Senior Technician - Farming Operations

Love Aquaculture, leading a team & contributing to the bigger picture?Work in the Whitsundays at Australia's largest seafood producer!We are looking for someone who can lead a team through their Aquaculture knowledge, can do attitude, commercial awareness, and commitment to safety.You will report to the Operations Manager, working with a passionate and resilient team to produce high quality, healthy and sustainable prawns for the seafood market.Proserpine: Located on our prawn farm halfway between Airlie Beach and Bowen, you'll work in a stunning area.And you'll be working a 2/2/3 roster (that's 2 days on, 2 days off, 3 days on, 2 days off, 2 days on, 3 days off) so you'll get a long weekend every 2nd week.What does your week look like?Pond Management: Effective pond management for a successful grow out through supervision of a team of Technicians.Combination of 70% hands on and 30% office-based work.Engage with all aspects of prawn culture including pond remediation, stocking, pond management, prawn health and harvesting.Leading on safety: Lead and engage Farm team to drive a cohesive safety culture.Supporting team: Support a multi-facet operational team including a strong focus on animal health, welfare, and water quality.Timely and effective communication with team, management, and other internal stakeholders for a One Team approach.Hitting targets: Leadership of the team to achieve daily operational targets.Can do attitude and up for a challenge.What can you bring?Experience working in aquaculture or relevant qualifications (desirable).Leadership skills / experience.Strong communication skills and computer proficiency.Driver's licence.Rights to work full time in Australia.Forklift, backhoe tickets desirable but not essential.What's in for you?Excellent opportunities for career development.Home every night + work no more than 3 days straight during season.Paid day off for your birthday.Discounted Private Health Insurance with waived waiting periods.Access to Maxxia Rewards – an online app where you can purchase discounted movie tickets, Red Balloon Vouchers, get discounts at many entertainment venues and restaurants, plus more!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.We encourage early applications as we review on a daily basis.If you have any questions, please email Georgina ()