Job Title: Logistics Team Lead
Organisation: Yalelo (U) Limited
Duty Station: Buikwe, Uganda
Reports to: Lake Services Manager
About the Company:
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: Responsible for overseeing and coordinating nets, harvest and logistics of feed and fish on the lake operations side.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure that yourself and team adhere to health and safety practices set out by the company.
- Have a solid understanding of the entire lake operations to ensure logistics can best serve the needs within Lake Operations
- Ensure that Feed is always available on feed platforms for feeders to use.
- Working closely with Grow out supervisor to ensure that different feed sizes are used in the correct ratio.
- Records of feed quantities need to tally from stores to lake
- Motivating your team to perform to their best and constantly improve
- Be involved with Daily health and safety talks (toolbox talks)
- Oversight to all harvest related operations, ensuring it runs smoothly and meeting targets.
- Strict control over the use of the telehandler for on farm operations
- Oversight of all coxswain duties
- Oversight on all Net making and net deployment duties.
- Co-ordinating with engineering department to have routine maintenance conducted.
- Be diligent in daily administration and record keeping
- HR: ensuring sick leave is reported, helping co-ordinate work schedules and annual leave.
- Planning for operations on a daily and weekly basis
- Co-ordinating effectively with the grow out team leaders to ensure work runs smoothly and in a logical manner within the department.
- Carry out other tasks as specified by the line manager
Direct Reports
- Feed Logistics monthly
- Harvest monthly: ice use, manpower efficiency
- Coxswains: fuel use, downtime on boats, platforms
- Net making: Material utilization, tracking net repairs and quality
- Net Deployment: Net transactions
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Degree or equivalent in aquaculture and or fisheries
- Good mathematical skills and analytical skills
- At least 2 years’ experience with cage farming is beneficial
- Ideally be a capable swimmer
Personal Attributes
- Hardworking, capable of being involved in farming operations
- Good interpersonal skills
- Must be confident to give out instructions and lead a team
- Must show good endurance and persistence.
- Must be willing to constantly learn more and develop their knowledge and skills
How to Apply:
All candidates should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 14th August 2024
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