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Salary– $2,552.00 – $3,294.00 Monthly

With your experience, you will perform scientific, technical, and related maintenance duties at Soos Creek Hatchery, and assist with rearing anadromous (fish born in freshwater who spend most of their lives in saltwater and return to freshwater to spawn).

The optimal applicant leads by example, has a positive can-do attitude, is eager to work hard, and has excellent fish husbandry skills.

You thrive on building collaboration and teamwork, and look forward to working with other staff to meet WDFW program goals, answer questions from visitors, and lead tours of the hatchery facilities.

We are seeking a candidate who respects and values the opinions of others, creating an inclusive team environment where every member feels they contribute value to the project and WDFW.

Duties

Our Fish Hatchery Technician,

  • Feeds fish according to pond populations and weight samples. Adjust feed size and amount fed as directed.
  • Monitors egg and fish production and disinfects and enumerates eggs.
  • Assists in identifying, sorting, and sampling 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.
  • Assist in inventorying and grading fish populations, marking trailer inventories, weight samples and plants.
  • Picks eggs loss by hand or using equipment and incubates for facility programs or shipments.
  • Collects adult fish by hook and line, seining, and volunteer or non-volunteer fish trap.
  • Assist in identifying all targeted and non-targeted species, gender, stock origin and condition of maturity when trapping and spawning adults.
  • Fertilizes eggs with sperm, according to pre-determined ratios using established spawning protocols and HGMP requirements.
  • Record daily fed, mortalities in rearing units, water temperatures and other hatchery related data.
  • Reports changes in fish behavior and rearing environments to supervisors.
  • Maintains proper water flow and rearing environments as directed.
  • Actively identifies safety hazards and takes action or recommends remedies as appropriate.
  • Perform maintenance duties in and around hatchery and residences to preserve a clean and safe working environment as directed.
  • Applies herbicides or controlled burning for weed control as directed.
  • Maintain road access to residences, hatchery by plowing, grading, and snow blowers.
  • Service and maintain small gas engines and hatchery related equipment or structures.
  • Travels to other hatcheries to assist with heavy workloads.
  • Pest control (rodents, cats, dogs, ants, wasps, birds) in a humane, non-lethal manner. Done in an environmentally sensitive manner.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Work Setting, including hazards:

Work is conducted outside in all weather conditions while performing strenuous physical activities.

Schedule:

  • Typically, Monday-Friday, 8:00-4:30.
  • At times, this position may work 10 days on 4 days off, adjusted by workload.

Travel Requirements: 

Travel as needed to meet work demands.

Tools and Equipment: 

Employee will work with hand & power tools, lawn care equipment, egg picking machines, passenger vehicles, CWT identification equipment, trash pumps, pressure washers, diesel generators, small gas engine, computers, and software.

Customer Interactions:

  • Communicates effectively with public and volunteers.
  • Interacts with small community groups and individual constituents on a regular basis.

Standby:

  • Standby duties are not currently assigned.  The employee is responsible for overseeing the facility for the remaining 16 hours of the day. While on standby this position will work ten (10) days on and be off four (4) days (Thursday-Sunday).
  • All applicants applying for this position should understand that standby is a requirement for all positions in the Fish Hatchery Specialist series.
  • Management may determine it is necessary to assign it in order to accomplish the goals and objectives of the agency and as necessary to protect the resources of the agency and if assigned, it will be a requirement of the position.

Housing:

Housing is not provided for this position.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • High school diploma or GED.

License:

  • Valid driver’s license.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

  • Six (6) months experience working at a fish hatchery.