Fish Hatchery Technician

Are you passionate about fisheries and eager to contribute to our hatchery operations? Join our team as a Fish Hatchery Technician and assist with scientific, technical, and maintenance duties at our hatchery facilities and trap sites.

• Operation and Maintenance of Facility and Equipment.
• Actively identifies safety hazards/concerns and reports to agency personnel.
• Cleans/pressure washes empty fish rearing vessels.
• Perform maintenance duties in and around the hatchery and residences to preserve a clean and safe working environment
• Maintain road access to residences, hatchery by plowing, grading, and snow blowers.
• Operate tractors, yard maintenance equipment, and common power tools
• Assist in design/fabrication of needed hatchery equipment.
• Service and maintain small gas engines and hatchery related equipment
• Wears and uses employee safety equipment as directed including, inspecting, cleaning, and repairing it.
• Maintain required safety training through agency training platforms (LMS).
• Understands inherent safety concerns such as hanta virus and other health hazards.
• Fish Culture.
• Feeds fish and weighs according to the feeding schedule.
• Monitors fish behavior and health.
• Removes egg and fish production mortalities and disinfects the equipment.
• Identifies, sorts, and samples species for spawning and adult distribution
• Cleans ponds and raceways, troughs, and incubator systems to maintain fish health.
• Collects and records data
• Performs fish inventories, splits, grading, marking trailer inventories, weight samples and plants.
• Actively works to maintain/use facility wide biosecurity and ensures volunteers and members of the public follow biosecurity guidelines.
• Monitors rearing units for signs of predation and ensures rearing areas are secure.
• Understands correct safety protocols for all hazardous chemicals/drugs used for all treatments and chemical storage/handling, i.e., formalin, anesthetics, paint thinner, gas/diesel, potassium, and other chemicals)
• Scan fish for various tags using coded wire tag wands, pit tag detectors, and other tag associated equipment.
• Monitors water quality parameters using dissolved oxygen meters (calibrates when needed) to insure a safe rearing environment.
• Contacts Fish Hatchery Specialist series, chain of command when fish are showing signs of disease or illness.

• High school diploma or GED.
• License: Valid driver’s license.
• Special Requirement/Condition of Employment: Successful completion of agency training and/or certification is dependent on supervisory direction, position need, and training availability.

• Benefits
• Insurance Benefits
• Dependent care assistance
• Other insurance coverage

Are you passionate about fisheries and eager to contribute to our hatchery operations? Join our team as a Fish Hatchery Technician and assist with scientific, technical, and maintenance duties at our hatchery facilities and trap sites.