Research and Development Officer Job Opportunity - Uganda Clays Limited

Organization: Uganda Clays

Limited (UCL)

Duty Station: Kampala,

Uganda

Reports to: Head of

Production

Uganda Clays

Limited is Uganda’s leading manufacturer of quality clay baked construction

products since 1950 and is listed on the Uganda’s Securities Exchange. The head

offices are located at 14Km on Entebbe Road, with a second factory situated at

Kamonkoli in Eastern Uganda.

Job Summary: The Research

and Development Officer will mainly be responsible for working together with

the marketing and production teams in planning, initiating product development

strategies, testing and application for finished products; improve on already

existing products and research on clay products to come up with new product

designs to meet customer requirements.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

·        
The job holder will develop and initiate application

tests for the finished products to ensure that they meet the required

standards.

·        
In charge of initiating product development

strategies to meet the demand of customers.

·        
In charge of improving on already existing products.

·        
Research on clay products (raw materials) and come

up ’ with new product designs and tests.

Qualifications, Skills and

Experience: 

·        
The Research and Development Officer should

preferably hold a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or Ceramics.

·        
A minimum of three years’ experience in a

manufacturing company.

·        
Computer skills in Microsoft Word and Excel.

·        
High degree of integrity and honesty.

All suitably

qualified candidates should send their applications and updated CVs, present

position, current remuneration, copies of certificates/ testimonials and

addresses of three (3) referees plus day-time telephone contact to this

address:

Human Resources

and Administration Manager,

P. O. Box 3188

Kampala, Uganda.

Deadline: 11^th December, 2015