fish plant worker

Education:

No degree, certificate or diploma.

Work site environment:

Cold/refrigerated. Wet/damp.

Tasks:

• Cut, clean and trim fish or seafood prior to marketing or further processing.
• 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.
• 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.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

Repetitive tasks. Physically demanding. Attention to detail. Hand-eye co-ordination. Standing for extended periods.

Weight handling:

Up to 45 kg (100 lbs).

Employment terms options:

• Evening.
• Morning.
• Night.

Experience:

No experience (will train).

Employment terms options:

• Day.
• Weekend.
• Overtime required.

Support for persons with disabilities:

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports persons with disabilities .
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities.

Support for newcomers and refugees:

• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees .
• Does not require Canadian work experience.

Support for youths:

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.

Support for Veterans:

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans .
• Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.) .

Support for Indigenous people:

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers .
• Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .

Support for mature workers:

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination .
• Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers .

Supports for visible minorities:

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.