Production Biologist

Job Details

APPLICATIONS OPEN ONLY TO RESIDENTS OF THE NETHERLANDS AND EU COUNTRIES

As our new Production Biologist your main purpose is to provide high quality care to the fish. It is your job to make sure that Dutch Yellowtail Kingfish grows in the best circumstances as possible within our high tech Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) Facility in Kats, Zeeland.

One of the most important aspects is maintaining the health and wellbeing of the fish. Providing care for our fish is key. Moreover maintaining and monitoring production systems plays a vital part in this job.

Where will you work?

You will be part of the Kingfish Zeeland Production Team. A team of young and ambitious people with a shared passion for fish, sustainability and collaboration. You will join a team of 20+ people with different backgrounds, nationalities, ages and cultures. There’s a real work hard, play hard mentality. If you like cracking a joke here and there, you’ll fit right in.

Your tasks will be

Among many other things your tasks will consist of:

-          Observing and reporting fish health and behavior

-          Managing feed systems according to programming and rearing strategy

-          Managing filtration systems

-          Assisting with fish transfers and grading

-          Maintaining Life Support Systems

-          Identifying and reporting/repairing faults in pumps, plumbing, water flow and air supply.

-          Ensuring and optimizing food safety

Requirements

Who are you?

• • You have a Secondary Vocational (MBO) or Bachelor (HBO) degree in the field of Aquaculture
  • You are excited to start your career in commercial aquaculture and you have minimum 3 years experience in land based aquaculture
  • You’re a real technical person and a real problem solver
  • You’re physically fit and not afraid to get your hands dirty
  • You have a flexible attitude, working irregular times is ‘part of the deal’
  • You have a car and driving license. 
  • You are eligble to work in The Netherlands

Contact Information

https://jobs.lever.co/kingfish-company/40f9ef15-9f1e-43e8-ab69-518e54b27258/apply