About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Outdoors. In/on water. Wet/damp.
Odours. Cold/refrigerated. Work setting: Mussel sites (land/barge). Commercial aquatic farm.
Tasks
- Feed aquaculture stock.
- Maintain aquaculture equipment.
- Cull, mark or tag aquaculture stocks . Transfer stock to tanks in trucks and pack stock in special containers.
- Rake and gather marine plants.
- Transport marine plants to processing plants.
- Dig shellfish from shellfish beds.
- Clean, sort and pack shellfish.
- Assist aquaculture technicians in the operation of fish hatcheries or other aquatic farms.
- Grade and weigh aquaculture stocks.
Type of aquaculture operations: Aquaculture — mussels. Type of fishing: Mussel socking and harvesting.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Fast-paced environment.
- Work under pressure.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Manual dexterity.
- Attention to detail.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Large workload.
- Weight handling: Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
- Personal suitability: Dependability.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Team player.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Evening.
- Shift.
- Morning.
- Experience: No experience (will train).
- Employment terms options: Overtime required.
- Support for youths: Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
- Support for Indigenous people: Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers . Supports for visible minorities: Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees.