Job Details
Advertisement Opens: Sept. 28, 2020 |
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Advertisement Closes: Oct. 19, 2020 |
Full Time: Yes |
Salary: $39,925.00 - $61,706.00 Annually |
Minimum Education and/or Experience: The formal education equivalent of a high school diploma; plus two years of field experience in wildlife or fisheries management or forestry or land management, or a related area. |
Preferred Education and/or Experience: Working towards completing a bachelors degree in Fisheries and Wildlife Biology or related degree is preferred. Prior work experience in any field of conservation is preferred, particularly fisheries management and aquaculture, with an emphasis in warmwater fish culture of Walleye, Black Crappie, and Threadfin Shad. Extensive knowledge and experience with operating bulldozers to clean out fish ponds, backhoes, dump trucks, large tractors with implements, and fish trucks is also preferred. |
Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills:
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Preferred Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills: Good computer skills, especially in Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Access, Power Point). Ability to learn quickly and work independently as well as under direct supervision. Willingness to work on weekends as necessary. Willingness to acquire a CDL. Knowledge and experience to operate welders for various types of metal is preferred. Occasionally will be required to work long hours under harsh conditions. |
Position Location: City: Centerton, Arkansas Office: Charlie Craig State Fish Hatchery Division: Fisheries |
Job Summary: The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) Biological Technician I is responsible for forest and fish propagation, fire prevention, cultivation, and harvesting activities and/or maintaining a wildlife management area. This position is governed by state and federal laws and agency policy. |
Typical Functions:
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Specific Duties and Responsibilities: The selected individual will be responsible for assisting in planning and participation in the operations of a warm water fish hatchery, which will include specialized spawning projects and specialized research projects. Those duties will include, but are not limited to: the general upkeep of hatchery grounds, operating mowing equipment, welding, assisting hatchery crew in general maintenance, operate trucks, tractors and bulldozers, assist in fish harvest and stocking operations, perform public relations activities, generate reports on computer-based programs and other duties as deemed necessary. Job requires heavy physical demands, working in inclement weather and travel away from the duty station for short periods of time. The employee will be required to wear a commission uniform.
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Certificates, Licenses, or Registrations: Must possess a valid Arkansas driver’s license. |
Special Job Dimensions: n/a |
Other Specific Information: All applicants are subject to a criminal background check. |
As an equal opportunity employer, the Commission will make any reasonable accommodations necessary to ensure equal employment opportunities.