Aquaculture worker

Atlantic Aqua Farms Ltd

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

Will train

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • In/on water
  • Wet/damp
  • Odours
  • Cold/refrigerated

Work setting

  • Mussel sites (land/barge)

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Feed aquaculture stock
  • Cull, mark or tag aquaculture stocks
  • Clean and maintain aquaculture enclosures
  • Transfer stock to tanks in trucks and pack stock in special containers
  • Rake and gather marine plants
  • Transport marine plants to processing plants
  • Dig shellfish from shellfish beds
  • Clean, sort and pack shellfish
  • Assist aquaculture technicians in the operation of fish hatcheries or other aquatic farms
  • Grade and weigh aquaculture stocks
  • Operate fishing vessels and fishing gears

Experience and specialization

Type of aquaculture operations

  • Aquaculture — mussels

Type of fishing

  • Mussel socking and harvesting

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Manual dexterity
  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Large workload

Weight handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Judgement
  • Team player
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