We are hiring an Oyster Farmer responsible for the cultivation, maintenance, harvesting, grading, and handling of oysters in accordance with aquaculture practices, food safety requirements, environmental standards, and company procedures, working in coastal, marine, or farm environments.
About the Role — Oyster Cultivation & Farm Operations
Core Scope: Cultivation, maintenance, harvesting, grading, and handling of oysters
Work Environment: Coastal, marine, or farm settings
Standards Compliance: Aquaculture practices, food safety, and environmental standards
Equipment Used: Oyster beds, racks, cages, bags, trays, boats, and harvesting equipment
Team Coordination: Farm managers, aquaculture technicians, boat crews, and processing staff
 Career Impact & Aquaculture Career Opportunity
Hands-On Environment: Direct involvement in marine farming and coastal aquaculture operations
Technical Ownership: Monitor oyster health, water conditions, equipment, and production activities
Biosecurity Focus: Follow biosecurity procedures to reduce disease and contamination risk
Career Growth: Support improvements to farming methods, production efficiency, and environmental practices
Position Overview
An Oyster Farmer is responsible for the cultivation, maintenance, harvesting, grading, and handling of oysters in accordance with aquaculture practices, food safety requirements, environmental standards, and company procedures. The role involves working in coastal, marine, or farm environments and requires careful monitoring of oyster health, water conditions, equipment, and production activities.
Why This Role Matters:Â As Oyster Farmer, you perform daily oyster farming activities including planting, growing, maintaining, grading, and harvesting, prepare and maintain oyster beds, racks, cages, bags, trays, and other aquaculture systems, monitor oyster growth, condition, mortality, and overall health throughout the production cycle, inspect oysters regularly for disease, pests, predators, and abnormal growth, monitor water quality, tides, temperature, and salinity affecting oyster production, handle, wash, clean, pack, and transport harvested oysters according to food safety procedures, and maintain accurate records of production, stocking, growth, and inventory while following applicable marine safety and environmental regulations.
 Key Responsibilities
Cultivation & Harvesting
- Perform daily oyster farming activities, including planting, growing, maintaining, grading, and harvesting
- Sort and grade oysters according to size, quality, maturity, and company production standards
Monitoring & Inspection
- Monitor oyster growth, condition, mortality, and overall health throughout the production cycle
- Inspect oysters regularly for disease, pests, predators, damage, or abnormal growth
- Monitor water quality, tides, temperature, salinity, and other environmental conditions
Equipment & Vessel Operations
- Clean and maintain oyster cages, bags, trays, racks, ropes, floats, and farming equipment
- Operate boats, small vessels, harvesting equipment, pumps, and winches when properly trained
Handling, Records & Safety
- Handle, wash, clean, pack, and transport harvested oysters per food safety procedures
- Maintain accurate records of production, stocking, growth, mortality, and inventory
- Follow biosecurity procedures and applicable aquaculture, environmental, and marine safety regulations
 Qualifications & Requirements
Essential Skills
- Ability to work safely around water, boats, machinery, sharp tools, and changing weather/tidal conditions
- Willingness to use appropriate personal protective equipment and follow safe working practices
- Ability to coordinate with farm managers, aquaculture technicians, boat crews, and processing staff
- Comfortable performing physically demanding, outdoor coastal and marine work
Additional Responsibilities
- Assist with oyster seed collection, nursery operations, transplanting, and thinning activities
- Identify and report equipment failures, environmental concerns, and disease risks promptly
- Support improvements to oyster farming methods and production efficiency
About the Opportunity
This role offers hands-on involvement in coastal aquaculture operations, covering the full oyster production cycle from cultivation and monitoring through harvesting, grading, and handling. The position requires close coordination with farm managers, aquaculture technicians, boat crews, and processing staff, while following aquaculture, environmental protection, marine safety, and food safety regulations throughout daily operations.
Career Excellence: Build specialized aquaculture and marine farming expertise in a hands-on, coastal production environment with genuine environmental and biosecurity responsibility.
 Who Should Apply?
- Aquaculture Workers:Â Experienced or interested in marine farming and shellfish cultivation
- Coastal & Marine Laborers:Â Comfortable working on boats and in tidal, marine environments
- Seafood Production Staff:Â With experience in handling, grading, and packing harvested products
- Biosecurity-Conscious Workers:Â Familiar with disease prevention and environmental monitoring practices
- Boat/Vessel Operators:Â Trained or willing to be trained on harvesting equipment and small vessels
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