Fish Hatchery Technician

Fish Hatchery Technician - Lewis River Hatchery - Non-Permanent - 2025-05822

• Adult fish handling and sorting, spawning, with the assistance of a mechanized adult sorting facility.
• Fish feeding, pond cleaning, picking out and removing sick and or morbid fish and eggs.
• Assist in scanning for fish tags.
• Maintain proper water flow.
• Collecting, identifying, sorting, and spawning of adult salmon.
• The operation of pond vacuum, pressure washer, fire hose and varies brushes for cleaning rearing vessels and incubators.
• Lifting up to 50-pound bags of feed to empty into buckets to feed fish.
• Utilize dip nets, suction hose, and/or egg pickers for removing morbid fish and/or eggs from healthy populations in the incubation and rearing life stages.
• Fish and egg sampling.
• Weighing and counting salmon eggs or fish to determine the size.
• Grounds and equipment maintenance and repair.
• Cleaning adult sorting and handling area, intakes and bar racks, adult fish traps and weirs, hatchery buildings/bathrooms, vehicles.
• Be able to operate lawn mower, leaf blower, weed eater, pickup truck, various pumps, and power/hand tools.
• Capable of servicing hatchery equipment and making minor repairs.
• Responds to/answers questions from visitors or outside entities in a polite professional manner.
• Condu cts organized tours.
• Identifies the best way to respond with difficult-to-answer questions or when information is not readily available.

• Graduation from high school or GED.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Successful completion of agency training and/or certification is dependent on supervisory direction, position need, and?training availability.

• Medical (including vision), dental and basic life insurance
• Medical flexible spending account
• Basic life and long-term disability insurance
• Dependent care assistance
• Auto, boat, home, and renter insurance
• Washington Wellness program
• 401k matching
• Flight privileges

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