Farm Manager at Verod Capital Management Ltd.

Job Objectives 

The Farm Manager is responsible for the breeding and rearing of fish for the wholesale or retail trade.

Key Tasks 

• Managers determine, administer, and execute policy relating to the administration, facility maintenance, and standards of fish farm operations
• Assign to workers duties such as fertilizing and incubating spawn, feeding and transferring fish, and planting, cultivating, and harvesting.
• Tracking fish life cycles and growth rates and controlling disease.
• Direct and monitor worker activities such as treatment and rearing of fingerlings, maintenance of equipment, and harvesting of fish.
• Plan work schedules according to personnel and equipment availability, tidal levels, feeding schedules, or transfer and harvest needs.
• Observe fish and beds or ponds to detect diseases, monitor fish growth, determine quality of fish, or determine completeness of harvesting.
• Perform both supervisory and management functions such as accounting, marketing, and personnel work.
• Train workers in spawning, rearing, cultivating, and harvesting methods, and in the use of equipment.
• Record the numbers and types of fish reared, harvested, released, sold, and shipped.
• Interview and select new employees. Maintain workers' time records.
• Prepare or direct the preparation of fish food, and specify medications to be added to food and water to treat fish for diseases.
• Supervise the artificial spawning of various salmon and trout species.
• Calculating the feeding regime,
• Monitoring the health of the fish and taking action to treat them when appropriate;
• Planning breeding programmes and growing schedules to obtain maximum efficiency and adhering to environmental standards;
• Applying knowledge of fish habitats and their effective time management;
• Understanding legislation and how to implement this into practical application;
• Ensuring the water supply is of a sufficient quality for the stock;
• Being aware of different water management techniques;
• Being adaptable to new technologies as they develop and learning practical skills;
• Paying close attention to detail to avoid expensive fish losses in what can be a high risk industry;
• Possessing stock skills such as fish handling, spawning, grading and harvesting;
• Updating knowledge of fish health and nutrition;
• Maintaining records of stocks.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience 

• Diploma holder/B.Sc. Agriculture, Aquaculture or Animal Husbandry or related engendering degree
• Minimum 10 years’ experience as Fish Farm Manager
• Knowledge or past experience in the use of re-circulatory systemsrequired.
• Experience in Africa and catfish farming would be highly desirable.

Person Requirements 

• Team player
• High Ethical standard
• Negotiation Skills
• Good presentation skills
• Budget Preparation
• Business Acumen
• Risk Management
• Good mental and physical ability
• Must be willing to stay on-site for most of the
• Ability to lead and motive a team of 10 – 20 people.

 Communication & Interfaces 

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