Position Details
Job Title: Mill Operators
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
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit their application and CV as attachments to hr@agroways.ug, quoting “Mill Operator” in the email 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
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.