Fish plant worker

Louisbourg Seafoods; Nova Scotia; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental plan

Job summary

Louisbourg Seafoods Ltd. is seeking dedicated team players for on-site seafood processing roles in Nova Scotia. Training provided; no prior experience required.

Candidates should be able to perform repetitive, physically demanding work in a cold/refrigerated environment and stand for extended periods. Responsibilities include cleaning, cutting, sizing fillets, canning or packaging products, inspecting quality, recording production data, and operating processing equipment.

Qualifications

• Secondary education or equivalent experience.
• No experience required; training provided.

Responsibilities

• Cut, clean and trim fish or seafood prior to marketing or further processing.
• Inspect fish fillets to determine the optimal number and size of fillets.
• Scrape away scales, cut fish, separate fillets and remove scrap parts using knife.
• Check products and packaging for defects and to ensure conformance to company standards and perform corrective machine adjustments as required.
• Disjoint and remove meat from lobsters or other crustaceans preparatory to canning or further processing.
• Record production information.
• Set up and operate machines to can, bag, box or otherwise package fish and seafood products.
• Set up and operate machines to clean, cut, cook, smoke, brine, dehydrate or otherwise process fish or seafood products.

Skills

Efficient interpersonal skills

Reliability

Team player

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Or equivalent experience

Job description

Overview

Languages

• English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Experience

No experience (will train)

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Noisy
• Odours
• Cold/refrigerated
• Wet/damp

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Cut, clean and trim fish or seafood prior to marketing or further processing
• Inspect fish fillets to determine the optimal number and size of fillets
• Scrape away scales, cut fish, separate fillets and remove scrap parts using knife
• Check products and packaging for defects and to ensure conformance to company standards and perform corrective machine adjustments as required
• Disjoint and remove meat from lobsters or other crustaceans preparatory to canning or further processing
• Record production information
• Set up and operate machines to can, bag, box or otherwise package fish and seafood products
• Set up and operate machines to clean, cut, cook, smoke, brine, dehydrate or otherwise process fish or seafood products

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Standing for extended periods

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Reliability
• Team player

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for youths

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth

Support for Indigenous people

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees