Junior Aquaculture Technician - Start Now

About the Business

Premium Marine Technology Limited is New Zealand’s first whitebait farm with its broodstock facility located in Warkworth, Auckland.

Because we know so much about breeding whitebait, we are also working with others on restocking restored habitats to enhance wild stocks numbers, thus ensuring these fish survive for future generations.

About the Role

We are now looking for a full-time aquaculture technician to join our team (currently in Warkworth, Auckland), who is keen to be a part of our vision of building a productive and sustainable whitebait farming business long term. The role is to increase our capability and help drive the overall performance of our production through the effective and efficient management of daily nursery and related tasks. The successful applicant will be required to participate in overall broodstock welfare and daily care including cleaning, feeding and system maintenance.

The rostered days will include 1 weekend day and 4 weekdays. Usual operating hours are 7.30am to 4pm but when our fish are in season you will be required to work at least 1 day a week starting at 4.30am and finishing at 1pm.

You will be required to be on call at least 1 night a week.

About you

• Preferably live in the Warkworth area
• Experience in fish farming – fish husbandry in both saltwater and freshwater fish.
• Tertiary qualification in Marine Biology/ Aquaculture Science or equivalent is desired but not essential.
• Operational experience with RAS farm equipment and land based tank farming is an advantage.
• You will be a team player with a great eye for detail, someone self-motivated and reliable.
• Confident in handling live fish on a daily basis is a must. 
• Experience in water chemistry and analysis, sample collection and analytical instrument operation is preferable.

Applications close 16/6/24

Please send CV and Cover letters to Carly Ranum at [email protected]