Hatchery Manager

• Serve as the full-charge working manager of a fish hatchery responsible for all site activities including fish culture personnel and fish-related operations, site safety programs, budget management requiring management level decision making capability on a 24-hour basis
• work on a daily basis with the Production Manager, onsite Maintenance, safety personnel, and office staff to carry out the directives of the Board
• ensures the efficient, safe operation and administration of the hatchery within applicable regulations
• supervision of fish culture and maintenance personnel, operation of the hatchery production, and liaison with the public
• administrative responsibilities include planning, budgeting, documenting, assessing, and improving hatchery functioning
• assumes full responsibility for the operation of hatchery facilities, to include operational design, budget, plans and implementation
• directs all phases of production relative to production goals, quality criteria, and risk reduction procedures
• plans and assists with experimental fish rearing, disease control, genetic research, and other biological projects
• compiles data to prepare comprehensive reports on each season’s hatchery operations
• utilizes computer software to accomplish data entry and analysis needs of these reports
• participates in development of long-range plans for the facility
• initiates, executes, summarizes, and reports on these plans and projects
• prepares, defends, and manages facility budget
• consults with other hatchery managers, fish culturists, maintenance managers, fish geneticists and pathologists to resolve problems in hatchery operations
• advises biological staff in hatchery and related matters pertinent to various research and management projects
• conducts and supervises all aspects of hatchery operations
• assures state and federal regulatory and permit compliance related to all aspects of hatchery operations
• prepares and submits monthly reports, special reports and studies contributing solutions to corporate hatchery problems
• escorts visitors on tours of the facility
• assists with on-site coordination of construction projects
• supervises assistant manager, fish culturists, maintenance manager and lead commissary cook
• purchases hatchery supplies and equipment
• understands and enforces PWSAC policies and procedures
• understands and follows applicable State and Federal regulations
• monitors and assures implementation of the hatchery safety program, environmental program, and related functions
• effectively interacts with public and directs inquiries to appropriate department or persons
• performs related duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college with a major in fisheries science or a closely related field
• two years of experience progressive management at a salmon hatchery
• current driver’s license
• ability to apply knowledge of fisheries biology to hatchery management activities and techniques
• develop and monitor budgets
• conduct fry/smolt research
• use field and lab equipment, tagging and sampling gear, computers and computer software
• perform technical hatchery studies and prepare technical reports and articles
• maintain records, prepare routine and special reports, conduct correspondence related to the work
• analyze situations accurately and take prompt, effective action
• supervise and train lower level employees, and plan, direct and coordinate the work of others
• communicate with others, both verbally and in writing
• maintain favorable public relations
• work an extended and irregular work schedules
• 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

• Knowledge of fish hatchery operations and procedures
• principles and practices of aquaculture, including new technology, methodology and analysis
• fish life in Alaska including the kinds, distribution and importance of various species, their habitats and requirements
• methods of preparing fisheries development and improvement projects
• methods, materials and equipment used in fish culture, including complex electronic, mechanical and biological integrations
• fish reproduction and rearing processes and procedures
• procedures and practices followed in the identification of fish diseases, dietary disorders, and parasitic infestations of eggs, fry, fingerlings and smolt and other problems involved in fish culture
• methods of preparing fisheries development and improvement projects
• principles of planning, organizing and conducting hatchery programs

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