Natural Resource Technician IV

This employee will be responsible for completing a variety of tasks necessary in the spawning, rearing, and culture of trout at the Walhalla State Fish Hatchery. Job Duties Include: Ensuring fish are fed as per chart, except in abnormal water quality situations. Removing mortalities daily in the spring, summer and fall and weekly in the winter. Recording feeding and mortalities. Performing inventory and moving fish when necessary. Cleaning raceways of fish weekly, or more often as needed. Monitoring feed supplies weekly and preparing orders when necessary. Monitoring water quality and maintaining adequate dissolved oxygen levels in all raceways. Recording weekly raceway data to spreadsheets and printing weekly inventory and feed sheet. Assisting the manager and performing managerial duties in their absence. Performing egg enumeration when eggs are received or spawned. Recording egg enumeration information, inventory information and amounts. Recording fry feeding/mortality and printing weekly feed sheets. Performing daily water quality analysis of hatchery water and weekly flow measurements. Ensuring stocking equipment is properly maintained and coordinating the stocking of trucks with monthly stocking schedules. Visually checking fish daily and reporting disease problems as they occur. An associate degree in the technical sciences and five (5) years of experience in the wildlife/fisheries technical management. Previous experience in aquaculture, fisheries, or agriculture. Proficiency in carpentry, plumbing, and electrical trades; proficiency with MS Office 365, especially Excel; previous experience operating heavy equipment. Ability to work in the field in adverse weather; safely operate landscaping equipment and power tools; collect, enter, and manage data reliably; operate aquaculture equipment; communicate with the public, co-workers, and supervisors; repeatedly lift heavy objects; and work comfortably in and around water. Willing to work weekends and holidays on a rotational basis, as well as after-hours emergency response. Ability to participate in some in-state travel, including overnight travel.