Water Quality Technician job at Yalelo Uganda
Posted by: ugashare-Volunteer
Posted date: 2024-Jul-27
Location: Kampala
Vacancy title: Water Quality Technician [ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Marketing, Sales and Service , Category: Science & Engineering ] Jobs at: Yalelo Uganda Deadline of this Job: Monday, July 29 2024 Duty Station: Within Uganda , Kampala, East Africa Summary Date Posted: Friday, July 26 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed Similar Jobs in Uganda Learn more about Yalelo Uganda Yalelo Uganda jobs in Uganda
JOB DETAILS: JOB OVERVIEW: Reporting to the Water Quality Supervisor, the Water Quality Technician is responsible for ensuring optimum water quality by sampling, monitoring, testing, inspecting, and timely checking on the parameters to prevent mortalities. KEY DUTIES: • Checking Pond Water Parameters like Temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, etc at 07:00 am in the morning, 3:00 pm in the afternoon, and in the evening before departure. • Calibrate equipment and verify data for data accuracy and ensure proper record keeping. • Collect water samples from the ponds and perform water quality analysis. • Prepare daily Analysis/water quality report for submission to the Supervisor. • Ensure the aeration system is switched off once the dissolved Oxygen is above 3.0 mg/L and recheck every after 30 minutes. • Analyze the weather conditions to monitor dissolved Oxygen in the ponds. • Ensure that Pond water is exchanged once in bad condition to avoid mortalities considering the cost implication of flashing the pond. • Apply the necessary minerals for water fertilization to make the pond water ideal for cultured fish. • Process weekly fuel requisitions with the approval of the line manager to ensure that the genset is fuelled all the time to run in the night for oxygen generation in the ponds. • Ensure proper utilization and maintenance of laboratory equipment as well as keeping them clean all the time. • Maintain a safe and healthy work environment by complying with health, safety, and environmental procedures and legislation as well as maintaining housekeeping standards. • Any other duties assigned by the Supervisor / Line Manager REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS, TRAINING & EXPERIENCE • Diploma in Fisheries Management & Technology, Science in Fisheries and Aquaculture, or any discipline in Fisheries. • 1–2 years of experience in a similar or related role • Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills • Strong analytical skills • Ability to work unsupervised and under pressure. • High degree of accuracy and attention to detail • Knowledge of water science • Ability to swim. Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24
Level of Education: Associate Degree Job application procedure
Interested candidates, please send your applications, updated CVs, and academic documents, as one pdf document to: careers yalelo.ug. The closing date for receiving applications is 05 days from the date of this advertisement. i.e. 29th July 2024 Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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