Processor

Sustainable•Seattle, WA

3d•$4,000 - $7,000

About The Position

Seafood processors work aboard at-sea processing vessels in the waters of the Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea, and the 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.

Requirements

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 (that is not correctable)
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 a cool, damp environment. With proper equipment, must be able to work in temperatures of 30 to – 40 degrees
Ability to pass a pre-employment and random drug tests
Must be 18 years of age or older
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 as extreme as 30 degrees below zero
Able to work in confined work-spaces
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. Weights vary from 0 - 77 pounds
Able to exert force on/against an object in order to move it away or toward for up to 16 hours per day. Force varies from 0 – to 50 pounds
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 erratically 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
12 to 16 hours per day for the duration of the trip, including loading and unloading
Ability to work at sea for extended periods of time (3.5-4 months)