Dairy Inspector Job Opportunities – Dairy Development Authority (DDA)

Job Title:    Dairy Inspector
Organisation: Dairy
Development Authority (DDA)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Senior Dairy
Inspector
About US:
Dairy Development Authority (DDA) is a semi-autonomous agency under the
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF). It is
established under the Dairy Industry Act of 1998. Its Mission is “To provide
dairy development and regulatory services that will ensure increased production
and consumption of milk, sustainable and profitable dairy industry sector;
contribute to economic development and improved nutritional standards in
Uganda.”
Job Summary: The Dairy
Inspector will primarily inspect milk and dairy products, dairy handling
premises and facilities, enforce dairy standards and regulations in order to
ensure compliance with set dairy standards and regulations.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • Conduct pre-registration and /or regular
    impromptu inspections to ensure that collectors, transporters, traders,
    processors, exporters and importers of milk and dairy products conform to
    set standards and legally registered by DDA.
  • Maintain an effective and efficient system
    for regulations and enforcement.
  • Generate statistical data and information
    for development of database on compliance and standards improvement
    strategies and policy development/change.
  • Conduct regular inspection aimed at
    disseminating guidelines for quality, safety, hygiene practices for milk
    and dairy products, dairy facilities and premises to ensure compliance
    with dairy standards and regulations.
  • Enforce regulations such as stopping
    adulteration of milk and dairy products, transportation of milk in
    unauthorized containers, transportation of warm milk, etc. to safe guard
    public health and wellbeing of milk consumers by apprehending and
    persecuting offenders.
  • Carry out market surveillance to ensure
    that milk and milk products that are availed to consumers meet set dairy
    quality standards.
  • Maintain systems to address
    consumer/farmers complaints and concerns regarding adherence to dairy
    regulations.
  • Improve consumer education and
    sensitization programs focusing on quality and safety.
  • Carry out any other duties assigned from
    time to time.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate for the Dairy
    Inspector job placement must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Dairy
    Technology/Science, Food Science, or any other related qualification.
  • A minimum of two years of relevant
    experience in ensuring compliance with set standards and regulations.
  • Previous experience in milk handling,
    processing procedures and the application of laws and regulations relevant
    to dairy industry will be an added advantage.
  • Computer literacy skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication
    skills
  • Good team player.
How to Apply:
All interested applicants who meet the specified job requirements
should submit their application forms, up to date curriculum vitae, photocopies
of academic credentials and three referees to the address below:
The Executive Director,
Dairy Development Authority (DDA),
Plot 1, Kafu Rd. Kampala,
P. O. Box 34006, Kampala, Uganda
E-mail to: info@dda.or.ug
Deadline: 16th June 2017 by
5.00pm
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