Fish Health Assistant
Cooke Scotland
| Type |
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| Full-Time |
| Address |
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| Orkney and Shetland |
| Closing Date |
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| 31 January 2025 |
| Company |
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| Cooke Scotland |
| Details |
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| Job Details |
VACANCY
Full-Time, Permanent
Fish Health Assistant
LOCATION
Orkney or Shetland
CLOSING DATE
31 January 2025
THE COMPANY
Cooke is a global seafood company with operations in North America, Europe, South America and Australia. Our company’s success is driven by our dynamic, highly skilled, and innovative management team, supported by dedicated employees who live in coastal communities and contribute to the local area’s economy and sense of community.
Cooke Scotland is committed to responsible and sustainable production and the delivery of high-quality products through a number of accreditations.
THE ROLE
We are currently looking for a suitable candidate to take on the position of full-time Fish Health Assistant. The ideal candidate will be committed to achieving the best results in a challenging environment and delivering the highest standards of performance and quality possible.
The successful candidate will report to the Fish Health Managers and oversee Fish Health at our Orkney and Shetland sites. The candidate can be based in Orkney or Shetland and must be willing to travel regularly.
The main day to day responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
- Fish Health routine monitoring.
- Providing on-site diagnostic service for the sites in line with Company Strategies.
- Producing regular reports for the rest of the Fish Health Team and farming sites.
THE REQUIREMENTS
- Candidates must have relevant qualification and experience in Aquaculture or Fish Health, preferably a degree or similar.
- Candidate must be flexible with working hours and days.
- Excellent IT skills and good all round knowledge of MS Office, as well as good reporting skills.
- Well organised and self-motivated but also with the ability to work as part of a team.
- Excellent inter-personal and communication skills.
- A willingness to travel within the UK will be required.
- Full UK driving licence is essential due to the remote locations of our sites.
THE TERMS
In return for your commitment, hard work and dedication we offer excellent terms and conditions, including a competitive salary, overtime, discretionary annual bonus, company pension, life insurance 4 x salary, long service recognition, career development opportunities, regular job-related training, apprenticeships, great team morale, salary sacrifice schemes, employee assistance programs when required and a generous holiday entitlement.
APPLY
If you want to be part of a team, open to fresh ideas, with the opportunity to help energise the corporate brand and profile of one of Scotland’s leading Aquaculture Companies, we’d love to hear from you.
If you wish to apply for this vacancy, please click “Apply for This Job” button at this link.
The closing date for this vacancy is 31 January 2025.
We are an equal opportunities employer.