Hatchery Manager at Verod Capital Management Ltd.

Job Objectives 

• Fish hatchery managers direct and oversee fish hatcheries and coordinate the activities of the fish hatchery workers. Manage activities such as marine farms trap and spawn fish, incubate eggs and rear fish according to management and fish culturing techniques. 

Key Tasks 

• Conduct and supervise stock examinations in order to identify diseases or parasites.
• Confer with biologists, fish pathologists, and other fishery personnel to obtain data concerning fish habits, diseases, food, and environmental requirements.
• Determine, administer, and execute policies relating to operations administration and standards, and facility maintenance.
• Monitor environments to ensure maintenance of optimum conditions for aquatic life.
• Account for and disburse funds.
• Collect and record growth, production, and environmental data.
• Collect information regarding techniques for fish collection and fertilization, spawn incubation and treatment of spawn and fry.
• Determine how to allocate resources, and how to respond to unanticipated problems such as insect infestation, flooding and fire.
• Devise and participate in activities to improve fish hatching and growth rates, and to prevent disease in hatcheries.
• Direct and monitor the transfer of mature fish to lakes, ponds, streams, or commercial tanks.
• Prepare reports required by state and federal laws.
• Supervise and train aquaculture and fish hatchery support workers.
• Identify environmental requirements of a particular species, and select and oversee the preparation of sites for species cultivation.
• Operate and maintain cultivating and harvesting equipment.
• Coordinate the selection and maintenance of brood stock.
• Direct and monitor trapping and spawning of fish, egg incubation, and fry rearing, applying knowledge of management and fish culturing techniques.
• Design and construct pens, floating stations, and collector strings or fences for sea farms.
• Inspect fish farm operations
• Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
• Managers determine, administer, and execute policy relating to the administration, facility maintenance, and standards of hatchery operations
• All other duties as assigned.

 Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience 

• Diploma holder/B.Sc. Agriculture, Aquaculture or Animal Husbandry or related engendering degree
• Minimum  of 5 years’ experience as assistant hatchery manager in a large modern commercial fish farm
• Experience in Africa and/or with Catfish will be appreciated
• Knowledge or past experience in the use of re-circulatory systemsrequired.
• Good knowledge of spoken and written English
• Experience in fish disease prevention and control
• Understanding of Aquaculture Engineering Principles   

Person Requirements 

• Problem solving skills
• Research Experience
• Budget Preparation
• Risk Management
• Good mental and physical health
• Hatchery Management courses of relevant competency.
• Proficiency in Modern computerized Hatchery equipment.  

Communication & Interfaces 

• Project Operations (HR, Legal, Finance & Admin)
• Clients, Contractors, Vendors
• External bodies
• Regulatory Authorities