Margate TAS ****, Australia
Ready to take your aquaculture career somewhere hands-on, outdoors and genuinely compelling?
We're looking for an Animal Health Technician to join Tassal's Animal Health team, helping keep our fish healthy, happy and performing well across our marine farming sites.
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys being out on the water, working with data, getting stuck into sampling, and being part of a team that takes fish welfare seriously without taking itself too seriously.
About the role
As an Animal Health Technician, you'll play an important role in supporting the health, welfare and performance of our fish.
You'll work closely with the Animal Health team to carry out practical, on-farm tasks, collect accurate data, and help identify anything that could impact fish health early.
You'll be based out of our Margate site and travel to our farm sites, working a ******* roster.
Expect a mix of office, lab, boat and farm-based work — so if you like variety, this role has plenty of it.
Day to day, you'll be involved in:
Monitoring fish health, behaviour and performance
Completing surveillance sampling and routine health checks
Helping with early identification of disease, gill issues or unusual fish behaviour
Supporting laboratory work, dissections and biological sample collection where required
Recording accurate data, preparing reports and supporting projects, trials and investigations
Following biosecurity, safety and animal welfare procedures every time
About you
You might already be working in aquaculture, marine science, fisheries, animal care, hatchery operations, fish health, environmental monitoring or a hands‐on field-based role.
What matters most is that you're practical, curious,



reliable and comfortable learning new technical skills.
We're especially keen to hear from people who bring a mix of fish welfare awareness, water quality knowledge, data confidence, common sense and a willingness to work outdoors in all conditions.
You'll be a good fit if you have:
A genuine interest in aquaculture, fish health, marine environments or animal welfare
Experience with fish health monitoring, water quality testing, sampling, feeding, hatchery work, RAS systems, marine farming or similar hands‐on technical work
Strong attention to detail and the ability to follow detailed procedures consistentlyConfidence collecting, recording and working with data, including Microsoft 365 tools
A safety-first mindset and respect for biosecurity and welfare standards
The ability to work long days on a ******* roster, including 11.4-hour shifts
Bonus points if you have:
Work in a role where no two days are quite the same
Be part of an industry-leading aquaculture business
Learn from experienced Animal Health, farming and technical teams
Build your skills across fish health, welfare, sampling, data and farm operations
Enjoy discounted private health insurance
Get heavily discounted seafood through our Salmon Shop
Access free, confidential counselling through our Employee Assistance Program
Who are we?
Our people each contribute in different ways, embracing our business values and harnessing our can do - safely culture with purpose and intent.
Our shared values are an essential part of our business culture, they define us.
They underpin and guide our commitment, attitude, how we work and the quality of our products.
We are passionate, we achieve together, we own it and we can do safely.
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