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Fish plant worker

$18.26 per hour
Full-time

crustacés baie-trinité inc.

  • 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
  • Work site environment

    • Noisy
    • Odours
    • Dusty
    • Hot
    • Cold/refrigerated
    • Wet/damp
    • Outdoors

    Work setting

    • Willing to relocate
    • Food processing plant

    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
    • 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

    Field work location experience

    • New Brunswick
    • Newfoundland
    • Nova Scotia
    • Prince Edward Island
    • Quebec

    Transportation/travel information

    • Own transportation
    • 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

    Weight handling

    • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

    Own tools/equipment

    • Steel-toed safety boots
    • Gloves
    • Hard hat
    • Mask
    • Safety vest

    Personal suitability

    • Flexibility
    • Reliability
    • Team player

    Screening questions

    • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
    • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?

    Employment terms options

    • Early morning
    • Evening
    • Shift
    • Flexible hours
    • Morning
    • Night
    • On call

    Employment terms options

    • Day
    • Weekend
    • Overtime required
    • Overtime available

    Other benefits

    • Free parking available
    • Team building opportunities

    Support for newcomers and refugees

    • 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

    Support for youths

    • 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

    Support for Indigenous people

    • 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

    Support for mature workers

    • Offers phased re-entry options for mature workers who are returning to work after retiring (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities)

    Supports for visible minorities

    • Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
Vacancy posted 3 days ago

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