Oyster Farmer

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: Will train
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:

- In/on water
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
**Work setting**:

- Commercial aquatic farm
- Rural area
**Tasks**:

- Train and supervise staff
- Collect and record data
- Establish inventory and quality control methods
- Manage and train aquaculture and fish hatchery support workers and supervise technicians and technologists
- Manage fish hatchery, fish farm or other aquatic farm
- Monitor environment and maintain optimum conditions
- Operate and maintain harvesting and cultivating equipment
- Oversee preparation of site for species cultivation
**Supervision**:

- 3-4 people
**Type of aquaculture operations**:

- Aquaculture — clam
- Aquaculture — oyster
**Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Own transportation
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Attention to detail
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Fast-paced environment
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Physically demanding
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Gloves
- Safety vest
**Personal suitability**:

- Accurate
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week