About Organisation:

Yalelo (U) Limited is a tilapia fish farm that was established in Uganda in 2019. The farm is located in Butembe, Buikwe district on the shores of Lake Victoria. Yalelo Uganda is a subsidiary of First Wave Group B.V; a Dutch company with a portfolio of aquaculture related assets in Africa. First Wave Group owns and operates Yalelo Zambia, a pioneer of Aquaculture founded in 2011 that has grown quickly to become the leading fish farm in Zambia and among the largest aquaculture farms in Africa.

Job Summary: Coordinate and execute installation, repairs, troubleshoot, inspection, and always perform preventive maintenance on refrigeration systems and equipment.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Carry out routine preventive maintenance checks on air conditioners and chillers.
• Plan installation of the air conditioning units.
• Prepare daily activity reports for submission to the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Supervisor
• Diagnose malfunctions and report to the Electrical Supervisor to arrange for corrective maintenance
• Provide new installation service, repairing the existing ones and replacing the tempered parts of Refrigeration and Air conditioning units.
• Clean the parts like coil, drain lines, cooling towers, condensation pans and other essential parts to ensure that unit operates properly at all times.
• Make requisitions for parts and necessary equipment for the purpose of inventory maintenance to ensure the availability of required items and tools to complete the necessary installation and repair work.
• Ensure work is completed efficiently & timely in order maximize utilization of refrigeration plant and equipment
• Maintain a safe and healthy work environment by complying with health, safety and environmental procedures and legislation as well as maintaining housekeeping standards
• Support the Installation and commissioning of new systems and equipment
• Support the upgrade of refrigeration systems to satisfy new regulations or meet new standards
• Adhere to change relevant Management procedures and work instructions as well as complying with maintenance best practices
• Maintain a safe and healthy work environment by complying with health, safety and environmental procedures and legislation as well as practicing and maintaining housekeeping standards
• Carryout maintenance on refrigeration equipment as per instruction/job plan to reduce on return jobs
• Maintain strong & effective working relationships within team and cross-functionally
• Participate in problem solving
• Any other duties assigned by the Mechanical Supervisor / Mechanical Technician.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• National / Ordinary Diploma in Refrigeration / Mechanical Engineering.
• At least 2 years’ experience with refrigeration systems in FMCG Manufacturing Environment
• Strong computer knowledge, Fiix or CMMS, Microsoft Office. Problem solving methods and tools (Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), Risk Analysis (FMEA)
• Must be good at application of creativity and innovative skills in managing projects
• Possess strong mechanical aptitude, mathematical and troubleshooting skills
• Self-motivated with excellent personnel management skills
• Ability to handle multi-task and work effectively in a fast-paced working environment
• Possess strong interpersonal and customer service skills
• Excellent team player and has the ability to manage time in an efficient manner
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication, influencing, negotiating and presentation skills.
• Resilience and the ability to work independently and effectively under pressure.
• Flexible and adaptable with the ability to work within a changing environment and respond to different demands with a sense of urgency.
• Good knowledge and understanding of engineering principles, methods and techniques preferably in a food manufacturing/production in a multicultural environment.

Please send the application, CV & academic documents as one pdf document to: careers@yalelo.ug, clearly specifying the job position in the subject line. The closing date for receiving applications is 12th June 2026.

“Recruitment will be on rolling basis”

Yalelo Uganda, is an equal opportunity employer and 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.

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.