Director Production Systems

Reports to: Executive Director

Vacancy:  one (1) Position.

 Duty station: Nakawa Campus.

Job Purpose:

Managing all operations and activities of the Production Systems Directorate and ensuring smooth and efficient progress of the projects undertaken by the Directorate.  This includes overseeing the development and performance of appropriate, affordable and competitive value addition technologies and processes to ensure an efficient production system.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Managing all operations and activities of the Production Systems Directorate and ensuring smooth and efficient progress of the projects undertaken by the Directorate.
• Supervise and develop staff professionally as part of performance management practice.
• Considering and commending relevant Projects and Annual work plans to the Executive Director for approval in line with the mandate and general guidelines of UIRI.
• Planning and Preparing annual budget estimates for the Production Systems Directorate.
• Ensuring that Production Systems are compliant with legal/statutory requirements, professional duties, responsibilities and other obligations.
  

 Qualifications and Experience.

•  MSC Process Engineering, MSC. Food Science and Technology, MSC Chemical Engineering or other relevant field.
• Additional training in a business related field is an added advantage.
• At least ten (10) years of professional experience in a processing and manufacturing technology field.