Fish Culturist

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is currently recruiting for the position of Fish Culturist. This announcement will be used to fill the current opening at the Grace Fish Hatchery in Grace, Idaho and it may also be used to fill future statewide openings.

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General Information:

• If you have previously applied for the position of Fish Culturist with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game and would like to be considered for the current opening and/or any future statewide openings, please apply under this current announcement. Applications to previous announcements will not be considered.
• Incumbents, with or without reasonable accommodations, must be capable of lifting and carrying 50+lbs. Work includes repetitive handling and feeding of fish, climbing on and off fish transport trucks, and standing and working in cold water for up to eight hours per shift. These positions require working with toxic chemicals and around heavy dust, high voltage, loud noises, and slippery surfaces. Work is conducted in all weather conditions. Irregular work schedules are frequent weekend, holiday, and evening work is required. Incumbents are required to live on station.
• We offer a competitive benefits package which includes excellent medical, dental and vision insurance. There is generous vacation and sick leave accrual that begins as soon as you start. There are eleven paid holidays in a year participation in one of the Nations best state retirement systems multiple saving plans and optional 401K life insurance wellness programs ongoing training opportunities and more.

Responsibilities:

• Spawns fish and monitors development of eggs and fry
• Calculates growth gains
• Implements feeding schedules required for specified growth rates
• Cleans tanks and raceways
• Observes fish behavior for signs of stress or disease
• Implements water and feed treatments and prophylactic measures
• Grades and sorts fish, tracks hatchery inventory of various species and sizes of fish, removes and enumerates daily fish mortality
• Loads, transports and plants fish
• Maintains records and contributes to reports documenting hatchery activities, fish diseases and treatments, and production studies
• Conducts hatchery tours and explains operation
• Assists in maintenance and minor repairs of hatchery equipment, vehicles, and buildings
• May act as a crew leader and direct activities of temporary staff

Minimum Qualifications: (These qualifications are required.)

• Good knowledge of aquaculture and ichthyology and the growing and maintaining of fish
• Some knowledge of report writing involving scientific or biological data and terms
• Experience: communicating orally in one-to-one and group situations entering and retrieving data, preparing statistical reports and/or maintenance report.

• Some Fish Culturist positions throughout the state require an incumbent to possess a Class B Commercial Drivers License (CDL) or be willing to obtain one within the six-month probationary period (see supplemental question #9). The current opening at Grace Fish Hatchery does not require a CDL. For those positions requiring a CDL, incumbents must pass a pre-employment controlled substance screening test. Once a CDL is obtained, the employee is required to participate in the Departments drug/alcohol testing program and comply with all of its provisions through their duration of employment with the agency.