Vacancy title:
Mill Operators
Employment type: Full time, Industry: Professional Services, Category: Manufacturing & Warehouse, Food Processing & Sales, Food Products Manufacturing, Agribusiness
Jobs at:
AgroWays
Deadline of this Job:
Monday, November 30 2026
Duty Station:
Jinja | Jinja
Summary
Date Posted: Friday, November 6 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
Reports To
Production and Maintenance Supervisor
Location
Jinja
Working Conditions
Factory environment
Job Summary
To operate the maize milling equipment and ensure product quality and efficiency. Manages the maize milling process, including de-germination, grit production, and maize meal manufacturing, monitors quality, performs maintenance, and adheres to safety standards.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Operate the Milling Control System:Manage the entire milling process by operating and monitoring the integrated PLC/SCADA control system.
- Optimize Milling Parameters:Monitor and adjust mill flow rates, settings, and the grain tempering process to achieve target extraction rates, product yields, and flour specifications.
- Execute Product Changeovers:Perform changeovers and manage production runs for different flour grades or custom blends as per the schedule.
- Conduct In-Process Quality Control:Perform frequent quality checks on product streams to ensure consistency and adherence to customer specifications in terms of size distribution, moisture, colour, germ content, extraction rate, ash content and purity.
- Troubleshoot & Perform Basic Maintenance:Conduct first-line troubleshooting of milling issues and execute daily inspection, scheduled preventive maintenance and cleaning tasks.
- Uphold Safety & Isolation Procedures:Strictly follow all safety rules, including Lock-Out/Tag-Out (LOTO) procedures for equipment isolation, and report all faults.
- Maintain Production & Quality Records:Keep meticulous and accurate records of production data, quality checks, and maintenance activities.
- Ensure Food Safety & Hygiene:Adhere strictly to all food safety protocols and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), maintaining impeccable housekeeping (5S) standards.
- Coordinate with Upstream Supply:Liaise with the Drier Operator/Control Room to ensure a consistent and correct supply of conditioned grain for milling.
- Foster Team Communication & Training: Provide clear shift handovers, communicate effectively with all departments, and train assistant operators or new hires on procedures and safe
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- At least Diploma in Food Science & Technology, Milling Technology, or Mechanical Engineering.
- Minimum of 2-3 years of hands-on experience operating machinery in a Fast-Moving Consumer Goods environment, flour mill, or large-scale agro-processing plant.
- Experience with computerized control systems is highly desirable.
- Certification: Milling, Basic Food Safety / HACCP Training, Computer Literacy Certificate, First Aid & Fire Safety Training.
- Skills: Strong attention to detail, basic mechanical aptitude, numerical literacy, and a steadfast commitment to safety and quality.
- Personal traits – Reliability, Attention to Detail, Safety-Mindedness
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24
Level of Education: associate degree
Job application procedure
Interested in applying for this job? Click here to submit your application now (hr@agroways.ug) .
Interested candidates should submit their application and CV as attachments, quoting “Mill Operator” in the mail subject line.
Alternatively, applications, CVs, and copies of academic documents may be hand-delivered to:
The Human Resources Manager
AgroWays (U) Limited
P.O. Box 1924
Jinja, Uganda
Closing Date: 30th November 2026
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