Fish Technician III (Sockeye) FRM

Location: Toppenish • Hourly wage: $18.23 • Regular/Full-Time

About the role

Lead technician for the sockeye program, performing a variety of technical and skilled tasks related to fisheries management.

Responsibilities

• Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tagging of juvenile and adult salmonids
• Operation of snow mobiles, quads, boats of various sizes, and heavy-duty trucks (requires CDL)
• Equipment maintenance and purchasing of operating supplies and inventory
• Monitoring of early life history study sites: download of temperature data, enumeration of developing fish, deployment and retrieval of technical monitoring gear
• Spawning ground surveys for genetic sampling, carcass recovery, and carcass evaluation (length, condition)
• Operation of the off-ladder adult fish facility at Priest Rapids Dam
• Safe collection and transport of both juvenile and adult salmonids
• Collection of various types of field data related to monitoring and evaluation in fisheries management

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent and five (5) years of experience as a Fisheries Technician II
• Pass a pre-employment drug test and background check
• Valid Washington State Driver’s License with ability to obtain a Tribal Driver Permit with Defensive Driving Course certificate (updated every 2 years)

Qualifications

• Knowledge of standard fisheries principles and procedures
• Skills in the operation of equipment and tools used in fisheries work
• Public outreach and tactful interaction to promote program awareness
• Basic maintenance of facilities and equipment
• Leadership and effective communication (verbal and written) for cooperation within YN and between co-management agencies
• Ability to work outside in all weather conditions and perform physical labor for extended periods

Preferred Requirements

• One year of higher education at a college, university, or post-high school technical school
• Enrolled Yakama Preference (all qualified applicants encouraged to apply)