About the role

Jardini Pty Ltd is a marine aquaculture and live marine stock business based in Wynnum, Brisbane. We breed and rear marine ornamental fish and corals and supply domestic and export customers. We are looking for an experienced aquaculture skilled to run and develop our hatchery on a permanent, full time basis.

Duties

- Direct and supervise other staff in the hatchery and train them

- Design, build and maintain live algae, copepod and rotifer culture systems

- Design and maintain broodstock systems and recirculation systems for commercial breeding and rearing

- Plan and run a commercially viable marine ornamental aquaculture program

- Write and maintain protocols for the facility, including equipment and animal maintenance

- Carry out advanced water quality testing and analysis, and adjust systems to suit

- Diagnose fish disease, decide on and carry out treatments, and manage quality control and harvesting

- Keep growth, production and water quality records using software,



and use them to plan production

- Introduce and implement technology initiatives, including holding tank and life support system design

- Support research and development projects, and help prepare product for domestic and export markets

Requirements

- Bachelor degree in aquaculture engineering, aquaculture or a closely related field

- Hands-on experience in a commercial hatchery, including live feed production

- Proven ability to manage and communicate with staff in a hatchery

- Ability to solve technical aquaculture and animal health problems

- Ability to coordinate work under pressure and build and run aquaculture systems

- Knowledge of the aquaculture industry and its markets

- Full working rights in Australia

Pay: $79,423.00 – $80,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

📌 Aquaculture Farmer (Hatchery Manager) (Wynnum)
🏢 Jardini
📍 Wynnum