JESA Farm Dairy is a leading dairy brand in Uganda founded in 1989 by the late Mr. James Mulwana. From its small beginnings producing only raw milk, JESA has grown to become a home grown, commercial success story and a flagship East African consumer brand. Today, the JESA brand, with its wide range of fresh, dairy products namely: fresh pasteurized milk, UHT Milk, Yoghurt, Butter, Fresh Cream and Cream Cheese; has come to symbolize great taste, high quality, and innovation.
A number of vacancies have been created due to expansion of company operations. This is therefore to invite applications from suitably qualified candidates who meet the required job specifications, skillset and experience to fill the following positions at JESA Farm Dairy.

JESA/HR/PDN/18: INTAKE OPERATOR (04 VACANCIES)
Job Summary
Receive, handle storage of raw milk, sanitation of equipment, trucks, lines, and operating area.

Key Roles and Responsibilities
• Prepare raw milk intake line, silo tanks, and operate receiving pump and storing raw milk until required for processing before 24 hrs.
• Checks that vehicles are properly docked in at the intake and stoppers are in place
• Document and record raw milk intake details (Name of approved suppliers, load, temperature, silo filled, CIP, shipment records) for use in accounts and payment. This includes Manual GRN (Good received note), and warehouse receipt generated from E – SYSTEM accounting (Microsoft dynamics Navision).
• Ensuring that offloaded raw milk is stored at the right temperatures below 5 degrees and monitored for proper working of agitation.
• Carry out pre-operation checks on raw milk silo tanks cleaning and sanitation to control cross contamination of received milk.
• Comply with FIFO, basing on Quality control results and times of offloading milk into Silo tanks.
• Follow up with the production plan and daily purchase orders of suppliers on volume of raw milk to be received and off loaded
• Liaise with milk Extension and purchase department in case of failure to offload supplier contracted daily volume, for purpose of informing suppliers in time and control of next day receiving.
• Liaise with the quality team in ensuring quality assurance (testing and selecting milk silos, communication of identified quality risks, etc.)

QUALIFICATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Basic Qualification Diploma in Food Science and or Food Processing obtained from an internationally recognized institution.

Working Experience
A minimum of 2 years’ relevant working experience.

Skillset, Knowledge and Abilities
• GMPs
• Health and safety
• Production Technology
• Food safety
• Teamwork.
• Communication.
• Problem Solving.