Jobs in aquaculture, fisheries, seafood

Senior Director Alaska Operations

Sitka, AK, USA

Permanent

Full-time

Published date:

15/10/2020

Summary

Senior Director Alaska Operation

Our client, a growing and unique values-driven seafood company, seeks a seasoned seafood industry operations and management professional ready to drive innovation and help make change in the domestic, socially responsible seafood system.

About our Client

Our client a growing and unique values-driver seafood is now one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing Community Supported Fisheries (CSF). Modelled after Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), our client provides high-quality, traceable seafood, with a purpose, to tens of thousands of home cooks in the Midwest and beyond.

About the Role:

The Senior Director of Alaska Operations will play a vital leadership role in expansion of the Company’s seafood processing operations in Alaska. This will include providing the necessary skill and expertise needed to choose among alternative growth strategies, as well as building and managing facilities, equipment, people, capital projects, and developing and implementing strategies that meet or exceed production goals, safeguard Company assets, and advance short and long-term interests. This is a challenging, year-round position that requires long hours during the production and construction seasons and travel as needed within Alaska and to the lower-48.

Essential Duties:

Lead timely, on-budget, and successful completion of major capital projects.
Effectively implement and monitor strategies that allow the Company to meet or exceed seafood production goals from Sitka-based facilities and partner processors, including oversight of company management in Alaska, successful operation and use of equipment, facilities, and effective production processes.
Work with the Company leadership to ensure successful financial management and safeguard Company assets. Proactively identify and communicate financial risks to leadership.
Lead multi-faceted decision-making processes to determine appropriate investments in the company’s processing capacity in Sitka and potentially in other coastal communities.
Champion a culture, and develop the necessary procedures, that ensures a workplace focused on food safety, worker safety, and excellence in product quality.
Evaluate and innovate in ways that drive achievement of overall Company goals and objectives that relate to the traceable, environmentally and socially responsible production of the highest quality seafood.
Build infrastructure and staffing to support our fishermen as an unmatched buyer and partner
Develop professional and harmonious working relationships with employees, fishermen, local community members, and regulatory agencies. Represent the company professionally and appropriately in interactions with others.
Support continual improvement of supply chain processes across the Company including at our lower-48 packing and warehouse facilities.

The Ideal Candidate:

Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field (equivalent experience considered).
10+ years of experience in a seafood processing and operations leadership position; experience building new plants, expanding plants.
Proven ability to successfully lead teams of staff and contractors.
Proven ability to oversee capital projects, food safety, worker safety, and quality aspects of seafood production.
Strong knowledge of lean manufacturing practices, experience with HAACP, and cold chain management.
Dedication and understanding of how to produce premium quality fish and value-added production.
Alignment with the social and environmental values of the Company.

PAY & BENEFITS:

Competitive salary and benefits including employer subsidized health care, 401k + match, vacation/holiday PTO, and monthly seafood share.
Monthly housing stipend and relocation package negotiable.
Year-end bonus based on Company and individual performance.
Opportunity for growth within the Company.

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Project Manager

Makkah Province, SA

Permanent

Full-time

Published date:

01/10/2020

Summary

Mariculture Program Summary

Beacon Development Company (BDC), a subsidiary of King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) is working in partnership with the Ministry of Environment, Water & Agriculture (MEWA) to provide scientific and technical support to the ministry in order to achieve the strategic objectives embodied in the KSA transformation Program 2020 and the Vision 2030 agenda of the Saudi government. The first program to be implemented under the new strategic partnership, as prescribed by MEWA, pertains to national aquaculture development to boost the fisheries production in the Kingdom. This inaugural program is officially titled Program of Studies and Technical Support for the Initiative “Applied Research Support for Enhancing Fisheries Production” (Initiative No. 368), herein referred to simply as Mariculture Program for brevity.

This summary addresses the specified objectives of the Mariculture Program. The overall scope of the program comprises two focal projects and one supporting research module, as mutually agreed between parties. The two focal projects pertain to the development of mariculture technology for new native and non-native fish species and the enhance of feed conversion ratio (FCR) in the culture of the new species as well as two existing species (Asian seabass and gilthead seabream) that are currently under commercial production in Saudi Arabia. The supporting module focuses on determining the mortality and survival rates of the new and existing species under culture conditions. In general, the Mariculture Program aims to:

(i) support the scientific and technical requirements of MEWA in developing and advancing the aquaculture industry in the Kingdom;

(ii) develop economically viable mariculture technologies for two new species to boost the national aquaculture production and seafood self-sufficiency targets based on the achievable outcomes of the program;

(iii) strengthen the partnership between parties through a mutually beneficial collaborative platform that is readily responsive to any arising needs and circumstances of the ministry and the national aquaculture industry that require specific scientific action during the program timeframe;

(iv) develop a technology transfer package for at least two mariculture candidate species based on the consolidated results of the different lab and field trials performed throughout the duration of the program;

(v) assist MEWA in enhancing its administrative capacity and mechanisms in managing and regulating ongoing operations and future investment initiatives in marine aquaculture;

(vi) provide advice and assistance to the ministry by devising a scientifically supported roadmap for future marine aquaculture development in the Kingdom.

Studies undertaken by MEWA concluded that there are many programs required to support the enhancement of productivity and sustainability of aquaculture sector in the Kingdom which include but not to be limited:

First): Measuring environmental capacity for aquaculture locations.

Second): Introducing new economic species for mariculture.

Third): Adopting modern technologies for mariculture systems to enhance productivity.

Fourth): Promoting feed conversion ratio for farmed aquaculture species.

Fifth): Enhancing survival rate for aquaculture in seawater.

Sixth): Developing breeding programs for saltwater fish.

Seventh): Setting developmental strategies to enhance the performance of value- added chain for saltwater fisheries.

An initial priority of the program is in adopting modern technologies for mariculture systems to enhance productivity:

1- Studying how to enhance current aquaculture systems such as floating cages aquaculture.

2- Studying the possibility of adopting new technologies that would achieve sustainability and productivity such as multi- aquaculture system that can combine Integrated Multi Trophic "IMT", Biofloc or other aquaculture technologies, as well as supporting and encouraging use of the same to increase production, reduce operation costs, adopting them on commercial scale and make them available for investors in the Kingdom.

3- Building national capacities and transferring knowledge in adopting new technologies as well as development mechanisms.

4- Organizing workshops on technologies, adapted species, and importance of the same to the sector, environment and investor as well as current and expected outcomes.

Job Profile BDC require an experienced Program Manager to provide technical and operational leadership of the Mariculture program. The position is a full-time role located in BDC’s offices on the KAUST Campus (approx 1hr north of Jeddah). Applicants should exhibit the following attributes:

• Day-to-day leadership of projects and management of technical staff and relationships with support functions (Finance, HR, GIS, procurement).

• Close liaison with colleagues to ensure work is executed on budget, on time and to the required quality. • Attend meetings with key clients to build their level of trust that BDC are not just technically competent

but also have a robust operational plan for execution of current & future projects. • Serve as the point of contact for any operational issues for internal staff, subconsultants / sub-

contractors. • Provide analytical support and generate reports for key performance indicators – red-flagging any

consistent issues of non-compliance and responsible for investigating and deciding in conjunction with the CEO on appropriate responses.

• Review, and if appropriate develop, metrics to support process tracking and decision-making

Application Criteria

• Master’s degree in aquaculture or fisheries sciences (or similar subject). It is anticipated that applicants will possess a higher academic qualification (MSc or PhD) but applicants should understand this is not a research or faculty position and hence commercial nous is equally important to technical expertise.

• Proven history of providing technical advisory services to clients (preferably government or quasi- governmental). The role is not a hands-on farm manager position and therefore it is compulsory that applicants are able to demonstrate strong communication, presentation and project management skills.

• A dynamic mindset and strategic vision are required. The Kingdom has ambitious plans to grow the industry from it’s 2017 output of 60,000 tonnes to 600,000 tonnes by 2030. A proactive attitude to problem-solving and programme management is a pre-requisite.

• Excellent data and system background; extensive experience using office applications • Advanced IT skills; proven experience managing large data sets, conducting time series analysis, and

structuring coherent reports for demanding clients • Excellent communication, presentation, and persuasion skills • Demonstrated customer service skills in a fast-paced environment • Ability to work as part of a dynamic team while demonstrating flexibility, autonomy, and focus on

delivering results while collaborating with several areas of the company • Ability to build strong functional relationships through all levels of the organization.

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Aquaculture Lead Program Manager