AddressYou will be working in our Mission Beach Hatchery facility where we breed and grow our own Tiger prawns. As a member of the team, you will be helping to ensure the optimal health and growth of our Broodstocks and assist us in delivering a high-quality, healthy, and sustainable Post-Larvae to our farms.
Mission Beach: You'll work a flexible roster at our Prawn Hatchery in Bingil Bay. Work/life balance is key; you'll have plenty of time to enjoy everything Far North Queensland offers!
What does your week look like?
Feeding prawns: Perform daily basic tasks involved in Prawn Hatchery, including feed preparation and feeding.
Prawn Health Duties: Routine overview and sampling of Prawn Health using basic microscopy and visual observation. Identify, diagnose, escalate and problem-solve all prawn health issues that arise in a timely manner.
Checking water quality: Water quality sampling and testing using different tools (Water quality meters and probes).
Record-keeping: Use the iPad and Computers to keep accurate records of hatchery activities, including larval production and water quality parameters.
Implement Biosecurity Protocols: Perform routine tasks to prevent disease outbreaks and maintain a healthy environment, including disinfection and cleaning hatchery tanks and equipment.
General animal husbandry: Routine overview of animal husbandry and health, escalating potential issues in a timely manner.
What can you bring?
Any aquaculture/ agriculture experience is highly desirable but not essential as training will be provided.
*this is a physically demanding job. Any successful applicants will be required to undertake a health and fitness test before commencing work.
What's in for you?
- Ongoing career development opportunities
- Amazing work / life balance
- Work with a great team
- Access to Maxxia Rewards – an online app where you can purchase discounted movie tickets, Red Balloon Vouchers, get discount at many entertainment venues and restaurants, plus more!
- Access to Workplace, Health and Wellbeing Support for yourself and your family including but not limited to Personal Challenges, Mental Health, Grief, Separation or Financial challenges.
- And of course, Deliciously Discounted Seafood!
Who are we?
Our people each contribute in different ways, embracing our business values and harnessing our can do – safely culture with purpose and intent. Our shared values are an essential part of our business culture, they define us. They underpin and guide our commitment, attitude, how we work and the quality of our products. We are passionate, we achieve together, we own it and we can do safely.
We encourage early applications as we review on a daily basis.
If you have any questions, please email Georgina at **********@tassal.com.au
