Details:
Reporting to the Site Manager, the Aquaculture Technician will work shifts of 8 days in and 6 days out. Working as part of a team, the Aquaculture Technician will be primarily responsible for farm operations including feeding, animal husbandry and security of fish stocks.
• A keen understanding of all fish handling procedures (i.e. grading and splits);
• Understand, enforce, and adhere to all government regulations, farm practices and standard of practices;
• A good understanding of feed regimes, feed rates and feed monitoring;
• Familiarity with cage and anchoring knowledge and related maintenance;
• Environmental and plankton monitoring; • Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications & Experience:
• Preference will be given to those with previous experience in Aquaculture;
• Aquaculture, Marine Biology, or a Bachelor of Science preferred;
• Must be physically fit and able to lift or move heavy items;
• Well-developed communication, problem solving and interpersonal skills, as well as teamwork and conflict resolution skills;
• Valid certificates for First Aid 1, WHMIS, Forklift, SVOP and Med A3 are an advantage.