Aquaculture Technician - Whitehorse, YT, Canada - Icy Waters Ltd.

Description

Icy Waters Ltd.

is a dynamic, Canadian aquaculture company dedicated to the sustainability, development, growth, processing, and sale of premium Arctic Charr and "Yukon Gold" Arctic Charr ova.

Icy Waters is a world leader in Arctic Char aquaculture and produces award winning Arctic Char. The Canadian Company believes that staff be directly involved in production from "egg to plate".

The successful candidate will assist with the implementation of scientific and technical activities in the Hatchery, Tank Farm and Processing Plant.

Icy Waters Ltd. is in Whitehorse, which is full of outdoor enthusiasts, who enjoy a relaxed way of life, in a small but cultured city
Assist with spawning and vaccination of fish
Incubation, picking and packaging of eggs
Record keeping and recording data for research projects
Daily husbandry chores of feeding and monitoring fish
Water quality maintenance
Harvesting fish for processing
5 days per week is spent in the processing plant
Quality Control inspections to ensure all company standards are achieved
Sorting and grading fish within appropriate size categories
Participation in the after hours, on-call, alarm rotation
Background in aquaculture or marine biology
and to do repetitive work in cold, wet environment, both indoors and outdoors
Computer experience – Excel, email, data entry
Valid Driver's license

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent
Discounted or free food
On-site parking
8 hours shift
~ Overtime
~ Weekend and evening availability

Overtime pay


Ability to commute/relocate:
~ Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6R7:
reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)