Fish and Wildlife Technician I

The Commonwealth of Kentucky is hiring a Fish and Wildlife Technician I for outdoor work at the Peter W. Pfeiffer Fish Hatchery in Frankfort, KY. Responsibilities include fish culture activities, transporting live fish, and facility maintenance. Candidates should have experience in fish hatchery operations. The position offers benefits, a 37.5-hour work week, and may require overtime and travel. A high school diploma is required, with no prior experience necessary.
Hiring Agency - Tourism, Arts, & Heritage Cabinet

Description

Do you like working outdoors? Do you want a career where each day brings something different? This position performs fish culture activities at the Peter W. Pfeiffer Fish Hatchery and professionally transports live fish to appropriate stocking sites in public waters. The position also performs maintenance of facilities and equipment. Candidates experienced with fish culture activities and fish hatchery operations is desired. Some overtime and overnight travel required. This position may assist with other fish and wildlife work including sampling, habitat projects, and other duties as assigned.

Join us in the exciting, innovative, and rewarding environment of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR)!

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To
• Learns to operate fish transportation trucks, statewide stocking locations, and assist with stocking fish in public lakes, streams, and tailwaters while always monitoring the well-being of the fish being transported.
• Assist with maintenance and repairs of hatchery pond structures, buildings, and grounds.
• Assist with other fish culture activities such as taking dissolved oxygen readings in ponds, starting aeration equipment, sample seining, summarizing harvest data, feeding fish, spawning fish, caring for eggs and fry, harvesting fingerlings, and applying chemicals and fertilizers to ponds.
• Assist with fabrication and repair of trucks and equipment.
• Assists other fisheries staff with fish acquisition for broodstock and population studies and with fish habitat improvement work.
• Follow state and KDFWR policies and procedures in the purchasing of supplies and equipment as needed or directed. Completes daily activity sheets and stocking cards.
• Perform other duties as required.

Preferred Skills And Abilities
• Candidates with a commercial driver’s license (CDL) with Air Brake and Tanker Endorsement preferred.
• CDL must be obtained within 6 months of employment.

We offer a great package of EMPLOYEE and FAMILY-FRIENDLY BENEFITS, including:
• A 37.5 hour work week (w/occasional overtime required).
• Paid Time Off (Sick & Vacation) + Paid Holidays.
• Overtime or Compensatory Time.
• Affordable Health Insurance with Optional Health Reimbursement Account.
• Life Insurance.
• Retirement.
• Wellness Incentives Program.
• Training and Career Development Opportunities; paid Continuing Education.
• Optional Deferred Compensation program (401K).
• Lots of Employee Discounts on electronics, health & wellness, retail, travel, events, entertainment, services and education.

Minimum Requirements

EDUCATION: High school graduate.

EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: NONE

Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE

Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Experience in fisheries or wildlife management will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): NONE

Working Conditions

Travel, extreme weather conditions, heavy equipment and wildlife may pose hazards.