Marine Operations Manager

Seafood People AS
Saint John
CAD 70,000 - 110,000
Job description

Cooke is seeking an experienced Marine Operations Manager for their Atlantic Canadian and Maine operations who would be directly responsible for seawater farming, 100+ employees, and numerous marine sites.

This dynamic key new hire should also be an excellent people manager, technically savvy, and a relationship builder. International candidates are welcome to apply.

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Leadership and direction of seawater salmon farming operations
  • Responsible for managing the annual operating budget, forecast, and communication of various business needs to support and service companies
  • Provide support to the harvest plan
  • Maintain high-level leadership on environmental and regulatory affairs
  • Maintain and develop an ongoing operational plan
  • Support corporate fish health strategy
  • Provide leadership and direction to the maintenance requirements of the operations
  • Oversight and responsibility for key biological performance indicators
  • Providing industry leadership, as required
  • Ability to create solid operational and capital plans
  • Leverage the knowledge within other departments to address the needs of the operations

Experience Needed and Skills:

  • 10+ years of fish farming experience
  • A deep understanding of the complexity of the fish farming business dynamics
  • Excellent people management skills
  • Interacting with government regulators, environmental monitoring, site infrastructure, and development processes
  • Basic understanding and commitment to the requirements of the various industry certification schemes
  • Creating a solid business plan
  • College degree preferred with a focus in Aquaculture or Fish Biology
  • Understanding of existing industry technology and new technologies

To be successful in the role:

You like to be in charge, lead, and direct others. You can keep your team focused on objectives. You find it easy to persuade, influence, and win the support of others. You are very confident and self-assured even in unfamiliar situations and groups. You are able to take a broad perspective, realize and consider the wider and longer-term consequences of incidents, plans, and activities. You are able to focus on reaching results, solving problems fast and effectively.

Adhering to rules, regulations, and following procedures is important to you. You are able to see a job through to the end and pay close attention to quality issues. Grasping complex issues and problems as well as identifying the core of a problem comes easy to you. You set self-ambitious and demanding targets, enjoy difficult challenges, and want to get ahead and succeed.

What the company offers:

Competitive salary
Comprehensive benefits
Relocation assistance
Excellent work culture

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