Fish Culturist 1 (PCN 115246)

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game Division of Sport Fish is recruiting

for a Fish Culturist 1 located in Anchorage at William Jack Hernandez Sportfish Hatchery!

• Perform fish stocking operations by maintaining stocking trucks and transport equipment loading and transporting fish monitoring fish health and water quality during transport and making operational decisions to ensure successful releases.
• Assist with hatchery operations including fish rearing feeding tank maintenance fish transfers growth sampling egg collection activities and fish health monitoring.
• Support development and implementation of the annual statewide stocking plan by maintaining stocking databases and preparing and executing fish release schedules.
• Provide information to the public at the hatchery and fish stocking locations by answering questions and promoting understanding of hatchery operations and sport fish enhancement programs.
• Perform minor fabrication equipment repair and facility maintenance projects to ensure hatchery infrastructure fish culture equipment and grounds remain safe and operational.

• Position may require regular outdoor work in inclement weather during summer and winter seasons.
• During primary stocking season (May-June) position will require travel throughout Southcentral Alaska. This may include working long days (10 hours plus).
• Position may require occasional overnight travel.
• Position requires the ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Position requires the ability to bend lift and stand for long periods of time and the ability to perform moderately heavy laboring work.

• Uses a logical and systematic approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on ones knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
• Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
• Possesses knowledge of procedures for operating motor vehicles including cars and trucks.
• Possesses knowledge of the care and handling of fish including feeding health reproduction life support systems and cleaning tanks.
• Uses efficient learning techniques to acquire and apply new knowledge and skills; uses training feedback or other opportunities for self-learning and development.

To view the general description and example of duties for a Fish Culturist 1 please go to the following

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• A valid drivers license is required.

• This position may be in possession of or have access to firearms/ammunition.

• Ability to lift and carry more than 50 lbs.
• Position requires the incumbent to obtain a DOD DBIDs card to access JBER/Fort Richardson Military Base.
• Position requires the incumbent to possess a Class B Commercial Drivers License (CDL) with and tanker endorsement per federal regulations (49 CFR 383) within 12 months of hire to register and to maintain registration with the federal CDL Drug & Alcohol Testing Clearinghouse prior to performing safety-sensitive duties and to provide consent to the Employer to review driver information in accordance with 49 CFR 382.
• Current First Aid and CPR Certification. Training provided by the department at no cost to the employee.
• OSHA skid steer forklift training.

Bachelors degree from an accredited college with a major in fisheries science or a closely related field.

Substitution:
Four years of any combination of progressively responsible work experience in aquaculture or mariculture and/or post-secondary education from an accredited college (3 semester/4 quarter hours equal one month) in aquaculture aquatic ecology fish biology fisheries fisheries resources fisheries sciences and management fisheries technology marine biology natural resource management oceanography or veterinary science will substitute for the required bachelors degree.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

If selected please provide the following at the time of the interview:

COVER LETTER

A cover letter is NOT required for this position. Your complete application packet will be used to determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment process.

FIREARMS

This position requires the use or possession of a firearm or accordance with the federal Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 (PL 104-208) if you have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence you may not hold this position.

A misdemeanor crime of domestic violence is an offense that is (1) a misdemeanor under Federal or state law; and (2) has as an element the use or attempted use of physical force or the threatened use of a deadly weapon committed by a current or former spouse parent or guardian of the victim by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common by a person who is cohabiting with or has cohabited with the victim as a spouse parent or guardian or by a person similarly situated to a spouse parent or guardian of the victim.

If you have ever been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence do NOT apply for this position.

COMMERCIAL DRIVERS LICENSE (CDL) REQUIREMENT

This position requires the incumbent to possess a Commercial Drivers License (CDL) per federal regulations (49 CFR 383) within 12 months of hire to register with the federal CDL Drug & Alcohol Testing Clearinghouse prior to performing safety sensitive duties and to provide consent to the Employer to review driver information in accordance with 49 CFR 382.

EDUCATION

To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competences you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required. (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts).

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements if applicable. If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university.It is your responsibility to provide such evidence.

WORK EXPERIENCE

If using work experience not already documented in your application also provide the employers name your job title dates of employment and whether full-or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application in its entirety. Noting see resume or CV or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.

MULTIPLE VACANCIES

This recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy. The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety (90) days after this recruitment closes. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.

EEO STATEMENT

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation auxiliary aids or services or alternative communication formats please call 1- or in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1- or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at: P.O. Box 110201 Juneau AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.

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