Vessel Seafood Processor

Phoenix Processor Limited Partnership•Seattle, WA

1d•$3,500 - $5,000•Onsite

About The Position

Phoenix Processor Limited Partnership (PPLP) is seeking dedicated individuals to fill our seafood processor roles. This is your opportunity to kickstart an adventurous career aboard the M/V Excellence. If you are driven, have a strong work ethic and are ready to excel in a dynamic, fast-paced environment on a vessel, we invite you to submit your application. Working aboard a processing vessel calls for a special kind of person as it presents various challenges, including long hours, extended time away from family and friends, shared living quarters, and unpredictable weather conditions. This demanding work environment requires not just physical strength but also mental and emotional resilience. Candidates should exhibit a strong level of physical fitness who can handle heavy items and tackle physically demanding tasks. This factory environment can be cold and wet, requiring endurance, frequent lifting, agility, long periods of standing, teamwork, and self-discipline. The factory operates 24 hours a day with production personnel assigned to shifts of 12-16 hours, seven days a week, throughout the duration of the contract. All team members must follow instructions and work together effectively. Basic English is essential for understanding safety and emergency protocols.

Requirements

Lift 50 pounds on a regular basis, repeatedly
Work 12–16-hour shifts, 7 days a week in a fast-paced environment
Perform repetitive tasks that require standing, pushing, pulling, reaching, bending, squatting, kneeling, twisting, etc. for long periods of time
Work in a cold, damp environment
Ability to speak and read basic English as well as the ability to follow written, verbal, and visual instructions in English
Live and work aboard a vessel for up to 120 days with minimal communication with friends and family (there is Wi-Fi access available on board)
Capable of boarding and exiting the vessel independently, either by climbing a gangway or using a Jacob’s ladder
Completion of a pre-employment drug test is required, along with participation in our random drug testing program as required by the US Coast Guard.