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Hatchery Foreman (3 Positions)

🏢 Company: Kivu Choice
📍 Location: Kigembe, Gisagara District, Rwanda
🏬 Department: Hatchery
📅 Start Date: As Soon As Possible

About the Company

Kivu Choice is Rwanda’s largest protein producer and one of the fastest-growing aquaculture companies in Africa.

Founded in 2022, the company is a sister company of Victory Farms, East Africa’s leading aquaculture platform based in Kenya.

Kivu Choice operates a fully vertically integrated aquaculture system, including:

• Hatchery operations

• Cage-based fish grow-out

• Fish processing

• Distribution and sales

The company currently employs over 700 people and plans to grow to 1,200 employees within the next three years, reflecting its commitment to job creation and inclusive economic development.

Over the next five years, Kivu Choice aims to become Africa’s largest sustainable protein producer, targeting 30,000 tons of fish annually for the Rwandan market and export across the region.

Job Overview

The Hatchery Foreman supervises daily hatchery field operations including:

• Broodstock spawning support

• Egg collection and transfer

• Pond environmental management

• Hapa/net logistics

The role ensures:

• Optimal environmental conditions

• Proper egg handling

• Availability of operational nets

• Compliance with biosecurity and operational standards

This helps maximize hatchery productivity, survival rates, and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

1. Egg Collection Operations

• Ensure timely egg collection from brooders with minimal stress to fish and eggs.

• Schedule egg collection ponds weekly.

• Ensure eggs are transferred quickly to the incubation facility.

• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene during egg collection.

• Train the egg collection team and ensure protocol compliance.

• Monitor broodstock numbers and densities.

2. Pond Nursery Feeding Management

Feed Preparation

• Prepare correct feed type, size, and quantity for fry and fingerlings daily.

• Measure feed accurately before feeding times.

• Prepare reversal feed or medicated feed when required.

Feeding and Monitoring

• Ensure fish are fed at scheduled times in all nursery ponds.

• Observe feeding responses and adjust feed quantities.

• Monitor fish behavior for signs of illness or abnormal activity.

• Report unusual mortalities or feeding issues.

Record Keeping

• Record feed quantities per hapa per pond according to protocol.

Team Training

• Train team members on feeding practices, feed quality, and fish behavior.

• Ensure feeding protocols are strictly followed.

3. Hapa Logistics Management

Hapa Washing & Maintenance

• Remove dirty hapas from ponds and send them to the washing station.

• Ensure hapas are washed, dried, counted, and recorded daily.

• Inspect hapas for holes or weak seams and repair before reuse.

Logistics Support

• Provide hapas to hatchery sections including:

  • Nursery

  • Broodstock holding

  • Fry collection

Storage & Inventory

• Ensure hapas are stored safely and organized by size and purpose.

• Maintain records of:

  • hapas in use

  • dirty hapas

  • washed hapas

  • damaged or repaired hapas

  • new stock

• Ensure materials for hapa repair and production are always available.

Qualifications & Requirements

Applicants should have:

• Diploma or Certificate in:

  • Aquaculture

  • Fisheries

  • Animal Production

  • Environmental Science

  • or related field

• Minimum 2 years experience in fish hatchery or aquaculture operations

• Practical experience in:

  • Fish breeding

  • Egg handling

  • Pond management

  • Hapa/net management

• Ability to supervise field teams

• Basic data recording and reporting skills

• Inventory management skills

• Physical fitness and willingness to work in outdoor farm environments

Application Requirements

Interested candidates should submit:

• Job application letter

• Updated Curriculum Vitae (CV)

• Copy of academic certificates 📧 Send applications to:
  recruiting@kivuchoice.com

Application Deadline

📅 25 March 2026

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and interviews may be conducted before the deadline.

⚠ Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.