Aquaculture Technician

3 months ago

Campbell River, Canada Grieg Seafood Full time

Grieg Seafood BC Ltd., a dynamic and growing company in the Aquaculture industry, is seeking to hire full-time Aquaculture Technicians to support our operations on the East and West Coasts of Vancouver Island. 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.

Perks of the job include: competitive salary commensurate with experience, generous benefits package with no waiting period, pension plan, career growth opportunities and an in-house training program, and the opportunity to work mostly outdoors doing meaningful hands-on work that contributes to sustainable solutions for food security for future generations.

Key Accountabilities:

- 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 & Skills:

- Previous experience in Aquaculture preferred, but not required
- Aquaculture, Marine Biology, or a Bachelor of Science preferred, but not required
- Must be physically fit and able to lift or move heavy items
- Well-developed communication, problem solving and interpersonal skills
- Strong teamwork and conflict resolution skills
- Valid certificates for First Aid 1, WHMIS, Forklift, SVOP and Med A3 are an advantage

As part of our commitment to employment excellence, Grieg Seafood offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience. Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Applicants requiring an accommodation may request one at any time during the recruitment process.

Please note that this position will be open until filled. While we thank all applicants for their interest in a career with Grieg Seafood, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

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