Job Description / Responsibility

Our client seeks the services of a qualified Fish Farm Business Manager.

The job holder will help to manage a fish farm breeding programme, breeding fish by hatching eggs from adult stock or sometimes by buying in young fish and then rearing them before selling on to purchasers.

Responsibilities:

The work involves managing and maintaining a fish habitat containing more than seventy thousand fishes (70,000 fishes)throughout the year, taking care of stock health and welfare issues and feeding the fishes either manually or using automated machinery and curating market analysis for the business. Responsibilities

Calculate the feeding regime using company-specified methods

Monitor the health of the fish and treat them when appropriate

Plan breeding programmes and grow schedules to obtain maximum efficiency

Adhere to environmental standards

Supervise and oversee the activities of site staff and other support workers at the workstation

Understand aqua-legislation and how to implement this into practical application

Ensure the water supply is of sufficient quality for the stock

Be aware of different water management techniques

Adapt to new technologies as they develop and learn practical skills for fish farming

Pay close attention to detail, in order to avoid expensive fish losses in what can be a high-risk industry

Possess stock skills such as fish handling, spawning, grading, harvesting and preservation

Update knowledge of fish health and nutrition

Maintain optimum records of stocks

Sell fish products that are suitable for assisting the general public

Manage the company's catalogue for marketing and selling the fishes

Educational Requirements

Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Agriculture with a focus in Aquaculture

Experience Requirements

Minimum of 7 years of experience managing a large-scale fish farm with at least 35,000 - 50,000 fishes annually

Additional Job Requirements

Minimum of 5 years in a managerial capacity as a fish farmer

Residents of Gwagwalada and its environs are at an advantage

Candidate must be ready and willing to work full-time onsite

Other Benefits: Free accommodation and termly incentive where applicable.

Requirements & Skills:

Hold a full driving license that is up to date (Added advantage)

Knowledge of managing large farms with at least thirty-five thousand(35,000) fishes (This will be verified at a later stage of the recruitment)

A high level of physical fitness is required

Good people and resource management skills

Business and social skills

Able to deal with customers regularly (often major wholesalers)

High-end numerical ability, for calculating feeding regimes and for invoicing purposes

An aptitude for practical work and problem-solving

Advanced knowledge of fish farming is required