New Zealand King Salmon is the world’s largest producer of King salmon. We raise and market the finest salmon globally under the Ōra King, Regal, and Southern Ocean brands. We strive to grow healthy kai, healthy communities, healthy relationships, healthy environments, and healthy economies. 

We have an opportunity for a Harvest Technician to join our experienced team. This is a full-time role, working 42.5 hours per week, Sunday to Thursday, you will work at all our Seafarms throughout the beautiful Marlborough sounds. The focus of our Harvest team is to harvest our salmon to a high standard, ensuring that quality is maximised throughout our process.

Reporting to the Harvest Manager, your day-to-day activities could include:

• Working with net systems and crowding fish

• Operating fish pumps/cranes/forklifts and other machinery

• Fish handling

• Working with net and machinery repairs

• Setting up/dismantling or moving harvest equipment

• Data collection/reporting

To be successful in this role, you will need to:

• Have a good level of physical fitness

• Be reliable and a team player

• Be a self-motivated with a “can do attitude”

• Have great communication skills and basic computer skills

• Be someone who works safely and can follow instructions

• Be comfortable working on the water

A current forklift license and/or vessel-mounted crane certification would be an advantage. However, full training will be provided.  

So, if this sounds like you and you think you will be an asset to our Harvest team, then we want to hear from you! Applications close 13 November 2026. 

All applicants must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand. 

New Zealand King Salmon is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace and has a pre-employment, post incident and reasonable cause drug testing programme in place.