{"id":44894,"date":"2022-01-12T10:59:14","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T18:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=44894"},"modified":"2022-01-12T10:59:14","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T18:59:14","slug":"job-fish-hatchery-technician-dept-of-fish-and-wildlife-other-wa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-fish-hatchery-technician-dept-of-fish-and-wildlife-other-wa\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Fish Hatchery Technician, Dept. of Fish and Wildlife (Other, WA)"},"content":{"rendered":"

For more information, please follow this link:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.governmentjobs.com\/careers\/washington\/jobs\/3371028\/fish-hatchery-technician-bingham-creek-hatchery-non-permanent-00232-22<\/a><\/p>\n

Salary-<\/strong> $2,552.00 – $3,294.00 Monthly<\/p>\n

Our Fish Hatchery Technician,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n
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  • Feeds fish according to pond populations and weight samples. Adjusts feed size and amount fed as directed.<\/li>\n
  • Monitors egg and fish production, and disinfects and enumerates eggs.<\/li>\n
  • Assists in identifying, sorting, and sampling species for spawning and adult distribution.<\/li>\n
  • Cleans ponds and raceways, troughs, and incubator systems to maintain fish health.<\/li>\n
  • Identifies marked adults and collects tags\/marks for bio sampling.<\/li>\n
  • Assists in inventorying and grading fish populations, marking trailer inventories, weight samples and plants.<\/li>\n
  • Picks eggs loss by hand or using equipment and incubates for facility programs or shipments.<\/li>\n
  • Collects adult fish by fish trap.<\/li>\n
  • Assists in identifying all targeted and non-targeted species, gender, stock origin, and condition of maturity when trapping and spawning adults.<\/li>\n
  • Fertilizes eggs with sperm, according to pre-determined ratios using established spawning protocols and HGMP requirements.<\/li>\n
  • Assists in receiving eggs and samples and distributes them into rearing vessels at correct loadings as well as ponds fry according to proper temperature units (TU\u2019s).<\/li>\n
  • Incubates eggs using vertical trays.<\/li>\n
  • Assists in loading fish for transport using a variety of methods such as: electric fish pump, brail, and crane.<\/li>\n
  • Monitors rearing units for signs of predation and ensures rearing areas are secure.<\/li>\n
  • Understands correct safety protocols for all hazardous chemicals\/drugs used for all treatments and chemical storage\/handling, i.e. formalin, peroxide, anesthetics, paint thinner, gas\/diesel, potassium, and other chemicals).<\/li>\n
  • Assists in scanning fish for various tags using coded wire tag wands, pit tag detectors, and other tag associated equipment.<\/li>\n
  • Proficient use of computers and software in order to perform various aspects of hatchery work.<\/li>\n
  • Records daily fed, mortalities in rearing units, water temperatures and other hatchery related data.<\/li>\n
  • Reports changes in fish behavior and rearing environments to supervisors.<\/li>\n
  • Maintains proper water flow and rearing environments as directed.<\/li>\n
  • Actively identifies safety hazards and takes action or recommends remedies as appropriate.<\/li>\n
  • Performs maintenance duties in and around hatchery and residences to preserve a clean and safe working environment as directed.<\/li>\n
  • Applies herbicides or controlled burning for weed control as directed.<\/li>\n
  • Services and maintains small gas engines and hatchery related equipment or structures.<\/li>\n
  • Wears and uses employee safety equipment as directed including, inspecting, cleaning, and repairing employee\u2019s safety equipment; testing employee safety equipment, recording respirator cartridge use and results of respirator tests.<\/li>\n
  • Understands confined space regulations and hazards.<\/li>\n
  • Maintains required safety training through agency training platforms (The Learning Center).<\/li>\n
  • Understands facility safety hazards.<\/li>\n
  • Responds to questions from visitors to the facility and conducts organized tours.<\/li>\n
  • Interacts with the public in a polite, professional manner.<\/li>\n
  • Communicates closely with supervisors and coworkers regarding hatchery operations and infrastructure.<\/li>\n
  • Works alone on station and at remote sites need to be able to make sound decisions.<\/li>\n
  • Travels to other hatcheries to assist with heavy workloads.<\/li>\n
  • Pest control (rodents, cats, dogs, ants, wasps, birds) in a humane, non-lethal manner. Done in an environmentally-sensitive manner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    WORKING CONDITIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Work Setting, including hazards: \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>\n
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      • The work is conducted at a fish hatchery outdoors in all weather conditions, performing strenuous physical activities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • Schedule: \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n
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        • Monday-Friday, 8:00-4:30. \u00a0Some staff perform 10 days on with 4 days off, adjusted by workload.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
        • Travel Requirements:\u00a0<\/strong>\n
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          • Travel as needed to meet work demands.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
          • Tools and Equipment:\u00a0<\/strong>\n
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            • Perform mechanical tasks using power and hand tools 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, and computers and software.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
            • Customer Interactions:<\/strong>\n
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              • Communicate effectively with public and volunteers Employee will interact with small community groups and individual constituents on a regular basis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                • High school diploma or GED.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  License:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                  • Valid driver\u2019s license.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                    • Six (6) months of experience working at a fish hatchery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9433,"featured_media":34097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[15],"tags":[4,28,33,141,13],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44894"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9433"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44894"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44895,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44894\/revisions\/44895"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}