Fish Farm Worker

Position primarily involves relatively skilled, hands-on farm work required for the commercial production of live fish for sale to other producers/farms or to processors throughout all assigned job tasks. Job requires the operation of various tractors and farm equipment including, but not limited to, tractors with various implements, pickup trucks, and mowers; operating boats or tractors on fishponds to position seine nets and sock nets used to capture fish; operating aerators and other pond oriented machinery; operating hydraulic loader crane attachments to move fish from nets to live tanks on board a tractor-trailer truck; guiding movement of fish from crane scoop attachment to live tanks; positioning the scoop and releasing fish from the scoop into live tanks; sampling, counting, and weighing fish; recording field data and prepare reports relating to hatchery, harvesting, and feeding activities by inputting data into an electronic registry or recording data on paper forms; monitoring and observe fish characteristics such as: length, weight, behavior, growth, survival, and or signs of parasites, diseases or pathogens while performing other job duties; monitoring and maintaining pond water oxygen levels and pond water quality levels including the performance of standard water quality tests; supporting aquaculture fish rearing activities including feeding fish, making determinations about the amount of feed and type of feed and which ponds to feed; engaging in aquaculture fish breeding activities including sorting and collecting breeding age sexually mature female and male fish from ponds; engaging in aquaculture fish breeding and hatchery activities including hormone injections, stripping eggs from fish, collecting sperm, monitor and adjust incubation tubes and fish tank volume, depth, flow rate and water temperature; removing fish from hatchery and transporting to ponds, monitoring status of facility systems and equipment, preparing flavor sampling lists or size sampling lists or obtaining lists from management; collecting and transporting fish samples to processors; engaging in repairs to drains, levees, and wells and road grading work; monitoring status of ponds and assisting management in making decisions on when to empty ponds of fish, when to drain ponds, when to restock ponds, and when to transfer fish from pond to pond to keep from overcrowding; maintaining work logs, repairs, and maintenance records; monitoring parts, tools, and supplies inventory; recording field data and preparing reports relating to hatchery, harvesting, and feeding activities; following directions and instructions from managers and supervisors; completing other similar and related tasks and duties as assigned; performing grounds maintenance; and monitoring and performing routine maintenance and repair on equipment, systems, boats, tractors, automotive vehicles, aerators, drains, levees, wells, and road grading work; repair and maintenance may require using cutting torches and welding. There are few typical days and workers may be required to change duties and/or locations often and engage in various general functions. Daily duties may vary depending on field, pond, weather, and crop conditions. Some weekend & shift work possible. The employer reserves the right to increase workers' pay or provide bonuses based on tenure, performance, or other factors that are solely based on the discretion of the employer.