Hub Operations Officer

Job Details

Quality Plastics (U) Ltd is hiring Hub Operations Officers to manage its waste collection network across Uganda. The role involves staff management, operational oversight, quality control, supplier coordination, and reporting at the Mukono facility. Two positions are available. Applications must be sent by email by 26th August 2026.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervise all hub staff (sorters, bailers, loaders, weighbridge operators), monitor daily attendance, update registers, and manage staff schedules.
• Assist HR with staff evaluations, appraisals, and documentation, and handle administrative tasks (medical forms, filing, payroll inputs).
• Ensure all PET scrap bottles received are sorted and baled the same day, and supervise sorting by color/grade as per plant requirements.
• Operate and maintain bailing machines in collaboration with supervisors, and track daily incoming material from field route purchase agents and scrap suppliers.
• Verify that material received meets company quality standards and ensure adherence to all company, statutory, and environmental regulations.
• Coordinate with field agents and scrap suppliers for smooth collection, resolve supplier issues, and track supplier-wise volumes and quality.
• Maintain accurate stock records for total PET bottles received (sorted/unsorted), bailed bottles by color, stock at hand and pending sorting.
• Monitor weighing scale data and reconcile with dispatch/receipt logs, issue stock requisitions, and approve store issuances.
• Prepare and submit daily sorting and bailing reports, stock inventory reports, route purchase/supplier reports, weighbridge reconciliation reports, and monthly operational performance reports.
• Prepare invoices, GRNs, and payment approvals for timely submission to accounts.
• Oversee implementation of data tracking tools, understand the hub process manual, suggest changes, and ensure conformity to key processes.
• Maintain open communication with accounts, procurement, and the recycle plant, and act as the hub liaison to the central operations team.

Qualifications, Skills and Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Logistics and Supply Management, Business Administration, Logistics, Operations Management, Engineering, Science, or related field.
• Organized with good problem-solving skills, clear communication, and structured thought process.
• Experience in operational roles, preferably in recycling, manufacturing, or logistics.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and reporting tools.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Data-driven with strong attention to detail.
• Good communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet operational deadlines.
• Familiarity with weighbridge operations, material handling, and stock reconciliation.