Farmworker, Aquaculture
Employer
15965 County Road 449
Dexter, MO 63841
United States
Job description
Workers will be required to seine fish ponds as needed, load and unload fish from pond bank into specialized fish hauling trucks; unload trucks into fish shed, grade fish into sizes, maintain fish shed by checking health of fish, insuring vats are properly aerated, removing dead fish and cleaning vats when emptied. Workers will also weigh and count fish as needed, especially when loading customer trucks. Workers will monitor ponds for oxygen and water quality parameters when needed. Mechanical assistance in maintaining aeration equipment in ponds both permanent and portable during busy summer months. During that period, workers will need to ensure tractors and other equipment are fueled and greased properly. Worker should be able to start and drive tractors for use in aeration as well as seining ponds. Pond wells will also need to be monitored and turned off and on as needed. One or two workers may be needed from May through October to monitor ponds for oxygenation during night shift. During spawning season, primarily June-July, workers will assist in
preparing ponds for spawning as well as checking ponds for fish eggs and transferring eggs to fish shed. Workers may assist in feeding fish either by buckets or specialized trucks that blow out feed. Workers may need to drive heavy equipment such as excavators and boom trucks. General property maintenance will be expected such as bush hogging around levees and open fields, trimming trees with a chainsaw, weedeating and some building maintenance such as painting and general repairs. Mechanical assistance will also be needed to maintain tractors and other heavy equipment as well as farm vehicles. Workers will be expected to keep equipment and vehicles clean. Workers should be able to work independently
after the job has been mastered. Tractor experience is essential. A drivers license is highly desirable. This is a physically demanding job and workers must be able to lift 55 pound baskets of fish, pull sin through mud and climb up and down pond banks under various temperatures and weather conditions. Worker should be comfortable working in water.
Special Requirements
Three months tractor driving experience required.