Aquaculture husbandry technician jobs in Finland
Aquaculture husbandry technicians operate in aquatic organisms' production, specialising in the husbandry of ongrowing culture processes, especially in feeding and stock management.
Aquaculture husbandry technician - Which skills are essential?
The method of how fish are graded according to their different characteristics: specification, size, quality and condition.
Monitor fish mortalities and assess possible causes.
Perform activities that ensure monitoring and implementation of aquaculture health standards and health analysis of the fish population.
Make sure that feeders, feeding system and monitoring instruments are working. Analyse feedback from the instruments.
Ensure that operations comply with standards for sustainable aquaculture.
Inspect aquaculture harvesting tools and machinery to ensure that they work properly.
Assist skilled professional with immersions and injection vaccination procedures.
Monitor feeding behaviour of farm animals. Collect information on the growth of the animals, and forecast future growth. Monitor and assess biomass taking mortality into account.
Identify and measure the biological, physico-chemical impacts of specific aquaculture farm activity on the environment. Carry out all necessary tests, including collection and processing of samples for analysis.
Identity major European farmed fish, shellfish and crustacean species.
Collect and preserve larval, fish and mollusc samples or lesions for diagnosis by fish disease specialists.
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.
Identify the hazards and evaluate the risks to health and safety in aquaculture facilities.
The study of fish, shellfish or crustacean organisms, categorized into many specialised fields that cover their morphology, physiology, anatomy, behaviour, origins and distribution.
Apply prescribed fish treatments under supervision, including assistance with vaccination immersion and injection procedures.
Assess the impact of biological conditions such as algae and fouling organisms by managing water intakes, catchments and oxygen use.
The different methods used to evaluate the growth of most important cultivated species.
The functioning principles and usage of a software dedicated to the planning of aquculture production.
Prepare environment and equipment for fish disease specialist treatments, including vaccination treatments.
Operate small craft used for transport and feeding.
Ensure that personnel comply with cage safety requirements.
Understand aquaculture cultivation equipment drawings and plans
Perform manual operations such as manually lift, transfer position and set down a load. Operate lifting gear such as winch, sea crane, telescopic loader, and forklift.
Make up feed on-site. Feed animals by hand or with feeding machines according to agreed protocols. Monitor animal feeding behaviour.
The functioning of computered controlled systems that provide animal feeding.
Prepare for personnel operation of small craft, both with licence and without licence.
Measure water quality: temperature, oxygen, salinity, pH, N2, NO2,NH4, CO2, turbidity, chlorophyll. Monitor microbiological water quality.
Maintain aquaculture equipment and identify equipment needs. Carry out routine maintenance and minor repairs as needed.
Spawn and rear food fish or exotic fish for commercial use.
Identify the symptoms of fish diseases. Apply appropriate measures to treat or eliminate diagnosed conditions.
Maintain an inventory of cultivation equipment and supplies. Order additional materials as needed.
Move through water by means of the limbs.
Implement daily fin fish feeding regimes to take account of environmental variations. Check feeding regimes are followed through the accurate implementation of feeding procedures. Implement adjustments to feeding regimes to take account of fluctuations in production performance and variations in environmental conditions. Control specialist feeding regimes to support specified production requirements. Investigate changes in feeding behaviour to determine cause and required corrective action.
Make sure that health and safety procedures have been established and followed across all aquaculture facilities including cages. Ensure that personnel and general public are instructed and all work activities are carried out according to relevant health and safety regulations.
Calculate and forecast growth rates. Monitor and assess growth and biomass taking mortality into account, based on the different methods of growth assessment.
Aquaculture husbandry technician - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Competent use of English; R351refers to level C1 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Assess the dive with the dive team upon completion. Instruct the diver(s) so as to improve procedures and routines for future dives.
Gather dead fish in recipients like tanks and cages.
Can cope with the different climate conditions such as heat, rain, cold or in strong wind.
Communicate transparent instructions. Ensure that messages are understood and followed correctly.
Lead, supervise and motivate a group of people, in order to meet the expected results within a given timeline and with the foreseen resources in mind.
Master foreign languages to be able to communicate in one or more foreign languages.
Plan the work of teams and individuals. Assess the work of teams and individuals. Provide feedback to teams and individuals on work carried out. Support and mentor individuals and teams. Prepare work instructions for new tasks.
Communicate with participants in more than one language of the European Union; handle a crisis following guidelines and recognise the importance of proper behaviour in crisis situations.
Make immediate operating decisions as necessary without reference to others, taking into account the circumstances and any relevant procedures and legislation. Determine alone which option is the best for a particular situation.
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.
Pursue optimal time-critical decision making within the organisation.
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.
Perform maintenance actions, including small repairs, on diving equipment.
Carry out contingency plans for cage escapees. Carry out fish capture escape operations.
Work outdoors in hot or cold circumstances.
To recognize the importance of team work, building and maintaining effective working relationships with all colleagues and within the business.
The procedures to follow in case there are escapees from cage systems.
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.
Provide training and orientation to new team members, or assign this task to an appropriately experienced team member.
Provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities, through instruction and demonstration of skills. Provide, implement and supervise a training development plan.