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Dairy Inspector Job Opportunities – Dairy Development Authority (DDA)
Job Title: Dairy Inspector
Organisation: Dairy
Development Authority (DDA)
Development Authority (DDA)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Senior Dairy
Inspector
Inspector
About US:
Dairy Development Authority (DDA) is a semi-autonomous agency under the
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF). It is
established under the Dairy Industry Act of 1998. Its Mission is “To provide
dairy development and regulatory services that will ensure increased production
and consumption of milk, sustainable and profitable dairy industry sector;
contribute to economic development and improved nutritional standards in
Uganda.”
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF). It is
established under the Dairy Industry Act of 1998. Its Mission is “To provide
dairy development and regulatory services that will ensure increased production
and consumption of milk, sustainable and profitable dairy industry sector;
contribute to economic development and improved nutritional standards in
Uganda.”
Job Summary: The Dairy
Inspector will primarily inspect milk and dairy products, dairy handling
premises and facilities, enforce dairy standards and regulations in order to
ensure compliance with set dairy standards and regulations.
Inspector will primarily inspect milk and dairy products, dairy handling
premises and facilities, enforce dairy standards and regulations in order to
ensure compliance with set dairy standards and regulations.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Conduct pre-registration and /or regular
impromptu inspections to ensure that collectors, transporters, traders,
processors, exporters and importers of milk and dairy products conform to
set standards and legally registered by DDA. - Maintain an effective and efficient system
for regulations and enforcement. - Generate statistical data and information
for development of database on compliance and standards improvement
strategies and policy development/change. - Conduct regular inspection aimed at
disseminating guidelines for quality, safety, hygiene practices for milk
and dairy products, dairy facilities and premises to ensure compliance
with dairy standards and regulations. - Enforce regulations such as stopping
adulteration of milk and dairy products, transportation of milk in
unauthorized containers, transportation of warm milk, etc. to safe guard
public health and wellbeing of milk consumers by apprehending and
persecuting offenders. - Carry out market surveillance to ensure
that milk and milk products that are availed to consumers meet set dairy
quality standards. - Maintain systems to address
consumer/farmers complaints and concerns regarding adherence to dairy
regulations. - Improve consumer education and
sensitization programs focusing on quality and safety. - Carry out any other duties assigned from
time to time.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Dairy
Inspector job placement must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Dairy
Technology/Science, Food Science, or any other related qualification. - A minimum of two years of relevant
experience in ensuring compliance with set standards and regulations. - Previous experience in milk handling,
processing procedures and the application of laws and regulations relevant
to dairy industry will be an added advantage. - Computer literacy skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication
skills - Good team player.
How to Apply:
All interested applicants who meet the specified job requirements
should submit their application forms, up to date curriculum vitae, photocopies
of academic credentials and three referees to the address below:
should submit their application forms, up to date curriculum vitae, photocopies
of academic credentials and three referees to the address below:
The Executive Director,
Dairy Development Authority (DDA),
Plot 1, Kafu Rd. Kampala,
P. O. Box 34006, Kampala, Uganda
E-mail to: info@dda.or.ug
Deadline: 16th June 2017 by
5.00pm
5.00pm
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