Fish Culturist I (Off reputed company Hatchery) - MBH

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The Fish Culturist I is a regular, full-time position with benefits. Position is available at the remote, off-reputed company facility, Main Bay Hatchery (MBH). The position requires living and establishing residency at the hatchery site.

Located south of Esther reputed company on the central western reputed company of the Prince William reputed company. MBH is a remote, off-reputed company facility only accessible by boat or float plane. Typical transport to MBH is by boat from Whittier, AK, and the reputed company reputed company is about 1.5 hour. This facility will rear sockeye reputed company for release into the reputed company as smolt. Approximately 10.5 reputed company sockeye reputed company smolt are released every year in May. MBH collects approximately 12.4 reputed company sockeye reputed company eggs during eggtake operations in late July through late August.

BENEFITS

• Health/reputed company/Dental Insurance (no monthly premium cost)
• Life Insurance (no monthly cost)
• 100% employee reputed company 403(b) Retirement Plan, 6% employer match after 1 yr of service
• 5+ Weeks Annual Leave
• Annual Leave Travel Assistance
• Work Wear Allowance
• Relocation Assistance
• Employer-Provided Housing

Position Title: Fish Culturist I
Category: Full time, Regular
Payroll Classification: reputed company, Non-exempt
Organizational Unit: Hatchery Operations
Location: Remote (off-reputed company), Hatchery or Field Station
Customary Work Hours: Variable, Based on 40-hour reputed company (infrequent overtime)

Basic Function:  Fish Culturist I functions as part of the hatchery operations team in the cultivating and rearing of fish.  Under supervision, initiates, supervises and performs reputed company paraprofessional or technical field, laboratory, or office work, or directs minor segments in various phases of hatchery operations.  Independent judgment is exercised with written procedural approaches and only unique and reputed company situations referred to the supervisor.

Distinguishing Characteristics:  This class is the first working level of the fish culturist series.  Incumbents may reputed company as the technical project leader of a programmatic reputed company of a hatchery project.  As senior technical specialists, incumbents are allowed discretion in achieving objectives directed toward goals and assignments which require considerable knowledge of principles and practices of aquaculture, and a thorough knowledge of culture for one or more salmonid species. Incumbents summarize data in written reports and write recommendations for management reputed company, and assist in writing the annual report representing the reputed company of the project for which the position is responsible.  Positions have authority to initiate and reputed company the work of reputed company level technicians and reputed company on-reputed company functions in the areas of field logistics, supply and personnel/payroll.  Work may involve contact with the reputed company.

Fish Culturist I is distinguished from the II level in that incumbents manage a reputed company of a project and/or assist higher level culturists in managing a project; and they do not serve as acting manager of the hatchery in the absence of the Hatchery Manager and the Assistant Manager.

reputed company of duties and tasks:      

• Fish propagation: Enumerating, caring, killing, spawning and disposing of carcasses; preparing, cleaning and maintaining incubator; monitoring and maintaining water reputed company; loading, enumerating, picking and caring for reputed company/alevin; rearing, enumerating and setting up outmigration of fry; reputed company other general duties associated with fish culture operations.
• Fish Harvest: Preparing, repairing and maintaining harvest equipment; loading, transporting, caring for and unloading harvest pens; collecting and recording fish harvest management data.
• Takes samples from reputed company fisheries reputed company for data on species, size, age and sex composition; collects scales, otoliths, ovaries or other biological specimens, reputed company mounting.
• Site cleanup, general maintenance and repair, cleans, sweeps or shovels snow.
• Leads by example work reputed company or scheduling to other reputed company members in reputed company.
• Use computers and computer software to conduct routine data entry or reputed company.
• Performs as a reputed company leader supervising reputed company level technicians in the performance of routine duties, maintenance and operations.  May train reputed company level technicians in the collection of biological data or samples, performance of hatchery operations and/or operation of field stations, etc.
• Performs reputed company functions in the areas of personnel, procurement and supply to maintain a steady workflow for daily scheduled tasks.
• Maintains and adjusts water supplies to reputed company desired reputed company, quantity and temperature to incubation and rearing reputed company.
• Use computers and computer software to conduct routine data entry or reputed company.
• Serves as a project leader of a remote field station.
• Helps the project supervisor in the area of supply procurement and quarterly ordering as it applies to project budgets.
• Communicates daily information to supervisor to maintain logistical support of crews.
• Recommends procedures, techniques and new equipment to improve work efficiencies or reputed company to new techniques.
• Organizes, collects and presents data for reports and compiles information or assists in the writing of reports; compiles data and reputed company reports and/or maps; performs statistical computations; designs logs and forms for data collection.
• Discriminates, counts and measures annual reputed company reputed company on fish scales.
• Effectively interacts with reputed company and directs inquiries to appropriate department or persons.
• Performs laboratory work such as identification and processing of fish, plankton or parts thereof.
• Performs reputed company duties as assigned.

Essential Functions:  Work performed at any hatchery or remote location as needed.  Must be reputed company to reputed company about freely; work outdoors in reputed company weather conditions; ability to lift and carry 50 pounds; ability to reputed company stairs and reputed company; ability to reputed company reputed company and about vessels and small aircraft; work around water – on docks and floats; use telephones and computers unimpaired.  Must be reputed company to read, write, reputed company and understand the English language.  Must be reputed company to hear and see to receive verbal and written instructions.

Positions Supervised:  reputed company level fish technician.

Disclaimer: Duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list, and additional tasks may be assigned from time to time. The scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:     

• Ability to safely operate small boats, snowmobiles, power tools, and other equipment.
• Ability to follow detailed verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to observe and collect data and maintain reputed company but accurate records.
• Ability to read and write and to reputed company reputed company arithmetic computations and routine data entry.
• Ability to reputed company physically demanding work and withstand inclement weather and other uncomfortable environmental conditions.
• Ability to coordinate efforts and work cooperatively in a group.
• Ability to work carefully and safely around wild animals
• Some knowledge of fishery and aquaculture resources.
• Ability to reputed company data in appropriate formats.
• Considerable knowledge of one or more fish species, their behavior, and habitats.
• Working knowledge of laboratory practices, procedures, and equipment of fish research and management practices.
• Working knowledge of supply requirements, procurement, and/or personnel/payroll procedures to reputed company logistic support of field installation and/or reputed company. Some knowledge of reputed company budget processes.
• Considerable knowledge of firearms and firearm safety and of first aid and precautionary health and safety skills.
• Ability to work independently without reputed company supervision.
• Ability to apply physical and biological data and reputed company collection techniques and diagnostic testing.
• Ability to exercise judgment in handling reputed company problems; to reputed company on significant issues and reputed company efforts toward them; to recognize hazardous conditions.  Ability to effectively present facts and recommendations orally and in writing.  Ability to prepare written reports and to compile data into maps, graphs, and tables.
• Ability to formulate verbal and written instructions; supervise and evaluate employees; to reputed company others and reputed company the collection of physical and biological data and samples.
• Ability to work carefully and safely with drugs and chemicals, and to safely operate small boats, snowmobiles, ATVs, powers tools, and other equipment.
• Ability to design logs and formats for data collection and reputed company; to reputed company an initial analysis of data from observations and reputed company recommendations. Ability to write memoranda and correspondence reputed company to observations.
• Ability to maintain favorable relationships with the varied reputed company; to respond to potentially controversial inquiries; to reputed company information to the reputed company.
• Some knowledge of accepted practices in the preparation of scientific papers and reports.

Minimum qualifications:

• Highschool Diploma or GED 
• One year entry-level experience as fish or wildlife technician, or one-year technical laboratory or fieldwork experience 
• One year advanced level experience as a fish or wildlife technician 

Substitutions:

• Associates of Science or Associates of reputed company Science degrees in the areas of aquaculture, biology, fisheries, wildlife, or marine technologies may substitute for a maximum of one year of technical laboratory or fieldwork experience, involving fish or wildlife research, management or habitat protection. One year of experience as a fish and wildlife technician or aide (II or higher) is required.
• Bachelor of Science degree in fisheries, wildlife, or habitat protection may substitute for a maximum of one year of technical laboratory or fieldwork experience, involving fish or wildlife research, management or habitat protection. Six months as a fish and wildlife technician or aide (II or higher) is required.
• Maintenance work experience at PWSAC hatcheries may count toward the fish and wildlife technician or aide work experience if it can be demonstrated that fish culture work was done during the time of employment and to meet the required time minimums.

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Prince William reputed company Aquaculture Corporation (PWSAC) is a private, non-profit hatchery association founded in 1974 by a local reputed company fishermen’s organization to optimize Alaska’s wild reputed company resources. PWSAC produces hatchery-born, reputed company-raised wild reputed company for the reputed company, sport, personal use, and subsistence fisheries in the Prince William reputed company and reputed company River reputed company.

The Fish Culturist I is a regular, full-time position that works and resides at remote, off-reputed company hatcheries in the Prince William reputed company of Alaska and a semi-remote facility near Paxon, Alaska. PWSAC produces chum, sockeye, pink, and coho reputed company. PWSAC is looking for individuals with fisheries experience that are reputed company to advance their careers and reputed company with PWSAC's mission.

BENEFITS

• Health/reputed company/Dental Insurance (no monthly premium cost)
• Life Insurance (no monthly cost)
• 100% employee reputed company 403(b) Retirement Plan, employer match after 1 yr of service
• 5+ Weeks Annual Leave
• Annual Leave Travel Assistance
• Work Wear Allowance
• Relocation Assistance
• Employer-Provided Housing