APPLICATION PERIOD OPEN AUGUST 1 - AUGUST 14
Contact: Vickie Nagy, 989-686-3621
Bay City Customer Service Center, 3580 State Park Dr. Bay City, MI 48706
- Positions available: 1
- Employment dates and hours: October 2 – Nov ember 13, Monday - Wednesday, 3 days/up to 24-hrs per week
- Employment dates and hours: November 14 – November 30, Varied shift, 5 days/up to 40 hours per week
- Employment dates and hours: December 1 – Jan 7, 2023, Monday – Wednesday, 3 days/up to 24-hours per week
- Total Hours: Up to 379 per person during the season
- Pay rate: $18.47 per hour
- Description: Assist with the collection of deer heads for Chronic Wasting Disease and Bovine Tuberculosis surveillance, and bio data for the 2021 deer season. The employee will have to work with maps, inspect deer teeth to determine age, enter data in handheld device, and remove head and/or skull cap with antlers using a saw and then tag the jaw of each head collected. Employees will be trained on how to operate handheld device and on aging deer. Employees will be expected to interact with hunters and be able to answer questions if needed. Maintain and keep clean and organized the deer check shed as well as stocked with PPEs. This employee will make sure handheld devices are charged up, and all tools are working properly. Workers may have to download updates and upload data from the handheld devices to the Wildmobile database. Workers may also collect deer heads from other regional offices and deliver to the MSU Diagnostic lab for testing.
Fish Point State Wildlife Area, 7750 Ringle Rd., Unionville, MI 48767
- Positions available: 3
- Employment dates and hours: September 27 – December 23, 2022, Sunday – Saturday
- Up to 40 hours per week
- Total Hours: Up to 350 per person during the season
- Pay rate: $18.47 per hour
- Description: Positions require the ability to work a varied 40 hour per week schedule that may include weekends, and work shifts from 4am – 12 noon or 8am – 4pm. At times, these positions may be unsupervised or have limited supervision. Job duties may include pre-registering hunters, conducting drawings for hunting areas, issuing permits, handling money, record keeping, cleaning office/restrooms, building/equipment maintenance and assisting hunters. Other duties may include identifying, aging, and sexing of harvested deer and waterfowl, assessing the condition of wildlife, and collecting other biological or hunter information.
Holly Wildlife Area, 8100 Grange Rd., Holly, MI 48442
- Positions available: 4
- Employment dates and hours: September - January 2023, Monday – Sunday
- Up to 40 hours per week
- Total Hours: Up to 400 per person during the season
- Pay rate: $18.47 per hour
- Description: Assist with the collection of deer heads for Chronic Wasting Disease surveillance and bio data for the 2022 deer season. The employee will have to work with maps, inspect deer teeth to determine age, enter data in handheld device, and remove head and/or skull cap with antlers using a saw and then tag the jaw of each head collected. Employees will be trained on how to operate handheld device and on aging deer. Employees will be expected to interact with hunters and be able to answer questions if needed. Maintain and keep clean and organized the deer check trailers as well as stocked with PPEs. This employee will make sure handheld devices are charged up, and all tools are working properly. Workers may have to download updates and upload data from the handheld devices to the Wildmobile database. Workers may also deliver deer heads to the MSU Diagnostic lab for testing or be required to pick up deer heads at various deer check locations.
Lapeer State Game Area, 8100 Grange Rd., Holly, MI 48442
- Positions available: 2
- Employment dates and hours: September - January 2023, Monday – Sunday
- Up to 40 hours per week
- Total Hours: Up to 400 per person during the season
- Pay rate: $18.47 per hour
- Description: Assist with the collection of deer heads for Chronic Wasting Disease surveillance and bio data for the 2022 deer season. The employee will have to work with maps, inspect deer teeth to determine age, enter data in handheld device, and remove head and/or skull cap with antlers using a saw and then tag the jaw of each head collected. Employees will be trained on how to operate handheld device and on aging deer. Employees will be expected to interact with hunters and be able to answer questions if needed. Maintain and keep clean and organized the deer check trailers as well as stocked with PPEs. This employee will make sure handheld devices are charged up, and all tools are working properly. Workers may have to download updates and upload data from the handheld devices to the Wildmobile database. Workers may also deliver deer heads to the MSU Diagnostic lab for testing or be required to pick up deer heads at various deer check locations.
At Richardson's Deer Processing, DNR Office Address: 8100 Grange Rd., Holly, MI 48442
- Positions available: 2
- Employment dates and hours: September - January 2023, Monday – Sunday
- Up to 40 hours per week
- Total Hours: Up to 400 per person during the season
- Pay rate: $18.47 per hour
- Description: Assist with the collection of deer heads for Chronic Wasting Disease surveillance and bio data for the 2022 deer season. The employee will have to work with maps, inspect deer teeth to determine age, enter data in handheld device, and remove head and/or skull cap with antlers using a saw and then tag the jaw of each head collected. Employees will be trained on how to operate handheld device and on aging deer. Employees will be expected to interact with hunters and be able to answer questions if needed. Maintain and keep clean and organized the deer check trailers as well as stocked with PPEs. This employee will make sure handheld devices are charged up, and all tools are working properly. Workers may have to download updates and upload data from the handheld devices to the Wildmobile database. Workers may also deliver deer heads to the MSU Diagnostic lab for testing or be required to pick up deer heads at various deer check locations.
Lake St. Clair Fisheries Research Station, 33135 S. River Rd., Harrison Township, MI 48045
- Positions available: 2
- Employment dates and hours: Late October - December 2022, Monday – Sunday
- Up to 40 hours per week
- Total Hours: Up to 280 per person during the season
- Pay rate: $18.47 per hour
- Description:
Assist with the collection of deer heads for Chronic Wasting Disease surveillance and bio data for the 2022 deer season. The employee will have to work with maps, inspect deer teeth to determine age, enter data in handheld device, and remove head and/or skull cap with antlers using a saw and then tag the jaw of each head collected. Employees will be trained on how to operate handheld device and on aging deer. Employees will be expected to interact with hunters and be able to answer questions if needed. Maintain and keep clean and organized the deer check station as well as stocked with PPEs. This employee will make sure handheld devices are charged up, and all tools are working properly. Workers may have to download updates and upload data from the handheld devices to the Wildmobile database. Workers may also deliver deer heads to the MSU Diagnostic lab for testing or be required to pick up deer heads at various deer check locations.
Nayanquing Point Wildlife Area, 1570 N. Tower Beach Road, Pinconning, MI 48650
- Positions available: 2
- Employment dates and hours: October 3 – December 4, 2022, Monday-Sunday
- Up to 24 hours per week
- Total Hours: Up to 340 per person during the season
- Pay rate: $18.47 per hour
- Description: Positions require the ability to work a varied 40 hour per week schedule that may include weekends, and work shifts from 4:30 am – 1 pm or an 8 am – 4 pm shift. At times, these positions may be unsupervised or have limited supervision. Job duties may include registering hunters, conducting drawings for hunting areas, issuing permits, record keeping and assisting hunters with questions. Employees will be expected to interact with hunters and be able to answer questions if needed. Other duties may include identifying, aging, and sexing of harvested deer and waterfowl, assessing the condition of wildlife, and collecting other biological or hunter information.
Pointe Mouillee State Game Area, 37205 Mouillee Rd., Rockwood, MI 48173
- Positions available: 1
- Employment dates and hours: September - December 2022
- Up to 40 hours per week
- Total Hours: Up to 400 per person during the season
- Pay rate: $18.47 per hour
- Description: Assist with the collection of deer heads for Chronic Wasting Disease & Bovine Tuberculosis surveillance and biological data for 2021 deer season. The employee will have to work with maps, inspect deer teeth to determine age, enter data in handheld device, and remove and/or skull cap with antlers using a saw then tag the jaw of each head collected. May also collect deer heads from other regional offices and deliver heads to MSU Diagnostic Lab for testing. Also, will assist with duck draw/check operations throughout regular waterfowl season including registering hunters, performing lottery draw, assigning zone selections, reading rules, performing bag checks after AM hunts, and keeping station organized and clean. Employee will be expected to interact with hunters and answer questions. Maintain and keep clean organized the deer check trailer/check station and keep stocked with PPE. Make sure handheld devices are charged up and all tools working properly. May have to download updates and upload data from the handheld devices to Wildmobile Database.
St. Clair Flats Wildlife Area,1803 Krispin Rd. Harsens Island, MI 48028
- Positions available: 2
- Employment dates and hours: October - December 2022, Monday-Sunday
- Total Hours: Up to 250 per person during the season
- Pay rate: $18.47 per hour
- Description: Positions require the ability to work a varied 40 hour per week schedule that may include weekends, and work shifts from 8am – 5pm or 12pm to 8 pm. At times, these positions may be unsupervised or have limited supervision. Job duties may include pre-registering hunters, conducting drawings for hunting areas, issuing permits, record keeping, and assisting hunters. Other duties may include identifying, aging, and sexing of harvested deer and waterfowl, assessing the condition of wildlife, and collecting other biological or hunter information and driving to pick up locations for collected deer samples.
Shiawassee River State Game Area, 225 East Spruce St., St. Charles, MI 48655
- Positions available: 4
- Employment dates and hours: September - December 2022, Monday-Sunday
- Up to 40 hours per week
- Total Hours: Up to 360 per person during the season
- Pay rate: $18.47 per hour
- Description: Positions require the ability to work a varied 40 hour per week schedule that may include weekends, and work shifts from 4am – 12 noon or 8am – 4pm. At times, these positions may be unsupervised or have limited supervision. Job duties will include pre-registering waterfowl hunters, conducting drawings for waterfowl hunting areas, issuing trapping permits, record keeping including data collection, organization, and entry, and assisting hunters with questions. Employees will be expected to interact with hunters and be able to answer questions if needed. Other duties will include assisting with waterfowl refuge counts, completing habitat or wetland management work, identifying, aging, and sexing of harvested deer and waterfowl, assessing the condition of wildlife, and collecting other biological or hunter information to enter electronic databases. Positions may be required to assist at other offices as needed.
Waterloo Wildlife Field Office, 13578 Seymour Rd., Grass Lake, MI 49240
- Positions available: 3 (Jackson County) and 2 (Hillsdale County)
- Employment dates and hours: Late October - December 2022, Monday – Sunday
- Up to 40 hours per week
- Total Hours: Up to 280 per person during the season
- Pay rate: $18.47 per hour
- Description: Assist with the collection of deer heads for Chronic Wasting Disease surveillance and bio data for the 2022 deer season. The employee will have to work with maps, inspect deer teeth to determine age, enter data in handheld device, and remove head and/or skull cap with antlers using a saw and then tag the jaw of each head collected. Employees will be trained on how to operate handheld device and on aging deer. Employees will be expected to interact with hunters and be able to answer questions if needed. Maintain and keep clean and organized the deer check trailers as well as stocked with PPEs. This employee will make sure handheld devices are charged up, and all tools are working properly. Workers may have to download updates and upload data from the handheld devices to the Wildmobile database. Workers may also deliver deer heads to the MSU Diagnostic lab for testing or be required to pick up deer heads at various deer check locations.
Sharonville State Game Area, 13578 Seymour Rd., Grass Lake, MI 49240
- Positions available: 2
- Employment dates and hours: Late October - December 2022, Monday – Sunday
- Up to 40 hours per week
- Total Hours: Up to 280 per person during the season
- Pay rate: $18.47 per hour
- Description: Positions require the ability to work a varied 40 hour per week schedule that may include weekends, and work shifts from 4am – 12 noon, 8am – 4pm or 11am – 7pm. At times, these positions may be unsupervised or have limited supervision. Job duties may include pre-registering hunters, conducting drawings for hunting area, issuing permits, record keeping, cleaning.
Selection criteria for positions in the Southeast Lower Peninsula
Required
- Education: Education typically acquired through the completion of high school.
- Experience: No specific amount or type is required.
- Possess a valid driver’s license.
- May be required to have a medical examiner’s certification (health card) as an employee that will operate a vehicle with a Gross Vehicle Weight rating (GVWr) of 10,001 pounds or more, or a combination vehicle with a Gross Combination weight rating (GCWr) of 10,001 pounds or more.The cost of the medical examination will be covered by the State of Michigan.
- May be assigned duties that require the application of pesticides, which may require certification or registration as a pesticide applicator in compliance with the Pesticide Control Act of 1976.
- May require possession of the Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) issued by the Secretary of State as required by Public Act 346 of 1988 to operate a designated state vehicle.
Note: Civil Service Rule 2-7 requires that all newly hired state employees submit to and pass a pre-employment drug test prior to their actual start.
