Fish Plant Worker

**Work site environment**:

- Noisy
- Wet/damp

**Tasks**:

- Cut, clean and trim fish or seafood prior to marketing or further processing
- Scrape away scales, cut fish, separate fillets and remove scrap parts using knife
- Check fish fillets to determine optimal number and size of fillet sections, cut sections according to specifications and place in container for weighing
- Check products and packaging for defects and to ensure conformance to company standards and perform corrective machine adjustments as required
- Record production information
- Set up and operate machines to can, bag, box or otherwise package fish and seafood products
- Set up and operate machines to clean, cut, cook, smoke, brine, dehydrate or otherwise process fish or seafood products

**Field work location experience**:

- New Brunswick

**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Fish canning and cooking machine
- Fish cleaning and cutting machine
- Fish products machine

**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling

**Personal suitability**:

- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Team player

**Screening questions**:

- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?

**Financial benefits**:

- As per collective agreement