FISH AND WILDLIFE TECHNICIAN

Job Title

As directed, sort male and female salmonids for spawning, take ripe eggs from females and fertilize eggs with milt from males, treat eggs, measure/inventory eggs, measure/inventory fish, clean troughs, tanks, filters and screens, remove and dispose of dead fish, take weight counts, treat diseased fish with approved chemicals. Performs a variety of maintenance and repair tasks that include: minor electrical repair, painting, plumbing, grounds care, cleaning and maintaining buildings, restrooms and equipment; welding (gas, arc and tig), fabricates equipment out of wood and metal; operates gas and electrical powered equipment and various hand tools and power tools; maintains/repairs vehicles and mechanical equipment; digging, trenching, landscaping, plant trimming, weeding, mowing. Conducts water quality sampling/recording; maintains neat and accurate records; responds to emergency water alarms. Safe operation of trucks ranging in size from 1/2 ton to 2 ton in various road and weather conditions and in isolated areas, loads and carries many buckets of fish from truck to water over uneven, steep terrain; operates fish pump, fish crowder, aeration and oxygen equipment on trucks; performs maintenance on all fish transport equipment; safe operation of fish pump, crowder, forklift and feed cart/truck. Enrolls in applicable training when possible such as: Fish culture related courses, lead person training, first aid/CPR, written and verbal communication.

Personal Leave Program: Effective July 1, 2025, state employees are subject to temporary salary reductions ranging from 2% to 4.62% in exchange for Personal Leave Program (PLP) hours. Please note that the salary ranges listed in this Job Control may not reflect these reductions associated with the 2025 Personal Leave Program.

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