Health, Safety & Environment Officer

Job Details

Dalilang Foods & Beverages is seeking a Health, Safety & Environment Officer (Reference: DALI-2026-0117) to support the implementation of workplace safety and environmental procedures across all factory sites. The role conducts routine workplace inspections across operational and administrative areas to detect and report safety hazards, and promotes workplace safety culture by monitoring protective equipment, assisting with safety talks, and tracking safety documentation.

• Duty Station: All sites, Uganda
• Location: Kampala
• Employment Type: Full-time, Work Hours: 8
• Base Salary: Not Disclosed
• Reference Number: DALI-2026-0117
• Date Posted: Wednesday, September 23 2026
• Deadline: Thursday, October 29 2026

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct routine inspections across production floors, warehouses, workshops, utility areas, offices, yards, and loading zones for unsafe conditions.
• Document inspection findings and communicate safety hazards to responsible departments for prompt correction.
• Participate in toolbox talks and assist in explaining practical safety practices to employees.
• Perform scheduled visual checks of fire extinguishers, emergency signage, first aid points, evacuation routes, spill kits, and eyewash stations.
• Assist with incident reporting by collecting factual information, authorized photographs, witness details, and immediate corrective actions, leaving formal investigations to experienced personnel.
• Observe permit to work activities such as hot work, confined space entry, work at height, and electrical isolation while leaving authorization to designated personnel.
• Monitor environmental controls including waste segregation, spill prevention, wastewater controls, and safe chemical storage.
• Support personal protective equipment issuance and verify that employees use proper protective gear correctly.
• Maintain accurate training records, inspection forms, incident logs, corrective action registers, and toolbox talk attendance sheets.
• Escalate or halt obviously dangerous activities strictly in accordance with company safety procedures.

Qualifications, Skills and Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree, Higher Diploma, Diploma, National Diploma, National Certificate, technical qualification, or recognized professional safety training in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Health, Environmental Science, Public Health, Safety Engineering, Industrial Safety, Engineering, Chemistry, Biological Sciences, Disaster Management, or related areas.
• Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) supplemented with recognized HSE training will be considered.
• Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) paired with an occupational safety certificate will be considered.
• No prior work experience required.
• Must complete onboarding covering factory hazards, emergency response, fire safety, PPE, hazard reporting, chemical safety, machine safety, environmental controls, and incident procedures.
• Hazard identification and risk observation.
• Basic incident reporting and accurate record keeping.
• Clear communication for conducting toolbox talks and sharing safety information.
• Routine safety and fire protection equipment inspection.
• Practical environmental awareness covering waste segregation, chemical safety, and spill prevention.

About the Company

Dalilang Foods & Beverages is a Ugandan FMCG manufacturer producing packaged snacks, including potato crisps, gonja chips, coated peanuts and peanut butter, alongside spring water, fruit nectars and energy drinks. Started in 2014, the company sources potatoes, plantain, groundnuts and fruit directly from Ugandan smallholder farmers, processes them in a food-grade plant with intake grading, washing, short-batch processing and same-day sealing, and supplies supermarkets, wholesalers and kiosks across Uganda and East Africa. Its vision is to be East Africa's most trusted household food and beverage brand, with core values of Quality First, Community Empowerment, Integrity and Innovation. This role is central to maintaining its hygienic processing, food safety standards, and safe factory environment.

Application Procedure

• Visit the Dalilang careers portal for Reference DALI-2026-0117.
• Log in or create a candidate account before applying.
• Complete the online application form for Health, Safety & Environment Officer.
• Submit your application before the deadline: Thursday, October 29 2026.
• Apply via: Apply Now

Job Summary

• Job Category: Operations, EHS & Security / Health / Medicine
• Job Type: Full-time
• Deadline of this Job: Thursday, October 29 2026
• Duty Station: All sites, Uganda
• Date Posted: Wednesday, September 23 2026
• No of Positions: 1
• Application Link: Apply Now
• Location pin: Plot 27, Namanve Industrial Park, Kampala, Uganda