Senior Prawn Hatchery Technical Lead

Tassal Group; Proserpine; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday leave

Salary packaging & novated leasing

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Tassal Group is seeking an experienced Technical Coordinator to lead our prawn hatchery operations in Proserpine. The role emphasizes broodstock maturation, larval rearing support, and a strong focus on welfare, biosecurity, and production performance.

You will provide technical leadership across hatchery activities, working with cross-functional teams to solve challenges, drive improvements, and ensure adherence to safety and environmental standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of demonstrated experience in aquaculture, hatchery operations, broodstock production, or a related environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day hatchery operations to meet production targets and performance objectives.
• Monitor animal health, water quality, and system performance to ensure optimal production outcomes.
• Provide technical leadership, training, and mentoring to hatchery team members.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve technical, husbandry, and operational issues.
• Support inventory management, stock control, and critical consumable planning.
• Analyse production data, identify trends, and provide recommendations for operational improvements.
• Uphold biosecurity, animal welfare, workplace health and safety, and environmental compliance standards.
• Collaborate across broodstock, larval rearing, algae production, and domestication teams to achieve site priorities.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance productivity, efficiency, and hatchery performance.

Skills

Aquaculture

Hatchery operations

Team leadership

Biosecurity

Education

Bachelors in Aquaculture/Marine Biology/Animal Science

Job description

Tassal Group is seeking an experienced Technical Coordinator to lead our prawn hatchery operations in Proserpine. The role emphasizes broodstock maturation, larval rearing support, and a strong focus on welfare, biosecurity, and production performance.

You will provide technical leadership across hatchery activities, working with cross-functional teams to solve challenges, drive improvements, and ensure adherence to safety and environmental standards.