Position Title: Fish Technician
Location: Sacramento County, California
Position Overview:
The Fish Technician will play a vital role in the daily operations of our aquaculture facility, primarily focused on the care and management of white sturgeon. This position requires a hands-on approach to maintenance, harvesting, monitoring water quality, and supporting spawning activities, ensuring the health and productivity of our fish stock.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Daily Operations (45%)
- Perform general site maintenance to ensure a clean and safe working environment.
- Oversee the loading and operation of feeding and production systems, ensuring optimal performance.
- Assist in the repair and maintenance of existing aquaculture systems.
- Collaborate in the construction and implementation of new projects within the facility.
-White sturgeon technicians are frequently the first individuals to spot unusual behavior and health issues with our fish, as well as mechanical problems with the systems. If any such issues are observed it should be reported to the lead white sturgeon technician and the supervisor.
2. Harvesting and Grading (30%)
- Efficiently harvest, move, and grade white sturgeon, ensuring adherence to company standards and best practices.
3. Water Quality Monitoring (5%)
- Regularly monitor water quality and health parameters to maintain optimal conditions for fish growth and wellbeing.
4. Spawning Assistance (5%)
- Support the spawning process of white sturgeon, including:
- Collecting and cutting eggs
- Handling broodstock
- Assisting in the hatching of fry
5. Grounds Maintenance (10%)
- Maintain the facility's grounds by cutting grass, cleaning grates, and ensuring the site is tidy and presentable.
6. Alarm Response (5%)
- Respond to alarms during normal operational hours and as necessary outside of regular hours to ensure the safety and integrity of the facility
Working Conditions:
- This position requires working in an outdoor environment, including exposure to varying weather conditions.
- Must be available for emergency response outside of normal hours as needed.
-Must be able to lift 50 lbs and handle large fish
-This position will require working a tuesday-saturday shift and holidays as needed directed by management.
Safety: Ensures a culture of safety within the work unit. Demonstrate responsibility for the safety and health of employees. Monitor effectiveness and ideas for improvement. Ensures that staff is provided safety information and training, and for insures that all operations are performed with the utmost regard for the safety and health.
Decision Making: Able to analyze situations fully and accurately to reach productive decisions. Consults appropriate parties when necessary and identifies the key concerns and/or issues that need to be addressed in order to make the best decision possible, at the correct level of decision hierarchy. The desired outcomes for this competency include excellence and credibility in decision making.
Service Excellence: Makes customer service a top priority and constantly seeks to improve customer service. Is responsive to changes in what customers want and need. Delivers on promises made to customers and follows up appropriately. The desired outcome for this competency is a strong connection to our customers.
Effective Communications: Able to express ideas in a clear, concise and effective manner, whether speaking or in writing. Uses correct grammar and sentence structure in communications. Is a good listener, even when differing viewpoints are being expressed. Openly shares information and keeps all relevant parties updated. The desired outcome for this competency is strategic unity built on trust.
Interpersonal Relationships: Builds and maintains effective working relationships with others both internally and outside the organization; takes a positive and productive approach to resolving any conflicts which may arise. Exemplifies the commitment to the company’s core value of respect; to work with people, to understand each other’s views, maintain integrity, and treat everyone with fairness, compassion and dignity. The desired outcome of this competency is a shared mind set and pool of meaning.
Leadership: Fosters and encourages support from his/her team to accomplish objectives, follow procedures, and accepts suggestions; inspires confidence and respect; motivates people to achieve company’s goals and objectives; promotes respect, honesty, integrity, and fairness to all. Enforces standards/rules fairly and consistently and leads with courage. The desired outcomes for this competency are accountability through ownership of the work, staff alignment with company’s direction, and full engagement of all employees.
