At-Sea Processor - F/T Alaska Ocean

Lever, Inc.; Washington; On-site; USD 88,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Health, Dental, Vision insurance

Employee assistance program

Meals and lodging provided

Job summary

Glacier Fish Company is hiring Processors to work aboard the F/T Alaska Ocean, serving Alaska’s Bering Sea and the coasts of Washington/Oregon. Processors convert catch into market-ready products and operate processing equipment on a rotating year-round schedule.

Applicants should be physically fit, able to lift up to 70 lbs, stand long hours, and pass post-offer screenings. Living and meals are provided; trips typically run 13–24 days with vessel work in port between seasons.

Qualifications

• Physical lifting up to 70 lbs, repetitively.
• Standing 16 hrs/day for 7 days/week.
• Self-motivated team-player.

Responsibilities

• Sort fish by species, size, and condition.
• Tend and operate machinery.
• Inspect the fillet product to ensure quality.
• Package, weigh, and label product for freezing.
• Deep clean factory equipment.
• Participate in offload of frozen product at end of trip.
• Load and unload supplies onto vessel.

Skills

Physical stamina

Team player

Attention to detail

Job description

Glacier Fish Company is dedicated to producing the highest quality frozen-at-sea groundfish products in the world. We accomplish our mission with a day-in-and-day-out commitment to quality, safety, consistent attention to detail and an on-going concern for the stability and health ofthe North Pacific fishery resource.

We are one of the largest producers of frozen at sea cod and pollock, and distributes seafood throughout the world. We manage twotrawl catcher-processor vessels that operate in the Bering Sea and off the coast of Washington and Oregon. Come join us with one of the many exciting job opportunities available!

Glacier Fish Company is hiring Processors that are mentally and physically resilient to work in a challenging production factory on board the F/T Alaska Ocean that operates both in Alaska’s Bering Sea and off the coast of Washington and Oregon.

We are seeking individuals for permanent, full-time positions who are open to working a rotating schedule year-round. Individuals with recent experience working in a physically demanding position such as manufacturing, production, construction, logging, oil fields, agriculture or the commercial seafood industry are preferred.

Processors work to convert the raw product caught by the fishing vessel into a processed, marketable product ready for sale.

Requirements

• Repetitive, fast paced accuracy and movements
• Physical lifting up to 70 lbs, repetitively
• Standing 16 hrs/day for 7 days/week
• Work in a wet, cold environments
• Work in small spaces in close proximity of other crew
• Self-motivated team-player
• Must be able to provide 2 recent positive references from previous employers
• All candidates subject to a post offer pre-employment drug test, medical and background screen

Duties

• Sort fish by species, size, and condition
• Tend and operate machinery
• Inspect the fillet product to ensure it meets company quality standards
• Package, weigh, and label product to be placed into freezer
• Deep clean factory equipment
• Participate in offload of frozen product at end of trip
• Load and unload other supplies onto vessel

Life on board

• Limited privacy; rooms are shared 4-8 bunks per room
• Each fishing trips averages 13-24 days depending on fishing conditions
• All meals and laundry are provided at no cost
• Expect limited communication - cell phones will not work at sea
• Satellite Wi-Fi provided - integrated Starlink is a high-speed, low-latency broadband internet able to adapt to remote locations

Benefits

• Company travel policy agreement: successful completion of 2 consecutive fishing trips while vessel is fishing in Alaska grants eligibility for airfare/hotel expenses between vessel and Seattle to be paid by the company
• 401(k) and 401(k) matching
• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Employee assistance program

$7,900 - $12,000 a month

Crew are paid a crew share which can range between $3200 - $3500 each full trip worked. Trip lengths can vary between 12 - 24 days on average depending on fishing conditions. There are a scheduled number of trips the vessel will fish each season based on quota. Shipyard work is available while the vessel is in port between the fishing seasons.

Glacier Fish Company areEqual Opportunity Employers - Minority / Women / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation / Age.