Fish Hatchery Intern

State of Montana•Fort Peck, MT

14h•Onsite

About The Position

THE OUTSIDE IS IN US ALL. Announcement: Please remember to attach the required documents listed in this announcement. Resume Cover Letter Applications missing the requested documents will be considered incomplete and may not progress further in the process. Documents not requested will not be considered in the recruitment process. The State Application is not a substitute for a Resume. This position closes at 11:59 PM Mountain Time on March 22, 2026. You must apply through the State of Montana Career site. Special Information: Identity of applicants who become finalists may be released to the public if the Department deems it necessary. Employees who exceed 1,040 hours in a calendar year are also provided health, dental and life insurance. Other benefits include retirement, paid vacation, sick and holidays. This position may be covered by a VEBA (Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association). A successful applicant will be subject to a background investigation. Women and minorities are under-represented in this job category and are encouraged to apply. Specific Job Information: This internship will run from Mid-May 2026 to Mid/Late August 2026. This internship will include housing here at the Fort Peck Hatchery for the duration of the internship. Housing is dorm room style with access to common area, kitchen and laundry services. Private quarters with own restroom and shower. However, Intern will be asked to share room with another individual if space is needed. In-lieu of rent, Intern will be required to do environmental services duties around hatchery, along with internship job duties. Fort Peck, Montana is a hidden gem nestled in the Northeast corner of Montana. The town of Fort Peck (population -- 235) and the Fort Peck Multispecies Fish Hatchery (FPH) sit below Fort Peck Reservoir. This reservoir is the largest hydraulically filled dam in the USA. Fort Peck Reservoir is known for its world-class fishery and is surrounded by world-class hunting and other outdoor opportunities. The town of Fort Peck is located 17 miles south of the "Middle of Nowhere", Glasgow, MT. Fort Peck is two hours to either Miles City, MT or Williston, ND, and is four and five hours from Billings, MT (Montana's largest city) and Great Falls, MT.

Requirements

Needs to be actively enrolled in a college.

Responsibilities

Participate in the daily duties/activities of the Fort Peck Fish Hatchery, to include outdoor pond, raceway and indoor hatchery tasks.
This internship will also include ground-keeping tasks and duties around hatchery grounds.
Outdoor pond tasks to include, but not limited to pond fertilizing, fry stocking, water quality analysis, pond observations, pond draining, fingerling collection and fingerling stocking in and around FWP Region 6.
Outdoor raceway tasks include but are not limited to daily raceway cleaning and feeding of fish species, bi-weekly sampling, inventory of fish, fish crowding, splitting and stocking of fish species in and around FWP Region 6.
Indoor hatchery tasks include but are not limited to daily tank cleaning and feeding of fish species, bi-weekly sampling, inventory of fish, moving of fish species to different tanks or outdoor raceways and stocking of fish species in and around FWP Region 6.
The intern will gain hand on experience in Fish Culture techniques, dealing with fish eggs, fry, fingerlings and catchable species.
Grounds-keeping tasks to include, but are not limited to mowing, weed eater use and pulling, tree and shrub removal, ground clearing, and general upkeep of the facility and grounds.
Other duties may include data entry and analysis, help other hatcheries and fisheries crews when needed with tasks to complete program objectives, and vehicle/equipment maintenance and upkeep.