Freshwater Operative

Reporting to the Site Manager, the Operative will work under the direction of the Senior Operative to complete daily operational tasks within the RAS units.

Key Responsibilities

Health & Safety

• Follow safe working practices to ensure a safe working environment for all employees.
• Adhere to the Group Health & Safety policy.
• Contribute to a workplace culture that prioritizes health and safety by:
• Following all instructions given.
• Using the “Good Catch” system.
• Being aware of the Monthly 100 system.
• Reporting incidents as per SSC H&S procedures.
• Ensuring personal actions do not put oneself or others at risk.
• Monitoring site health and safety and recommending improvements where necessary.

Technical Standards

• Operate to the highest standards of husbandry, biosecurity, food safety, and quality.
• Support the Site Manager and Senior Operatives in embedding these standards throughout the site.

Fish Husbandry and Welfare

• Check conditions of holding units.
• Maintain and adjust environmental controls, including monitoring and controlling water flows and quality.
• Monitor and record environmental parameters.
• Handle fish during routine operations and recognize signs of stress.
• Ensure fish welfare standards are met.
• Perform husbandry operations such as grading, vaccination, transfers, and stocking fish into holding units.
• Conduct specialist operations like salt testing, ATPase sampling, salt dosing, and programming fish counters.
• Identify and rectify signs and causes of stress in fish.
• Respond to alarm situations.

Fish Health

• Adhere to site biosecurity protocols.
• Collect, prepare, and analyze routine samples.
• Treat health problems in fish.

RAS Systems

• Identify technical faults and requirements within the system and report to the Senior Operative.
• Perform corrective actions on faulty equipment and systems within individual capabilities and training status.
• Operate systems and equipment as required for specific activities such as fish handling systems.

Environmental Stewardship

• Measure and record environmental conditions accurately.
• Identify stress in fish and signs of predator activity, minimizing impact through maintenance of holding units.
• Participate in environmental consents in accordance with legislation.
• Collect and input data for containment audits.
• Monitor site production plans in relation to environmental consents, analyze data, and report deviations.

Site Operations

• Meet the highest quality standards, following all SOPs.

Feed, Feeding, Fish Growth and Development

• Receive and store feed, recording quantities.
• Perform and record sample weights, calculate average sample weights, biomass, and condition factors.
• Feed fish according to the feed plan and assess feed intake.
• Adapt feed plans based on environmental conditions.
• Input basic data into FishTalk and analyze data as requested.
• Perform specialist tasks related to fish development.

Systems Maintenance and Structures

• Check conditions of holding units.
• Respond to emergencies as per company procedures.
• Identify and report required maintenance during daily checks.
• Lift, transfer, and position loads and control equipment.
• Adhere to Company Approved Contractor procedures.

Transfer and Sales

• Follow site biosecurity protocols.
• Assist with preparation of equipment and transport tanks for stock transfers.
• Monitor and accurately record environmental parameters.
• Prepare and transport fish, adjusting operations in response to changing environmental conditions.
• Perform specialist tasks related to fish development.

Measurement & Control

• Understand site KPIs and support the team in using these KPIs to improve site performance.

Personal and Workforce Development

• Attend all required courses and operate machinery only when authorized and trained to do so.
• Work professionally with others.
• Develop and maintain personal performance.
• Participate in the performance appraisal process.
• Demonstrate good interpersonal, team-building, and, where applicable, team-leading skills.
• Provide feedback to the site manager when requested.
• Actively participate in workforce and company developments.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria:

• Sound understanding of Health and Safety issues.
• Interest in aquaculture and fish husbandry.
• Responsible attitude.
• Ability to work weekends, on-call rotas, and flexible hours as workload dictates.

Preferable Criteria:

• Technical expertise in aquaculture and fish husbandry, preferably with previous RAS experience.
• Good practical skills.
• Team player with experience working cooperatively within a team.
• Good standard of fitness and excellent attendance record.
• Demonstrated good numeric and IT skills.

 

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