Aquarist II

Quality Marine; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 44,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Quality Marine in Los Angeles is seeking a Marine Husbandry Aquarist II responsible for daily care and health management of marine livestock, including feeding, water quality testing, tank cleaning, and disease recognition and treatment.

The role requires a biology degree or equivalent experience, weekend and holiday work, strong verbal and written communication, proficiency with Microsoft Office, and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced facility with live organisms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• Weekend and holiday work required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize responsibilities, work under pressure, meet deadlines.
• Knowledge of marine fishes and invertebrates preferred.
• Aquarium keeping experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Daily care and health management of marine livestock.
• Distribute feeds and monitor feeding efficiency.
• Conduct water quality sampling and testing; log results.
• Maintain tanks, systems, and work areas; assist with saltwater making.
• Identify and treat diseases; move affected animals to treatment systems.
• Prepare arrival and holding spaces for shipments; assist acclimation.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Multitasking

Pressure management

Deadline orientation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in biology or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Data entry

Job description

The marine husbandry aquarist II isresponsible for the daily care and health management of all marine livestock in the facility. These duties include but are not limited to: distributing feeds to marine livestock, water quality sampling and testing, tank cleaning, inventory control, and recognition and treatment of diseases, making and distributing saltwater, and other husbandry-related tasks as assigned.

Primary RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES

• Remove deceased animals from holding systems
• Water testing and data entry
• Mix and distribute chemicals
• Prepare and distribute feeds to livestock
• Prepare arrival and holding spaces for incoming shipments
• Remove animals in need of treatment and place in treatment systems
• Identify and remove healthy animals from the treatment system
• Treatment area maintenance
• Clean and maintain tanks, systems, and work areas

Secondary RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES

• Assist livestock acclimation, freshwater husbandry, invert husbandry, packing and picking, facility maintenance teams.
• Other responsibilities as assigned

Qualification/Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in biology or related field or equivalent experience
• Weekend and holiday work required
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize responsibilities, work under pressure, meet deadlines and be able to thrive in a fast-paced work environment
• Knowledge of marine fishes and invertebrates required
• Fish pathology, coral husbandry, and coral propagation a plus
• Aquarium keeping, preferred (Ever kept a fish tank? Let us know!)