Saltwater Assistant Site Manager

February 14, 2025

Cermaq Canada is currently seeking a permanent full-time Saltwater Assistant Site Manager for our saltwater operations. This position will be primarily based at our sea sites in Tofino, BC. We provide company paid bus and boat transport from communities to our farms in Tofino. Buses leave from Campbell River and make various stops all the way through to Port Alberni before landing at the dock in Tofino. Your home away from home includes a well-stocked kitchen, Wi-Fi access and satellite tv.

Cermaq is a world leading salmon farming company. We have a team of more than 3500 employees across Chile, Canada and Norway. A team committed and proud to grow superior seafood for a global market. At Cermaq, you become part of a meaningful, developing, and diverse workplace. We offer a wide range of job opportunities where you will be able to grow and learn in a sustainable and rapidly developing industry. We support our employees’ personal development and make it possible for you to realize new ideas and initiatives. Our culture is informal and committed. We are smart people in rubber boots. We care for each other, for the environment, and for our communities.

If you have an education and/or experience in saltwater salmon production, we want to hear from you. We have a current need for safety conscious team players in our Tofino saltwater farm sites. We are looking for Assistant Site Managers to produce the world-class salmon we are known for.

As an Assistant Site Manager, you will lead a team of technicians through all site activities at your sea site. Your objective will be to optimize production while maintaining operational standards and excellent fish health.

What we Offer:

• Company paid medical and dental benefits upon hire
• Company matching RRSP Program
• A salary that speaks to your experience and/or related education
• 6% Vacation, 3 weeks per year
• Meals, work gear and PPE

Key Accountabilities:

• You will be responsible for providing support to your team on the farm through general husbandry operations, ensuring a healthy lifecycle of fish from smolt intakes, growth to harvest.
• Under the supervision of your Saltwater Production Area Manager, direct the adjustments to the production scheduled as needed to maximize productivity.
• Implement, monitor and report on programs that improve the health and safety of the work team and of the salmon with the goal of meeting and exceeding regulatory compliance.

Your Position Requirements:

• Minimum of two complete cycles of fish production including smolt entry, bloom season, and harvest.
• Preference will be given to candidates with a post-secondary education in aquaculture or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• Shift schedule works 8 days on and 6 days off.
• Apply appropriate feeding strategies to grow and manage fish welfare, either through hand feeding or auto-feeding techniques.
• Monitor fish activity and conduct environmental monitoring and sampling activities to ensure proper fish welfare.
• Maintain a clean and safe site by performing simple maintenance, following bio security, setting up sites, and closing sites.
• Operating heavy machinery such as forklifts and watercraft.

Please reach out to a member of the People & Culture team to learn more about this opportunity. This starts with an information session where we both learn more about each other.

Connect to Cermaq Canada:

For more information about this opportunity please visit our careers page at www.cermaq.ca or apply via Indeed. You are only a click away from feeding the world. Be a part of the solution, join the Cermaq team.

Cermaq Canada is an equal opportunities employer who provides a workplace that is free of discrimination.

Cermaq Canada has a progressive view of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. Although wholly committed to hire the best candidate available, we strongly encourage applications from Indigenous peoples for this role.

We would like to thank all applicants for their interest; however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.