Job Posting: Freshwater Aquaculture Technician
Company: Kelly Cove Salmon Ltd., a division of Cooke Aquaculture Inc.
Location: Bay Fortune Hatchery, PEI
About Us: Kelly Cove Salmon Ltd., a division of Cooke Aquaculture Inc., is a dynamic and growing east coast family company with Platinum Member status in Canada’s Best Managed Companies Program. Cooke is a global seafood company with operations in North America, Europe, and South America. Our 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.
The Role: As a result of our robust growth, we require a Hatchery Technician at our Bay Fortune Hatchery to help with early rearing and breeding activities associated with our new land-based facility.
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The Opportunity: This role is an opportunity to grow, stretch, and work within the parameters of the role while reaching your fullest potential. We are a team that values performance, rewards contribution, and recognizes talent. Being part of the fastest growing company in Atlantic Canada means knowing you are part of that growth. We offer the ability to bring your passion for learning, desire for growth, and energy for moving your career forward.
The Why: Why Cooke? Simple – we are a company that rewards initiative, resourcefulness, and work ethic. We will champion your growth and provide you with the platform to create your path, your career, and your future.
Application Process: The recruiter is reviewing and interviewing eligible applicants for this position as they are received. If you are interested in this posting, you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
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Fishing and farming isn’t just what we do. It’s who we are. What started as an undying family passion for the sea, passed down from one generation to the next, has been transformed into a global company. Today, the Cooke family of companies produces some of the very best seafood in the world. Our mission is to be a global seafood leader driven by an innovative team that delivers superior products, service, and value to our customers in a safe and environmentally sustainable manner.
The Cooke family of companies includes global aquaculture divisions under Cooke Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Cooke Aquaculture Inc. as well as a Canadian aquaculture division operated by its affiliate, Kelly Cove Salmon Ltd. Cooke Aquaculture is a vertically-integrated corporation with salmon farming operations in Atlantic Canada, the United States, Chile and Scotland as well as seabass and seabream farming operations in Spain. The company also includes seafood and wild fishery divisions under Cooke Seafood USA, Inc., Icicle Seafoods, Inc., Wanchese Fish Company, Inc. and Omega Protein.
Cooke Inc. has earned the #1 spot on the SeafoodSource list of Top 10 North American Seafood Suppliers and our employee loyalty helped reaffirm our place as a Platinum-winning company on the list of Canada’s Best Managed Companies.
