Job Description: HSES Officer

Reports to: HSES Manager

Division: Corporate Services

Department: HSES

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced HSES Officer to join our team at our fish farm. The successful candidate will support the HSES Manager in implementing and maintaining a robust HSES management system to ensure the health and safety of employees, protect the environment, and safeguard the farm’s assets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitoring HSE compliance with policies, laws, regulations, and best industry safety practices and procedures by regularly inspecting employees and operations, inspect equipment and machinery to observe possible unsafe
• Suggests solutions, improvements, and preventive measures for identifies non-compliance issues, promoting a positive HSE culture throughout the organization’ structures and operations.
• Conduct site inspections with the aim of identifying non-compliances and hazards and prepare inspection report with recommendations and collective action plans.
• Ensure all incidents, accidents and near misses are reported, investigated and corrective actions implemented effectively.
• Coordinates with all departments on the application of a ‘Permit To Work System’ for all activities requiring work permits.
• Conduct HSE Trainings, TBT and Inductions & ensure that the entire work force has the required PPE as appropriate to their workstations.
• Assist in Preparation of HSE budgets, set performance objectives (SMART) & ensure that they are achieved within a given period.
• Support other departments in preparation of Risk Assessments & Job safety analysis
• Assist in emergency response, conduct drills and provide first aid treatment
• Maintain the management system including Grievance register, legal compliance register, permit tracking system, action plan among others.
• Participate and undertake waste management and monitoring activities including effluent management and waste tracking.
• Support in planning and implementation of community development activities and CSR initiatives and ensure a good community relations culture.
• Support and participate in environmental and social impact assessments (internal brief) for any activities that require such under the national environmental and social impact assessment regulations of 2020.
• Support and coordinate the required annual NEMA Audit, and other external reporting requirements to DWRM, MAAIF and other reporting requirements.
• Execute any other duties as may be assigned by your immediate supervisor.

Requirements:

1. Degree in Environmental Science/ Engineering, Occupational Health and Safety, any relevant additional post graduate qualification will be an added
2. At least 5 years of experience in a regulatory authority, Construction management, extractives/natural resources, manufacturing
3. NEBOSH certified and extensive knowledge of ISO 14001 & ISO 45001 management system implementation. preferred.
4. Thorough knowledge of health, safety & Environmental laws and guidelines both national and regional
5. Meticulous attention to detail to distinguish safety
6. Ability to generate regular, detailed and analytical reports and assist the development of safety procedures
7. Strong understanding of data analysis and risk
8. Excellent communication and interpersonal

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Please send the application, CV & academic documents as one pdf document to: [email protected], clearly specifying the job position in the subject line. The closing date for receiving applications is 28th November 2025.

“Recruitment will be on rolling basis”

Yalelo Uganda, We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to promoting gender diversity in our workforce. Qualified Females are strongly encouraged to apply. Yalelo Uganda doesn’t solicit any monies at any stage of the recruitment process.