assigned by the Supervisor / Line Manager

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Diploma in Fisheries Management & Technology, Science in Fisheries and Aquaculture, or any discipline in Fisheries.
• One to two years of experience in a similar or related role
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to work unsupervised and under pressure.
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Knowledge of water science
• Ability to swim

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How to Apply:

Interested candidates, please send your applications, updated CVs, and academic documents, as one pdf document to: careers@yalelo.ug

Deadline: 29th July 2024

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Yalelo Uganda is an equal opportunities employer. All candidates who meet the requirements are highly encouraged to apply. Yalelo Uganda doesn’t solicit any monies at any stage of the recruitment process.

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