Aquaculture support worker

macs oysters

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

Experience an asset

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

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Clean, sanitize and dry aquaculture equipment before the next use to prevent the introduction of pathogens and disease
  • Maintain aquaculture equipment
  • Operate aquaculture equipment
  • Report stock irregularities to supervisors
  • Cull, mark or tag aquaculture stocks
  • Clean and maintain aquaculture enclosures
  • Rake and gather marine plants
  • Transport marine plants to processing plants
  • Clean, sort and pack shellfish
  • Grade and weigh aquaculture stocks

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Work under pressure
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Physically demanding
  • Manual dexterity
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Large workload

Weight handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

  • Dependability
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
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