Job Title: Grow Out Feeding Supervisor (2 Jobs)
Organisation: Yalelo (U) Limited
Duty Station: Buikwe, Uganda
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: To oversee all feeding-related work as well as Coordinate the feeding team on Site.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensuring that the members of your line feed their fish properly to obtain a maximum growth rate and minimum FCR.
- Ensuring feeders are collecting and disposing mortalities correctly.
- Daily checks of each cage: you need to spend time with each feeder feeding each cage daily.
- Placing an order of feed for your line(site) with the feed store supervisor in advance as per the feeding requirements.
- Conducting toolbox safety talks with your team on a daily basis.
- Ensure that your team has the required resources needed to perform their duties.
- Report any issues with any cage immediately to the Line Manager.
- Conduct weekly reviews of each units feeding performance with the team leaders.
- Ensure that yourself and whole team adhere to health and safety practices set out by the company.
- Cross verify all empty feed bags with the feeder against the data and what is fed in a day.
- Perform any other duties assigned by the Line Manager.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in fisheries and aquaculture or related course from a recognized institution
- Experience with cage farming is beneficial
- Must be able to swim
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:
Please send the application, CV & academic documents as one pdf document to: [email protected]
Deadline: 5th May 2025.
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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