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| Simlaw Seeds Company |
Senior Plant Technician Job Post
Location: Jobs in Uganda 2025 - 2026
Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day
Salary:
UGX
No. of vacancies: 01
Deadline: April 30 2026
Hiring Organization: Simlaw Seeds Company
Job Details:
Job Summary: The Technician will support seed processing operations by providing technical assistance, ensuring operational efficiency, and maintaining compliance with quality standards, with a particular focus on hybrid maize seed processing and packaging
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Implement and execute seed processing schedules for hybrid maize and vegetable seeds to ensure timely, efficient, and high-quality operations
- Perform seed cleaning, grading, and handling operations, ensuring all processed seed meets quality standards and generating accurate processing reports to support grower payments and traceability.
- Set up, calibrate, and optimize processing equipment and machinery to improve operational efficiency, reduce defects, and minimize downtime.
- Monitor seed treatment procedures to ensure proper application of chemicals and adherence to safety protocols.
- Coordination of stock movement, including maize seed batches from processing to distribution.
- Ensure varietal purity and prevent cross-contamination during processing, handling, and packaging operations.
- Maintain accurate processing records, including seed lot information, production volumes, and operational parameters, board reports, for internal control and audit purposes.
- Support quality control activities, including in-process checks and coordination with the Quality Assurance Officer and National Seed Certification Service for sampling and testing.
- Assist in routine maintenance of processing equipment to ensure operational readiness and reduce the risk of breakdowns.
- Ensure compliance with company Standard Operating Procedures and national seed certification requirements throughout the processing and packaging workflow.
- Participate in capacity-building initiatives by supporting the training of processing staff on operational efficiency, quality standards, and safety procedures.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:
- Diploma/Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial Engineering, Processing Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Electrical Engineering or any related field.
- At least 3 years of work experience, preferably in the seed industry.
- Technical engineering skills with practical equipment exposure, especially in maize seed processing.
- Ability to work in high-volume and highly paced environments.
- Ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment.
- Working knowledge of computer applications (Ms Word and Excel)
- Strong leadership skills and high levels of integrity.
Application procedure
Applicants must submit:
- Cover letter.
- Detailed and signed Curriculum Vitae (CV) including contact addresses and telephone numbers of at least two referees (academic or professional).
- Scanned copies of birth certificate, academic transcripts, certificates, professional certificates, and driving licence (if available).
- Copy of National Identification Number.
- Any other relevant supporting documents.
Send your application via email to: recruitment@simlawseeds.ug Or deliver a hard copy to the reception at Simlaw Seed Company Uganda Ltd Headquarters, Namanve.
Date Posted: 2026-04-21
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