Fishing Boats in Alaska

Seattle WA

Description

Aleutian Spray Fisheries At-Sea Processors Apply at www.starboats.com Seafood processors work aboard at-sea processing vessels in the waters of the Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Alaska, and Aleutian Islands to convert raw fish products into a processed, high quality, product ready for sale. The work is strenuous and sometimes hazardous, with the vessel operating in all types of weather conditions. Duties and Responsibilities • Sort fish by species • Load and unload supplies • Tend and operate machines • Hand fillet whole fish. • Clean factory and factory equipment (sanitation) • Weigh, pack, label, stack, and other duties as assigned. place the product into freezers. Skills and Experience Required • Able to follow visual or written directions and specific verbal instructions in English • Able to live in close shared quarters with others and able to climb in and out of bunk beds 50 inches high • Good balance/equilibrium • Able to be on-board ship for long periods, without suffering from motion sickness • Able to operate moving machinery, without need for medication that limits such activity • Capable of working up to 16 hours per day, with no time off, during a 4+ month period • Able to work and live in tight/close quarters, without claustrophobic reactions • Able to work in cool, damp environment • With proper equipment, must be able to work in temperatures of 30 to 40 degrees Physical Ability Requirements • Ability to pass a pre-employment and random drug tests. • Capable of boarding and exiting a vessel without physical assistance by climbing up and down a gangplank or using a Jacob’s ladder. • Able to climb or descend one or more set of steep stairs, or vertical ladders inside and outside the vessel in all weather conditions. • Able to work in confined workspaces. • Able to raise objects from floor level to overhead positions, moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. • Job requires frequent to constant use of the upper extremities, leg and back muscles for up to 16 hours per day. • Able to ascend or descend steep ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is required to move about, board and exit a vessel by climbing up and down a gangplank. Must possess enough hand and arm strength to support one’s body weight in the case of a Jacob’s ladder or scramble net for up to 16 hours per day. • Able to maintain body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery or moving surfaces due to the motion of the vessel or the environmental conditions. • Full body motion and use: (1) constant bending body downward and forward (bending spine at the waist or by bending legs and spine) requiring full use of the lower extremities and back muscles; (2) moving about or resting on the hands and knees or hands and feet (occasionally to frequently); (3) rotating the upper trunk/torso to one side or the other from a neutral position while sitting or standing (frequent to constant) for up to 16 hours per day. • Able to use both hands to handle fish fillets moving on a conveyor belt (40 inches high) • Fine finger and manual dexterity to inspect and scoop or place fish manually into pans, to reach/push baskets (15-20 lbs.) and block frames or freezer pans on a conveyor belt (full pans weigh 40+ lbs.) for up to 16 hours per day. This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who: • Dependable -- more reliable than spontaneous • Thrives in a high-pressure environment. • Is just starting in the fishing industry or experienced. Company's website: WWW.STARBOATS.COM COVID-19 Precaution(s): • Personal protective equipment provided or required. • Temperature screenings • Sanitizing, disinfecting, or cleaning procedures in place