Overview Languages

English

Education
No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience No experience (will train)

On site

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

Work site workplace
Outdoors
In/on water
Wet/damp
Odours
Cold/refrigerated

Work setting
Mussel sites (land/barge)
Commercial aquatic farm

Responsibilities Tasks
Feed aquaculture stock
Maintain aquaculture equipment
Operate aquaculture equipment
Write daily basic progress reports
Cull, mark or tag aquaculture stocks
Rake and gather marine plants
Spread and dry 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

Experience and specialization

Type of aquaculture operations
Aquaculture — mussels

Type of fishing
Mussel socking and harvesting





Additional information Work conditions and physical capabilities
Quick-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
Productive interpersonal skills
Flexibility
Initiative
Judgement
Team player

Employment groups This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for newcomers and refugees
Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for youths
Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth

📌 Aquaculture Worker Georgetown (Canada)
🏢 Atlantic Aqua Farms
📍 Canada