Field Fish & Wildlife Technician I — Outdoor/Hatchery

Commonwealth of Kentucky; Frankfort (KY); Sur place; USD 27 000 - 41 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

37.5-hour work week

Paid time off

Overtime pay

Health insurance

Life insurance

Retirement

Wellness incentives

Training and career development

401K

Employee discounts

Résumé du poste

Commonwealth of Kentucky, through the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Resources, is seeking a Fish and Wildlife Technician I in Frankfort. The role supports outdoor activities, fish stocking, and hatchery duties at Pfeiffer Fish Hatchery, with a probationary period and overtime potential.

The position requires a high school diploma and offers full-time employment with benefits, including health insurance and retirement plans. CDL is a preferred qualification with required compliance within 6 months.

Qualifications

• High school graduate.
• CDL required within 6 months of employment.
• Experience or ability to operate fish transport trucks and equipment.

Responsabilités

• Learns to operate fish transportation trucks, statewide stocking locations, and assist with stocking fish in public lakes, streams, and tailwaters while always monitoring the well-being of the fish being transported.
• Assists with maintenance and repairs of hatchery pond structures, buildings, and grounds.
• Assists with other fish culture activities such as taking dissolved oxygen readings in ponds, starting aeration equipment, sample seining, summarizing harvest data, feeding fish, spawning fish, caring for eggs and fry, harvesting fingerlings, and applying chemicals and fertilizers to ponds.
• Assists with fabrication and repairs of trucks and equipment.
• Assists other fisheries staff with fish acquisition for broodstock and population studies and with fish habitat improvement work.
• Follows state and KDFWR policies and procedures in the purchasing of supplies and equipment as needed or directed. Completes daily activity sheets and stocking cards.
• Performs other duties as required.

Connaissances

CDL

Truck operation

Outdoor work

Formation

High school diploma

Description du poste

Commonwealth of Kentucky, through the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Resources, is seeking a Fish and Wildlife Technician I in Frankfort. The role supports outdoor activities, fish stocking, and hatchery duties at Pfeiffer Fish Hatchery, with a probationary period and overtime potential.

The position requires a high school diploma and offers full-time employment with benefits, including health insurance and retirement plans. CDL is a preferred qualification with required compliance within 6 months.