Deckhand - Heavy Works Team

Deckhand | Margate | 7 days on, 7 days off

Looking for hands-on marine work with a steady roster, a strong team, and time back at home? Join Tassal as a Deckhand and help support the day-to-day operations that keep our marine sites running safely and reliably.

What’s in it for you?

• 7/7 roster with a full week off each swing.
• Secure full-time role with an established aquaculture leader.
• Based in Margate, around 20 minutes south of Hobart.
• Work on the water across scenic Tasmanian marine sites.
• Great Tassal benefits, including seafood discounts and EAP support.

About the role: As a Deckhand, you’ll work as part of our Marine Services and Logistics team to support operational requirements across our vessels, leases and marine farming sites.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support daily vessel and site operations.
• Install and remove nets, anchors and moorings.
• Load, unload and move operational supplies.
• Operate deck equipment safely and confidently.
• Maintain vessels, equipment and lease areas.

About you: You’ll be a practical, reliable and safety-focused person who enjoys physical work, working outdoors and being part of a team that gets the job done.

• Previous deckhand or marine experience.
• Physically fit and ready for hands-on work.
• A strong safety-first mindset.
• Common sense and a can-do attitude.
• Current driver’s licence and reliable transport.

It would be great if you also have:

• Master V or similar marine qualification.
• Commercial fishing or aquaculture experience.
• Confidence working around winches, cranes and capstans.
• A willingness to learn and adapt.
• A team-first approach to getting results safely.

Our Story:

At Tassal, our purpose is Sustainably Feeding Tomorrow. We’re proud to be Australia’s aquaculture leader and a leading seafood brand, with teams who care about safety, our environment, our product and doing the right thing by each other.

Our Values:

Our values are at the centre of how we work: Passionate, Can Do – Safely, Achieve Together and We Own It. In this role, that means speaking up, looking after your team mates, taking pride in your work and helping deliver safe, reliable marine operations every day.

Please note, you must have full work rights in Australia to be considered for this role.

Interested? For more information, email Joel at [email protected] If this sounds like your kind of role, apply now!