Job Title: Lab Technician (Fresher Jobs)
Organisation: Nile Breweries
Duty Station: Jinja, Uganda
About Organisation:
Nile Breweries Limited is a leading beverage company in Uganda and a subsidiary of SABMiller, the second largest brewing group in the world. We aim to provide for a variety of career paths and patterns of working, a good work-life balance and comprehensive employee benefits.
Job Summary: Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?
The key purpose of this role is to provide laboratory support to the value chain by performing checks and analysis on BOP’s raw materials to enable production to produce beer that conforms to ABInBev quality standards.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for meeting Quality KPIs
- Prevent quality non compliances • Promote quality awareness
- Contribute to quality performance at the site
- Promotion of a quality culture
- Maintain housekeeping and 5S standards
- Maintain and calibrate equipment
- Maintain a safe and healthy environment
- Prepare samples
- Conduct analyses
- Execute VPO activities in accordance with the VPO work practices
- Execution of activities to ensure compliance to food safety and quality management systems
- Sampling is carried out as per manualized methods
- Samples are identified, verified and handled to retain integrity as per manual
- Samples are prepared and dispatched, if necessary, as per manualized method
- Relevant apparatus, equipment and reagents are prepared as per manualized method
- Analysis is performed using fundamental laboratory techniques and practices
- Accurate results generated at specified times
- Results are recorded and reported as per standard manuals
- Nonconformance identified
- Out of control procedure adhered to
- VPO compliance
- Equipment is maintained and calibrated according to manualized methods
- Equipment calibration frequencies are adhered to
- Calibration records available and update
- Adherence to PPE policy
- Unsafe conditions and work practices are identified and actioned
- Chemicals and reagents are handled as per manualized procedure
- Hazardous substances are stored, handled and disposed of as per procedures
- Adherence to documented lab safety rules, guides and practices
- Incidents are reported and actioned as per procedure
- Housekeeping schedules are adhered to
- Carry out specialized and highly specialized quality analyses where required
- Record the results of analyses conducted on appropriate information systems and communicate results accordingly
- Conduct analysis of results to identify problems and improvement opportunities timeously
- Assist the plant in the execution of quality analysis, where required
- Conduct calibration of specialist equipment for which the labs are responsible
- Conduct required and requested quality audits, completing the appropriate documentation and communicating the results
- Review quality analysis procedures of production teams, identifying problems or training needs and communicating these to the team leader
- Conduct regular audits of calibration procedures of production teams and communicating results
- Conduct audits of analytic procedures to ensure compliance with Zone/Global guidelines, and identifying corrective actions required
- Where required, initiate corrective actions coming out of the quality audits in areas that impact the laboratory
- Support the production teams in problem solving, providing specialist assistance and techniques
- Assist with coaching/mentoring of production teams on problem solving and correct use of problem-solving techniques as required
- Support the training of the production teams
- Assist with coaching/mentoring of production teams on quality analyses and correct use of analytical techniques
- Carry out specialized analyses in support of the evaluation of continuous improvement opportunities
- Determine additional analytical work required evaluating continuous improvement opportunities
- Take part in regional and divisional process optimization initiatives as required
- Communicate effectively in the workplace
- Contribute to self and team development
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Min –National Diploma Chemistry, Food Science, Biotechnology
- B Tech Chemistry or equivalent is advantageous
- 2-3 Years in Laboratory, understanding of process control within the malting process environment is advantageous
- Good understanding of the principles and practices of VPO
Key Attributes and Competencies:
- Proactive
- Proven leadership ability
- Ability to utilize computer programmes
- Analytical ability
- Communication skills and interpersonal skills
- Problem solving skills
- Precision and accuracy
- Attention to detail
- Numeracy
How to Apply:
All interested candidates who meet the above specifications should apply at the link below.
Deadline: 13th November 2025
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Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24