Job Title: Environment Health & Safety Officer
Organisation: Mukwano Industries Uganda Ltd
Duty Station: Tororo, Uganda
Job Ref. No. MIUL/EHS/07/25/TR
About Organisation:
The Mukwano Group of Companies is the leading manufacturer of Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) in the Great Lakes region, producing a wide range of market leader brands in soaps, edible cooking oils and fats, detergents, beverages, personal care products and plastics.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Draft, implement and maintain policies and guidelines on Environment, Health and Safety.
- Develop, implement, administer, and maintain EHS protocol of use of PPEs and adherence to safety and health related programs.
- Review and update the corporate EHS management system manual and monitor its implementation.
- Prepare EHS training plan and in coordination with the Human Resource Department provide relevant training to staff.
- Formulating corporate short term and long term EHS objectives and plans.
- Carry out accident and incident investigations.
- Promote EHS plans and monitor, evaluate and report performance against plan.
- Maintain auditing expertise and ensure execution of the quarterly audit program
- Maintain contacts with external parties regarding environment, Health and Safety, including government institutions.
- Provide advice on Environment, Health and safety to line departments.
- Promote the potential incident reporting culture by compiling all filled in reports
- Adhere to the health and safety and QMS guidelines at all times.
- Compile EHS data and report all reportable incidents to HOD accurately and within specified time frame.
- Any other duties assigned by the SHEQ/ Compliance Manager
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree of Science in Environmental Science or Industrial Chemistry and any other related discipline.
- Knowledge of various laws, regulations, guidelines, procedures affecting a manufacturing organization.
- 2 years of relevant experience in a similar field is required
Skills & Professional Attributes Required
- Ability to work independently in carrying out assignments to completion.
- Effective verbal and written communication.
- Professional personal presentation.
- Customer service orientation skills.
- Considerable ability to adhere to prescribed routines and practices; and compose effective and accurate correspondence.
- Dealing with non-routine matters, such as special projects, with minimum specific instructions.
- Familiarity with the tools, concepts and methodologies of system management
- Decision making skills is required.
How to Apply:
If finding & hiring great talent excites you, we would like to get into a conversation with you. Interested candidates should send their Cover letter, CV and Academic documents to [email protected] stating the Job Ref No. in the subject line. All attachments should be submitted as a single PDF document.
Deadline: 13th August 2025
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Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24