aquaculture manager

Government of Canada - Western; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in Vancouver is seeking a dedicated individual for aquaculture responsibilities. The role involves applying medicinal substances, supervising staff, and managing fish hatchery operations. Candidates must possess a secondary school graduation certificate and experience in aquaculture is an asset. This is an on-site position requiring physical fitness and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Experience in aquaculture is an asset.
• Ability to manage and train support workers.
• Scuba diving skills for inspection purposes.

Responsibilities

• Apply medicinal substances for disease control.
• Supervise and train staff on site.
• Maintain financial records and manage fish hatchery operations.

Skills

Attention to detail

Excellent oral communication

Team player

Initiative

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

Overview

Languages: English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

Experience an asset

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Odours
• Outdoors
• Wet/damp

Responsibilities

• Apply medicinal substances to control and prevent diseases
• Incorporate biosecurity measures into daily operation
• Supervise staff
• Train staff
• Design and construct pens, floating stations and collector strings or fences for sea farms
• Scuba dive to inspect sea farm operations
• Coordinate selection and maintenance of brood stock
• Collect and record data
• Determine food requirements and structure feeding regimes
• Establish inventory and quality control methods
• Establish marketing programs
• Identify diseases or parasites
• Maintain financial records
• 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

Additional information

• Transportation/travel information: Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Fast-paced environment
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player