Job Title: Maintenance Manager – Aquaculture Operations
Department: Engineering / Operations / Technical Services
Job Scope:
The Maintenance Manager for Aquaculture Operations is responsible for the strategic and hands-on management of maintenance programs across aqsuaculture production facilities including hatcheries, grow-out farms (land-based or sea cages), and processing plants. This role ensures operational continuity through preventive and corrective maintenance of critical infrastructure such as pumps, water filtration systems, aerators, oxygen systems, feeding automation, processing equipment, and facility assets. The position involves leading a Site team, managing asset lifecycles, implementing maintenance best practices, ensuring regulatory compliance (especially biosecurity and environmental standards), and driving reliability and efficiency improvements across multiple sites.
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Key Responsibilities:
1. Preventive & Corrective Maintenance
• Develop and implement preventive maintenance plans for aquaculture-specific systems: RAS (recirculating aquaculture systems), water pumps, blowers, oxygen concentrators, filtration systems, UV sterilizers, and feeding systems.
• Coordinate prompt and effective corrective maintenance to minimize operational disruptions and avoid stock loss.
• Maintain service records in the CMMS system, ensuring data accuracy.
2. Asset Management
• Maintain an accurate inventory of technical assets across hatchery, farm, and processing locations.
• Oversee the full lifecycle management of high-value aquaculture equipment and infrastructure.
• Implement tagging and tracking systems for asset accountability and performance monitoring.
3. Inventory & Spare Parts Management
• Ensure availability of critical spare parts (e.g., motors, valves, control panels, fittings) and consumables (e.g., UV lamps, filters).
• Work closely with procurement to manage vendor relationships and control inventory costs.
• Establish minimum stock levels and reorder thresholds.
4. Work Order & Scheduling Management
• Plan, schedule, and prioritize daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance activities with farm operations and production teams.
• Ensure work orders are closed with accurate feedback and time tracking in the CMMS system.
• Conduct periodic audits to validate the effectiveness of maintenance interventions.
5. Equipment Maintenance & Reliability
• Conduct reliability analysis on high-risk systems like oxygen supply, biofilters, water chillers, and water quality monitoring systems.
• Identify root causes of failures and develop long-term solutions to increase asset reliability.
• Implement predictive maintenance technologies where applicable (e.g., vibration analysis, IoT sensors for water flow).
6. Cost Management
• Prepare and manage annual maintenance budgets for all aquaculture sites.
• Monitor costs against budget and implement cost control strategies without compromising quality or safety.
• Report on maintenance spend and identify areas for operational cost optimization.
7. Safety, Biosecurity & Environmental Compliance
• Ensure maintenance practices adhere to site-specific safety protocols and biosecurity standards.
• Collaborate with Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) teams to ensure compliance with local and national regulations.
• Support environmental initiatives related to energy, water conservation, and waste reduction.
8. Continuous Improvement & Operational Efficiency
• Identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies in facility and equipment operations; recommend and implement improvements.
• Lead or participate in lean TPM projects aimed at improving uptime and reducing rework.
• Standardize equipment maintenance routines across all locations.
9. Team Management & Development
• Lead and mentor a team of technicians, electricians, and fitters assigned to different aquaculture sites.
• Plan staffing schedules to ensure 24/7 coverage where required (e.g., during larval rearing or processing operations).
• Provide training in equipment operation, troubleshooting, and safety compliance.
10. Multi-Site Maintenance Oversight
• Coordinate maintenance programs across multiple aquaculture sites, ensuring consistent performance and shared best practices.
• Develop a centralized maintenance reporting system with KPIs for each site.
• Support new site commissioning from a maintenance perspective (layout, access, serviceability, redundancy).
11. Maintenance Tools, Systems & SOPs
• Standardize and maintain SOPs for the maintenance of all key aquaculture equipment and systems.
• Champion the implementation and usage of CMMS or digital tools for scheduling, tracking, and reporting.
• Stay current with technological advancements in aquaculture engineering and integrate relevant tools.
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Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aquaculture Engineering.
• Minimum 5–10 years of experience in maintenance management, preferably in aquaculture, food production, or process industries.
• Strong understanding of aquaculture systems (RAS, aeration, water treatment, and feeding automation).
• Experience managing cross-functional teams across multiple locations.
• Proficiency in CMMS/EAM systems and maintenance data analytics.
• Knowledge of relevant environmental, safety, and biosecurity regulations in aquaculture.
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Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):
• Equipment Uptime / Downtime
• Mean Time to Repair (MTTR)
• Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
• PM Compliance Rate
• Spare Parts Availability Rate
• Maintenance Cost per Kg of Biomass
• Maintenance Response Time
• Energy & Water Efficiency per Unit of Production
• Safety Incident Rate
• Compliance with Biosecurity Protocols
Application Process:
Apply now or send your updated Resume to Chutipon.L@cornerstoneglobalpartners.com with the job title. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Information provided in the advertisement is for recruitment purposes only.