About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Noisy. Odours. Dusty. Hot. Cold/refrigerated. Wet/damp.
Tasks
- Cut and weigh fish fillets according to specifications.
- Cut, clean and trim fish or seafood prior to marketing or further processing.
- Inspect fish fillets to determine the optimal number and size of fillets.
- Scrape away scales, cut fish, separate fillets and remove scrap parts using knife.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sort fish according to species, weight and destination.
Food specialties: Fish and seafood.
Transportation/travel information: Public transportation is not available.
- 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.
- Personal suitability: Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Evening.
- Shift.
- Flexible hours.
- Morning.
- Night.
- Experience: No experience (will train).
- Employment terms options: On call.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.
- Overtime available.
- Support for youths: Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.