Fish Culturist

Pacific Seafood; Omak (WA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Product purchase program

Job summary

Pacific Seafood in Nespelem, WA seeks a Fish Culturist to oversee feeding, harvesting and inventorying operations on our aquaculture farm. This full-time role reports to Dan Garrett and requires hands-on work in outdoor, variable conditions.

Key duties include monitoring environmental and feeding parameters, operating computerized feeding systems, maintaining assets, and contributing to productivity, quality, safety and cost control while collaborating with a dedicated team.

Qualifications

• Two years aquaculture or related experience.
• Ability to read safety rules and manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports.
• Ability to speak before groups of people.
• Experience with Excel and Word.

Responsibilities

• Monitor feeding and environmental conditions.
• Learn and utilize computerized feeding systems and troubleshoot as needed.
• Maintain company assets in good operational condition.
• Improve operations regarding productivity, quality, safety and costs.
• Work independently and in a team setting.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Reading documents

Writing reports

Public speaking

Basic math

Excel

Word

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

Fish Culturist

Department: Aquaculture Farming

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Nespelem

Reporting To: Dan Garrett

Compensation: $22.00 - $28.21 / hour

Description

At Pacific Seafood, we do more than just provide the world with the healthiest proteins on the planet. We are a family-owned, excellence-driven organization committed to being the brand of choice in the marketplace and the employer of choice in the community. We believe in servant leadership, investing in our team members' personal and professional growth, and rewarding performance. We live by the core values of our Diamond Philosophy: Teamwork, Productivity, Quality, and Excellence- which means consistently doing your best and always striving to do better.
Summary:
The Fish Culturist will become familiar with all operations of the farm including feeding, harvesting, and inventorying.

Duties include but not limited to:

• Be a role model in projecting and applying The Pacific Group Diamond Philosophy (Productivity, Quality, Excellence and Teamwork) and promote teamwork at all times.
• Monitor feeding and environmental conditions.
• Learn and utilize computerized feeding systems and be able to troubleshoot when necessary.
• Maintain company assets in good operational condition.
• Work to continuously improve operations with respect to productivity, quality, safety, inventory levels and operating expense while utilizing effective aquaculture techniques.
• Must be able to work independently and within a team setting.
• Must be a self-starter and possess the ability to multi-task.
• Perform other duties, as assigned

What you bring to Pacific Seafood

Required:

• Minimum two years applicable experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Experience with Excel and Word.

Preferred:

• Experience in trout and/or net pen farming is preferred

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the team member is:

• Standing. Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks.
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
• Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
• Regularly required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• The worker is required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned (i.e., custodial, food services, general laborer, etc.) or to make general observations of facilities or structures (i.e., security guard, inspection, etc.)

Working Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the team member is exposed to:

• Work in the outdoors in all seasons
• Work around heavy equipment
• Wet and/or humid conditions and extreme heat or cold
• Moderate noise level

Benefits

Total Compensation

At Pacific Seafood, your base wage is only a portion of your overall compensation package. We invest in our Team Members through a comprehensive and attractive total rewards package, including but not limited to:

• Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short-term disability.
• Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses
• 401(k) Retirement Plan options with generous annual company profit sharing match
• Paid time off for all regular FT team members, to include sick days and vacation
• Employee Assistance Program- Confidential professional counseling, financial, and legal assistance provided at no charge to Team Members and immediate family members
• Product purchase program

Pacific Seafood is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.