Crab Deckhand

Coastal Villages Region Fund • Seattle, WA

110d • Onsite

About The Position

Coastal Alaska Premier Seafoods, a subsidiary of Coastal Villages Region Fund, is seeking deckhands aboard its crab catcher vessels. Deckhands work on fishing vessels in the Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea, and Aleutian Islands to harvest crab. They may sort crab by species and tend or operate machinery to meet company quality standards. Other work may include loading and unloading supplies, assisting with product offloads, cleaning the vessel and equipment, and performing other assigned duties. The work is not sedentary.

Crew members work long, variable shifts in a cramped vessel environment and may be away from home for extended periods. They must work as team members and maintain a safe, clean working and living environment. The work can be strenuous and hazardous, involving machinery, adverse and extreme weather, moving and slippery surfaces, and heavy crab pots. The position is safety-sensitive and subject to the employer’s zero-tolerance drug and alcohol policy. Selected applicants must pass post-offer background, drug, and reference checks; conditional offers may also require physical examinations and medical clearance for a tight-fitting respirator.

Requirements

• Able to work consecutive, long, and variable shifts, typically 12–24 hours per day, with periodic breaks depending on work demands.
• Able to work in adverse weather, including extreme cold, and maintain balance while standing and walking in rain, snow, ice, wind, and rough seas.
• Able to work safely around operating machinery, mechanical parts, fumes, chemicals, pressurized fluids, and vibration.
• Able to use both hands to grab, hold, or grip ropes, rails, equipment, and vessel structures for extended periods; frequent forceful grasping and repetitive hand and finger use are required.
• Able to occasionally sit, kneel, crouch, and crawl; climb, safely ascend and descend ladders, work in small and confined spaces, and pass safety tests.
• Able to frequently lift 11–20 pounds from floor level to waist level and above the shoulders, and occasionally lift 51–100 pounds in the same manner.
• Able to occasionally push, pull, and carry 21–50 pounds and, on a limited basis, 100 pounds.
• Vision may need to include distinguishing shades, colors, and shadows, as well as distance and depth perception.
• Able to obtain medical clearance to use a tight-fitting respirator.
• Able to perform basic math, including addition and subtraction of numbers between 1 and 100 and multiplication and division by 10s and 100s.
• Able to understand, read, speak, and write in English and apply basic math to currency, weight, distance, and volume.
• Able to perform basic functions in stressful, noisy environments and adverse weather.
• Willing and able to be away from home for extended periods and to live and work in cramped conditions.
• Good communication skills, self-motivation, a positive attitude, and the ability to work as a team member.
• Selected applicants must pass post-offer background, drug, and reference checks.

Responsibilities

• Sort crab by species, size, color, and sex to ensure product quality and compliance with regulatory guidelines.
• Discard inferior or defective crab and foreign matter.
• Maintain a safe and clean working and living environment.
• Assist with product offloads and load and unload vessel supplies.
• Manually or with machinery move live seafood from place to place.
• Work safely on uneven, slippery, and moving surfaces around machinery and crab pots.
• Manipulate heavy crab pots and equipment and move large amounts of crab.
• Attend and successfully pass safety drills, training, and education required by regulatory agencies and CVRF.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed