Fish Hatchery Technician II

Yakama Nation Legends Casino; Prosser (WA); Sur place; USD 22 000 - 24 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Yakima Klickitat Fisheries Project (YKFP) in Prosser, WA seeks a Fish Culturist II to support the Hatchery Manager in the operation and maintenance of fish hatcheries, caring for fish and facilities as scheduled.

Responsibilities include egg handling, feeding, disease detection and brood stock work, with extensive record-keeping and equipment upkeep. Requires a high school diploma and two years of hatchery experience; pre-employment drug test and WA driver’s license required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent and two years of fish hatchery experience.
• Must pass pre-employment drug test.
• WA driver’s license with ability to obtain Yakama Nation Tribal Driving Permit.

Responsabilités

• Remove eggs from fish, weigh and sort eggs, attend to egg and fry in the incubators and transfer fry to ponds; prepare food and feed fish; net and mark percentage of fry for movement.
• Detect diseases in fish and administer prescribed treatment; dissects dead fish to check health.
• Trap and select adult salmon for use as brood stock.
• Operate an eyeing or egg taking station as a sum-unit of a regular hatchery.
• Maintain hatchery records for pond losses, weights, sizes, medications, diets and water temp.

Connaissances

Fish species knowledge

Disease recognition

Record keeping

Formation

High school diploma or equivalent

Description du poste

Yakima Klickitat Fisheries Project (YKFP) in Prosser, WA seeks a Fish Culturist II to support the Hatchery Manager in the operation and maintenance of fish hatcheries, caring for fish and facilities as scheduled.

Responsibilities include egg handling, feeding, disease detection and brood stock work, with extensive record-keeping and equipment upkeep. Requires a high school diploma and two years of hatchery experience; pre-employment drug test and WA driver’s license required.