fish and seafood plant worker
Your tasks
- Unload fish and shellfish from fishing vessels and transport them by hand to the work area.
- Use forklift to transport unloaded fish and shellfish from fishing vessels.
- Transport fish and shellfish to work area.
- Condition fish filets for wrapping or freezing.
- Weigh fish or shellfish, record weight and pack fish in ice.
- Clean machines and immediate work areas.
- Measure and dump ingredients into hoppers of mixing and grinding machines.
- Sort fish according to species, weight and destination.
Requirements
Education No degree, certificate or diploma.
Personal suitability
- Flexibility.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
1 to less than 7 months.
What we offer
Support for youths
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment.
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.
Support for Indigenous people
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people.
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers .
- Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations .
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .
Other
Work site environment
- Noisy.
- Odours.
- Hot.
- Cold/refrigerated.
- Wet/damp.
- Outdoors.
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 23 kg (50 lbs).
Employment terms options
- Early morning.
- Evening.
- Shift.
- Flexible hours.
- Morning.
- Night.
- On call.
- Day.
- Weekend.