Hatchery Laborer (Laborer/Student Worker)
About The Position
Hiring one temporary position with anticipated duration through January 31, 2027. These are estimated dates. Length of season(s) may be shortened or extended depending on project needs, funding, or factors beyond the project’s control. MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OREGON’S NATURAL RESOURCES! Opportunity Awaits, Apply Today! We especially encourage students, early career professionals, and anyone interested in a career in fish, wildlife, and natural resources, to apply! Come learn and train with ODFW and help us fulfill our mission: To protect and enhance Oregon's fish and wildlife and their habitats for use and enjoyment by present and future generations. Play a part in providing healthy fish for Oregon! Perform fish culture duties to meet production goals and maintain equipment, grounds and buildings.
Requirements
- Experience with fish or hatcheries
- Experience with landscaping and grounds maintenance
- Experience operating electronic or mechanical equipment
- Maintenance and repair experience
- Experience interacting with the public
Responsibilities
- Assist technicians with periodic sampling and feeding fish
- Move and handle fish to mark, load, transfer, or release
- Collect adults: ready spawning area and equipment, and have necessary material and supplies on hand
- Assist technicians with brood stock to determine sex, maturity, ripeness, and health
- Assist technicians with spawning adults by anesthetizing, taking eggs and sperm
- Move adults as needed
- Shock, pick, clean up, treat and inventory eggs
- Remove egg shells and record mortalities
- Maintain hatchery water systems in cleaning intake by cleaning debris from screens using small hand tools
- Maintain hatchery rearing and incubation environments by cleaning and assisting technicians in minor repairs
- Operate special equipment including utility vehicles, lawn tractors, gas and electric power tools, pressure washer, and farm tractor with attachments.
- Use and maintain pond cleaning implements and mortality pickers, crowders, dipnets, egg and fry care tools and devices
- Set up, maintain, and periodically clean rearing containers.
Benefits
- 11 paid holidays a year
- competitive benefits package
- Advancement and learning opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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