Riverside Recruitment are seeking a Freshwater Operative for a Hatchery based near Carlisle. This role requires no experiernce as full training will be provided. A driving license and access to your own vehicle is essential due to the location of the hatchery.

The successful candidate will report directly to the Freshwater Manager and will carry out a range of work which will include all aspects of the day-to-day husbandry throughout the freshwater production cycle, whilst maintaining the site’s high standards of hygiene & biosecurity.

You can expect to be involved in the hands-on care of fish from egg to young stages, including tasks like feeding, monitoring fish health and water quality, cleaning tanks, and maintaining equipment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

• Fish Husbandry: 
  Daily feeding, visual health inspections, and recording mortality. 
  
  
• Water Quality & Environment: 
  Monitoring and adjusting environmental factors like temperature and oxygen levels to meet the needs of the fish. 
  
  
• Equipment Maintenance: 
  Operating and maintaining hatchery equipment, including incubators, aeration systems, and tanks. 
  
  
• Stock Management: 
  Grading fish by size, performing vaccinations, and conducting stock assessments. 
  
  
• Hygiene & Security: 
  Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and security at the hatchery site. 
  
  
• Record Keeping: 
  Monitoring and recording data on feed, growth, and health to improve breeding practices. 

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Candidates should be active, self-motivated, mature minded individuals with excellent team working and communication skills. Computer literacy and a technical aptitude would be advantageous, as is possession of a current driving licence.

WORKING HOURS
37.5 hours per week on a rota to include weekends. 
An on call rota will also be inplace 1 in 4 weeks.

BENEFITS
In return for your commitment, hard work and dedication you will recieve excellent benefits including a competitive salary depending on experience, discretionary annual bonus, company pension, life insurance 4 x salary, long service recognition, career development opportunities, regular job-related training, apprenticeships, great team morale, salary sacrifice schemes, financial planning service, employee assistance programs if required and a generous holiday entitlement.

Fancy joining this innovative company and carving a career for yourself, then please apply today for more info!