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.

CIP (Clean In Place) Systems Specialist

Details

Closing Date: 2026/10/29

Reference Number: DALI-2026-0063

Job Title: CIP (Clean In Place) Systems Specialist

Job Category: Sanitation

Job Type: Full Time

Location, Town / City: Nakasongola

Job Description

Manage end to end clean in place operations to sanitize beverage pipework, process circuits, and filling valves.

Safeguard product safety and manufacturing hygiene through precise chemical preparation, cycle programming, and sanitation verification.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Prepare caustic and acid wash solutions at required concentrations and specifications for designated cleaning cycles.
• Program, initiate, and monitor automated CIP wash cycles across beverage process circuits and filling equipment.
• Sanitize beverage transfer pipes, product lines, and filling valves in strict accordance with approved hygiene procedures.
• Perform chemical concentration titrations and monitor solution temperatures throughout wash phases.
• Conduct environmental and equipment surface swab tests to verify microbiological cleanliness and cleaning efficacy.
• Record all CIP cycle parameters, titration measurements, temperature checks, and test results in traceable sanitation logs.
• Comply with food safety protocols, occupational health requirements, chemical handling rules, and personal protective equipment standards.
• Coordinate CIP schedules with production and maintenance teams to ensure timely equipment handovers and minimal operational downtime.

Skills

• Chemical concentration titration and wash solution preparation
• Automated CIP circuit programming and cycle monitoring via control interfaces
• Sanitation verification including swab testing and temperature tracking
• Traceable recordkeeping and sanitation log maintenance
• Safe chemical handling and workplace safety adherence

Education Qualifications & Experience

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Higher Diploma in Industrial Chemistry, Food Science, Chemical Engineering, or a closely related technical field
• Ordinary Diploma in Industrial Chemistry, Food Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline
• National Certificate, Craft Certificate, or relevant vocational/technical training in chemical processing, laboratory technology, or industrial sanitation
• UACE or UCE with demonstrated technical and scientific aptitude

Experience

• 2+ years executing automated CIP cycles in dairy, beer, or soft drink plants.

• Prepare caustic and acid wash solutions at required concentrations and specifications for designated cleaning cycles.
• Program, initiate, and monitor automated CIP wash cycles across beverage process circuits and filling equipment.
• Sanitize beverage transfer pipes, product lines, and filling valves in strict accordance with approved hygiene procedures.
• Perform chemical concentration titrations and monitor solution temperatures throughout wash phases.
• Conduct environmental and equipment surface swab tests to verify microbiological cleanliness and cleaning efficacy.
• Record all CIP cycle parameters, titration measurements, temperature checks, and test results in traceable sanitation logs.
• Comply with food safety protocols, occupational health requirements, chemical handling rules, and personal protective equipment standards.
• Coordinate CIP schedules with production and maintenance teams to ensure timely equipment handovers and minimal operational downtime.

• Chemical concentration titration and wash solution preparation
• Automated CIP circuit programming and cycle monitoring via control interfaces
• Sanitation verification including swab testing and temperature tracking
• Traceable recordkeeping and sanitation log maintenance
• Safe chemical handling and workplace safety adherence

• Bachelor's Degree or Higher Diploma in Industrial Chemistry, Food Science, Chemical Engineering, or a closely related technical field
• Ordinary Diploma in Industrial Chemistry, Food Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline
• National Certificate, Craft Certificate, or relevant vocational/technical training in chemical processing, laboratory technology, or industrial sanitation
• UACE or UCE with demonstrated technical and scientific aptitude