Senior Manager - Fish Health - Tassel Group

Senior Manager – Fish Health

Adventure down under!!

· Dynamic opportunity in growing aquaculture company – an opportunity to make your mark on the strategic direction· Attractive remuneration package set to recognise your skills

· Based in Tasmania, Australia

Tassal Group is the largest aquaculture company in Australia, ASX listed, employing over 720 people and marketing 65% of the Tasmanian salmon industry’s production. We are a pragmatic and vertically integrated company with an “egg to plate” focus which includes hatchery, farming, processing, value adding, administration, distribution, sales and marketing and everything else in between.

The Position

Reporting to the Head of Sustainability, you will be responsible for achieving company objectives in respect to fish health initiatives - including health strategy, management, selective breeding program, research and welfare certifications. You will become part of a passionate and dedicated team that helps set the direction of our dynamic organisation. This is your opportunity to identify and drive change within an industry.

Key focus:

· Fresh & Salt water health strategy & ongoing management

· Amoebic Gill Disease (AGD) strategy

· Selective breeding program

· Fish Health related research

· Welfare Certification

The Person

Dynamic and driven, you will bring a can do attitude and excitement to the team. We are looking for results that are driven from a mix of experience and new ideas, new ways of maximising returns based on leading edge fish health initiatives.

You will already have considerable demonstrated fish health experience, a veterinarian would be viewed favourably, but not necessary. The key aspects we are looking for is an outcome driven, agile thinker, capable of defining our fish health direction. You will be able to recognise opportunities through strong technical experience and capable of turning technical ability into commercial reality.

The Adventure

In addition to the fantastic opportunities offered by the position you will also get the opportunity to live in an amazing part of the world. Learn to BBQ, enjoy the sun and relaxed atmosphere the “Land of Oz” has to offer. We have assisted many families make the transition to the Australian way of life and as a result most want to stay – proves the Australian way of life does have its benefits.

Applications close Wednesday 14th September 2011.