Fish Hatchery Technician

About the role

The department of Comparative Medicine has an outstanding opportunity for a Part Time (20 hours a week) Fish Hatchery Technician to join their team.

Key Responsibilities

• Husbandry (70%)
• Maintains proper function of Recirculating Aquaculture Systems by completing required maintenance and assisting with needed repairs/replacement of components.
• Performs general facility care and maintenance; assists in the repairs of facility equipment.
• Set-up tanks and changes tanks.
• Washes and disinfects husbandry equipment, fish holding tanks and components, water intakes, effluent gutters, spawning traps, tanks, and lids.
• Aids supervisor on the monitoring of mechanical washer function, refilling chemical tanks/reservoirs, ordering, receiving, and properly storing washer chemicals, and assisting with vendor preventative maintenance scheduled activities.
• Maintains culture facility including collection, feed calculation and dispersion of live feed organisms Artemia nauplii and Brachionus plicatilis. Assists with maintenance of culture equipment and feed systems.
• Maintains facility reagents and general organization of all facility areas.
• Euthanizes fish that have been labeled by tank for euthanasia.
• Aids in the evaluation and coordination of physical plant identified issues for work order submission and resolution.
• Administration (30%)
• Assists in monitoring and responding to all alarms that provide security and protection of animals or systems in rotation with other team members.
• Aids in the training and oversight of student employees.
• Aids in the organization and storage of active and historic records at facility.
• Aids in the maintenance of facility-wide biosecurity program and ensures employees, students, and laboratory members follow biosecurity guidelines.

Required Qualifications

• High School graduation or GEDEquivalent education/experience.
• Preferred: Certifications from the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS).

Pay Rate Information

The salary information provided below is for a full-time position and will be prorated by 50% as this is a 50% FTE position. Minimum: $45,036.00 annual Pay Range Maximum $49,452.00 annual

Compensation, Benefits And Position Details

Other Compensation: For information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/

Shift: First Shift (United States of America)

Temporary or Regular? This is a regular position FTE (Full-Time Equivalent) 50.00%

Union/Bargaining Unit: Not Applicable