[Hiring] At-Sea Fish Processor @Glacier Fish

Role Description

We are hiring Processors that are mentally and physically resilient to work in a challenging production factory on board the F/T Norther Glacier in Alaska’s Bering Sea. We are seeking individuals for permanent, full-time positions who are open to working a rotating schedule year-round.

Qualifications

• Recent experience working in a physically demanding position.
• Preferred experience in manufacturing, production, construction, logging, oil fields, agriculture, or the commercial seafood industry.

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 references from previous employers.
• All candidates subject to a post-offer pre-employment drug test, medical, and background screen.

Duties

• 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.

Life on board

• Limited privacy in bunk rooms.
• All meals and laundry on board are provided at no cost.
• Expect limited communication; cell phones don’t work.
• Satellite Wi-Fi provided; newly integrated Starlink is a high-speed, low-latency broadband internet able to adapt to remote and rural locations.

Benefits

• Company travel policy agreement: Successful completion of 65 consecutive fishing 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.
• $4,500 - $7,000 a month.
• Crew paid a share of the catch each trip; average wage per trip is $2800 - $4800 depending on the value of the catch. Each fishing trip averages 14 - 22 days, and can be more or less dependent on fishing conditions.