Aquaculture hatchery worker jobs in Finland
Aquaculture hatchery workers are active in the production of aquatic organisms in land-based hatchery processes. They assist in the process of raising organisms throughout the early stages of their life cycle and the release of organisms when necessary.
Aquaculture hatchery worker - Which skills are essential?
Comply with the right regulations and practices for hygienically handling fishery related tasks and responsibilities in fishery operations.
Operate equipment for water disinfection, using different methods and techniques, such as mechanical filtration, depending on needs.
Clean off fouling in aquaculture facilities.
Observe appearance and actions of larvae in order to detect diseases; administer correct medication dose to food and water as instructed by supervisor.
Operate a forklift, a vehicle with a pronged device in front for lifting and carrying heavy loads.
Measure flow of water in tanks and natural freshwater bodies. Measure parameters of water quality, such as pH, temperature, oxygen, salinity, CO2, N2, NO2, NH4, turbidity, and chlorophyll.
Make minor repairs to hatchery equipment as required.
Cultivate phytoplankton and microalgae. Cultivate live prey such as rotifers or Artemia with advanced techniques.
Incubate eggs until hatching. Assess quality of eggs. Inspect fish eggs. Remove dead, unviable, and off-colour eggs using a suction syringe. Produce eyed eggs. Hatch and maintain new-born larvae.
Inspect fish eggs. Remove dead, unviable, and off-colour eggs using a suction syringe.
Operate photoreactors under supervision.
Identity major European farmed fish, shellfish and crustacean species.
Gather live fish using techniques which minimise the stress caused to fish and avoid fish escapes occurring. Grade them manually or using equipment. Report on the grading operation, ensuring compliance with specifications.
Work in rotating shifts, where the goal is to keep a service or production line running around the clock and each day of the week.
Operate water-heating equipment, such as electrical equipment, heat exchangers, heat pumps and solar heaters.
Collect naturally spawned fish eggs, eliminate egg adhesiveness, incubate eggs until hatching, hatch and maintain newly born larvae, monitor larvae status, carry out early feeding and rearing techniques of the cultured species.
Collect fish and shellfish samples for diagnosis by fish diseases specialists.
Make minor repairs to hatchery facilities as required.
Comply with policies and institutional regulations to guarantee a safe workplace for employees in fishery and aquaculture operations. Deal with potential risks and dangers by taking appropriate safety measures.
Feed broodstock according to nutritional needs. This will initially include live prey such as rotifers and artemia.
Collect larvae or juveniles from environment, using appropriate techniques for the specific species i.e. fish, molluscs, crustaceans or new candidates for aquaculture.
Can manually lift, transfer, position and set down a load, using lifting gears such as forklifts, winches, sea cranes and others. Can operate equipment used in the transportation of fish, shellfish, crustaceans and others, such as trucks, tractors, trailers, conveyers, etc.
Fill hatchery trays with fertilised eggs and place trays in incubation troughs.
Be aware of the general principles of the concept of bio-security and in particular, the disease prevention rules to be implemented in case of epidemics endangering public health.
Use appropriate implements to collect shellfish spat. Sort wild shellfish spat. Collect naturally spawned fish eggs; eliminate egg adhesiveness and incubate eggs until hatched. Handle fish and shellfish broodstock and feed according to their needs.
Aquaculture hatchery worker - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Assess the dive with the dive team upon completion. Instruct the diver(s) so as to improve procedures and routines for future dives.
Can cope with the different climate conditions such as heat, rain, cold or in strong wind.
Work as part of a crew or team, and meet team deadlines and responsibilities together.
Maintain an effective internal communication system among employees and department managers.
Make use of various types of communication channels such as verbal, handwritten, digital and telephonic communication with the purpose of constructing and sharing ideas or information.
The operational plan and the contingency plan for the diving operation, the diving equipment to be used in the diving operation, the diving signals to be used in the diving operation, the in-water decompression procedures to be used in the diving operation, and any emergency procedures that might have to be used in the diving operation.
Operate pumps in aquaculture facilities, such as air lift pumps, live fish pumps, vacuum pumps, submersible pumps.
Initiate and progress in life long learning of the different challenging activities and operations which take place on board of a fishing vessel or in an aquaculture facility.
Perform hyperbaric interventions at a maximum pressure of 4 atmospheres. Prepare and review the personal equipment and the auxiliary material; perform and supervise the dive; realise maintenance of the diving equipment and auxiliary material; apply the security measures to assure the divers security on the realisation of low deep immersions.
Standards of sanitation and cleanliness essential to effective control of fungi and other parasites under intensive culture conditions.
Ensure that diving operations comply with legal requirements.
Perform maintenance actions, including small repairs, on diving equipment.
Work outdoors in hot or cold circumstances.
Check diving equipment for valid certification to ensure its suitability. Ensure that any diving equipment is examined by a competent person before use, at least once on each day on which it is to be used. Ensure that it is adequately tested and repaired.
Operate different water oxygenation systems according to requirements: surface aerators, paddle wheel aerators, column/cascade aerators, and pure oxygenation systems.
Liaise via telephone by making and answering calls in a timely, professional and polite manner.
Keep the team leader informed on current and emerging issues.