Profession aquaculture site supervisor

Aquaculture site supervisors supervise production processes in large-scale aquaculture operations and inspect aquaculture sites to maintain and improve performance. They maintain the health, safety and security of the workplace, develop management plans to reduce the risks from pests, predators and diseases and supervise both the disposal of bio and chemical waste and the maintenance of equipment and machinery.

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Personality Type

• Realistic / Investigative

Knowledge

• Fire-fighting systems

  The devices and systems used to extinguish fires; the classes and chemistry of fire.

• Fighting fires at aquaculture facilities

  The methods and equipment required to extinguisht fires occured in aquaculture settings.

• Animal welfare legislation

  The legal boundaries, codes of professional conduct, national and EU regulatory frameworks and legal procedures of working with animals and living organisms, ensuring their welfare and health.

• Fish identification and classification

  The processes which allow the identification and classification of fish.

• Water policies

  Have a solid understanding of policies, strategies, institutions, and regulations concerning water.

• Principles of insurance

  Understand the principles of insurance, including third party liability, stock and facilities.

• Incidents and accidents recording

  The methods to report and record incidents and accidents in the workplace.

• Response to health emergencies

  The methods for responding quickly to health emergencies in the workplace.

• Design principles of containment systems

  The design elements of different containment systems, such as cages, pens, nets, ponds and tanks.

• Biosecurity

  Be aware of the general principles of the concept of bio-security and in particular, the disease prevention rules to be implemented in case of epidemics endangering public health.

• Understand fresh water ecosystems

  Understand fresh water ecosystems.

• Water currents

  Understand impact of water currents on fish farms, in cages, ponds, lagoons and rivers.

Skills

• Maintain safety systems

  Perform activities for the maintenance of fire fighting and related safety systems.

• Inspect aquaculture equipment

  Inspect aquaculture harvesting tools and machinery to ensure that they work properly.

• Supervise aquaculture facilities

  Supervise aquaculture facilities and identify equipment needs. Understand aquaculture equipment drawings, plans, and design principles of different containment systems.

• Prepare work instructions

  Organise work methodology and route of action for new tasks.

• Develop aquaculture strategies

  Cultivate strategies for aquaculture plans based on reports and research in order to deal with specific fish farm issues. Plan and organise work activities in order to improve aquaculture production and tackle further problems.

• Write work-related reports

  Compose work-related reports that support effective relationship management and a high standard of documentation and record keeping. Write and present results and conclusions in a clear and intelligible way so they are comprehensible to a non-expert audience.

• Develop management plans to reduce risks in aquaculture

  Develop a management plan to reduce the risks from pests, predators and diseases. Supervise implementation of plan, especially disease prevention measures, throughout the aquaculture facility.

• Control aquatic production environment

  Assess the impact of biological conditions such as algae and fouling organisms by managing water intakes, catchments and oxygen use.

• Maintain aquaculture equipment

  Supervise and maintain aquaculture equipment and machinery, such as containment systems, lifting gear, transportation gear, disinfection equipment, heating equipment, oxygenation equipment, electrical equipment, air lift pumps, submersible pumps, live fish pumps, vacuum pumps.

• Supervise waste water treatments

  Supervise waste water treatment according to environmental regulations.

• Keep task records

  Organise and classify records of prepared reports and correspondence related to the performed work and progress records of tasks.

• Make time-critical decisions

  Pursue optimal time-critical decision making within the organisation.

• Oversee maintenance work

  Oversee the landscaping maintenance work: mowing, strimming, spraying, weeding and pruning.

• Ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety

  Make sure that health and safety procedures have been established and followed across all aquaculture facilities including cages. Ensure that personnel and general public are instructed and all work activities are carried out according to relevant health and safety regulations.

• Provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities

  Provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities, through instruction and demonstration of skills. Provide, implement and supervise a training development plan.

• Manage water flows and catchments

  Manage water flows and catchments in ponds, lagoons and sluices.

• Supervise waste disposal

  Supervise disposal of biological waste and chemical waste according to regulations.

• Develop contingency plans for emergencies

  Compose procedures outlining specific actions to be taken in the event of an emergency, taking into account all the risks and dangers that could be involved, ensuring that the plans comply with safety legislation and represent the safest course of action.

• Establish site security routines

  Set up security routines on site.

• Select aquaculture equipment

  Determine aquaculture equipment in accordance with the needs of the company.

• Identify risks in aquaculture facilities

  Identify the hazards and evaluate the risks to health and safety in aquaculture facilities.

• Maintain aquaculture water quality

  Maintain water quality in ponds, lagoons and sluices.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB