Job Title: Quality Assurance Officer
Organisation: Yalelo Uganda
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: The Quality Assurance Officer will ensure that Quality and Food Safety Standards are upheld as per Internal and National Standards, MAAIF and Yalelo Standards
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Enforce compliance to food safety and Quality standards such as HACCP, GMP, SSOP, ISO 22000 and BAP, Local regulatory guidelines (MAAIF, EU export requirements)
- Ensuring the fish meets specifications, safety requirements and Export Quality by inspecting incoming fish, verifying traceability and monitoring processing steps.
- Ensuring Microbial and Chemical Safety by conducting and coordinating microbiological sampling.
- Ensures high hygiene and housekeeping standards across all outlets by verify implementation of SSOPs.
- Enforcing proper Documentation and Record Keeping such as HACCP logs, CCP monitoring sheets, Temperature Records, Non-conformance reports.
- Ensuring Staff training and awareness by training of all staff on hygiene, GMP and food safety.
- Conducting monthly food safety internal audits.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in food science and technology and Fisheries, Aquaculture.
- At least 2 years of experience working in food processing facility.
Skills and Ability needed for the Role:
Competent in MS Office and Computer skills
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to work under pressure and minimal supervision.
- Good communication skills and able to work well with cross functional teams.
Problem solving and Analytical Thinking
How to Apply:
Please send the application, CV & academic documents as one pdf document to: careers@yalelo.ug, clearly specifying the job position in the subject line. The closing date for receiving applications is 26th May 2026.
“Recruitment will be on rolling basis”
Deadline: 26th May 2026
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Level of Education: bachelor degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24