Seafood Preparer – Fish And Seafood Processing

North Nova Seafoods; Saulnierville; On-site; CAD 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental plan

Health care plan

Life insurance

Group insurance benefits

Mileage paid

Piece work

Job summary

North Nova Seafoods in Nova Scotia is hiring for seafood processing roles. These permanent, full-time positions are 30 hours per week with a wage of 17.50 CAD per hour. Up to 100 positions are available. Work language: English or French.

Education: No degree required. Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years. Duties include cutting and weighing fish fillets, cleaning and packing seafood, inspecting products, operating packaging machines, and recordkeeping.

Qualifications

• 1 year to less than 2 years of experience in seafood processing.
• No degree, certificate or diploma required.
• Work language can be English or French.

Responsibilities

• Cut and weigh fish fillets according to specifications.
• 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.
• 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.

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Job description

Wage: $17.50 hourly

Hours: Permanent

Additional Scheduling Information: Full Time

Positions Available: 100

Experience:

Education:

Job Description

Durée de l’emploi: Permanent

Langue de travail: Anglais ou Français

Heures de travail: 30 hours per week

• Education:
• Expérience:

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

• Odours
• Cold/refrigerated
• Wet/damp

Tasks

• Cut and weigh fish fillets according to specifications
• 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
• 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

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Reliability
• Team player

Employment terms options

• Early morning

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Employment terms options

• Flexible hours
• Morning
• On call
• Day
• Weekend
• Overtime available

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• Bonus
• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance
• Mileage paid
• Piece work

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)