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Job Title:  Grow-out Supervisor

Organisation: Yalelo (U) Limited

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Grow Out Team Lead

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 supervising Feeders and ensuring optimal survival, growth and FCR is achieved. Gives oversight to a unit group/cage site, helping the Feed supervisor and covering their duties when they are off.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure that yourself and team adhere to health and safety practices set out by the company
• Conducting toolbox safety talks with your team daily
• Ensure that your team has the required resources needed to perform their duties
• Motivating your team to perform to their best and constantly improve, adhering to time keeping
• Ensuring that the members of your line feed their fish properly to ensure maximum growth rate and minimum FCR
• If there are any issues with any cages that these be solved and/or reported to the line manager
• Ensuring feeders are collecting and disposing mortalities correctly
• Weekly reviews of each units feeding performance with the team leader.
• Daily checks of each cage: you need to spend time with each feeder feeding each cage daily.
• Every feeder should have their empty feed bag count verified against what they fed that day.
• Placing an order of feed for your line(site) with the feed store supervisor for the following days feeding requirements
• Will also be required to feed when feeders are on leave.
• Carry out other tasks when needed as specified by the line manager

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in fisheries and aquaculture
• Experience with cage farming is beneficial
• Must be able to swim
• Good excel skills

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 have an eye for detail
• Must be willing to constantly learn more and develop their knowledge and skills

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested candidates should apply online at the link below

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Deadline: 19th November 2024

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