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Salary- $2,552.00 – $3,294.00
Our Fish Hatchery Technician,
Performs fish culture.
- Feeds fish their calculated daily ration.
- Monitors fish behavior and health, predominately aware of potential breakouts of columnaris and Ichthyophthirius.
- Monitors egg and fish production.
- Administers therapeutants, calculates and administers drugs as prescribed.
- Identifies, sorts, and samples species for spawning and adult distribution.
- Cleans ponds and raceways, troughs, and incubator systems to maintain fish health.
- Identifies marked adults and collects tags/marks for bio sampling as directed and records data.
- Collects fish tissue and fluid samples and records data.
- Performs fish inventories, splits, grading, marking trailer inventories, weight samples and plants.
- Works at all other facilities in the Mt Baker Complex on all aspects of fish culture.
Operation and maintenance of facility and equipment.
- Operates tractor and vehicles for hatchery use.
- Organizes and maintains hatchery tools, equipment, and grounds.
- Communicates safety concerns in a timely and accurate manner (management to staff and staff to management).
- Uses tools and equipment properly and safely.
- Stores tools and equipment properly.
- Monitors water flow and quality parameters; takes water samples and readings, e.g.
- dissolved gases, suspended settleable solids, and other parameters as required.
- Maintains proper water flow and rearing environments.
- Responds to alarms, determining and taking appropriate action.
- Monitors and maintains facility support systems.
- Actively identifies safety hazards and takes action or recommends remedies as appropriate.
Conducts Record Keeping and Reporting, and Public Contact.
- Responds to questions from visitors to the facility.
- Conducts organized tours.
- Interacts with the public in a polite, professional manner.
- Identifies the best way to respond when faced with difficult-to-answer questions or when information is not readily obtainable.
- Follows up to ensure that an answer was obtained.
- Enters data into forms and spreadsheets; demonstrates proficiency with computerized forms and accuracy in recordkeeping (fish mortality, feed sheets, feed inventory, chemical usage).
- Fills out standard report forms. Accurately fills out agency forms such as fish transfer tickets, hatchery invoice tickets, etc.
- Submits complete and accurate forms as required.
- Assists in developing in-house forms.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Work Setting, including hazards:
- Work is performed at the hatchery – it includes performing strenuous physical activities and working outdoors in all weather conditions.
- Working in and around water is a daily occurrence; lifting or moving feed up to 50 lbs. is required.
- Schedule:
- Typically, Monday – Friday, 40 hours per week.
- Schedule may include working ten days on and being off 4 days, adjusted by workload.
- Tools and Equipment:
- Power and hand tools; on-site training provided.
- Customer Interactions:
- Communicate effectively with the public.
QUALIFICATIONS:
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- High School Diploma or GED.
Certifications/Licenses:
- A valid driver’s license is required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience with:
- Basic fish culture techniques; rearing procedures.
- Water dynamics (e.g., flows, flow patterns, availability, temperature, etc.
- Basic math (add/subtract/multiply/divide); calculate and understand quantities and proportions
- Computer knowledge; basic understanding of spreadsheets, word processing, databases.
- Calibration of specialized instruments (e.g., scales, Dissolved Oxygen meters).
- Safe and proper use and maintenance of tools and equipment.
- Knowledge of available resources and guides needed to help complete forms and documents correctly.
- Assisting in training entry-level employees
- Following instructions and complete assigned tasks, gather and compile data, use sound judgment.