Freshwater Hatchery Technician: Grow Aquaculture Career
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Job summary
Kelly Cove Salmon Ltd., a division of Cooke Aquaculture Inc., invites applications for a Freshwater Aquaculture Technician at our hatcheries in Eastern Charlotte County, NB. Join a growing east coast family company with Platinum Member status in Canada's Best Managed Companies Program.
Primary duties include feeding, water quality testing, data entry, daily farm routines, equipment maintenance, and assisting other technicians.
Qualifications
- Attention to details and accuracy in daily tasks.
- Ability to lift and carry brood fish.
- Computer literate and able to input data.
- Ability to answer alarms and monitor systems.
- Willing to work varied or irregular shifts, including weekends.
Responsibilities
- Monitor feed and oxygen levels on site.
- Complete water quality tests and record results.
- Collect data and input into systems.
- Follow daily farm routines and maintain equipment.
- Assist other aquaculture technicians in hatchery operations.
- Support brood stock production, spawning, egg and fry handling.
- Feed stocks, vaccinate, and perform culling as needed.
- Operate, maintain, and clean pumps, filters, tanks and equipment.
- Keep daily records of water chemistry and oxygen.
- Grade and weigh aquaculture stocks.
- Handle chemicals with PPE; follow FIT testing requirements.
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Education
Job description
Kelly Cove Salmon Ltd., a division of Cooke Aquaculture Inc., invites applications for a Freshwater Aquaculture Technician at our hatcheries in Eastern Charlotte County, NB. Join a growing east coast family company with Platinum Member status in Canada's Best Managed Companies Program.
Primary duties include feeding, water quality testing, data entry, daily farm routines, equipment maintenance, and assisting other technicians.
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