Job Title: Laboratory Technician
Organisation: Banana Industrial Research and Development Centre (BIRDC)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
The Presidential Initiative on Banana Industrial Development (PIBID) whose successor entity Banana Industrial Research and Development Centre (BIRDC), was
incorporated as a Company Limited by Guarantee on 15th August 2019, is guided by its Mission to be the centre of excellence for farmer-focused banana industrial development through strategic public-private partnerships and its Vision of becoming a state-of-the-art banana research, development, and competitive business centre for value-added products by FY2025/26.
Job Summary: Perform technical work involving laboratory analysis of Food, feed and soil samples. Job duties include a combination of the following responsibilities: extensive and complex steps requiring manual manipulation and pipetting, close monitoring and control, evaluation of data, and careful and accurate work.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Analyse test samples received by laboratory ensuring optimum efficiency of testing and turnaround times of results
- Perform quality control and other quality activities to verify performance of reagents, assays, methods and equipment
- Maintain equipment by performing assigned maintenance activities and troubleshoot unexpected problems for the equipment
- Evaluate inventory of supplies and reagents and communicate order needs
- Operate complex equipment and computer programs related to laboratory equipment and other accessories and maintaining daily logs and equipment record books.
- Maintain records of test results and archives of data
- Ensure a safe, neat and clean work environment is maintained
- Archiving and tracking of test samples
- Perform proficiency testing to maintain compliance with regulatory agencies
- Assist department in writing and maintaining standard operating procedures (SOPs) in the laboratory.
- Record data to monitor temperatures and humidity of various equipment and environmental conditions.
- Follow all Quality Assurance/Quality Control procedures as outlined in the BIRDC Laboratory Quality Manual.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences from a recognized tertiary institution or
- Or a Bachelor’s degree in biology, chemistry, or a related field with at least one year of experience in a laboratory environment.
Working experience
- Working experience operating electrical and nonelectrical laboratory equipment.
- Comfortable handling potentially dangerous substances (flammable liquids, biohazards, etc.)
Skills and competences
- Basic knowledge of MS Office Suite and database systems.
- Ability to work autonomously and under pressure.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Keen attention to detail.
- Analytical skills.
How to Apply:
Apply today by emailing your credentials / Curriculum vitae to [email protected]
Deadline: 13th October 2025
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Level of Education: Diploma, Associate’s Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: no experience required