Aquaculture Technician

Australian Ocean Biotechnology has been in the Aquaculture Industry since 1999, we are now seeking Aquaculture Technicians to help our Facility Grow increase Abalone productivity and diversification into other species including Flounder and Calamari

If the below describes you, we would love to hear from you

• You pride yourself personal Ownership, Accountability and productivity.
• A Safety mindset knowing everyone is responsible for safety in the work place.
• Calm in nature, even in challenging situations, working to solutions with the team.
• A helpful, courteous manner with a focus on supporting each other in the team and company objectives.
• You are excellent at accurately following instructions and retain task-specific knowledge.
• Attention to detail and excellent observational skills.
• Experience in Aquaculture or Farming would be ideal, but not mandatory
• Continuous Improvement mindset and previous training beneficial
• The position is almost all hands on.
• Willingness to work weekends and extended hours during the spring and summer season (offset by reduced hours during the off-season).
• You will need to be on call but callouts are very rare.
• Possession of a valid driver's license.

• Qualifications in Aquaculture, Marine Science or related discipline highly favourable but not essential

• This as an exciting opportunity for an individual who is seeking to advance their career in Aquaculture and join a team thats breaking new ground in Species and System Development.

Key Responsibilities:

• A Continuous Improvement mindset and culture will be apart of the role. Lean Training can be provided, helping the Business the team and yourself improve everyday :)
• Assisting with stock movement, grading and sorting abalone, some new species work as required.
• Upholding Safe and  high standards for General Husbandry including Feeding, cleaning stock movement and team work.
• Assist with maintenance tasks as required
• Helping ensure documentation is accurate and up to date
• We are a growing company and further opportunities will open up for excellent performers

Remuneration will depending on the candidates attitudes, attributes, mindset and experience.

We have been building a great team over the last few years and we would love for you to join us in this next exciting phase of the company as we Streamline our Abalone production and expand new species

All applications or expressions of interest can be treated confidentially should you wish. Please submit applications to the Farm Manager, Felipe will make contact