Farm Workers aquaculture finfish

Entry dates may be staggered. Perform job duties related to raising catfish fingerlings and food fish. Handling and loading catfish fry from the hatchery to the ponds. Cleaning and disinfecting equipment used for fingerlings. Treating water with dye to prevent vegetation growth, fertilizing to establish blooms and phytoplankton for fry to feed on, and treating with copper to regulate algae levels once a bloom is established. Feeding will be done by hand with bagged fish feed until fish are large enough for floating pellets. Fingerling feed loading from pallets to truck daily until larger pellets from overhead bins are used. Feeding fish from a hopper mounted on a pickup truck, loading feed into truck via gravity fed overhead bin. Overnight monitoring of dissolved oxygen from pickup truck, driving and moving tractors to place aeration where needed. Harvesting catfish using a seining net dragged through the pond with tractors, will require workers in the pond. Fish are loaded on a truck for transport. Workers will use metal shoots to separate and unload fish into other ponds. Maintenance duties will include servicing (greasing, re-fueling) tractors and aerators. Pond maintenance will include mowing on tractor and operating a weed eater. Outdoor duties will at times expose workers to extreme weather conditions (severe heat or cold, rain and wind). Alternate work includes cleaning shed areas, removing debris from farm areas, repairing sheds, etc. Able to perform physically demanding job duties.

Requirements: 1 months of experience. Work is outside (both cold and hot), work in water, able to swim-ponds are 4-6 deep. Some heavy lifting (30 lbs.) Use various types of nets and/or seines to catch fish. Alternate work includes cleaning shed areas, removing debris from farm areas, repairing sheds, etc. Able to perform physically demanding job duties. Must be available for entire contract period and able to perform all job duties. Applicants meeting all qualifications required must possess documents to complete INS Form I-9 and be available at time and place necessary to begin employment. Able to drive tractor/farm truck. Able to operate farm equipment- weed eaters, mowers. Able to perform physical labor- walking distances, pulling nets, wear waders in water.