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Barley Field Quality Controller
Agroways (u) Ltd, a leading agribusiness and processing company in Uganda, is seeking a self-driven and passionate individual to join our team as a Barley Field Quality Controller. Based at our Barley Centers, you will report to the Agronomist and play a key role in ensuring the quality of incoming barley, conducting laboratory tests, authorizing grades and prices, and maintaining transparent relationships with farmers.
Duty Station: Kapchorwa, Uganda
Employment Type: Full Time (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM)
Industry: Agriculture, Fishing & Forestry
Experience Level: Entry Level (Minimum 2 years)
Language Requirement: English
Minimum Qualification: Diploma
Key Responsibilities:
Operate and maintain all laboratory equipment (moisture meters, scales, sieves) at the buying centre, ensuring proper calibration and functionality.
Perform definitive quality tests on all incoming barley lots to determine moisture content, test weight, foreign matter percentage, varietal purity, and visual defects.
Make the final, binding decision to accept, reject, or downgrade each lot based on lab results, and authorize the official purchase price in accordance with company SOPs.
Generate and issue accurate Weight and Quality Tickets that form the legal and financial basis for farmer payment.
Professionally manage and explain grading decisions directly to farmers, resolving quality-related disputes at the buying centre level.
Maintain impeccable, tamper-proof records and a sample archive for 100% lot traceability from farmer to intake.
Train and oversee buying centre agents on proper sampling techniques, fair conduct, and quality protocols.
Enforce strict compliance with UNBS, food safety (GSP), and buyer-specific standards while maintaining unwavering personal and procedural integrity.
Liaise with the warehouse team to ensure accepted barley is correctly segregated, labeled, and stored by grade for onward logistics.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
Diploma in Agriculture, Food Science & Technology, Chemistry, Biology, or a related field.
Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience in grain quality control, laboratory analysis, or procurement within a formal grain buying centre, warehouse, or processing plant. Experience with barley or malt is a significant advantage.
Certified proficiency in official grain grading standards and use of laboratory equipment.
Unquestionable integrity, fairness, and the ability to remain firm and consistent under pressure.
Excellent analytical, record-keeping, and reporting skills.
Strong leadership and communication skills.
Proficiency in MS Office (especially Excel) and data entry systems.
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