Aquaculture Manager Jobs in Rochester, WA (NOW HIRING)

Description

Classification: Non-Exempt 

Reports to: Production Brood Manager

Wage Range: $18.50 - $19.50

Riverence Brood LLC is a broodstock business producing premium quality steelhead/rainbow trout, golden rainbow trout, Atlantic salmon, and coho salmon eggs. Our eggs are sold to our sister companies, Riverence Farms LLC and Riverence Provisions LLC, and other customers throughout the US and worldwide. Riverence's modern facilities are designed for the long haul, built to maximize the quality of life for our broodstock, increasing efficiency and minimizing our environmental impact. Our farms have been outfitted with cutting-edge technologies that help us ensure that our customers get the most consistent, highest-quality eggs possible. We believe in being thought leaders in the aquaculture industry. As a result, we pride ourselves in being industry leaders by continually building our professional experience and the industry's credibility.

 
Part Time Benefits: 

401K with 4% match

PTO - Part time paid leave

Paid Holidays - 7 paid holidays, New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day 

WA State Sick Leave Program

Summary/Objective

This position is responsible for hand picking salmon and steelhead eggs prior to shipping to ensure quality product is sent and received by customers. 

Essential Functions

1. Sorting and hand picking eggs to ensure bad eggs are removed prior to shipping.
2. Ability to recognize and identify different types and stages of fish eggs.
3. Run egg picking machines as directed. 
4. Clean and sanitize troughs, incubators, and hatchery equipment.
5. Prep egg boxes for shipment to customers.
6. Help with inventory and stocking shipping supplies. 
7. Provide prompt, friendly and courteous service to internal and external customers. 
8. Be sensitive to special customer needs and work to deliver orders in a timely and efficient manner.
9. Work towards continual improvement.
10. Work to produce healthy, ethically raised products consumers can trust.
11. Attend and participate in department, safety and company meetings with manager and crews as required. 
12. Other duties in other areas as assigned.

Requirements

Competencies

1. Attention to Detail.
2. Continual Improvement.
3. Safety Conscious.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities. 

Work Environment

This job operates in an outdoor farm environment. This role routinely is exposed to inclement weather conditions. The role occasionally may occasionally require the use of office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

This is largely a physically demanding role with occasional office work. This would require the ability to lift up to 50 pounds with the ability to lift up to 35 pounds regularly. The ability to stand, walk, bend, squat, twist, hear, see and the ability to use all senses with or without reasonable accommodation is required. 

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a part-time position, and hours of work and days must be flexible between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, with possible weekend availability.

Travel

Travel is not required for this position.

Required Education and Experience

1. H.S. diploma preferred.
2. Previous experience working in aquaculture preferred.

Preferred Education and Experience 

1. Team lead experience.
2. Experience working independently in a dependable and responsible manner. 

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.