This is a temporary job for 1 Supervisor Aquaculture located in Itta Bena, Mississippi. The work week is 54 hours, 10 hours Monday through Thursday; 8 hours on Friday; 6 hours on Saturday. Pay is $31.90 per hour. Work begins 02/03/2026 thru 11/30/2026. Work hours are from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Coordinate activities of Aquacultural workers. Assist in communication of work schedule and work activities and oversight of employee housing. Schedule harvest of stocker catfish and transfers to grow-out ponds. Schedule feeding of fish, nursery ponds, fingerlings and brood stock fish; Monitoring oxygen levels in pond water (days and some nights), observe fish behavior and physical condition. Correct oxygen level in ponds by turning on in pond aeration. Monitoring brood ponds, collect brood fish ready to spawn and transport to hatchery. Strip eggs from brood fish, fertilize eggs, and place eggs in hatching troughs. Schedule hatchery activities including cleaning hatching troughs by hand, feed fry, clean and disinfect hatching jars. Transfer fry to nursery ponds. After spawning supervise moving brood fish to holding ponds. Perform typical farm and pond maintenance: levee repair and maintenance; pull weeds, mow grass, clean and store equipment, etc. uses seines, dip nets, waders, gloves, oxygen meter and/or chemical test kit. Organize and maintain adequate inventories of needed farm supplies. Operate farm equipment-tractor, etc. Able to “communicate in Spanish and English” 24 months experience in Aquaculture Associate’s Degree or Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Job #630942