At-Sea Processor on the F/T UNIMAK - IN ALASKA

Glacier Fish

8d•Onsite

About The Position

North Star Fishing Company is dedicated to producing the highest quality frozen-at-sea groundfish products in the world. They accomplish their mission with a day-in-and-day-out commitment to quality, safety, consistent attention to detail and an on-going concern for the stability and health of the North Pacific fishery resource. They are one of the largest producers of frozen at sea flatfish, cod, pollock and other groundfish, and distributes seafood throughout the world. They manage three trawl catcher-processor vessels that operate in the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and the Gulf of Alaska. North Star Fishing Company LLC. is hiring Processors that are mentally and physically resilient to work in a challenging production factory on board the UNIMAK in Alaska’s Bering Sea. They are seeking individuals for permanent, full-time positions who are open to working a rotating schedule year-round.

Requirements

Repetitive, fast paced accuracy and movements
Physical lifting up to 50lbs
Standing 16hrs/day for 7 days/week
Work in wet, cold, and confined small spaces
Self-motivated team-player
Must be able to provide two positive recent references from previous employers
All candidates subject to a post offer pre-employment drug test, medical and background screen
Ability to work 16 hours per day, 7 days a week in all kinds of weather conditions
Understand instructions and safety rules in English
Board and exit vessel without assistance by climbing up and down a gangway or Jacob's ladder
Perform repetitive tasks for long periods of time
Be away from medical attention for up to 3 months
Repeatedly lift and carry up to 50 pounds
Share spaces with others including crew quarters, dining areas and bathrooms

Nice To Haves

Individuals with recent experience working in physically demanding positions such as manufacturing, production, construction, logging, oil fields, agriculture or the commercial seafood industry are preferred
Must have at least 6 months - 1 year of recent experience working in a physically demanding position preferred

Responsibilities

Sort fish by species, size and condition
Tend and operate machinery
Inspect product to ensure it meets company quality standards
Package, weigh and label product to be placed into freezer
Deep clean factory equipment
Participate in offload of frozen product at end of trip
Load and unload other supplies onto vessel

Benefits

Crew paid a percentage or share of the catch each trip
Free room and board on board the vessel
Flights to/from Dutch Harbor from point of hire (Seattle) paid upon completion of contract terms
Eligible to enroll in 401K the first of the month after hire; eligible match after eligibility requirements are met
Health/Dental benefits once eligibility requirements are met
Crew paid a share of the catch each trip. Average crew share per trip is $1900 - $2200 depending on the value of the catch
Company travel policy agreement: Successful completion of # consecutive fishing (trips/days) grants eligibility for airfare/hotel expenses, between the vessel and Seattle, to be paid by the company
401(k) and 401(k) matching
Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
Employee assistance program
All meals and laundry on board are provided at no cost
Satellite Wi-Fi provided, newly integrated Starlink is a high-speed, low-latency broadband internet able to adapt to remote and rural locations