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 environment

- 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
- 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

Experience and specialization

Type of aquaculture operations

- Aquaculture — mussels

Type of fishing
- Mussel socking and harvesting

Additional information 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
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- 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 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

📌 aquaculture worker (Vernon Bridge)
🏢 Atlantic Aqua Farms
📍 Vernon Bridge