fish-processing plant worker

Additional Information

• Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
• Experience: Will train

Work setting

• Relocation costs covered by employer
• Willing to relocate

Tasks

• Cut, clean and trim fish or seafood prior to marketing or further processing
• Scrape away scales, cut fish, separate fillets and remove scrap parts using knife
• Check fish fillets to determine optimal number and size of fillet sections, cut sections according to specifications and place in container for weighing
• 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

Field work location experience

• New Brunswick

Equipment and machinery experience

• Fish canning and cooking machine
• Fish cleaning and cutting machine

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
• Overtime required

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Reliability
• Team player
• Work Term: Temporary
• Work Language: English or French
• Hours: 35 hours per week