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Summary/Objective

*\ *The Aquaculture Technician will demonstrate a passion for fish husbandry, a good work ethic, attention to detail and will perform a variety of aquaculture husbandry duties to include daily farm chores including feeding, mortality removal, screen scrubbing and driving fish truck to and from processing plant. Daily duties also include grading and sorting fish, loading fish into trucks and driving loads between farm facilities.

Essential Functions

1. Responsibilities include removing and recording mortalities, feeding, sorting and grading fish.

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Competencies

1. Attention to detail.
2. Safety.
3. Continual Improvement.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

This job operates in an outdoor environment. This role is routinely exposed to inclement weather conditions.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

This is physically demanding job requiring the ability to regularly lift 50 pounds. Alternately walking and sitting for long periods of time is required. The ability to bend, squat, kneel, step, reach, lift, push, pull, see, hear and talk are required.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position, 5 days a week, which could include Saturdays or Sundays, 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Travel

Local travel is required.

Required Education and Experience

1. The ability to speak, read, understand and follow directions with or without reasonable accommodations is required.
2. High school Education or GED required.
3. Drivers license and good driving record required.

Preferred Education and Experience

1. Aquaculture experience preferred.
2. Aquaculture or related degree preferred.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

None.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed o cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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