Hatchery Technician A-C: Aquaculture & Field Care

State of Louisiana; Baton Rouge (LA); Sur place; USD 32 000 - 52 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries is seeking a Technician A-C for the Inland Fisheries Hatchery System located in Forest Hill, LA at the Booker Fowler Fish Hatchery. The role covers general hatchery equipment and pond maintenance, fish stocking, and grounds upkeep to support inland fisheries resources.

Responsibilities include day-to-day hatchery operations, water quality monitoring, and transport or handling of fish, with potential overnight travel.

Qualifications

• No experience or training is required.

Responsabilités

• Work on day-to-day fish culture and grounds maintenance activities including fish care, fish feeding, fish handling, fish production, estimating numbers of fish, sampling fish, fish transport, fish stocking; pond care, pond preparation and fertilizing, water quality monitoring, and pond harvesting.
• General knowledge of the mechanical operations of the hatchery to respond to break-downs, power outages, and frequently changing biochemical situations associated with aquaculture.
• Operate boats, motor vehicles, computers and sampling equipment, and will maintain and calibrate equipment; and may participate in various aquatic plant control programs.
• Moderate to strenuous physical exertion is required for such activities as lifting objects over 50 pounds, hand dragging seines in lakes and ponds over slippery and irregular bottoms and working out of boats in inclement weather.

Description du poste

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries is seeking a Technician A-C for the Inland Fisheries Hatchery System located in Forest Hill, LA at the Booker Fowler Fish Hatchery. The role covers general hatchery equipment and pond maintenance, fish stocking, and grounds upkeep to support inland fisheries resources.

Responsibilities include day-to-day hatchery operations, water quality monitoring, and transport or handling of fish, with potential overnight travel.