Hatchery Manager

State of South Carolina

  • Berkeley County, SC
  • $45,530-84,241 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 18 mins ago
Job ResponsibilitiesThis employee will be responsible for leading, supervising, and providing administrative support to hatchery operations at the Dennis Wildlife Center (DWC) and Bayless Hatchery.
Job Duties Include:
  • Regulating and supervising all activities which pertain to the culture and harvest of fish at the DWC and Bayless Hatchery.
  • Implementing and carrying out all duties necessary to ensure that fish production meets the annual production goals assigned by the Hatchery Coordinator.
  • Coordinating manpower and equipment needs to insure successful broodstock collection, spawning, hatching, pond stocking, management, harvest, transportation and stocking of hatchery products to the state's public waters.
  • Supervising the maintenance of facilities, equipment, grounds, and outbuildings assigned to hatchery operations at the DWC and Bayless Hatchery.
  • Ensuring all facilities, grounds ponds, office, work buildings, personal residences and all other associated structures are maintained in a manner that will ensure maximum service, efficiency and aesthetic value.
  • Employee will be on-call 24 hours/day.
  • Supervising hatchery staff.
  • Planning and implementing research activities at DWC which may improve production or stocking efficiency of designated fish species.
  • Where possible, pursuing outside funding to support research activities.
  • Coordinating staff to provide assistance to other State hatcheries when necessary.
  • Completing administrative duties such as completing department records, fish production reports, feed usage records, annual report, requisitions, etc.
Minimum and Additional RequirementsA master's degree in biology, chemistry or wildlife management and two (2) years of experience in fish, wildlife or marine management or research programs; or a bachelor's degree in biology, chemistry, wildlife management or related technical area and four (4) years of related experience in fish, wildlife or marine management or research programs.Preferred QualificationsExperience with striped bass culture and/or warm water aquaculture and fish husbandry. Ability to work independently in the field and in adverse weather; safely operate small boats; collect, enter, and manage data reliably; ability to perform some heavy physical labor. Familiarity with the aquatic resource sampling tools (nets, electrofishing gear, water quality meters and test kits). Ability to swim and be comfortable in and around water. Willing to live on-site in SCDNR-provided residence.

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