Fish plant worker
- Baie-Trinité, QC, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Working hours
- 30 to 60 hours per week
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
- Work Term: Seasonal
- Work Language: English or French
- Hours: 30 to 60 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: Experience an asset
- Noisy
- Odours
- Dusty
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated
- Wet/damp
- Outdoors
- Willing to relocate
- Food processing plant
- 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
- 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
- Scrape away scales, cut fish, separate fillets and remove scrap parts using knife
- Transport fish and shellfish to work area
- Condition fish filets for wrapping or freezing
- 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
- Measure and dump ingredients into hoppers of mixing and grinding machines
- Sort fish according to species, weight and destination
- Take samples of products at various stages of processing
- Apply chemicals
- Advise supervisors of ingredient or product deficiencies
- Grade and label raw materials or finished products
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland
- Nova Scotia
- Prince Edward Island
- Quebec
- Own transportation
- Public transportation is not available
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Gloves
- Hard hat
- Mask
- Safety vest
- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Team player
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Early morning
- Evening
- Shift
- Flexible hours
- Morning
- Night
- On call
- Day
- Weekend
- Overtime required
- Overtime available
- Free parking available
- Team building opportunities
- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
- Offers phased re-entry options for mature workers who are returning to work after retiring (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities)
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
More about this job
Responsibilities
Responsible for cutting, cleaning, and trimming fish and seafood according to specifications. Tasks include operating processing machinery, packaging products, and transporting materials using forklifts.
Requirements
No formal degree or diploma is required, though previous experience is considered an asset. Candidates must be able to handle heavy loads up to 23 kg and work in demanding environments including cold and wet conditions.
Skills
- Fish Filleting
- Cleaning And Trimming Seafood
- Forklift Operation
- Quality Inspection
- Packaging
- Machine Operation
- Weight Recording
- Grading And Labeling
- Manual Dexterity
- Heavy Lifting
- Attention To Detail
- Hand-eye Coordination
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Manufacturing
- Food & Beverage
- Trades
- Logistics
Keywords
- Seafood Processing
- Fish Plant
- Food Manufacturing
- Quality Control
- Forklift
- Packaging Machinery
- Cold Storage
- Industrial Safety
- Steel-toed Boots
- Food Safety
- Grading
- Brining
- Smoking Fish