First Nations Employment
Indigenous-inclusive employer

Aquaculture Worker

Atlantic Aqua Farms

$20.00/hour

Vernon Bridge, PE

Seasonal, On-site, 40 hours per week, 30 openings.

The opportunity

Status
Active until cancelled
Location
Vernon Bridge, PE
Employment
Seasonal, 40 hours per week
Work arrangement
On-site
Openings
30
Experience
No experience (will train)
Education
No degree, certificate or diploma

Job description

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

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

Weight handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

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

Requirements

Languages: English

Education: No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience: No experience (will train)

Type of aquaculture operations

  • Aquaculture — mussels

Type of fishing

  • Mussel socking and harvesting

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

Personal suitability

  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Team player

Who can apply

  • a Canadian citizen
  • a permanent resident of Canada
  • a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit

Work location

Where you’ll work.

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The employer

Who this posting welcomes

Indigenous-inclusive employer

The employer indicated on this posting that they welcome applications from Indigenous people.

Industry
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Based in
Vernon Bridge, PE

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Applying

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Posted
Published for
2 days
Vacancies
30
Industry
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Languages
English
NOC
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