Assistant Hatchery Manager (Off Grid Hatchery) - Main Bay (Maintenance)
Advance your career in fisheries and salmon resource sustainability in the scenic Prince William Sound of Alaska! The Assistant Hatchery Manager position is available at the Main Bay Hatchery in the Prince William Sound and accessible via boat from Whittier.
BENEFITS
Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance (no premium cost)
Life Insurance (no cost)
100% employee vested 403(b) Retirement Plan, 6% employer match after 1 yr of service
5+ Weeks Annual Leave
Work Wear Allowance
Relocation Assistance
Furnished Housing and basic utilities (no cost)
Position Title: ASSISTANT HATCHERY MANAGERCategory: Full time, regular, full benefitsPayroll Classification: Annual Wage, ExemptLocation: Hatchery or Remote Field StationCustomary Work Hours: 8:00 - 5:00, Monday - FridaySupervisor's Title: Hatchery Manager
Basic Function: Assistant Hatchery Manager functions as part of the hatchery operations team in the cultivating and rearing of fish. Under general direction, serves as full assistant to the Hatchery Manager in the operation of a fish hatchery requiring management level decisions making capability on a 24-hour basis.
Primary Responsibilities: The Assistant Hatchery Manager has a broad range of responsibilities for fish culture, fish harvest, and hatchery maintenance. The assistant is also the front-line supervisor of the hatchery fish technician staff. Administrative responsibilities include assisting the manager in planning, budgeting, documenting, assessing, and improving hatchery operations.
Description of duties and tasks:
Fish Propagation: Enumerating, caring, killing, spawning, and disposing of carcasses; preparing, cleaning, and maintaining incubators; monitoring and maintaining water quality; loading, enumerating, picking, and caring for egg/alevin; rearing, enumerating, and setting up outmigration of fry; perform other general duties associated with fish culture operations
Fish Harvest: Preparing, repairing, and maintaining harvest equipment; loading, transporting, caring for, and unloading harvest pens; collecting and recording fish harvest management data
Prepares feeding and rearing schedules based on calculated growth rates; prepares feed; supervises and/or performs necessary feeding activities
Supervises and participates in egg-taking, egg care, otolith marking, and outmigration operations that meet prescribed performance standards
Examines fish for diseases or nutritional disorders and coordinates results with fish pathologists
Maintains and measures water supplies to provide desired quality, quantity, and temperature to incubation and rearing units; takes water samples; and measures dissolved gas content. May clean water and bacterial filters, ponds, troughs, tanks, incubators, screens, and work areas
Maintains and evaluates records of fish mortality, growth, and adult sexual maturity; keeps records on the number of fish on hand, shipped, or planted; prepares work schedules and routine reports of hatchery activities
Assumes direct supervision of the facility for specific periods of time
Analyzes data, facts, and information, and draws logical conclusions. Performs data entry or analysis using computers and software
Assists and advises higher-level operations staff in various biological studies such as rearing, ecology observations, lake surveys, and marked fish recovery
Assists visitors by providing information about hatchery operations
Directs and supervises work schedules and activities of lower-level technicians and culturists, instructing personnel in the performance of duties
Directs hand feeding, otolith marking, production schedules, and disease identification activities according to established standards
Operates and adjusts hatchery apparatus such as automatic fish feeders, pressurized water filters, ultraviolet and ozone water depuration units, electronic measuring devices, and electronic egg and fish counters
Assists the manager in the preparation of the annual operation plans and budgets
Assists the manager in the area of supply procurement and quarterly ordering as it applies to project budgets
Recommends procedures, techniques, and new equipment to improve work efficiencies or adaptation to new techniques
Effectively interacts with the public and directs inquiries to appropriate departments or persons
Performs related duties as assigned
Essential Functions: Work performed at any hatchery or remote location as needed. Must be able to move about freely; work outdoors in all weather conditions; ability to lift and carry 50 pounds; ability to climb stairs and ladders; ability to climb aboard and about vessels and small aircraft; work around water - on docks and floats; use telephones and computers unimpaired. Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language. Must be able to hear and see to receive verbal and written instructions
Positions Supervised: Lower-level fish technician on a day-to-day basis
