Wildlife Maintenance Propagator

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is seeking an experienced and dependable Wildlife Maintenance Propagator. This is an exciting opportunity to support wildlife conservation through daily game farm operations. You will help care for pheasants, maintain equipment, and contribute to successful releases statewide. This role offers engaging, active work that allows you to develop skills in several trades. If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career, the Pennsylvania Game Commission could be the place for you!

This position plays a key role in raising pheasants for statewide release and assisting with daily game farm operations. As a Wildlife Maintenance Propagator, you will perform the following duties:

• Brooder Preparation: Prepare brooder houses by cleaning, disinfecting, and setting up materials such as floor shavings
• Bird Care: Maintain proper temperature, ventilation, lighting, feed, and water while observing bird behavior during all stages of development
• Bird Handling: Perform tasks such as administering medication, sexing birds, trimming beaks, removing deceased birds, and loading birds for distribution
• Facility Maintenance: Complete carpentry, electrical, plumbing, welding, and mechanical tasks to maintain buildings, equipment, and grounds
• Equipment Service: Conduct preventative maintenance on trucks, tractors, and other mechanical equipment including replacing fluids, filters, and worn parts
• Work Leadership: Lead Game Farm Workers and maintain daily operational records

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 40 hours per week
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with 30-minute lunch.
• Shift work during the brooding season.
• Note: You will be considered an essential employee which requires reporting into the office location in time of an emergency.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Six months propagation experience working at a breeding facility that produces a minimum of 1000 game birds, which includes skilled maintenance and trades work utilized in building construction and equipment maintenance and operation.

Special Requirement:

• This position requires an active Pennsylvania driver's license, which is not under suspension.

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.