Fish Hatchery Specialist ; In-Training - Ringold Springs​/Meseberg Hatchery - Perm

Classification

Fish Hatchery Specialist 2 (In-Training)

Job Status:
Full-Time / Permanent

WDFW Program:
Fish Program – Hatcheries Division

Duty Station:
Ringold Springs/Meseberg Hatchery – Mesa, Washington – Franklin County

Housing:
Housing is not provided

Standby:
Standby is not 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: $3,653.00 - $4,866.00
• Fish Hatchery Specialist 2: $4,004.00 - $5,376.00

Among the varied range of responsibilities held within this role, the Fish Hatchery Specialist 2 will:

• 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.
• Administer therapeutics and calculate/administer drugs as prescribed.
• 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.
• Identify marked adults and collect tags/marks for biological sampling.
• Load fish into trucks for transport according to safe hauling densities, utilizing proper oxygen levels and monitoring fish during transport.

• 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 proper water flow and rearing environments.
• Perform standby which requires responding to alarms and taking appropriate action to preserve facility programs, test alarms and report failures to agency personnel.
• Monitor and maintain facility support systems to include diesel generators, domestic, alarm panels, and other support systems.
• Actively identify safety hazards and take action or recommend remedies.
• Apply herbicides or controlled burning for weed control.
• Assist in design/fabrication of needed hatchery equipment (e.g., fish racks, weirs, intake screens, fish transfer equipment, adult fish gates) using metal, aluminum, plastic, and wood.

Work Setting, including hazards:
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 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.

Typically, Saturday – Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Work hours may vary greatly at different times of the year, depending on the work schedule and weather conditions.

Standby duties are not currently assigned. This position may require standby, which involves overseeing the facility for the remaining 16 hours of the day when on duty. The standby schedule consists of working 10 consecutive days, including 7 days of standby duty, followed by 4 days off.

• 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.

Power tools, hand tools, lawn care equipment, tractors, forklifts, welding equipment, egg picking machines, water sampling instruments, transport trucks, passenger vehicles, adult fish pumps, adult fish counters, coded wire tag (CWT) identification equipment,…