The Huon Story Edn 13 - Flipbook - Page 8
J ess Tho mp so n
ries . When COVID hi t , J ess
dec ided t o u s e loc kd o w n t o
do s ome ext ra s t udy t o g et
her en gin eerin g c ert i f i c a t e,
ac c ruin g en ough s ea t i m e
t o s ec u re her Mas t er 5
about a year ago, gi v i n g
her t he c on fiden c e t o a p p l y
for a job at Huon as a n et
c lean er.
Then t he opport un it y a ro se
t o un dert ake dive t ra i n i n g ,
an d we are delight ed t o
s upport Jes s t o broad en her
s kill bas e.
Jes s s ays t here has b een a
lot t o learn as a n et c l ea n er,
u s in g s t at e of t he art m a c hin er y whic h requ ir es a
s olid un ders t an din g o f en g i n eerin g an d t ec hn olo g y, b u t
when t he opport un it y a ro se
t o un dert ake dive t ra i n i n g ,
s he was exc it ed t o b e a b l e
t o broaden her s kill b a se.
“I’ve only been here for a
year, and I still feel like I
have a lot to learn, but upskilling gives the team some
versatilit y.
Fine Arts
to
“ We can easily rotate to fill
requirements and I’m happy
to do that, because it keeps
it interesting and I think it
really keeps you on your
toes.
Fish Farming
M eet Je s s Tho m pson, one of
ou r n e t c l ea n ers w ho is also
u nd e r t a ki n g d i v e training!
he r to figu re ou t s he was n’t
going t o be happy workin g
any w here bu t on t he wat er!
She ha d almos t fin is hed a
J e ss g r e w u p o n the w ate r on unive rsit y degree in fin e
the n o rt h c o a s t of N SW, and arts w hen s he s wapped
got he r o p en w ate r dive ce r - paint b rus h for high -vis an d
ti f i c a t e w hen s he w as just 15, score d hers elf a job as a
bu t i t t o o k a l i t tle longe r for
de ck han d, workin g on fer 8
THE HUON STORY
|
“ Huon is one of those
places where there’s so
much to learn. There’s
lots of different areas to
work in and I’m still asking questions all the time”.
Huon Aquaculture
|
Edition Thirteen
