Fish and Wildlife Technician I Job at Kentucky Department Of Corrections
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4/28/2023 (8:00 PM EDT)
23-03218
Fish and Wildlife Technician I
Pay Grade
09
Salary
$1,969.84 - $2,918.37 Monthly
Employment Type
EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK
Hiring Agency
Tourism, Arts, & Heritage Cabinet | Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Resources
Location
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
1883 Indian Gap Road
Frankfort KY 40601 USA
1883 Indian Gap Road
Frankfort KY 40601 USA
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:
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.
- Candidates with a commercial driver’s license (CDL) with Air Brake and Tanker Endorsement preferred.
- CDL must be obtained within 6 months of employment.
- A 37.5 hour work week (w/occasional overtime required)
- Paid Time Off (Sick & Vacation) + Paid Holidays
- Overtime / Compensatory Time
- Affordable Health Insurance w/ Optional Health Reimbursement Account
- Life Insurance
- Retirement
- Wellness Incentives Program
- Training/Career Development Opportunities; paid Continuing Education
- Optional Deferred Compensation program (401K)
- Lots of Employee Discounts on electronics, health & wellness, retail, travel/ events/entertainment/services/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.
Probationary Period
This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.
If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Noah Nelson at noah.nelson@ky.gov .
An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D
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