Farm Assistant

Assist Fish performance Manager and regions with day-to-day husbandry of Salmon. Work closely with our Hobart based Control Room to undertake all routine maintenance on feed equipment.

Key accountabilities

• As a skipper or crew member, you are responsible for maintaining the vessel and you action while aboard.
• Ensure marine sites and shore bases are kept to a high standard of cleanliness and well organised.
• Monitor and maintain feed spreads, ensuring cameras and winches are in good working order.
• Monitor fish hunger and report any changes to behaviour and or predator behaviour, forward these details to relevant stakeholders such as Control Room, Fish Performance Managers and Wildlife Team.
• Repair and maintain feed related equipment.
• Assist the feed delivery team in the transfer of feed, to feed barges, and reporting on any feed barge maintenance to Fish Performance Managers.
• Maintain documentation including feed equipment audits and tracking feed related equipment their current location and historic movements of each asset.
• Review and ensure feed barge maintenance requests are actioned in a quick and efficient manner.
• Assist with all equipment installation and pen mooring maintenance as required.
• Maintain a high level of communication with Control Room and respond to requests in a timely manner.
• Monitor and report all predator activity, including seals and/ or birds in nets.
• Ensure the cleaning of the equipment is done correctly and in accordance with biosecurity procedures.
• All Huon employees must demonstrate a commitment for the health and safety of themselves, their impact on others and undertake all reasonable workplace safety instructions.
• Any other duties or tasks as reasonably directed by Huon.

To be successful

• Experience working safely in a dynamic environment, identify risks and take appropriate action.
• Sound judgement and apply appropriate initiative to achieve work outcomes.
• Ability to problem solve and think quickly on your feet.
• Proven experience working independently with minimal supervision and show initiative.
• Ability to communicate well with your managers, work colleagues and other crews.
• A coxswains ticket is desirable
• A certificate 3 in aquaculture is desirable but not essential.
• An eye for detail with a proactive focus to continually improve processes.
• A genuine commitment to ongoing learning and self-development and proactive focus to continually improve processes.
• A genuine focus on safety and wellbeing and behaviour consistent with Huon’s vision and values.

Preferred candidates are subject to a pre-employment health assessment

Leader: Fish performance Manager

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70,000.00 – $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Health insurance

Schedule:

• Shift work

Work Authorisation:

• Australia (Preferred)

Work Location: In person