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

Lead factory wide environmental health and safety operations to protect personnel, plant assets, and surrounding communities from workplace hazards. Oversee waste treatment processes and maintain full regulatory compliance with NEMA, Ministry of Labor, and statutory industrial safety requirements. Drive proactive risk prevention and continuous improvement across all operational departments through active safety leadership and rigorous compliance monitoring.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Enforce factory safety protocols, standard operating procedures, and hygiene controls across all production and support areas.
• Manage workplace hazard identification, risk assessments, and implementation of effective preventive control measures.
• Oversee the operation and compliance of factory waste treatment systems in accordance with NEMA standards.
• Ensure strict organizational compliance with Ministry of Labor safety regulations and statutory reporting requirements.
• Lead emergency response preparedness, safety drills, and investigations into workplace incidents or near misses.
• Supervise, schedule, and mentor the departmental safety team while maintaining an active field presence across operating shifts.
• Coordinate cross functional safety initiatives with maintenance, production, and quality teams to eliminate unsafe workarounds.
• Maintain complete, traceable, and audit ready records including incident reports, statutory filings, and compliance checklists.
• Escalate critical safety hazards, environmental spills, and major regulatory concerns immediately through established reporting channels.

Skills

• Environmental safety auditing and regulatory compliance inspection
• Hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident root cause analysis
• Industrial waste management and effluent treatment monitoring
• Emergency response planning and operational crisis management
• Team supervision, performance coaching, and safety leadership
• Technical record keeping and audit documentation

Education Qualifications & Experience

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science, Safety Engineering, Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Health, or a directly related technical discipline
• Higher Diploma or Ordinary Diploma in Environmental Health, Industrial Safety, Engineering, or relevant technical fields combined with substantial practical management experience
• Relevant UBTEB, TVET, or recognized professional certifications in occupational safety, environmental auditing, or quality management
• Equivalent accredited international qualifications in occupational safety or environmental health disciplines

Experience

• 5+ years in industrial health and safety management.

• Enforce factory safety protocols, standard operating procedures, and hygiene controls across all production and support areas.
• Manage workplace hazard identification, risk assessments, and implementation of effective preventive control measures.
• Oversee the operation and compliance of factory waste treatment systems in accordance with NEMA standards.
• Ensure strict organizational compliance with Ministry of Labor safety regulations and statutory reporting requirements.
• Lead emergency response preparedness, safety drills, and investigations into workplace incidents or near misses.
• Supervise, schedule, and mentor the departmental safety team while maintaining an active field presence across operating shifts.
• Coordinate cross functional safety initiatives with maintenance, production, and quality teams to eliminate unsafe workarounds.
• Maintain complete, traceable, and audit ready records including incident reports, statutory filings, and compliance checklists.
• Escalate critical safety hazards, environmental spills, and major regulatory concerns immediately through established reporting channels.

• Environmental safety auditing and regulatory compliance inspection
• Hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident root cause analysis
• Industrial waste management and effluent treatment monitoring
• Emergency response planning and operational crisis management
• Team supervision, performance coaching, and safety leadership
• Technical record keeping and audit documentation

• Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science, Safety Engineering, Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Health, or a directly related technical discipline
• Higher Diploma or Ordinary Diploma in Environmental Health, Industrial Safety, Engineering, or relevant technical fields combined with substantial practical management experience
• Relevant UBTEB, TVET, or recognized professional certifications in occupational safety, environmental auditing, or quality management
• Equivalent accredited international qualifications in occupational safety or environmental health disciplines