Consultant - Associate/Lead, Fish Feed Millers

Job Description

Title: Consultant - Associate/Lead, Fish Feed Millers

Company Name: WorldFish

Vacancy: 02

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master of Science in Aquaculture, Marine Science, Animal nutrition or related subject.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 10 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Assist and review the EMMP of the Activity, existing fish feed rules of Bangladesh, product regulation of The Food and Drug Administration (FDA/USA), FDA's animal feed safety system (AFSS), Good Practices for the Feed Industries (FAO/IFIF), Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) manuals, international certification manuals and other manuals relevant to this assignment.
∎ List down and illustrate each of the individual steps of the production system viz. managing raw materials, feed processing and packaging, and storing finished products.
∎ Assist and develop checklists to identify sources of contamination (including personal hygiene issues) at each of the individual steps of the production system.
∎ Conduct a thorough and in depth practical investigation at each of the individual steps of the production system of several feed mills.
∎ Identify the critical control points (CCPs) (with sufficient number of photographs to visualize the scenario) for contamination and personal safety and hygiene issues at each of the individual steps of the production system.
∎ Referring to the identified CCPs, determine the effective mitigation actions (with sufficient number of photographs to visualize the process) in order to avoid contamination, and to ensure personal safety and hygiene issues at each of the individual steps of the production system. The mitigation actions must come up with:
∎ a) The process and/or method by what the actions need to be done.
∎ b) What chemicals and/or materials will be needed for what purposes; please note that the chemicals must be approved by the FDA.
∎ c) How the waste and/or residue, that would be generated following the day-to-day activities and/or as a result of the mitigation actions, will be managed.
∎ d) What personal safety and hygiene protocol needs to be followed for what purposes and/or to take what mitigation actions.
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∎ Referring to the identified mitigation actions, illustrate explicitly how the mitigation actions will be monitored and reported at each of the individual stages of the production system; please note that required log-sheets need to be developed for record keeping/reporting in this connection.
∎ Referring to the identified mitigation and monitoring actions, determine explicitly who will take what mitigation actions, who will fill out the log-sheets, who will monitor and oversee what; please note that each of the aforesaid tasks must be stated along with schedule/time table.
∎ The guideline should have two parts: narrative and summary tables. The narrative part should be illustrated with flow charts, diagrams, etc. as and where necessary.
∎ The checklists to identify sources of contamination (including personal hygiene issues) at each of the individual steps of the production system (as stated at #3.3 of the SOW) need to be shared with the reporting supervisor for his consensus within 7 days of signing the contract.
∎ Identify the critical control points (CCPs) (with sufficient number of photographs to visualize the scenario) for contamination and personal safety and hygiene issues at each of the individual steps of the production system (as stated at #3.5 of the SOW) need to be shared with the reporting supervisor for his consensus within 14 days of signing the contract.
∎ The summary tables that would illustrate CCPs, mitigation actions, monitoring actions, and responsibility with schedule (as stated at #3.8 of the SOW) need to be shared with the reporting supervisor for his consensus within 30 days of signing the contract.
∎ The log-sheets that would be used to record the mitigation and monitoring actions (as stated at #3.7 of the SOW) need to be shared with the reporting supervisor for his consensus within 30 days of signing the contract.
∎ The annotated table of content (TOC) of the complete guideline need to be shared with the reporting supervisor for his consensus within 30 days of signing the contract.
∎ The first draft of the complete guideline need to be shared with the reporting supervisor for his consensus within 35 days of signing the contract.
∎ The final version of the complete guideline need to be shared with the reporting supervisor for his consensus within 45 days of signing the contract.

Additional Requirements:
∎ More than 10 years of work experience in fish feed sector out of which at least 6 years of practical work experience in fish feed production, and located in any feed mills/plants as a full time employee is required for lead consultant.
∎ At least 5 years of work experience in fish feed sector out of which at least 2 years of practical work experience in fish feed production, and located in any feed mills/plants as a full time employee is required for Associate Consultant.
∎ Experience in Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), and other certification systems would be an advantage.
∎ Familiarity with Bangladesh Fish Feed Rules, regulations of FDA/USA, FAO standards would be an advantage.
∎ Excellent documentation skill in English is a must.

Application Deadline: December 5, 2019

Company Information:
∎ WorldFish
∎ Business : WorldFish is an international, nonprofit research organization that harnesses the potential of fisheries and aquaculture to reduce hunger and poverty. Globally, more than one billion people obtain most of their animal protein from fish and approximately 800 million depend on fisheries and aquaculture for their livelihoods.
Utilizing its scientific expertise, its networks and partnerships, and an innovative `research in development` approach, WorldFish increases the productivity and sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture and improves the lives of poor people who rely on them.
WorldFish is a member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future.

Category: Agro (Plant/Animal/Fisheries)

Read Before Apply: Screening will start immediately, and will continue until the position is filled. Due to the high volume of applicants for WorldFish positions, we appreciate all interest, but only short-listed candidates will be contacted.