Field-Based Animal Health Technician – Aquaculture

Tassal Group; Hobart; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted private health insurance

Discounted seafood via Salmon Shop

Employee Assistance Program

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Tassal Group is seeking an Animal Health Technician to join our Animal Health team. You will help keep fish healthy and performing well across marine farming sites, working outdoors with data and sampling tasks.

You’ll travel from our Margate base to farm sites on a 2/2/5/5 roster, performing office, lab, boat and field tasks, and contributing to projects while maintaining strict biosecurity and welfare standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in aquaculture, marine science, or hands-on animal health roles.
• Willingness to work outdoors and travel between sites on a roster.
• Strong attention to detail and data handling ability.

Responsibilities

• Monitor fish health, behaviour and performance on farm sites.
• Conduct surveillance sampling and routine health checks.
• Identify early signs of disease or welfare concerns.
• Support laboratory work and sample collection as needed.
• Record data accurately and prepare reports for projects.
• Follow biosecurity, safety and welfare procedures consistently.

Skills

Practical problem solving

Data confidence

Follow detailed procedures

Safety mindset

Outdoor/water environment adaptability

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

Tassal Group is seeking an Animal Health Technician to join our Animal Health team. You will help keep fish healthy and performing well across marine farming sites, working outdoors with data and sampling tasks.

You’ll travel from our Margate base to farm sites on a 2/2/5/5 roster, performing office, lab, boat and field tasks, and contributing to projects while maintaining strict biosecurity and welfare standards.