seafood preparer - fish and seafood processing

Do Lobster; Eastern Passage; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A seafood processing company in Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia, seeks individuals for a permanent role in processing fish and seafood. Responsibilities include cutting, cleaning, and packaging seafood, as well as unloading and transporting products. Candidates should have no degree or training but must be reliable, capable of handling heavy loads, and able to work in a physically demanding environment. Shifts may include mornings, evenings, or weekends, with hours ranging from 30 to 40 per week.

Qualifications

• Capable of handling heavy loads up to 45 kg.
• Experience with repetitive tasks in a physically demanding role.
• Ability to stand for extended periods and perform bending, crouching, and kneeling.

Responsibilities

• Cut, clean, and trim fish or seafood prior to marketing or processing.
• Unload fish and shellfish from vessels and transport them to the work area.
• Check products for defects and conform to company standards.
• Set up and operate machines for packaging and processing fish.
• Sort fish according to species, weight, and destination.

Skills

Attention to detail

Manual dexterity

Physical stamina

Hand-eye coordination

Reliability

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Tools

Steel-toed safety boots

Hard hat

Job description

Requirements

• Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
• Experience: Will train

Work site environment

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

Tasks

• Cut, clean and trim fish or seafood prior to marketing or further processing
• Unload fish and shellfish from fishing vessels and transport them by hand to the work area
• Transport fish and shellfish to work area
• 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
• 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
• Weigh fish or shellfish, record weight and pack fish in ice
• Clean machines and immediate work areas
• Sort fish according to species, weight and destination

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Weight handling

• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Hard hat

Personal suitability

• Reliability

Employment terms options

• Early morning
• Evening
• Shift
• Morning
• Night
• Day
• Weekend
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week