Oyster harvester
Malpeque Bay Oyster 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
- Commercial aquatic farm
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Maintain aquaculture equipment
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Clean and maintain aquaculture enclosures
- Transfer stock to tanks in trucks and pack stock in special containers
- Transport marine plants to processing plants
- Clean, sort and pack shellfish
- Grade and weigh aquaculture stocks
Experience and specialization
Area of specialization
- Oyster
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
- Valid driver’s licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Large workload
Weight handling
- Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Team player
Benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Team building opportunities
- Parking available