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Job Title:  Logistics Team Lead 

Organisation: Yalelo (U) Limited

Duty Station: Buikwe, Uganda

Reports to: Lake Services Manager

About the Company:

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:   Responsible for overseeing and coordinating nets, harvest and logistics of feed and fish on the lake operations side.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure that yourself and team adhere to health and safety practices set out by the company.
• Have a solid understanding of the entire lake operations to ensure logistics can best serve the needs within Lake Operations
• Ensure that Feed is always available on feed platforms for feeders to use.
• Working closely with Grow out supervisor to ensure that different feed sizes are used in the correct ratio.
• Records of feed quantities need to tally from stores to lake
• Motivating your team to perform to their best and constantly improve
• Be involved with Daily health and safety talks (toolbox talks)
• Oversight to all harvest related operations, ensuring it runs smoothly and meeting targets.
• Strict control over the use of the telehandler for on farm operations
• Oversight of all coxswain duties
• Oversight on all Net making and net deployment duties.
• Co-ordinating with engineering department to have routine maintenance conducted.
• Be diligent in daily administration and record keeping
• HR: ensuring sick leave is reported, helping co-ordinate work schedules and annual leave.
• Planning for operations on a daily and weekly basis
• Co-ordinating effectively with the grow out team leaders to ensure work runs smoothly and in a logical manner within the department.
• Carry out other tasks as specified by the line manager

Direct Reports

• Feed Logistics monthly
• Harvest monthly: ice use, manpower efficiency
• Coxswains: fuel use, downtime on boats, platforms
• Net making: Material utilization, tracking net repairs and quality
• Net Deployment: Net transactions

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Degree or equivalent in aquaculture and or fisheries
• Good mathematical skills and analytical skills
• At least 2 years’ experience with cage farming is beneficial
• Ideally be a capable swimmer

Personal Attributes

• Hardworking, capable of being involved in farming operations
• Good interpersonal skills
• Must be confident to give out instructions and lead a team
• Must show good endurance and persistence.
• Must be willing to constantly learn more and develop their knowledge and skills

How to Apply:

All candidates should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 14th August 2024

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