Pallant Creek Hatchery Job Opening
Posted on December 12th, 2006 by Rodney Hsu, webmaster

The Haida Fisheries Program (Council of the Haida Nation) has an opening for a Hatchery Manager at Pallant Creek Hatchery located at Haida Gwaii/Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada.

The hatchery is located 40 km from the nearest community of Sandspit by gravel road. It is a federal facility that has been operated by the Haida Fisheries Program since 1998. A key element of the position is training and employment of Haida First Nation individuals.

Current yearly production targets are as follows:

• 25 million Pallant Creek chum salmon fed fry (sea pen rearing, 1- 2 gram release size)
• 5 million Mathers Creek chum salmon fed fry (freshwater raceway rearing, 1-2 gram helicopter release size)
• 1 million coho salmon fry (380,000 for outplanting to headwaters as 2 gram fry and 615,000 to be reared to 20 gram smolts in a lake based net-pen facility)

The Manager is responsible for all aspects of hatchery operations including but not limited to the following:

• Oversee all aspects of hatchery operations including personnel, fish culture, and facility maintenance
• Supervise three full-time and up to ten part-time staff
• Develop broodstock, eggtake, incubation and rearing plans to achieve hatchery production targets
• Follow sound fish culture practices including DFO procedures for optimum fish hygiene and health
• Prepare staffing schedules and recruit temporary personnel as required
  
• Manage budgets and order materials as necessary
  
• Record keeping and reporting

The ideal candidate will have two years experience as the manager or assistant manager of a comparable salmonid hatchery, a Bachelor of Science or Technical Diploma in Aquaculture or related field, and good supervisory and computer skills. Experience using NOPAD (Zenger Boxes) or similar modular incubation systems and net-pen rearing facilities and working with B.C. First Nations would be an asset. The Manager is required to live on site.

Salary range is $50,000 to $65,000 per annum with moving allowance and accommodation (3 BR home) provided. Initial employment contract will be for a minimum of one year with good possibility of extension.

This position will remain open until an appropriate candidate is identified.

Interested candidates should forward a covering letter and resume to:

Mr. Patrick Fairweather
Program Manager,
Haida Fisheries Program
Box 98 Queen Charlotte City, V0T 1S0

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