fish-processing plant worker
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.
Work site environment:
- Noisy.
- Odours.
- Cold/refrigerated.
- Wet/damp.
- Outdoors.
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.
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).
Experience:
1 to less than 7 months.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Evening.
- Morning.
- Night.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime available.
Other benefits:
On-site housing options.
Support for youths:
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment.
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.