Job Title: Water Quality Technician (Fresher Diploma Jobs)
Organisation: Yalelo
Duty Station: Kampala Uganda
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: To ensure 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 07:00am in the morning, 3:00pm 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 Hatchery Manager.
- 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 condition 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 necessary minerals for water fertilization to make the pond water ideal for cultured fish.
- Process weekly fuel requisitions with Approval of the line manager to ensure that genset is fueled 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, Biomedical Laboratory Technology or any discipline in Fisheries and other related field
- 1–2 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
- Able to swim
How to Apply:
Please send the application, CV & academic documents as one pdf document to: [email protected], clearly specifying the job position in the subject line.
Deadline: 3rd July 2025.
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Level of Education: Diploma, Associate’s Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 12