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Full-time

Pueblo, CO Colorado United States

Yes

• Medical and Dental plans
• Strong, flexible retirement plans including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus pre-tax and Roth 401K and 457 plans
• Paid life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Employee Wellness programs
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• 11 paid holidays per year plus generous vacation and sick leave
• Flexible work schedule options and remote-work options
• Career advancement opportunities throughout the State system
• Some positions may qualify for thePublic Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

This position performs various functions related to sustaining a proper biological environment to produce and distribute aquatic wildlife. The position makes precise biological and environmental assessments and ascertains and sustains proper water quality. This position also performs maintenance duties for unit grounds, buildings, and equipment. Specific duties include but are not limited to:

Annually produces 34.5 million cold, cool and warm water fish by anticipating and manipulating the rearing environment to include: nutrition and feeding, counting, weighing, sorting, spawning, hatching eggs, cleaning and disinfecting of rearing areas, and precise record keeping.

Fish Distribution
Annually ships and distributes 34.5 million fish and eggs by a variety of means including the use of trucks of various sizes and specialized transport tanks. Sustains an artificial environment in the transport tanks and analyzing and testing receiving waters for acceptability of fish; safely operates and drives trucks requiring a Colorado Commercial Drivers License, while complying with the state and federal motor carrier safety requirements and regulations.

Water Flows and Chemistries
Anticipates and manipulates water quality by obtaining water tests for oxygen, ammonia, nitrates, nitrites, sulfur dioxide, chlorine, and pH; monitor water and water samples for oil and grease, suspended solids, settable solids, presence and quality of zooplankton populations; regulate and control water flows for hatchery rearing tanks, containers and ponds; remove toxic gasses and through aeration to increase oxygen content; manipulate water flows and fish numbers to ensure compliance with Colorado Department of Health regulations and permits.

Fish Health and Pathology
Performs analysis and prevention by recognizing signs and symptoms of stressed and diseased fish; treatment and prevention by calculating and administering the proper amount of drug or chemical used for treatment; must be knowledgeable and proficient in the use of laboratory microscopes, identification of disease organisms, drug and chemical applicability and precise water flow, drug and/or chemical dose calculation and disinfecting techniques.

Equipment and Vehicle Operation
Inspects and operates various vehicles and equipment in a safe and efficient manner. Vehicles and equipment include but are not limited to skid steer loaders, graders, pickup trucks, dump trailers, fish trucks, forklifts, hydraulic cranes, backhoes, tractors, pond cleaners, welders, generators, power tools, pumps, mowers, and work carts.

Equipment and Vehicle Maintenance
Ensures that aquaculture equipment and vehicles are kept in safe and proper working condition by repairing, lubricating, inspecting, cleaning, and servicing; designs, invents, fabricates, tests, and calibrates new or specialized equipment for aquaculture use to increase productivity and enhance efficiency.

Building and Grounds Maintenance
Services, modifies, inspects, and fabricates facilities, buildings and water delivery systems required to raise fish. Performs landscaping and irrigation duties, including but not limited to watering grass, mowing, pruning, brush cutting, cleaning, snow plowing, snow shoveling/blowing, road grading, concrete and asphalt repair.

Temporary Employee Training
Oversees temporary employees and volunteers to ensure that assigned tasks are completed according to standard operating procedures, safety manual, and accepted professional standards; trains, directs and explains work assignments and procedures to new employees, temporary employees and volunteers.

Public Relations
Conducts interpretive tours; accommodates day visitors; provides professional and technical information regarding Division policies and regulations; provides educational services and presentations.

Other duties as assigned.Minimum Qualifications
Three years of work experience in aquaculture, propagating and/or rearing fish, fish culture, collecting and recording of aquatic wildlife data and/or professional aquatic research or an occupational field related to the work assigned to the position.

Substitutions

• Appropriate education in biology, fisheries research, fisheries management, or fisheries biology, ecology, wildlife management, zoology, marine biology or ichthyology may substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis for the experience requirement.

• Current or former State experience relevant to this position
• Current or former Colorado Parks & Wildlife work or volunteer experience
• Have or be willing to obtain a CDL - Class B N-Liquid Bulk/Cargo Tanks and air brakes.

Conditions of Employment

• State of Colorado residency is required at the time of application.
• Must possess and maintain a valid state of Colorado driver's license if operating a State vehicle.
• Daily fish deliveries can result in overnight travel as needed in accordance with CDL regulations and Fish Unit requirements.
• Exempt from overtime, on call 24/7
• Required to work holidays and weekends as part of a rotating work schedule
• This position will require but is not limited to the handling of Formalin, bleach, disinfection solutions, equipment batteries, gasoline, diesel, spray paint, and motor oil.
• Hazing of predatory birds/animals will require the use of discharging cracker/pyrotechnics as a deterrent.
• Must pass required pre-employment physical, pre-employment drug testing and background check.
• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify their application from the current position. (Please Note: Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with DNR).

• All applications received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed by an HR Specialist against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement.

• Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process. Part of, or all of, the comparative analysis for this position will be a structured application review by Subject Matter Experts.

• Resumes, cover letters and other attachments arenotconsidered as part of initial reviews, therefore,it is important to document in your application your education, experience, minimum qualifications, and preferred qualifications as outlined in the job announcement.

• Please thoroughly answer all supplemental questions (if listed) since question responses may be evaluated for content, writing ability, spelling, grammar, and effective communication.

• This recruitment may involve additional testing and/or exams to arrive at the top group for interviews.