Fish Hatchery Specialist ; In-Training – Naselle Hatchery

Fish Hatchery Specialist 2 (In-Training) - Naselle Hatchery - Permanent -

Classification- Fish Hatchery Specialist 2 (In-Training)

Job Status- Full-Time/Permanent

Duty Station- Naselle Hatchery – Naselle, Washington – Pacific County

Housing- Housing is provided

* Standby- Standby is currently assigned

In-Training - We are recruiting to hire at the Fish Hatchery Specialist 1 or 2 level, and we will train a Fish Hatchery Specialist 1 up to the Fish Hatchery Specialist 2.

Salary- Depending on which level you are hired at, your salary range will be as follows:
Fish Hatchery Specialist 1: $3,581.00 - $4,771.00,
Fish Hatchery Specialist 2: $3,925.00 - $5,271.00

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Support salmon and steelhead conservation efforts while providing sustainable recreational, tribal, and commercial opportunities in the state of Washington.

Join the Naselle Hatchery team and perform scientific, technical, and related maintenance duties within the hatchery.

This is an opportunity to rear anadromous (fish born in freshwater who spend most of their lives in saltwater and return to freshwater to spawn) and non-anadromous species of fish.

What to Expect- Among the varied range of responsibilities in this role, the Fish Hatchery Specialist 2 will:

Perform Fish Culture:

• Calculate and feed fish according to pond populations and weight samples, adjusting feed size and amount fed as needed.
• Monitor fish behavior, health, and production.
• Disinfect and enumerate eggs.
• Administer therapeutics and calculate/administer drugs as prescribed.
• Identify, sort, and sample species for spawning and adult distribution.
• Clean ponds, raceways, troughs, and incubator systems to maintain fish health.
• Pick egg loss by hand or using equipment, fertilize eggs according to pre-determined ratios, and incubate eggs using a variety of vessels.
• Perform fish inventories, splits, grading, marking trailer inventories, weight samples, and plants.
• Collect adult mortality, fill out correct head tags for brood stock, and enter data into hatchery documents and fish books.
• Conduct remote trapping and spawning operations, including transportation of equipment and gametes.
• Scan fish for various tags using coded wire tag (CWT) wands, passive integrated transponder (PIT) tag detectors, and other tag associated equipment.

Record Keeping and Reporting:

• Use computers and software for data entry, record keeping, and reporting within and outside of the agency.
• Fill out and submit agency forms such as fish transfer tickets, hatchery invoice forms, and other relevant forms.
• Perform water quality analysis and discharge monitoring reports (DMR) as required by the Department of Ecology to maintain hatchery discharge permits (NPDES).
• Maintain purchasing card account, ledger of hatchery expenses, and complete order payment forms for vendor payments.

Operation and Maintenance of Facility and Equipment:

• Maintain proper water flow and rearing environments.
• Monitor and maintain facility support systems including diesel generators, domestic and ozone water treatment plants, and alarm panels.
• Apply herbicides or controlled burning for weed control.
• Maintain hatchery housing such as building/maintaining fences, plumbing and minor electrical repairs, and road access to residences/hatchery by plowing, grading, and using snow blowers.
• Operate forklifts, tractors, yard maintenance equipment, fish pumps, and common power tools.
• Design/fabricate needed hatchery equipment (such as fish racks, weirs, intake screens, fish transfer equipment, adult fish gates, etc.) using metal, aluminum, plastic, and wood.

Working Conditions:

Work is performed outside in all weather conditions. Perform strenuous physical activities such as repetitively lifting 50-pound bags of fish feed or salt. Use a respirator and other personal protective equipment (PPE) while working with various chemicals used at the facility. This position may involve working in or near water, including tasks that require navigating, negotiating, and performing duties related to water environments.

Schedule: Typically, Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Schedules may vary based on business needs, time of year, and/or weather…