Pest Control & Facilities Auditor job at Dalilang Foods & Beverages

Background

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.

Job Description

Deliver end to end pest management and facility integrity oversight to prevent product contamination and safeguard hygiene standards across the Nakasongola site. Routinely inspect insect light traps, bait stations, rodent barriers, and structural sealing to maintain an effective barrier against pests. Maintain audit ready facility compliance records and support internal and statutory quality inspections.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Inspect insect light traps, bait stations, rodent barriers, and facility sealing using approved inspection methods and scheduled frequencies.
• Apply integrated pest management techniques and observe chemical application safety standards to eliminate pest hazards without risking food safety.
• Identify, document, and contain deviations or physical gaps that permit pest ingress into processing, packaging, or storage areas.
• Participate in root cause analyses for pest sightings or structural defects and track corrective actions through to verified resolution.
• Maintain complete, traceable audit logs, inspection checklists, and chemical application records for internal and external regulatory review.
• Coordinate with maintenance, sanitation, and production teams to repair structural sealing gaps and schedule pest proofing interventions.
• Support UNBS, food safety, customer, and internal audit preparations by accurately presenting pest monitoring evidence and inspection logs.
• Escalate acute pest activity, chemical exposure risks, or severe structural breaches immediately to designated supervisors.

Skills

• Integrated Pest Management (IPM) application and monitoring
• Chemical application safety and safe pesticide handling
• Audit logging, inspection checklist maintenance, and record keeping
• Root cause analysis and corrective action follow through
• Attention to detail in facility sealing, exclusion barriers, and contamination risks

Education Qualifications & Experience

Education Qualifications

Ordinary Diploma, National Diploma, Higher Diploma, or Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health, Agriculture, or Public Health. Acceptable related disciplines include Food Science and Technology, Food Processing Technology, Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Laboratory Science, Quality Management, Packaging Technology, Applied Sciences, Chemical Engineering, or a closely related technical qualification. Certifications in HACCP, ISO 9001, ISO 22000, internal auditing, or food safety are preferred.

Experience

1+ year of experience in commercial pest management or facility auditing.

• Inspect insect light traps, bait stations, rodent barriers, and facility sealing using approved inspection methods and scheduled frequencies.
• Apply integrated pest management techniques and observe chemical application safety standards to eliminate pest hazards without risking food safety.
• Identify, document, and contain deviations or physical gaps that permit pest ingress into processing, packaging, or storage areas.
• Participate in root cause analyses for pest sightings or structural defects and track corrective actions through to verified resolution.
• Maintain complete, traceable audit logs, inspection checklists, and chemical application records for internal and external regulatory review.
• Coordinate with maintenance, sanitation, and production teams to repair structural sealing gaps and schedule pest proofing interventions.
• Support UNBS, food safety, customer, and internal audit preparations by accurately presenting pest monitoring evidence and inspection logs.
• Escalate acute pest activity, chemical exposure risks, or severe structural breaches immediately to designated supervisors.

• Integrated Pest Management (IPM) application and monitoring
• Chemical application safety and safe pesticide handling
• Audit logging, inspection checklist maintenance, and record keeping
• Root cause analysis and corrective action follow through
• Attention to detail in facility sealing, exclusion barriers, and contamination risks

• Ordinary Diploma, National Diploma, Higher Diploma, or Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health, Agriculture, or Public Health.
• Acceptable related disciplines include Food Science and Technology, Food Processing Technology, Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Laboratory Science, Quality Management, Packaging Technology, Applied Sciences, Chemical Engineering, or a closely related technical qualification.
• Certifications in HACCP, ISO 9001, ISO 22000, internal auditing, or food safety are preferred.