Gas Carbonation & Pressure Specialist job at Dalilang Foods & Beverages

Dalilang Foods & Beverages is a Ugandan FMCG manufacturer producing packaged snacks, including potato crisps, gonja chips, coated peanuts and peanut butter, alongside spring water, fruit nectars and energy drinks.

Gas Carbonation & Pressure Specialist

Details

Closing Date:

2026/10/29

Reference Number:

DALI-2026-0064

Job Title:

Gas Carbonation & Pressure Specialist

Job Category:

Operations

Job Type:

Full Time

Location, Town / City:

Nakasongola

Job Description

Manage inline carbon dioxide carbonation units, gas chilling systems, and beverage carbonation volumes end to end for carbonated production lines.

Ensure safe, accurate gas pressure regulation and chilling operations to achieve required beverage carbonation targets and prevent line downtime.

Maintain high standards of pressure vessel safety, regulatory compliance, and process documentation across all operational shifts.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Manage inline carbon dioxide carbonation units, chilling systems, and beverage carbonation volumes to meet line recipes and standards.

Regulate gas pressures and maintain operating parameters across all carbonation equipment and pressure vessels within safe working limits.

Perform dissolved carbon dioxide testing and monitor real time carbonation readings to identify and correct process deviations.

Operate and adjust chilling unit controls to achieve required liquid temperatures for optimal gas dissolution.

Follow occupational safety, food hygiene, and pressure vessel safety protocols, using required personal protective equipment and isolation procedures.

Maintain complete, legible, and traceable operational records including test results, pressure logs, machine settings, and shift reports.

Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve routine gas carbonation, pressure, and chilling malfunctions before they cause waste or downtime.

Coordinate with upstream processing and downstream filling operators to align gas supply and carbonation readiness with line production schedules.

Skills

Gas pressure regulation and monitoring

Dissolved carbon dioxide testing and analysis

Beverage chilling unit and refrigeration control

Pressure vessel safety and risk control

Digital production interface, PLC, or HMI operation

Education Qualifications & Experience

Education Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Higher Diploma in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Physics, or related engineering and physical science disciplines

Ordinary Diploma, National Certificate, or Craft Certificate in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Applied Physics, or equivalent technical trade

Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) or Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) technical route with transferable technical and operational capability

Experience

2+ years of experience in carbonated beverage processing.

• Manage inline carbon dioxide carbonation units, gas chilling systems, and beverage carbonation volumes end to end for carbonated production lines.
• Ensure safe, accurate gas pressure regulation and chilling operations to achieve required beverage carbonation targets and prevent line downtime.
• Maintain high standards of pressure vessel safety, regulatory compliance, and process documentation across all operational shifts.
• Manage inline carbon dioxide carbonation units, chilling systems, and beverage carbonation volumes to meet line recipes and standards.
• Regulate gas pressures and maintain operating parameters across all carbonation equipment and pressure vessels within safe working limits.
• Perform dissolved carbon dioxide testing and monitor real time carbonation readings to identify and correct process deviations.
• Operate and adjust chilling unit controls to achieve required liquid temperatures for optimal gas dissolution.
• Follow occupational safety, food hygiene, and pressure vessel safety protocols, using required personal protective equipment and isolation procedures.
• Maintain complete, legible, and traceable operational records including test results, pressure logs, machine settings, and shift reports.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve routine gas carbonation, pressure, and chilling malfunctions before they cause waste or downtime.
• Coordinate with upstream processing and downstream filling operators to align gas supply and carbonation readiness with line production schedules.

• Gas pressure regulation and monitoring
• Dissolved carbon dioxide testing and analysis
• Beverage chilling unit and refrigeration control
• Pressure vessel safety and risk control
• Digital production interface, PLC, or HMI operation

• Bachelor's Degree or Higher Diploma in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Physics, or related engineering and physical science disciplines
• Ordinary Diploma, National Certificate, or Craft Certificate in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Applied Physics, or equivalent technical trade
• Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) or Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) technical route with transferable technical and operational capability